To add more nutrition and give an extra filling to the sandwich, i use grated carrots, onions and coriander leaves. You can use any of your favorite veggies or leafy greens like lettuce, grated beets, cabbage, mint or celery. To make scrambled egg sandwich for toddlers and kids, exclude the chilies, onions and chilli powder. Serve it right away. Cooked eggs should be consumed right away for health benefits and taste....
The paneer or Indian cheese provides the hearty and rich mouthfeel, spices add a warm tinge, and spinach adds that earthy flavor to these spinach wraps. This spinach wrap is a great way to sneak in some greens, especially when you’re cooking for kids who happen to be fussy eaters. This dish makes a quick and wholesome meal option for lunch boxes and light dinners. About This Spinach Wrap Spinach wrap is a dish made with soft spinach flatbread rolled around a delicious filling....
About Stuffed Capsicum Also known as Bharwa Shimla Mirch, these Stuffed Capsicum make for a great side in a meal but you can also serve them for a tea time snack with a cup of your favorite tea or coffee or soup & sandwiches. Unlike the American stuffed bell peppers that are baked in oven, these are grilled or roasted in a pan on the stovetop. I use small bell peppers of different colors as they are easily available where I live....
If you are not from India, I am sure you are wondering what it is. About Tutti Frutti Cake Tutti frutti cake is a type of Indian fruit cake made with tutti fruttis (candied fruits), all-purpose flour, sugar, butter and vanilla essence. Much like any other bakery style sponge cakes a tutti frutti cake is light, moist, airy and is also available with an egg-free option. So it is basically a sponge cake to which candied fruits are added....
In this post I share an easy payasam recipe that you can make on the festive day and offer to the Lord. About Aval Payasam Aval is the Tamil word for flattened rice, also known as poha, beaten rice or parched rice. Payasam is a traditional South Indian pudding made with various grains, is sweetened with jaggery & flavored with cardamoms. Lots of cashews and raisins are fried in a generous amount of ghee which is lastly poured over the payasam....
There are a zillion recipes to make these and they all vary slightly in the proportions & ingredients. This Butter Murukku Recipe is a classic one and is what we make at my Mom’s home. I also guess this is a standard recipe used by many South Indian home cooks. About Butter Murukku Butter Murukku is a classic spiral shaped rice flour snack flavored with butter and spices. These are a popular festive-treat from the South Indian Cuisine and are made during Krishna Jayanthi, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi and Sankranti....
The crunch, taste and texture of one-pot capsicum pulao make it a delicious addition to potluck and party menus. Before you learn how to make the best capsicum rice, let’s find out what goes into this quick and easy dish. About Capsicum Rice A delectable dish is made with rice, assorted bell peppers, peas that have been infused with aromatics like onions and garlic. The warm ground spices and herbs imbibe their flavors into the vegetables and cooked rice....
So what do you need to know to make a cheese omelette? You’ll need to know about and gather all the different ingredients to make it, to start, and then you need to learn how to prepare the omelet. It’s surprisingly easy! Once you’ve made the omelet, there’s endless ways to serve it and even different techniques to change it up for next time. After you have this cheese omelette there will be a next time....
I have grown up eating many kinds of Indian chicken curries from various regions as my mom is a food enthusiast. We would get to eat them during the weekends with rice & jowar roti. So making a good chicken curry is something I learnt from my mom. I have shared lot of chicken curry recipes on the blog which I make for my family. But this post on a basic chicken curry was something I thought will be helpful for the newbies....
In this post I share the instructions to make it in a pot and stovetop pressure cooker. To make it in instant pot, follow the same instructions and cook for 5 mins with a manual pressure release after 5 mins. This egg pulao is really quick to make if you have some preboiled eggs. While the rice soaks, I boil the eggs and prepare the onions and tomatoes. Soaking basmati rice before cooking is crucial as the grains soak and expand well while cooking....
This fish rice tastes delicious and can be served with a vegetable salad or just onion, cucumber and carrot slices. I made this with half a kg of fish pieces and 2 cups of rice. I have halved the recipe here. You may also like this collection of fish recipes. To begin with the recipe, I just precooked the rice in a pressure cooker and cooled it down. This is similar to any fried rice but with a desi Indian touch using Indian spices and herbs....
About Jalebi Jalebi is a spiral shaped crisp & juicy sweet made with all-purpose flour, gram flour and sugar syrup. Also known as jilapi, jilipi & zalebia, this is made by first preparing a batter which is later fermented to acquire a unique fermented flavor. The batter is then poured to spirals or concentric circles in the hot oil. They are fried until crisp and then immersed in sugar syrup. These crisp fried sugar coated jalebis are truly addictive and delicious....
These stir fry dishes are easy to make and only need pantry staples. Ladies finger is one of the most loved vegetables by Indians and we make a lot of dishes with them. One most common dish is the stir fry. The stir frying method is more or less the same across India but the whole spices and ground spices used in these recipes is different. The recipe I shared in this post is the Andhra style bendakaya vepudu....
A lot of Indians love to sip their masala chai all-round the year along with their breakfast and evening snack. Some limit it to monsoons & cold winters because it keeps the body warm and helps break up the blocked sinus. Many different kinds of tea are made across the world and each one has its own properties so they have different health benefits. About Masala Chai Masala Chai is an Indian beverage made by brewing black tea with spices, sugar and milk....
About Masala Pasta Masala Pasta is an Indian-Italian fusion dish that may have originated on the streets of India, selling it as a street food. Not a traditional dish but it has been a favorite & made in almost every Indian home, especially with kids. Surprisingly you see a lot of Moms customizing it their own way to suit the kids’ taste buds. That being said, Masala pasta can be eaten by everyone – kids & grown-ups!...
Finally I learnt the correct way of using them which yields really delicious & nutritious smoothie that will go well even for folks with sensitive stomach. For more oats recipes, you can check this collection of 30 oats recipes. Tips to make a healthy oats smoothie For quick breakfast ideas with oats, you can checkOats porridgeOats omeletteChocolate oatsOvernight oats How to make oats fruit smoothie Rinse rolled oats with lot of water and drain completely....
Pistachio Ice Cream While pistachios themselves have been eaten and cultivated in the Middle East for thousands of years, pistachio cultivation did not take off in the United States until the mid-20th century. Around this time, American cook James Wood Parkinson was experimenting with sweets in Philadelphia in 1940 and came up with a brilliant idea – flavoring ice cream with pistachios. For those not in the know, Philadelphia is famous as the birthplace of Eggless Ice Cream in the United States, also known as Philadelphia-style ice cream....
Most Indian households make these for the weekend & festive meals. Similar to Naan, tandoori roti & Bhatura these are very much popular in the Indian restaurants and are served for breakfast & even for a meal. So what is poori or puri? About Poori – Puri Poori also spelled as puri is an Indian fried bread made with just 3 ingredients – wheat flour, salt and water. Small portions of unleavened dough is rolled to small discs and deep fried in hot oil....
There are so many ways this is been put to use. Since tahini is high in protein and calcium I often use it as a spread in the wraps for my kids. Making tahini at home needs a bit of patience if you are washing and toasting them but it is worth the do. You will have fresh smelling and tasting sesame paste with all the goodness of nutrition in it....
Today’s markets are flooded with ready made powders and masalas that many buy them instead of preparing at home. But making biryani masala powder at home is very easy. The aroma of fresh homemade spice powder is always superior to the store bought ones. It can be prepared in bulk and freezed. It lasts for an year, if packed in separate containers or foils and handled with moist free spoons and hands....
