I have been sharing some easy chutney recipes, especially for idli and dosas, and the next one is the onion tomato chutney. Earlier, I shared exclusive onion chutney without tomatoes and tomato chutney without onion and garlic. But this one has onion, garlic, and tomatoes. In restaurants, you will find atleast two to three chutneys served with idli and dosa along with sambar. This tomato onion chutney is one of the popular ones....
I add finely chopped onion and spinach to make these extra flavorful and delicious. These fritters are crispy on the outside, airy and fluffy on the inside. They are great to serve for breakfast or as a tea time snack. About the Recipe I rarely deep fried snacks at home. But when I do fry, I want the dish to be well worth it. There are quite a few delicious Andhra snacks like these janthikalu or alasanda vada that I don’t mind frying....
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie I love breakfast smoothies. I bet everyone has crazy mornings and if you want to prepare a healthy breakfast but within 10 minutes, smoothies are your best bet. Today I am going to share a simple smoothie made with readily available ingredients. All you need is milk, banana, peanut butter, and sugar to prepare this glass of goodness. Most of the time I pack idlis and dosas for lunch and prepare these smoothies for our breakfast....
This peanut sambar turned out delicious, the combination of spices gives it the ’traditional sambar’ taste with a peanutty flavor in the background. I added only onion and tomato, but I think I will probably add more vegetables next time I make this dish. It is great to serve with rice, idli or dosa.
Pecan Sandies I feel like we’re having a Christmas (Eve?) in July moment right now. Traditionally, I always expect at least a few Pecan Sandies on my cookie tray every December (and they’re definitely worthy a spot on my Best Christmas Cookies list!). But… but, we’re all adults here, right? We can make Pecan Sandies any time of the year that we like, and this summer they’ve been super popular in my kitchen....
New Favorite Christmas Dessert: Peppermint Bark Cake Today we’re transforming classic peppermint bark candy into a fun and festive holiday cake. This peppermint bark cake is a stunner and sure to be the star of your Christmas dessert table. The base is the same richly fudgy and chocolatey cake from my triple chocolate cake recipe, which we’ll top with a peppermint-infused white chocolate frosting (a favorite of mine!). We’ll cloak the whole thing in a dark chocolate ganache, and then pipe peppermint swirls to finish....
Puff Pastry sheets are life savers. It has become a mandatory item in my grocery shopping list. With the puff pastry, you can prepare lots of recipes. Veggie puffs, the pesto rolls, samosas, jam pastries and what not? This dish is a kids delight for sure. Its a semi home made recipe which can be arranged in less than 15 minutes and after 30 to 35 of minutes of baking, the recipe is done....
This tomato chutney is also a very quick to make recipe and goes well with just about anything; rice, rotis, chips, bread etc. The freshly ground spices make this chutney taste so vibrant and tasty. A must try!!
Check out my version of poori masala and how to serve it in multiple ways. You can serve poori with kurma, chutney, and other curries, but this potato masala for poori, aka the poori curry, is quite popular, and it’s a famous combo in restaurants. Somehow chapati and kurma and poori and potato masala have become the standard or default combo. Kizhangu is a Tamil word meaning root vegetable, and in this poori kizhangu context, it means urulai kizhangu or the potatoes....
About S’mores Popcorn Begin with a half cup of unpopped popcorn kernels. I like to use “mushroom” kernels because they pop up so large and round, but any kind of kernel, white or yellow, will work. Use an air popper to pop the kernels and spread them on a big rimmed baking sheet. Next, sprinkle on mini marshmallows and graham cracker cereal, such as Golden Grahams. Melt milk chocolate chips (or semi-sweet, if you prefer) and drizzle the melted chocolate over the popcorn mixture....
Upma will be in my menu during weekdays as it is super easy to prepare during weekdays. I alternate between Rava Kichadi, Cracked Wheat Upma, Arisi Upma, regular upma, Semiya upma and this biryani. I usually prepare them on busy days and we gobble it right away. So I couldn’t click and post them at all. Blogging Marathon helped me to post Rava Kichadi and Wheat Upma and Arisi Upma....
Hey hey! It’s Megan from The Housewife in Training Files back again! If you couldn’t tell by now, I really have a craving for Chinese food! Last time we decided sweet and sour shrimp lettuce wraps were a great idea and today, I have yet another healthier takeout recipe that rivals my love of lettuce wraps, skinny honey walnut shrimp! How long it takes: less than a half hour Equipment you’ll need: skillet Servings: 4 My husband would eat Chinese food every week if he could....
I am wishing you all a very happy holiday season. With thanks giving around the corner, I would like to share some vegetarian thanks giving recipes. Last year, I posted Eggless Pumpkin pie, Vegetarian Thanksgiving gravy and Mashed Potato. Before getting into the savory recipes, I would like to share a sweet err tart recipe first. Cranberry Sauce Made in a Slow Cooker Here is the slow cooker cranberry sauce prepared with fresh cranberries and sweetened with old fashioned syrup and sugar....
I’m sitting here listening to James Taylor and Alison Krauss and it’s a unseasonably warm, breezy, gray day outside. I want to write something interesting about this soup but really I just want to curl up on the couch with a good movie. How long it takes: 4 hours in the slow cooker Equipment you’ll need: crockpot Servings: 6 But here goes … About This Chicken Enchilada Soup Chicken enchilada soup, while amazing, is pretty simple which is one of the reasons I love it....
Eggnog is one drink that almost screams holidays and is traditionally made using : Milk Cream Eggs Some sorta spirit Vanilla Some nutmeg or cinnamon (either can be debated about 🙂 And till date, I’ve had many versions of it but I love the spiced version of Eggnog the best (you gotta try this Spiced Spiked Eggnog recipe to find out WHY). There’s something really magical the way the spiced-rum (in this recipe) other ingredients mix to give this rich, flavorful taste....
Tandoori Fish Tikka Hello Everyone, I’m back from a short but much-awaited vacation to Dubai and all I’m craving is some desi khana as we call it (or typical Indian #Comfortfood ) – Tandoori Fish Tikka It was a fun family vacation with cousins, which means along with all the site seeing, shopping, eating, we had endless conversations. This was our first trip to Dubai and I was super excited to see the beautiful city and also taste some amazing mix of cuisine (Arabic, Persian, Moroccan and Lebanese)....
This turkey soup with zucchini noodles is a variation of my popular Italian Turkey Soup with Beans, Tomatoes and Spinach. And this soup also comes together in 20 minutes! Woo hoo! Brown up some ground turkey, throw in some spices, a can of tomatoes, some zucchini noodles, and some spinach. Done. Dinner time! This will become a healthy go-to weeknight meal. It’s Whole30 compliant and low calorie. Your whole family will love it....
Make these and prep ahead of time so you can just pull them out when you are hungry, re-heat them, and enjoy them with some Indian pickle, and some yoghurt. Ingredients & Substitutions to make Upma Breakfast Muffins For the muffin base: coarse and fine semolina (sub with polenta), plant-based yoghurt Veggies: Red onion (sub with any other type of onion or shallots), carrots, peas, green chilies, ginger (feel free to add other veggies but keep the volume constant as it may increase the water content in the muffins) Protein: Smoked/regular firm tofu pressed (to remove excess water) and grated Tempering: extra virgin coconut oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, cashews, peanuts, curry leaves (feel free to remove ingredients that you don’t have at hand....
A vegan kheer with mango flavor, yes that’s what I am going to share today! I prepared this Sweet Vegan Mango Phirni with almond milk, flattened rice and of course sugar. But the flavor doesn’t stop there. I further enhanced it with with the flavors of mango, saffron, and pistachios. You know what, you can prepare this delectable Phirni under 30 minutes, and it is a perfect dessert and an offering/prasadam for any occasion....
Making a biryani from scratch is not my cup of tea. My MIL makes a mean biryani that is to die for and she makes it in a very traditional way; par-boiling rice, marinating vegetables, layering and steaming. I, on the other hand, prefer mixing all the ingredient in the pressure cooker and boom, there you have my biryani. This mix is quite convenient on days when you have company at home and are running short of time....
