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These fancy puff pastry Baked apple roses are incredibly easy to make and super elegant. This Apple Rose will make a wonderful centerpiece for any special occasion dinner. I love baking and would love to try any different recipe I come across. Baked Apple Roses is one such dessert recipe that I came across on Facebook, and I knew that I had to make it. I have been baking for a while now, but just recently I have developed a liking towards shaped breads and pastries....

Pickles are a great way to extend the summer-harvested vegetables and this Bitter gourd pickle also known as Pavakkai Urukkai is no different. A wonderful and tangy/spicy pickle made with freshly harvested bitter melon is a great side to serve with rice or Idli / dosai. Summer is a very busy time for us. The vegetables are being harvested at full force and I am constantly chopping, preserving, and cooking them....

The Diwali festival is not complete without making a batch of this delicious and tempting Boondi Ladoo. This Laddu recipe works perfectly every time and I have included tips and tricks in the post. Diwali, the festival of lights means being surrounded by friends and family. I grew up having a wide range of sweets and snacks and I was always responsible for making sure that I distributed it to the neighbors....

Cabbage carrot curry or poriyal is a very simple stir fry made with chopped carrots and cabbage. This cabbage carrot poriyal is the perfect side dish in a South Indian lunch meal. In this Cabbage Carrot Curry, I have two of my favorite vegetables combined together. This is one of the side dishes I often see in Indian restaurants here. This is my take on this Cabbage Carrot Poriyal which is loaded with ginger....

Indo-Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice is a flavorful and quick-to-make recipe. This is a great recipe to make with leftover rice. Under the street food category, this Indo-Chinese Fried Rice is one recipe that I love. When I make the Gobi Manchurian , I always pair it up with this very simple recipe. This is one recipe that I miss eating from the street food stall because they add egg to it....

Kadalai Paruppu Sweet Kosumalli is a very traditional side served in weddings and functions. This Channa Dal Sweet Salad is very simple to make and adds protein to the meal. Kadalai Paruppu Sweet Kosumalli is a very traditional sweet kosumalli served in weddings and functions. I always adore and love to eat the different variety of sweet and spicy dishes that they serve in a wedding. One of the reasons I love going to weddings, apart from the dressing up part is the food....

If you are looking to make an easy subzi for dinner, then this lobia subzi is a perfect choice. This lobia curry is so simple to make and is very delicious and works great with rice or roti. ‘Gravies without tomato’, how hard that can be, was my first reaction to the theme and I chose that right away. When sitting down to think of recipes, I could not come up with any....

For this month’s International food challenge , Manjula of Desi Fiesta, had come up with several traditional Marwadi dishes. Marwad is a region in Rajasthan and she specializes in that region as it is her native. When I said she came up with several dishes I literally mean several dishes. I have made only couple of the many dishes that she had presented to us this month, but I am planning to try out many more in the future....

Mullangi subzi is a delicious side dish made with fresh radish and spices. This radish curry is a beautiful side dish for roti and rice. This is my first time making a side dish with Radishes. My kids love radishes and the only way they have them is in sambhar or kuzhambu. I had a couple of radishes in my refrigerator and when thinking of what to make as a side dish for chapatti, I experimented with this Mullangi Subzi recipe....

Vrat ki Poori or this Rajgira Aloo Poori or Amaranth Flour Poori is very popular during Navarathri fasting. Amaranth seed is naturally a gluten free grain and is consumed during the fasting period. This month’s Mega BM has allowed me to experiment me with several new whole grains. Amaranth seed is one such whole grain that I have wanted to try for a long time. Since the Amaranth flour / rajgira atta is gluten-free, it is hard to make a smooth dough with it....

Sel Roti is a crispy snack from the Indian state of Sikkim that is popularly made during the Tihar Festival . This mildly sweet roti is served with spicy curry. Sikkim is a state in the Himalayan Mountains. It is bordered by Nepal to the west, China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Bhutan, and West Bengal. Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second smallest state after Goa. It is a very popular tourist attraction due to its scenery and biodiversity....

Baked apple chips are one of the best recipes I’ve ever made using all the freshly picked apples. These oven-baked chips are so addictive and yet guilt-free, as they are made using just apples and are baked. Flavor the apple chips to your liking. Cinnamon sugar topping happens to be my favorite! The other day, in one of my son’s classes, I tasted Apple chips that a parent had bought from the nearby store....

Payatham Paruppu payasam is a very common payasam made in Tamil Nadu. It is a very traditional payasam and is made for several auspicious and festive occasions. This payasam is very quick to make and is very flavorful. Traditionally, boiled and cooled milk is added to the payasam, but I have added coconut milk to it just to get an extra layer of flavor. Also roasting the payatham paruppu gives the payasam a very beautiful aroma....

Puzhungal Arisi Pidi Kozhukattai or Steamed Savory Rice Balls is a delicious dinner choice made with Par boiled / Idli rice. The savory rice balls are steamed and are very healthy. This recipe is Vegan and Gluten Free . I am so happy to step into the New Year. New year, New beginnings, and new hopes are all bundled up and here I am with the first post for the year....

Savory Onion Buns also popular as Bangalore Iyengar Bakery Khara Buns, is all we need to go back to our childhood. Such an easy recipe but loaded with amazing flavors. When I saw this recipe for savory buns, it reminded me of my days as a kid in India, when I used to relish all the freshly bakes buns and pastries from local bakeries. We all love buns in our house and I bake them as often as I can....

These tiny bite-sized Savory Phyllo Cups are a great Mexican-flavored appetizer that kids would love. These phyllo cups will be great for parties and holiday dinners. After the puff pastry sheet, the phyllo (filo) pastry sheet is my next best friend in the kitchen. When it comes to making quick and easy appetizers, puff pastry sheets as well as phyllo sheets come in very handy. I have used the Phyllo sheets in many recipes....

Who does not like potatoes? These Spicy Scored baked Potatoes are the best to serve to a family that is delicious and looks absolutely beautiful as well. I fell in love with this week’s theme for choosing three recipes from Taste of Home - Top 100 dishes. The first recipe that my eyes went to was this scored potato. Who does not like potatoes? My little guy absolutely loves potatoes, more than any of us at home....

Thakkali Rasam is an essential side for any Tamil Nadu meal. Tomato Rasam can also be used as a soup or can be mixed with Rice to be eaten the traditional way. Thakkali rasam is an essential part of meals in every South Indian family. I am a big fan of rasam and I need it when I am making South Indian food. The rasam is so refreshing that some prefer to drink it as a soup and some eat it with the rice....

This Vegetable Tofu and Sotanghon Soup is a perfect one-pot meal that is not just delicious but is very filling. A wonderful vegetarian noodle soup recipe that is a great choice for lunch or dinner on a cold winter day. On a rainy, gloomy day, when your taste buds crave for something hot and soothing, nothing can be better than a steaming hot noodle soup. This Vegetable Tofu and Sotanghon Soup is an inspiration from Pinoy’s Kitchenette....

This Apple - Chocolate Chip Muffin is a straightforward recipe that can be made in about 30 minutes. The addition of chocolate makes these muffins a great snack for the kids. This is one more of my attempts to bake with apples. Instead of making the usual Apple pie, I wanted something to make my boys happy. When I was talking to one of my dear friends, she mentioned that she has a delicious recipe for Apple cake....