Arbi, also known as ghuiya (in Hindi) or colocasia, is a cooked often in our home. One of the methods I enjoy it is stir-frying arbi or arvi with potatoes and basic spices. This arbi fry recipe is another favorite! Although both these recipes are similar, they involve slightly different method of cooking. The main difference lies in boiling the arbi first to make arbi fry sabji (vegetable dish). I am sharing north indian style arbi fry in the post....
And pineapple salsa too, because you know me, I love my fruity salsa. Today marks the start of my Cinco de Mayo recipes. I know this may sound a little odd, but Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite food days of the year. If I’m being honest, it totally beats out Thanksgiving. I know, that’s crazy, and I LOVE Thanksgiving so much, but generally speaking I just prefer a good taco over a roasted turkey....
I’m always looking for simple salads to go alongside our meals. Some of my favorite recipes include green bean salad, kale salad, carrot salad and this light and colorful Asian coleslaw. Almost any meal can benefit from a salad on the side for a boost of nutrition and fresh flavor. This Asian slaw is full of fresh flavors and colors, and can be put together in just minutes. I love this salad....
[ultimate-recipe-jump id=“13908” text=“Jump to Recipe”] Today I took a decision – I chose to push away the stress, anxiety and everything covid-related to the back of my mind. It is simpler said than done, but I wanted to give it a try and indulge myself in a bit of leisure cooking on the occasion of Tamil New Year. Alas, what’s better than food to raise up our spirits?! The last few days have been stressful and we were making do with minimal basic cooking that today I felt like going all the way....
Your guests will be so impressed when you serve them these beautiful and delicious bacon wrapped green beans. Skip the green bean casserole this year for Thanksgiving and serve green bean bundles instead! I’m of the opinion that everything is always better with bacon, especially in savory dishes like bacon ranch chicken foil packets. These bacon wrapped green bean bundles are no exception, and they’re PERFECT for Thanksgiving! Everyone will think you spent hours on them, when they’re really actually quite simple to make with a few little tips and tricks....
Badam milk is a traditional indian beverage packed with flavor and warmth. Its super easy to make, refreshing and aromatic. It is also known as badam doodh or badam wala doodh. Today I am sharing an heirloom badam milk recipe belonging to my grand mother. In those days, she used to tirelessly grind the almond & poppy seeds paste using a sil batta (indian style mortar & pestle). Growing up, badam milk was a regular in our home especially during winter months....
This was the cookie which I grew up with. We had a round aluminum oven at my grandma’s place and it saw light of the day just to bake nankhatais. I often make nankhatai for my kids. I make them with besan(gram flour) only, or sometimes with a mix of different flours like all purpose & semolina. There are truly so many combinations of flours and flavors possible. Eggless Indian Cookies Nankhatai are popular not just in India but in the entire indian subcontinent....
Not sure that’s really a thing, but today we are making it a thing. It’s pizza time!! Extra special, extra colorful pizza!! YESS. My favorite kind… well, actually extra cheesy pizza is my favorite kind, but colorful is a close second! SO I have to make this quick today because little Ms. Asher is back from Korea and she is already chatting my ear off about one, how bored she was there, and two, how much she missed me, and three, how much she LOVES Harry Potter....
I make Mexican food at least once a week, my family always requests carnitas tacos, barbacoa beef, and these simple but totally flavorful chicken fajitas. Whenever I go to my local Mexican restaurant, I order the chicken fajitas. I just can’t resist that tender chicken and veggies with all the fun toppings! My homemade version tastes totally authentic, and is great for feeding a crowd. How do you make chicken fajitas?...
I figured this was the perfect recipe to kick the week off with. This breakfast grilled cheese triples as an easy breakfast, lunch, or (breakfast for) dinner situation. It’s just an all around really great meal. Plus, after a long three-day weekend, I felt like a nice and easy (and cheesy) recipe like this would be ideal for easing us back into the work week, much better than say…a boring green salad....
Well, at least today is. To be honest, choosing my 4th of July menu is going to be so hard. There are too many recipes that I want to try out. Nothing old, always something new! I am still in shock that tomorrow is the first of July. I am both excited and sad at the same time. Excited because I have fun stuff going on this month. Things like the barn hopefully starting to look more like my new home, a trip to Seattle and um…....
Seriously, this one is going to rock the blog world. Well….at least I think it should. Anything involving Buffalo Sauce rocks. No questions. Buffalo Chicken is a very much-loved food around here. Every time I make it for my Dad he say’s “You could sell this stuff. We need to open a restaurant devoted to all things Buffalo Chicken.” Really he say’s it every time…..and I love it! After all, the reason I love cooking so much is seeing how people react to my food....
Making pizza Thursday a regular thing around here…or I’m trying anyway. I’ve been loving making pizza so far this year, but surprise, surprise, this is my favorite yet. I do realize that I like to say that almost every recipe is my favorite. But they kind of really are. And yes, this pizza really is my new favorite. It’s a combination of all of my favorite things…perfectly cooked pizza dough, melty cheese, burrata cheese, and salad....
Can you ever go wrong with a classic like meatloaf? My mom actually never made meatloaf, I didn’t even try it until I was adult! My husband was actually the one who introduced me to meatloaf, and I’ve been experimenting with different flavor combinations ever since. This cheeseburger meatloaf is a twist on the classic recipe with the addition of bacon and cheddar cheese for a savory delight that’s probably better than what your mom used to make....
This week’s quota of bread recipe is here! I am super excited to share a cheesy butterflake herb loaf bread recipe is so easy to make at home, but looks so exotic and elegant. I love a good garlic bread and am always in the lookout for the next best recipe. By chance I happened to look at a delicious garlicky cheesy pull apart bread recipe that I had to give it a try right away....
Serve chicken rezala with indian flatbreads like doughy naan or rumali roti to soak up that ric sauce. Or serve with cumin scented rice(jeera rice). This chicken rezala recipe closely resembles creamy mughlai murgh korma (chicken korma), however, its a bit different in terms of selection of spices and no use of heavy cream. The best thing about mughlai cooking is the use of delicate and rich flavors. You will not find chicken rezala on restaurant menus here....
I mentioned on Sunday that my family is all in town this week. If you’ve been reading for a while, then you know that my brothers are all about protein-heavy meals. They love meat, they love potatoes, and they can do without anything green. I wish so much that I was exaggerating, but it’s all true. Each and every one of my five brothers could live off of grilled chicken and rice and be pretty happy....
I’m always looking for super simple chicken dishes that can be quickly made on busy weeknights. Some of my go-to recipes include Greek chicken with potatoes, cornflake chicken and this savory chicken stroganoff. Everyone’s heard of beef stroganoff, but have you ever experienced chicken stroganoff? It’s a lighter version of the beef counterpart, and it’s a lot faster to make too. Serve your stroganoff over egg noodles, then watch the rave reviews come in!...
I always order lemon chicken at Chinese restaurants, but it’s actually quite easy to make at home! Add some steamed rice and veggies for a complete meal that the whole family will love. I am on a quest to make all my Chinese food favorites at home. So far I’ve conquered some of the classics like beef and broccoli, kung pao shrimp and egg rolls. Next up is this crispy Chinese lemon chicken, and it’s a good one!...
Happy last Friday before Thanksgiving guys!! This week was a lot, and of course, took some unexpected turns. But the good news is that we have so much to look forward to in the coming days. And the best cupcakes to bake up this weekend. I’m excited, and looking forward to a very low key holiday and a good amount of pie. Or pie cupcakes actually! So…pecan pie? How do you guys feel about it?...
