A vegetarian food blog with unique and interesting recipes from all over the world mainly focused on South Indian Cuisine.
Homemade Gumdrops and that’s what I am going to share today. Here are the gelatin-free, orange flavored sugar-coated gumdrops. These gumdrops are not only delicious but are fun to make as well. Check out the detailed recipe with the step-wise pictures.
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Don’t discard those citrus peels from now on. Make these delightful sugar treats with those citrus peels. Guess what; they make great Christmas gifts as well. Today I am going share how to make candied orange peels with step-wise pictures.
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A creamy and a not-so-spicy curried sweet potato sauce pasta made from scratch in instant pot. This no-cheese mac-n-cheese like pasta is sure a winner among kids and adults too. Check out the detailed recipe with step-wise pictures below.
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Sneak in some spinach and make this delicious vegan lemony pesto with the goodness of almonds and pistachios. Learn how I made this spinach pesto and also the spinach pesto pasta in the recipe below.
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Sneak in some carrots and make this delicious carrot sauce pasta from scratch in Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker. This vegan and kid’s friendly carrot sauce pasta is a perfect lunch box recipe as well. Check out how to make the carrot sauce and how to cook the pasta in Instant Pot with detailed instructions and step-wise pictures below.
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Are you looking for a perfect side for idli, dosai, upma, roti other than sambar, chutney or kurma? Then look no further. Here comes the delicious Kumbakonam Kadappa / Potato and Moong Dal Gravy or Stew – a famous regional recipe from Tamil Nadu. Check out the Instant Pot version of popular kadappa with a detailed video and also the pressure cooker version below.
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Delicious vegan cookies with pumpkin puree and quinoa flour. These eggless cookies have all your favorite fall flavors including cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and oats. Check out the detailed recipe of these eggless pumpkin cookies with step by step pictures.
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My beetroot love saga continues, and today I am presenting the Instant Pot Version of our favorite recipe – beetroot rice or beets pulav – a not-so-spicy and a kid’s friendly rice recipe with beets and whole garam masala. Check out the detailed Instant Pot Beetroot rice recipe with the video below.
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A great lunch box rice recipe prepared with capsicum and potatoes spiced up with vaangi baath powder. Check out the detailed video below to see how I made this potato-capsicum rice in the pressure cooker and how I served it.
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Pita Pocket Salad – A candid and a crunchy protein-packed salad with garbanzo beans filled inside the pita pockets coated with hummus. It is a delicious and a balanced meal for your lunch box. Check out the salad dressing and how I pack this Pita pocket salad wrap for my lunch.
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Pathiya Mor Kuzhambu – A delicious buttermilk sambar recipe for lactating mothers prepared without any coconut and chili but with white pepper and spinach. Check out the detailed recipe instructions of this unique keerai mor kuzhambu with vellai milagu.
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Are you looking for a healthy snack/salad/chaat to curb that pesky hunger pangs? Can a street food be a solution? Yes, if it’s this delicious, no oil and crunchy beach style boiled peanut sundal with veggies. Check out how to prepare this yummylicious beach style peanut sundal or verkadalai sundal recipe with step-wise pictures.
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A round-up of all the delicious and healthy vegetarian kids friendly recipes that can be prepared quickly on the busy mornings. If you are looking for kids friendly lunch box recipe collection, then you are at the right place. Check all the A to Z lunch box recipes that I posted in April.
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Does it have to be Zucchini for Z? Yes, of course. So here I am with my final recipe for this A-Z lunch box series – Zucchini Rice. A delicious rice recipe prepared with the versatile vegetable zucchini with a tad bit of spiciness and loads of flavor coming from vaangi baath powder, garam masala, and sambar powder. Let’s learn how to make this simple and quick Zucchini rice or Zucchini baath with detailed step by step pictures.…
Paneer makes any recipe rich and exotic. Today, I am going to share an easy peasy paneer curry that doesn’t involve any grinding, not much chopping too. With some handful of peas, paneer, and onion you make this yummylicious paneer curry. Wondering why am I calling this as yellow paneer curry recipe? Check out the detailed recipe and know what spices go inside with step by step pictures.
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India is known for its spices and today I going to share a vegetarian version of the famous Goan curry – Xacuti which is prepared with the roasted aromatic Indian spices and coconut. It is a perfect accompaniment for rice and roti. I went with kiddo’s current favorite mushroom for the meat replacement instead of paneer/tofu or mixed vegetables. Check out this flavorful Mushroom Xacuti recipe with step by step pictures below.
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White sauce pasta is one of the universally acclaimed pasta especially by kids, and today I am going to share the how to make that yummylicious white sauce with white cheddar cheese and how to incorporate some veggies as well. Here comes my white cheddar cheese pasta with spinach and mushrooms.
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The next recipe that I am going to share in this A – Z lunch box series is the Veg Kothu Chapati – a twin recipe for the great veg kothu porotta. Veg kothu chapati is minced/chopped chapati sautéed in a spicy vegetable mix. Veg kothu chapati great alternative to veg kothu porotta and also a great way to use your leftover chapati. Here is the recipe for the same with step-wise pictures.
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A not-so-spicy and a quick noodles recipe with Japanese wheat flour noodles – Udon with the hint of peanut butter. Yes, I am going to share Udon Noodles Recipe with peanut butter. Even though udon noodles are commonly used in soups, I decided to make it as regular noodles. Here comes my Chinese style noodles recipe with Japanese Udon Noodles.
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Puliodarai prepared with homemade gojju/paste and that’s what I am going to share today. But there is a small twist. :-) Puliodarai is a great recipe to sneak in some additional legumes. Check what bean or legume I used and how I make and pack this tamarind rice for the kiddo.
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Semiya Kichadi is a delectable upma kichadi made with rava/semolina and semiya/vermicelli with fresh ground coconut ginger paste. Sounds unique and unusual huh? But that coconut and ginger paste is the secret behind the deliciousness of this recipe. Check out how to prepare this semiya kichadi with step-wise pictures.
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I am back with another pulav/pulao recipe today, and it’s with Rajma or Red Kidney Beans. Here is my healthy, delicious and easy to prepare Rajma Pulav with the hint of mint and dried fenugreek. Check out the detailed video recipe on how to made this on Instant Pot and written recipe on how to prepare rajma pulav on the pressure cooker.
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I am here with another quesadilla recipe but with the traditional cheese that gives quesadilla the name quesadilla. I am going to share a delicious quesadilla with mushrooms and jalapenos but loaded with the traditional queso cheese – the queso fresco. Let’s see how to make this simple yet yummylicious quesadilla with the queso cheese.
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The word “Biryani” has some magic in it. And I am going to some more magic to it by adding Paneer. Here is how I define my Paneer Biryani – A lip-smacking not-so-spicy biryani recipe with just paneer and of course with exotic Indian spices especially with a strong flavor of cinnamon. I am going to share how to make the paneer biryani in the pressure cooker and also few tips for preparing the perfect non-sticky and mushy biryani in the pressure cooker.
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