Vathal Kuzhambu, precisely manathakkali vathal kuzhambu is a finger-licking spicy and tangy tamarind-based gravy with the dried sun berries or the black nightshade berries. Check out this authentic recipe from Tamil Nadu, with a detailed video.
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Kerala Style Rasam | Instant Rasam without Rasam Powder
A warm and comforting rasam/spicy soup, just perfect for this winter! Here comes my Instant Kerala Style Rasam Recipe without any rasam powder under 30 minutes.
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Manjal Sambar | A Quick Tiffin Sambar with Chickpea Flour & Turmeric
Manjal Sambar aka Turmeric Sambar – A quick and an instant sambar prepared with chickpea flour or besan with a lot of turmeric and fennel seeds and it is a perfect side for idli, dosa, upma, and even roti. Check out this simple yet flavorful recipe with a detailed video.
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Instant Raw Buttermilk Sambar | Patchai Mor Kuzhambu
We all love quick and instant recipes. Today I am going to share one such recipe called the Raw Buttermilk Sambar or Patchai Mor Kuzhambu. It the instant buttermilk sambar with the mustard seeds flavor. Wondering why it got the name raw buttermilk sambar? Check out the post for the details and also for the recipe with step-by-step pictures.
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Pita Pocket Salad Wrap
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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Kale Smoothie with Berries Cantaloupe and Pineapple | Breakfast Smoothies
Do you love easy to grab and go breakfast smoothies? Here is one such recipe with Kale and fresh seasonal fruits like cantaloupe, pineapple, and berries and with no added sugar. This green smoothie is a perfect vitamin and antioxidants rich smoothie to brighten up your mornings.
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Zucchini Rice | Indian Style Zucchini Baath
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.…
Yellow Paneer Curry | Easy Paneer Recipes
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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Udon Noodles with Peanut Butter
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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Orzo Pasta with Tomato Basil Pesto and Olives
Are you looking for an easy-peasy pasta recipe? Here comes my Orzo pasta (wheat orzo) with tomato basil pesto and olives – A delicious semi-homemade pasta recipe with minimal ingredients. There are days when we want to cook something quick and come out of the kitchen. This Orzo pasta recipe is one of your best bet and today I am sharing the recipe that we usually like. Learn how to make this rice like orzo pasta with different condiments.
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Lemon Sevai | Lemon Flavored Instant Rice Vermicelli
Lemon sevai – vegan and gluten-free lemon flavored rice vermicelli recipe with instant store-bought sevai mix, and that’s what I am going to share today. This recipe is perfect for those days when the time is pressing or when you want a light yet delicious meal. You can prepare this sevai for any meal, be it breakfast, lunch, evening tiffin or dinner even. Now let’s learn how to make this elumichai sevai or lemon vermicelli with step by step pictures and some tips to get perfect sevai.
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Jalapeno Cheese Quesadilla
Yes, you read the title right. I am talking about Jalapenos in the kid’s lunchbox series. Try this insanely delicious combination of Jalapenos and cheese inside the warm and soft flour tortillas; you might never know, your kids might ask for second servings. Check out the recipe and see how I sneaked in this spicy Jalapeno peppers and made this not-so-spicy Jalapeno Cheese Quesadilla.
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Bread Pizza | Vegetable Bread Pizza with Tomato-Pesto Sauce
After posting two homemade pizzas from scratch, today I am going to share an easy peasy semi-homemade pizza (errr you can make this from scratch as well) prepared with bread. It’s the bread pizza topped with tomato-pesto sauce, vegetables and of course cheese. This bread pizza is a perfect after-school snack, or if you ask me, I would say its a ideal dinner/lunch too.
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Vegan Mango Phirni with Flattened Rice| Vegan Mango Desserts
A vegan kheer with mango flavor, yes that’s what I am going to share today!!! I prepared this Sweet Vegan Mango Phirni with almond milk, flattened rice and of course sugar. But the flavor doesn’t stop there. I further enhanced it with with the flavors of mango, saffron, and pistachios. You know what, you can prepare this delectable Phirni under 30 minutes, and it is a perfect dessert and an offering/prasadam for any occasion. Here is the detailed step-wise pictorial recipe.
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Mango Avocado Salsa
Mango Avocado Salsa is a crunchy, colorful and crowd-pleasing appetizer, bursting with flavors. It is a perfect starter for parties and potlucks. Instead of traditional salsa, serve the tortilla chips with this bright mango avocado salsa from Honduras. After a month’s break, I am participating back in the monthly blogging marathons. This week’s theme is the “Latin American Cuisine.” So kicking off BM with this yummy salsa from Honduras.
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Instant Aam Chunda | Sweet and Spicy Raw Mango Pickle
Aam ka Chunda is a famous sweet and spicy Gujarati pickle/preserve/condiment made with green mangoes. It is quite popular across the North, and it is served as a side along with roti, paratha, and theplas. Today I am going to share the instant version or the stove top version of the popular aam ka chunda, and it is a zero oil recipe. :-)
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Shikanji | Indian Style Lemonade
The next recipe I am going to share in the series of special summer drinks is the humble Shikanji. Shikanji is a simple Indian style lemonade/limeade. It’s a sweet and spicy drink prepared with lemon/lime. It is known by different names like Shikanjvi, shikanjbi, shikanjbeen and also Nimbu Paani which means lemon water in Hindi.
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Instant Pot Kalkandu Sadam | Kalkandu Pongal
With Ugadi and Tamil year coming up I wanted to post some simple instant pot sweet recipes that can be offered as neivediyam on these auspicious days. I haven’t posted any instant pot dessert recipe after my Walnut Kheer. So here I am sharing a simple dessert prepared with rice and sugar candy or kalkandu.
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Amrakhand | Aam Shrikand | Mango Shrikand with Greek Yogurt
The mango season has begun and if I can find fresh ones here in the US, needless to say about in India. :-) So let’s kick start this mango season with this simple single serving shrikhand recipe. This mango or aam shrikhand is popularly known as amrakhand. All you need is yogurt, mango puree, and sugar to prepare this yummylicious dessert. The other ingredients are entirely optional, and you can adjust as per your preference. Today I am going to share how to make this amrakhand with Greek yogurt.
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Gujarati Kadhi
Kadhi – this yogurt based dish is one among the signature recipes of India, and there are many kadhi varieties based on the region. Be it Sindhi kadhi or Punjabi kadhi each and every kadhi has its own and unique ingredients. Today I am going to share the Gujarati Kadhi recipe, and Gujarati Thali is incomplete without this simple kadhi. It is comparatively lighter than the Punjabi kadhi, and all you need is some day to day spices, gram flour, and yogurt to prepare this exotic recipe.
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Kulukki Sarbath | Sweet and Spicy Shaken Limeade
Kulukki Sarbath is one of the popular sarbath or juice from God’s own country, Kerala, especially Cochin. Kulukki is a Malayalam word which means shaken, and sarbath, as we all know, means juice. It’s a sweet and spice shaken limeade or lemonade with basil seeds and pineapple. Here is the easy to prepare Cochin fame, Kulukki sarbath.
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Veggie Naan Pizza With Paneer
Yayyy it is the weekend, specifically the game weekend. Looking for easy yet exotic meals that can be prepared in a jiffy? Today I am going to present one such recipe which will be party pleaser for sure. Errr.. forget the parties and games, this recipe will surely magnify your dinner table and make your family time more memorable. When east and west meets, this is what you get – Curried Naan Pizza with Paneer. :-)
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Instant Pot Amti Dal | Maharashtrian Style Dal
Here is the simple and comforting Maharashtrian style amti dal prepared with toor dal and goda masala in instant pot. Dal and rasam are my favorite and ultimate comfort food. Each and every region/cuisine has its own dal recipe. And all these dal recipes are unique with their own flavor. The cholar dal that I posted yesterday is a very mild dal with coconut and this amti dal is a tangy and mild dal prepared with toor dal.
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Instant Pot Bengali Cholar Dal | Video Recipe
I know I am posting back to back. I couldn’t resist myself from posting these day-to-day instant pot recipes. If it was sambar yesterday, it has to be a dal today. :-) Today I am presenting you the simple no onion no garlic cholar dal, the Bengali style dal with coconut, and nuts. This is kiddo’s favorite dal and read through the post to see how he prefers this dal.
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