Pad Thai is one of our favorite noodle dishes when eating out at a Thai restaurant. It is so easy to recreate the flavors at home, and this vegetarian version is loaded with vegetables and tofu and cooked with homemade sauce. Pad Thai is the first dish that I order when we eat out in a Thai restaurant. I cannot express in words my love for this dish. Pad Thai is a very simple recipe made with rice noodles and has a balancing flavor of hot, sweet, sour and saltiness in the sauce....
The most delicious Mumbai favorite street food is this Pav Bhaji. Freshly baked and toasted Pav buns (dinner rolls) and spicy potato based bhaji / curry. The whole plate is served with chopped onions and lemon / lime piece on the side and drizzled with a liberal amount of butter. I love Pav Bhaji ever since when I was a child, but nothing close to how much my little one loves it....
Podalangai Curry is one of the traditional sides of a Tamil Nadu meal. This Snake Gourd Curry is simple to make and can be made in about half an hour Podalangai or snake gourd is one of my ever favorite vegetables. I never really thought that I would miss this vegetable so much after I moved to the US. This is one of the vegetables that are hard to find here in US markets....
Who does not like the warm and delicious pretzels from the mall? We are big fans of the fresh Pretzels, and these Homemade soft pretzel bites are the best thing ever to bake at home. One of the simplest recipes, and there is no shaping. I have a confession to make! Hope you will not see me differently after I confess to saying that ‘I do not like Shopping’. When I need something for myself or my family, I go to that particular shop or shops, get what we need, and I am done....
Bread is a vital part of any meal, and it cannot get easier and delicious than this Pull Apart Garlic Bread. This will be a great choice of bread as an appetizer when entertaining during the holidays. Garlic bread is something that my whole family enjoys, especially my boys. In any Italian restaurant, we go to eat, the first thing we would wait for is the garlic bread. In fact, they fill up their stomach with garlic bread and then struggle to finish their dinner....
Thai red curry is a popular recipe made from red curry paste. This recipe is packed with vegetables and tofu, making it a very healthy one-pot meal. Pair it with fragrant jasmine rice or brown rice, and the dinner is complete. Thai red curry is a popular recipe made from red curry paste , and this vegetarian version is a classic food that’s part of every Thai restaurant menu. This curry combines creamy coconut milk with the spicy kick of red curry paste, making a rich and flavorful sauce....
This flavorful and nutritious chutney made with lentils/Urad Dal pairs really well with Idli and dosai. The crunchiness of the lentil is highlighted in this Urad Dal Chutney. South Indian families feast on idlis and dosais very frequently. We are a little different though. If you talk to my husband, there will always be a complaint that I hardly make idli. I cannot argue because I am guilty of not making idlis often....
Aloo Methi Paratha is an excellent lunch for taking in a lunch box and can pair well with just Raita or yogurt. It is very filling and can be eaten with just jam as well. My post for the 3rd day of blogging marathon under the theme Lunch box menus is Aloo methi paratha. I cannot resist buying fresh fenugreek leaves when I see them in the local Indian stores. I love to make stuffed parathas for lunch because it is very filling....
Any Indian festival is not complete without burfi. This Diwali , enjoy this delicious coconut almond burfi made with freshly grated coconut and almond flour . It takes just about 30 minutes to make and needs minimal ingredients that are easily found in our pantry. This year when making a list of Diwali sweets and snacks to make, I decided to make two of my favorite burfis as one and made this addictive coconut almond burfi....
This Energy Bar Made With 3 Ingredients is absolutely fun to make during the summer months. This is a No Cook recipe and is ready in under 10 minutes. Summer breaks are fun and tiring! Summer breaks are fun for kids and tiring for parents! It has been only 2 weeks since they are out of school, but it already feels like a couple of months. One side of me is so enjoying the relaxed mornings and the fun day outs with the boys but the other side of me is ready to get them back to school....
One of my all-time favorite cookies as a kid, this Jam Sandwich Cookies recipe reminds me of my childhood days. I remember eating jam cookies from Iyengar bakeries in Chennai. This recipe can be made using any jam, store-bought or homemade. I made these with strawberry jam. I had some frozen strawberries left in my freezer from last year’s picking and I made some fresh jam to make this cookie. Store-bought jam works just the same way....
Jeera Pulao is a wonderful alternative to just serving plain rice. This Simple Jeera rice takes just as much time to cook as plain rice, but is very flavorful and aromatic. There are many days when I am in no mood for cooking. Those are specifically the days when kids are dying to eat and come with various requests. This week, I am doing the theme of ‘Quick Dishes’. This means the dishes have to be made in less than 30 minutes....
Palak Puri or Spinach Poori is a deep fried spinach flatbread. This delicious Indian flatbread is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Palak Puri is something that I have wanted to make for a long time. So when I chose the theme for this week on colorful dishes, I had the spinach puri in my mind to make. Little did I plan that I would end up making all three dishes in green color....
Pani puri also called pani poori or the gol gappa is my all-time favorite snack and I just cannot have enough of it. The minute I hear pani puri, it brings back memories from my childhood days. When Prachi challenged the South Indian team from SNC to make these amazing pani puris, I was more than thrilled. I make pani at home and also buy puris from the store. The real thrill here was to make the puris from scratch....
Summer is a great time to explore different juices and this Spicy Watermelon Juice is the perfect recipe to beat the heat with the seasonal fruit. My boys love fruits as is and it is so hard to find fruit to juice. I am not complaining as eating fruits is a great way to include dietary fiber in our diet. But there are days when it is so hot that I love to have some juice instead of fruit....
Stuffed baguettes are wonderful bread if you making this as a meal. All you need is some soup on the side and you are done. Stuffed baguettes are wonderful bread if you making this as a meal. All you need is some soup on the side and you are done. This baguette combines the most delicious combo, tomato, mozzarella, and basil. I just love how they taste when combined together. Also, there is no cooking or treating the stuffing before it goes inside the bread....
I took this Apple Rasam / Apple Soup in the direction of ’tomato juice rasam’ that my mother makes but added the apples to it. It renders a slightly sweet apple note after we drink the rasam. It is the second day after our Apple picking trip and we have approximately 23 lbs of apple sitting at our house. After the great success of Apple Thokku yesterday, I decided to venture more into the usage of fruit in traditional Indian cooking....
Arisi Upma, also called the Rice upma is the perfect example of simplicity in bold flavors. This arisi upma is a very popular breakfast or tiffin in a typical Tamil Brahmin family. This upma is made with rice and a little bit of toor dal/tuvaram paruppu along with seasoning. I grew up eating arisi upma for dinner and it was made in the traditional way of cooking in a vengala panai (bronze pot)....
Burger is a typical comfort food which my family likes a lot. These Bulgur Black Bean Vegetable Patties are a healthier option for traditional burger patties. These patties can be used for both burgers as well as sandwiches. I am hosting Srivalli’s Kids Delight event this month and the theme I chose for the event is cooking with whole grains. As a mother of two young boys, I am always on the lookout for a healthier option for many foods that we buy outside....
Fiesta Pinwheels is an excellent bite-sized appetizer that can be made ahead of time for a party or in large quantities. It takes only 15 minutes to make these tortilla rolls ups and no cooking is required. I love parties and potluck, but always stumble when it comes to making appetizers. Most of the appetizers that I make involve being served hot or at least warm and that means I am cooking right until the moment guests come....
