This Oats Dosai is a perfect one to try if you are in the mood for a quick dosai and want to try something healthy. This savory oats crepe is gluten-free and can be made in about 30 minutes including the soaking time. I am starting this month’s Blogging marathon with the theme ‘Nashta Time’. Nashta in Hindi means breakfast whereas in the South we casually refer to the evening tiffin as Nashta....
These Potato Home Fries are an all-time favorite Breakfast side made with potatoes, bell pepper, and onions. It can be pan-fried or roasted in the oven. This month, we are beginning our 50th edition of the Blogging Marathon . I am so blessed to be a part of this amazing group started by Srivalli that always keeps all the members motivated. I have learned so much from this group and am still learning....
Everything you look for in a good rasam comes together in this Pineapple Rasam recipe. It is sweet, sour, and spicy and is perfect to drink as a soup or to eat with rice. For the month-long Blogging Marathon, I am blogging about a few of my favorite foods from classic South Indian (Tamil) weddings. Pineapple rasam is one such recipe that is often made for the wedding menu. This pineapple soup is mostly made for dinner on the reception day....
Once you make these delicious Saltine crackers at home, you will never go back to buying them. This easy-to-follow recipe to make Savory herb cookies at home will leave you coming back for more. These soda crackers are made with easy-to-find pantry ingredients. A tiny cracker packed with all the flavors in one bite. I have never made a saltine cracker before and these little salted crackers are my little one’s favorite....
This Classic Brownie is a no-gimmick recipe that yields the perfect brownie every time you make it. I used to not like brownies earlier, but lately have developed a liking towards them, especially with a big dollop of ice cream over a warm brownie. Most homemade brownies are too dense or bready. The secret to the perfect fudgy-yet-light texture isn’t more butter-it’s Cake Flour . Here is how this simple swap changes everything....
Apples are everywhere and this is the perfect season to make some Spiced Apple Jam. The spices in the jam will make the whole house smell fabulous. I came across a recipe for making strawberry jam in an empty Domino’s sugar packet. I made it and then realized how easy it was to make homemade preserves. The inspiration for making this jam was from one of my very good friends, Sudha’s mother....
These Sweet Swirl Buns are mildly sweetened with layers of butter and sugar. This swirl technique might not work with heavy fillings. Today is the last day of our Month long Baking Mega Marathon - ‘Fire Up Your Ovens’ and I am very happy about all the different bakes I made and learned along the way. I have now got the “baker’s itch” and it is going to be pretty hard not baking this often....
Diwali is a festival when there are sweets flooding everyone’s house. This is the time of year when I experiment on many different traditional sweet recipes as well as fusion recipes that are quick to make and loved by kids. As much as we love our sweets we need our fair share of savory Diwali Bakshanams / Savory snacks for Diwali as well. In between each sweet, there needs to be a savory snack and that is what makes the experience complete....
Check out the round up of 16 amazing recipes with Fall vegetables and Fruits. Every month we Blogging Marathoners choose different themes that we have worked on that month and do a round up of the themes. This month, I chose to do a round up of recipes made with Seasonal vegetables and fruits and here is the amazing collection from my blogger friends. Recipes from Gayathri - Guava Chat Recipe Papaya Creme Pomegranate Coconut Flour Bread Recipes from Mireille - Curtido - Pickled Cabbage Salad Pumpkin Rice Pudding Parmesan Carrot Snack Recipes from Preeti - Tindora fry - Ivy Gourd Stir Fry Farali Arbi Fry Farali Lauki Ki Subzi Recipes from Priya Suresh - Apple Far Breton Tart Eggless Sweet Potato and Chocolate chip muffins Ajwain Butternut Squash Paratha Recipes from Renu - Whole wheat Sweet Potato and Chocolate Pancakes Fudgy Apple Brownies Pumpkin Bundt Cake And Finally Recipes from Me - Apple Muffins with cinnamon apple crumb Beetroot stir fry - Beetroot Poriyal Spicy Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes Hope you enjoyed all the recipes!...
Bretzel Rolls are very similar to German pretzels except for the shape. These German Pretzel Rolls have such beautiful colors and textures to them. I am so happy that I watched this quick video that popped up on my Facebook feed. I usually skip through the videos and do not bother with them. But when the video of these crusty, dark, salt-speckled beautiful Bretzel Rolls came on my screen, I couldn’t resist watching it....
Vegetarian Shawarma is a delicious Pita wrap with roasted spiced chickpeas, a simple cucumber salad, and a tahini sauce. Perfect for weekend brunch. Shawarma is one of the most popular Middle Eastern street food that is usually stuffed with grilled meat, a cooling sauce, and some tomatoes and onions. So for Day 3, for my alphabet C, I made the vegetarian version of this very popular street food. Vegetarian Shawarma is made with roasted chickpeas and topped with a tahini yogurt sauce and a simple chopped vegetable salad....
Cinnamon Raisin Bread has a sweetness that makes this bread very addictive. This bread can be a good snack and would require only butter on the side, or it can be eaten as such. It is one of my kids’ favorite recipes. I love a little sweetness in my bread. I am always tempted to buy a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread when I am shopping, and every time I do so, I realize how expensive that tiny loaf of bread is....
For the second day of the blogging marathon, I have shared here a simple concoction of honey lemon and ginger tea that works wonders when taken at the first sign of a cold. My 8-year-old has been having this tea whenever he comes down with a cold and it is really effective. He loves this so much that even for a little sniffle; he would come to me and ask for this....
Lagana bread is one of the easiest and the most delicious Vegan Greek Lenten Bread/flatbread and it tastes delicious as a side with soup or with Garlic and Herb dipping oil . I really should be thankful to my wonderful, food-loving husband for helping me find these delicious and different bread for my blog. When looking to bake for the alphabet L, I wanted something savory. We have had enough of the sweet bread and pastries and we no longer had any appetite for it this week....
Mysore Pak or Mysore Pa is one of the most traditional sweets made for festivals and special occasions. I have the detailed recipe below to make the most delicious Mysore Pak perfect the first time even for beginners. Mysore Pak or Mysore Pa is the first recipe that I wrote when making a list for this month’s Explore The Flavors Mega BM. Mysore pak is a pretty intimidating sweet and even the experts have their fingers crossed when making it....
This No Bake Mango Cheesecake is an apt recipe for the holiday season when having guests over or for parties. This eggless cheesecake can be made a couple of days ahead so there is no sweating on the day of the party. Cheesecake has been on my to-do list for a long time. This No Bake Mango cheesecake recipe was the easiest cheesecake that I first tasted in a blogger meeting at Pavani’s house....
Ginger pickle is a perfect crunchy instant pickle made with tender ginger roots and green chilies. This pickled ginger pairs absolutely well with stuffed flatbread. A quick and easy pickle that involves no cooking. This week I chose a theme that is slightly out of my comfort zone. I chose Root vegetables as the theme where I will be highlighting recipes made with root vegetables. The first vegetable or root that I chose is Ginger, which is also referred to as ginger root ....
Refried Bean Cakes are a good appetizer that can be made ahead of time and then kept warm till they are served. These are very easy and take less than 10 minutes to make. Appetizers can be time-consuming when making for a crowd and I do not like standing in the kitchen for hours frying appetizers when I am expecting company. I always look for make-ahead appetizers or even better cold appetizers that do not require heating up before serving....
Simple Vegetable Biriyani is a quick one-pot recipe that can be eaten as is as a meal or as a part of the lunch menu. This is a Vegan recipe that is great for lunch boxes. Simple Vegetable Biriyani, as the name says, is the easiest one-pot meal that you could make for lunch boxes or for a weekend spread. You make it for 2 or for 10, the recipe is pretty straightforward....
Stuffed Poblano Peppers or Poblano Peppers Stuffed with Rice and beans is a Mexican vegetarian delight that we enjoy as a family for dinner. I am redoing old posts this week and this Stuffed Poblano Pepper recipe needed some good pictures as my old ones did not justify how delicious the recipe is. My husband loves Chile Rellenos in restaurants that are usually breaded and deep fried. There are few restaurants where we get lucky and get the vegetarian Chile Rellenos that are stuffed just with cheese....
