“Quesadilla” was actually the first Mexican dish that I had tasted and it was “I know I love you before I met you” kind of a moment for me.. But, I’ve to confess, Mexican food is my goto guilty pleasure food…I mean who wouldn’t love beans/meat/some greens n oh soooooo much cheese …It’s just Perfect !!! Potato Quesadilla Ingredients 8 Uncooked Tortilla 5 Medium Boiled Potato – grated 1 Tsp Ginger – Grated ½ Cup Fresh Coriander – coarsely chopped (optional) ¼ Cup Shredded Cheese 1 Tsp Salt – As per your taste ¼ Tsp Pepper Powder 3 Tbsp Olive Oil...

What is Curry Shrimp Fried Rice? This is the Indian version of fried rice using Indian curry powder, shrimp with seasonal veggies like sweet corn and broccoli. One of my favorite goto meals on a weekday is fried rice and this one is a Hot Fav! It is a great mix of sweet-spicy flavors and literally ready in 15 minutes. Ingredients for Indian Shrimp Fried Rice It has pretty simple ingredients that can be easily found in any Indian or your local grocery stores:...

Before getting into this week’s meal plan, I want to share if I was able to follow my last week’s meal planner to T. Unfortunately, I fell sick, and we ended up making more rasams, and I couldn’t stick to meal plan. But I did use all my vegetables, which is a good thing. You see, no wastage, and that’s my ultimate goal. :-) Also, I was able to test my new soup recipe....

Dal and rasam are my favorite and ultimate comfort food. Each and every region/cuisine has its own dal recipe. And all these dal recipes are unique with their own flavor. The cholar dal that I posted yesterday is a very mild dal with coconut and this amti dal is a tangy and mild dal prepared with toor dal. During weekdays, these dals are super easy to prepare either in a slow cooker or in instant pot....

Easy Homemade Applesauce In the Instant Pot Don’t you love the smell of apples cooking? From stovetop apple compote to baking recipes like apple bread, it’s an aroma that brings everyone to the kitchen. How long it takes: 50 minutes Equipment you’ll need: pressure cooker (Instant Pot) Servings: makes 6 cups This recipe for warm Instant Pot applesauce brings all sorts of warm feelings, too. Growing up, my family always made applesauce in the fall....

Today I am going to share a traditional recipe that is quite popular in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, and Bengal of course with its own variation. The one that I am going to share is the Bihari version. It is the Kala channa Ghugni or the black chickpeas stew. Traditionally it is served with puffed rice as an evening snack but what I learned was you can serve this with roti, poori, and any other Indian bread too....

This pressure cooker version of the classic dish saves a lot of time. But it still has the same traditional and delicious flavors. Try this easy pav bhaji recipe and I am sure you will love it as much as we do. About the recipe I love street food and try those recipes at home for my family quite frequently. Pav bhaji is probably one of the most popular Indian street foods sold in carts in Mumbai....

Bellam kudumulu or kozhukattai are usually made with rice flour. But this version is made with jowar flour making them slightly more healthy and earthy tasting. What are Kudumulu? Kudumulu are one of Lord Ganesha’s favorite dishes and are a must for Vinayaka Chavithi in many Andhra households. Undrallu are also another important part of the festival feast. There is a version of this steamed modak made for Ganesh Chathurthi in most Indian states....

This region is particularly famous for snacks/ food items made from “Gram Flour or Chickpea Flour”. How is Khandvi Made It’s a mix of flour with yogurt and spices. Then it’s cooked and rolled-up and then tempered using mustard seeds, sugar, and some peppers to make it sweet and spicy. Hope you try the Khandvi Recipe soon. Ingredients For the Mustard Tempering / Tadka: 3 Tsp Oil – Of your choice 1½ Tsp Mustard Seeds – (Sarson Dana) Pinch of Asafoetida – (Hing) 2 Big Green Chilies – Chopped into big round pieces 2 Tbsp Coconut – Grated – Fresh taste best 2 Tbsp Carrot – Grated Method:...

I have been hearing about these “Cake in a Mug” recipes for quite sometime now (TV shows/Friends). But never got the time or the urge to try one as we always had something chocolatey in the house to munch upon. Air Fryer Cake – Eggless & Vegan Cake Brown Butter Apple Cake with Pecans (Video) Low Fat Microwave Mug Cake All Purpose Flour Olive Oil – You may use any flavorless oil or margarine as per choice Skim Milk Brown Sugar – You may use regular sugar Sugarfree – You may use any sugar substitute or use regular sugar as per choice Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Baking Powder Salt Egg – You may substitute this with just egg whites as per choice...

You’ll love this bourbon pulled pork for a lot of reasons but the sauce is what will bring you back time and again. It’s such good sauce with rather unique flavors like mango, bourbon, honey, and balsamic vinegar that pack so much excitement into every bite. How long it takes: 9 hours, 20 minutes, but mostly hands-off! Equipment you’ll need: slow cooker, blender or food processor, saucepan, knife Servings: 12 I’ve made this mango bourbon pulled pork many, many times and it’s always a hit....

Melon Mint Cantaloupe Salad: an extremely easy, flavorful, and delicious salad recipe that has sweetness, crunch and a hint of spiciness to kick-start all your summer parties/events. Melon Mint Cantaloupe Salad Summer is finally here after such a long spell of winter (it actually felt like forever winter this year) and we are so ready to party with our favorite peeps and food/drinks. So when our neighbor mentioned about an impromptu Monday evening drinks meetup, we were all game!...

Who doesn’t like crispy on the outside, airy and fluffy vada. My kids love them and call them savory Indian donuts. They definitely resemble western doughnuts with their round shape and hole in the middle. But the similarities end right there. Minapa vada or garelu in Telugu, uzhunnu vada in Kannada are made with urad dal. They are savory in taste and can be made both plain or with veggies....

Okay, these ‘Mini Orange Cranberry Rolls’ are my guilty pleasure all Festive Season!!! So soft, delicious and perfect size to fulfill hunger pangs. And all of us at home just can’t get over how cute and Festive they look. Infact they are a big part of my Holiday parties. As many of you may know, I literally hoard on Biscuit dough as its such a helpful ingredient and churns out amazing recipes in minutes....

This is a no-fuss, no mixer required, simple recipe that you’re going to love, and of course I have a how-to video! I’m sharing today’s recipe by popular request, but honestly it almost feels like a cheat. Mississippi Mud Cake is actually extremely similar to Texas sheet cake, and sometimes they even go by the same name. After some digging, I found that the difference between the two (beyond the geographical location of the states they’re named for) comes down to this: One has marshmallows (👆🏻)....

How to serve this buttermilk curry- Other kuzhambu & yogurt-based recipes from my archives- Coconut milk kuzhambu Sodhi | Coconut milk stew Kurma kuzhambu Avial Instant Mor kuzhambu Mor kuzhambu without coconut Plantain steam buttermilk curry Chana madra | Chickpeas yogurt curry Brinjal mor kuzhambu recipe with detailed step-wise pictures- Prepare the spice paste- Grind all the ingredients given under “To Grind” by adding ⅓ to ½ cup of water and take it in a bowl....

Perfect Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies These soft and chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies will become your new favorite cookies! My recipe is straightforward and simple as it blends classic chocolate chip cookies with creamy peanut butter. There’s just a bit of chilling involved (30 minutes), but when they’re done you’ll be rewarded with perfectly textured little masterpieces. Today’s cookies are a bit different from the peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies I recently shared; we’re adding a bit of honey for flavor plus some crunchy roasted peanuts....

How long it takes: 15 minutes to prep, 25 minutes in the oven Equipment you’ll need: baking dish, oven, sharp knife Servings: 6 This week, I took a look at my fridge and found leftover pepperoni and mozzarella from making these pizza paninis, and leftover pasta from chicken cacciatore. I thought, hmmm, I can make a really good hot dish with this. And that’s just what I did! A great way to use leftover cooked pasta....

When we started our project, the plan was only to renovate our living room. As we designed, we realized we had to extend our scope. Renovating the living room without the kitchen would have rendered the project half-baked. The plan further extended to cover the entire house, except the bed and bathrooms (Will write the details about this in another post). When we started the design process for our kitchen, we were clueless about where to start....

I have been waiting to share this recipe for the past two years. Yes, you read it right – two years. I first tested this recipe during the 2017 summer, just before our India trip and shared it on my Instagram. I made it again in India for my family, but I did not click any pictures. And then I thought of making it during the April 2018 marathon, but when I saw the 2019 theme, I shoveled it for this year....