Indo-Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry noodles is a super easy comfort meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes. The noodles are loaded with vegetables and flavored with soy, oyster sauce, ginger, garlic and served with chili vinegar. You can easily customize this dish to make it vegan and vegetarian friendly. Most of us have a memory of food that takes us back to our childhood or special moments in our lives. These Indo-Chinese vegetable stir-fry noodles remind me of my last birthday I ...
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One Pot Kerala Chicken Stew (Ishtu)
Kerala Chicken Stew or Ishtu as it is called in Kerala is a very mild but flavorful stew. It is made with coconut milk, a few spices, along with chicken and vegetables. It is a light yet hearty stew that is great to make for a weeknight dinner. Kerala cuisine is famous for coastal and seafood recipes which are mostly prepared with fresh grated coconut or with coconut milk. One such popular dish is this Kerala Chicken Stew which is cooked in coconut milk and mild spices. The ...
Tandoori Cauliflower Salad with pickled onion and cilantro dressing
This Tandoori Cauliflower Salad is jam packed with flavor, textures, and utter deliciousness. Made with cauliflower marinated in yogurt and spices baked in the oven till crispy and tossed with fresh veggies, pickled onions, and cilantro dressing. The most well-known tandoori dishes in America are tandoori chicken, chicken tikka and naan. In India the tandoor (Indian clay oven) is used to cook a variety of dishes from meat to fish to vegetables such as cauliflower. The key to tandoori ...
Masala Butternut Squash Fritters
These Masala Butternut Squash Fritters are crispy on the outside tender inside, and served with a delicious creamy sweet spicy sauce. Masala means spices, and these fritters are definitely spiced up. A perfect weeknight meal done under 30 minutes, minimal ingredients and minimal effort During the winter months there is an overabundance of butternut squash, and I am always trying to find new ways to use it. I have roasted butternut squash, pan fried it, and now made them into fritters ...
Roasted Butternut Squash with lentils, dates and fresh herbs
Most of the recipes that I share on the blog are things I grew up eating, but some stem from a craving. This roasted butternut squash and lentil dish falls into the latter camp. It’s something that I’ve been eating a lot of lately. Roasted Butternut Squash with lentils is a very simple vegetarian side dish that celebrates the winter squash and the addition of lentils makes it hearty. Butternut squash is roasted to perfection to bring out its natural sweetness, tossed simply with fresh ...
Authentic Butter Chicken/ Murgh Makhani
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a creamy spiced tomato sauce Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani is a rich and creamy dish that's very popular in North India. The preparation starts with marinating the chicken with yogurt, spices, and ginger garlic paste. The marinated chicken is then grilled and combined with an aromatic creamy buttery sauce. Butter Chicken is on the menu at almost all Indian Restaurants, so chances are you've already had it at some point in your life. My issue with ...
Smoky Sweet Potato Pattie
I am back! It has been ages since the last time I posted on the blog. A lot has changed, I became a mom to a sweet little girl. She has taken over my life and has filled it with a lot of joy. Motherhood has had its up and downs, but I am starting to get the hang of it and learning to balance. This blog is a passion of mine and I hope to continue finding time to share recipes with you all. These Smoky Sweet Potato Pattie were inspired by my husband. He is a complete carnivore and feeding him ...
Tandoori Chicken Tikka (easy summer dinner)
Tandoori Chicken Tikka is a popular North Indian dish consisting of succulent pieces of marinated chicken thighs that are skewered and then cooked in a tandoor. Chicken tikka is very easy to cook, it is healthy and makes for a perfect summer meal. What is a tandoor? Tandoor is a cylindrical shaped oven made of clay. Traditionally they are built into the ground with the top of the oven curving inward. Wood or charcoal is often used to build the fire at the bottom of the oven and the top of ...
30-minute Coconut Shrimp Curry
Food cravings are a funny thing. Some cravings are just sudden urges that come out of nowhere and if you don't give into it they will die out quickly. Then there are cravings that have you yearning for a particular food or dish that continues to consume you till you give into it. A month back I had one of those cravings for a coconut shrimp curry that I just couldn’t shake off. I searched the web for what seemed like hours for a coconut shrimp curry recipe that would satisfy my craving. My ...
How To Make The Best Guacamole
I am aware that there are probably a million guacamole recipes on the web all claiming to be the best, but I still feel obliged to share my personal guide on how to make the best guacamole. My guacamole is not fancy, just five simple ingredients, and some simple tips to achieve an authentic fool proof best guacamole. A good guacamole starts with perfectly ripe avocados. When buying avocados I always prefer to pick the slightly unripe avocados instead of the already perfectly ripened ones. I ...