Yellow Thai Curry with Vegetables

I love Thai curry may it be green, red or yellow and esp when it has a lot of veggies as it adds to the taste and crunching to the curry. While selecting veggies prefer most mild tasting vegetables as they will work well with this curry. I have decided to use carrots, baby corn,…

Sambhar (South Indian Lentil & vegetable Stew)

A deliciously spicy & tangy stew, Sambhar pairs very well with South Indian breakfast items like Onion-Tomato Uttapam/Savory Indian Pancakes, Steamed Idli/South Indian Rice Cake Recipe, Paper Dosa/South Indian Thin Crepe Recipe and taste yummy with steamed rice as well :). Everyone in my family loves South Indian food and my mom makes it delicious. For North Indians like…

Egg Fried Rice (Indo-Chinese)

Egg fried rice is a popular Indo-Chinese dish and a great hit with kids and adults as well ;). This dish is super easy, quick and healthy. Egg fried rice goes well with some side dish like Manchurian, chili paneer or chili chicken. I use a lot of veggies while making this dish like capsicum,…

Aloo Baigan Ki Sabzi/Potato-Eggplant Dry Curry (No Onion, No Garlic): Indian Style

This dish is one of the popular side-dish from Northern part of India. Potatoes and eggplants are well paired with few Indian spices and tempering, main flavor of this dish comes mainly from its tempering. I love this side-dish with hot dal, roti and rice but also goes well with hot parathas. The recipe I…

Masala Chaas/Indian Spiced Buttermilk

Chaas/Buttermilk is a perfect beverage in this hot weather to beat the heat. It is so simple and refreshing made with plain yogurt, cilantro, green chili and few spices. This beverage is made in different ways in different parts of India. The recipe I am sharing today is of what we typically make in North…

Coconut Burfi/ Indian Coconut Fudge

Whenever there is any festival coming, I get a reason to make delicious Indian sweets and refresh all my childhood memories when my mom used to make all these delicacies on all the festivals or any special occasions. I made this coconut burfi on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. This burfi is one of the…

Kamal Kakdi Aloo ki Sabzi/Lotus Stem & Potato Curry (No Onion, No Garlic)

Kamal kakdi aloo ki sabzi is a lip smacking brownish-yellowish curry made with crisp and fibrous lotus stem along with potatoes. The juicy slices of lotus stem are pressure cooked along with few Indian spices till soft and taste best with hot chapatis or zeera rice. I have so many childhood memories associated with this…

Coffee Cake/Tea Time Cake

What more you can ask when you have a slice of freshly baked coffee cake and a steaming cup of coffee ;). This cake has a rich, buttery flavor and soft moist texture. Coffee cakes are the one for everyday although called a “coffee cake” it does not usually contain coffee. Though the name more…

Masala Mathri/Savory Indian Crackers

Masala mathri’s are one of the most famous crispy and savory Indian crackers mixed with few spices are enjoyed in most of the household as a tea-time snack. Though like many other recipes every household has their own recipe of making mathri’s. These deep-fried crunchy snacks are made during the festival season esp in Northern…

Kuttu ki Pakodi/Buckwheat Flour Fritters

Kuttu ki pakodi is a toothsome snack to make during vrat/fasting days. Pair them with Dhaniya Chutney/Coriander Dip Recipe or yogurt for a delicious fasting meal or you can enjoy on any regular days as well. Kuttu ka atta is a healthy, gluten-free flour and also contain more protein than other grains. It is one…

Panchamrut/Panchamitra

In Sanskrit Panch means five and Amrut means secret nectar. Panchamrut is a combination of five foods mainly honey, sugar, milk, yogurt and ghee/clarified butter and it is used in Hindu worship or Puja. It can be made for prasad or it can be made during fasting/vrat. I still remember as a child we used…

Kadhi Pakoda/Gram Flour Dumplings in Yogurt Gravy (No Onion, No Garlic)

Kadhi is our all time favorite dish and everyone in the family simply love this delicious combo of kadhi-rice. This dish is made with deep-fried gram flour (besan) fritters, which are simmered in slightly spicy and sour yogurt gravy tempered with ghee/clarified butter, cumin seeds, methi along with nice aroma of coriander & curry leaves.…