Baby Potatoes fry
This is a recipe I’ve wanted to share for a while because it’s just too easy and delicious.
Ingredients:
10-12 baby potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 tablespoon oil, any oil works good
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp hing/Asafoetida
1/4 tsp and a pinch more turmeric powder
Chilli Powder- to taste
Salt- to taste
Coriander leaves, cleaned and chopped finely-...
Badam Kheer
A milk based drink with a mild nutty flavor of almonds and rich flavor of saffron.
It is rich on its own cause of the almonds that are ground and added to the milk but few tablespoon of sliced almonds fried in ghee and added finally takes it to the next level. Can be served hot as well cold.
Ingredients:
1 cup Almonds
Hot water (to soak almonds)
2 cups milk
1/4-1/3 cup sugar (adjust to...
Paal Payasam
An indispensable part of the menu on festivals, weddings or any special occasions in a South Indian home. A traditional dessert served at the end of the meal. The taste of hot payasam on a clean banana leaf is heavenly! Must in Onam Sadya and on Gokulashtami.
Ingredients you will need:
4 Cups of milk
1 cup sugar or adjust to taste
1 cup rice (sona masoori/ponni)
1/4 tsp cardamom...
Appam/Unniappam
Sweet paniyaram aka Neyyappam, a common prasadam in Kerala temples. A variation, mashed banana is added to the batter and this appam is called a Unni appam, our favorite. I use a well ripened banana which gives more flavor.
The batter made of mixing rice flour, wheat flour, jaggery, banana and etc are poured into a vessel called Appakarai which has clarified butter heated. The appams take...
Pina colada
This classy coconut-pineapple drink will remind you of sandy white beaches and frothy waves! I have listed both alcoholic and non-alcoholic type!
A perfect Pineapple coco nutty goodness, the official beverage of Puerto Rico
The recipe calls for cream of coconut, available in all stores in canned section. Do not substitute with coconut milk. The cream of coconut is already sweet so there is no...
Mor Kuzhambhu
Original post: Aug 27 2012, Updated: Mar 16 2015
Mor kuzhambhu is one of the signature south Indian dishes, this is a buttermilk based – no tamarind or lentil kuzhambhu variety thus makes it one of the easiest kuzhambhu recipes. This is my mother’s recipe I grew up with. The nice thing about this recipe is that it takes very little time to pull together, it is perfect for quick meals. Mor kuzhambhu can also be made ahead and reheated on...
Iced lemon Tea
The name says it all..
Makes 5-6 servings
6 cups of water
2 packs of tea bag or 3 tsp of tea powder
1/3 cup of sugar/honey/agave
3 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup Ice
Few lemon wedges and rounds.
In a saucepan, bring water to boil. Remove from heat and add tea bag. If you are going to use tea powder, Add it to the water and bring to a boil till its nice brown in color and...
Bhindi Masala
Original recipe: Aug 21 2012, Updated recipe: Apr 15 2015.
Bhindi masala is a popular Indian side made of okras/lady’s finger cooked in onion-tomato paste and spices. This creamy okra dish is one another dish featured prominently in all Indian restaurant menu.
There are many recipes and versions of this curry, the common ingredient is Okra. My version probably looks like many other...
Peach Cobbler
Ingredients:
1.5 cups of self rising flour
1 cup sugar
1.5 cups of milk
1/4 tsp ground Cinnamon
8 tbsp of butter (1 stick)
1 can (15oz) Peaches
If you are going to use fresh peaches:
Wash and Clean peaches. Slice them into wedges after removing the pit.
Combine the peaches(4 to 5), 1 cup sugar, and water (1 cup) in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from...
Pineapple Fried Rice with Tofu
Pineapple friend rice, an exotic and colorful food from Thai cuisine. It’s a great way to use leftover rice and ingredients are easy to gather. The best part is, it can be easily customized to suit one’s preferences.
It is pretty easy to make after the prep work is done and the finished dish is so vibrantly colorful and the curry powder gives it an amazing aroma.
One of the prettiest ways to serve fried rice is- in a pineapple boat, A treat...