Ohhh… potatoes! From our favorite fast-food fries to share with your friends to the mashed potatoes that accompany your family’s favorite steak, potatoes are always there for you. In fact, potatoes are the most important non-cereal crop in the world! It ranks the 4th most important crop in the world, right after corn, wheat, and rice. And so I’ve created and shared many potato-related recipes because that’s what you want, right?...

What’s better than gin and tonic? Gin and tonic AND chocolate. Who knew?! I’ve been planning my festive food gift making for weeks, I’m doing batches of my Cookies and Cream Slow Cooker Fudge, and Christmas Rocky Road but fancied making something a little more grown up for my girlfriends. So, onto these truffles. Every year I try and make some homemade food gifts. It’s stretched from the sublime to the ridiculous if I’m honest....

The term cutlet defines a flat croquette of minced meat, nuts, or pulses, typically covered in breadcrumbs and shaped like a veal chop. There are no second thoughts about the cutlet being not deep-fried. The crunchy outer layer is the disguise for the mouth-melting layer inside. And needless to say, the gluten-free masoor dal cutlet is always accompanied by a delectable relish to compliment the flavors. There is undoubted snack food comfort in dunking hot cutlet in spicy green chutney....

Why We Love This Gravlax Recipe Today we are sharing a simple cured salmon recipe you can make at home to save money, improve quality control, and impress your friends and family. You can learn how to cure salmon right at home! The preparation for this Easy Homemade Gravlax recipe takes just a few minutes with a handful of ingredients. Then you can place it in the fridge and let the salt work its magic for 1 to 3 days!...

Since I can’t help with your costume or makeup, at least let me help with the recipes…. Pretty please? So today I offer you a Halloween Recipe Round Up, filled with easy dishes you can pull together to make your party spectacular! Party Snacks: Sweet and Spicy Drumsticks Jalapeño Corn Cakes with Avocado Salsa Forbidden Rice with Roasted Acorn Squash Spiced Apple Swedish Meatballs Spicy Candy Bacon Antipasto Skewers with Herb Vinaigrette Stromboli with Artichoke Olives and Red Pepper Bacon and Pecorino Popcorn Andouille Sliders Apple Cheddar Palmiers Tamale Bites Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Sloppy Joes...

Perhaps the most crucial every day question that all wives and moms would face throughout their lives is, “What’s for dinner?”. If you’re a meal prepper, bless your heart, but if you’re more like me who usually lives in the moment and just wings it, bless our hearts, too. 😂 I tried to be a meal prepper with all those labels and food storage in the fridge, but it just wasn’t me....

While you are here, check out the list of popular Indian desserts, sweets, and mithai, our easy no bake peanut butter fudge. Why you’ll love this recipe Benefits These dates dry fruit laddu or energy balls comes with a lot of health benefits. Dried fruits and nuts are always rich in antioxidants which help in promoting eye and heart health. It helps lower fat and blood sugar levels. Good for weight loss and a diabetic diet....

These brioche buns are so dangerously good that you’ll want to eat a whole tray of them. And you could, considering how you can use them as burger buns, dinner rolls, or even sandwich bread. They’re as versatile as they are tasty. When making brioche, these principles apply—lots of butter, lots of patience, and kneading. After working with brioche dough for several years, I feel the best way to handle the dough is to have it rest overnight....

Retro Buttered Rum Recipe There’s nothing quite like a mug of hot, spicy, super buttery buttered rum to bring back warm nostalgic feelings. It’s a wonderful treat for cold winter nights, and adds an air of festivity to any gathering! In fact, you’ll always find a big crockpot full of Hot Buttered Rum at our annual holiday parties. This tried-and-true family recipe makes the richest, most flavorful Hot Buttered Rum batter ever....

I find minced garlic a very useful ingredient in most of my meals. I often use garlic cloves to heighten the aroma of my dishes. It’s so quick and easy! If you think that mincing is hard, then I’m gonna ease you into the idea that it could also be a stress-releasing activity. So, let’s get to know our garlic clove a little better. Health Benefits of Garlic Garlic has been celebrated around the world for its miraculous health benefits....

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes This Kebab Shop style Garlic Yogurt Sauce, or Toum, is a versatile and easy-to-make condiment that will add a burst of flavour to any dish. Its creamy texture, combined with the bold taste of garlic and the tanginess of yogurt and lemon, makes it a must-try Middle Eastern condiment like hummus. How To Make Toum Prepare the garlic: In a food processor or mortar and pestle or using a garlic press, finely mince the garlic with a pinch of salt....

Why We Love This Korean Pancakes Recipe Let’s talk about Korean Pancakes, but first… If you’ve hung around A Spicy Perspective for more than a few weeks, you probably know I am crazy about global cuisine. I love experimenting with unique flavor combinations, exotic spices, and classic dishes from places we’ve traveled. Well, today’s dish falls under the none-of-the-above category but is still dazzling enough to share. wink Korean Pancakes: Pajun (Pajeon) are made from a standard savory pancake batter mixed with shredded potatoes and various fresh vegetables, they then are pan-fried to perfection....

What is Lauki? Lauki or doodhi are the Hindi terms for bottle gourd. Bottle gourd is a thick, fleshy vegetable vine that grows in tropical countries like India. It is like a squash, easy to digest, cook, and full of water content. A sign of a healthy, young gourd is pale green, smooth skin that is quite firm and blemish-free. Lauki is commonly used in Indian Cuisine to make various dishes such as kofta curry, sabji, snacks, sweets, and kheer....

But, first things first, last week was another fantastic Festive Food Friday linky on the blog. Some of my favourites from last week were Olive, Tomato and Herb Christmas Tree Bread from Tales from the Kitchen Shed, White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge from Misplaced Brit, Baked Camembert with Chilli Jam and Rosemary by De Tout Coeur Limousin and Rudolph Cake Pops by A Strong Coffee. I have a bit of a all or nothing nature you know....

Hope you know that we share a new lunch box menu plan every week. Suppose you want to see the previous week’s lunch box menu; type ‘LUNCH BOX’ in the search bar of my website. And you will get all the weekly ideas at your fingertip. This lunch box series includes FREE printable menu plans every week, including my meal prep tips for the Indian kitchen. In this weekly lunch box plan, you will get: practical lunch box ideas for adults easy to follow menu plan with recipes Indian Cuisine inspired recipe ideas helpful meal prep tips for Indian kitchen...

If you are born and brought up in the coastal region of Karnataka, India, you all know summer means eating jackfruit and mangoes. The latest trend is the use of young jackfruit to prepare burgers and “meat” balls - thus making the transition to a vegan diet easy for those who consume non-vegetarian food regularly. Last year I posted jeev kadgi podi (rava fry with breadfruit). My audience just loved it....

While you are here, check out our popular and best plain white burfi, 2-ingredient coconut burfi with jaggery, or the famous besan barfi. About the recipe If you love Indian burfi sweet, especially coconut burfi or milk powder barfi, then you will love this easy mango barfi mithai. A unique flavor and taste that everyone will love. This mango burfi is prepared using fresh mango pulp, coconut (nariyal), milk powder, and sugar with flavorings like cardamom and saffron....

About Matar Paratha There’s one thing which is kind of an inarguable fact about Punjabi culture; that we live for good food. We start to feel incomplete if a week goes by where we haven’t had a meal of hot fresh paratha with dollops of homemade white butter! In the huge extended family of paratha, matar paratha is surely one of our family’s favorite, especially during the winter season. It is an excellent wholesome Indian breakfast....

Story of Mulligatawny Soup Mulligatawny has its roots in Tamil Nadu, India. The words ‘miḷagu’ means pepper, and ‘taṇṇi’ means water; that is how the soup got its name. This spicy lentil soup recipe became widely popular among British residents during the stay of the East India Company. The marriage between the two cuisines (Indian and British) gave birth to famous Anglo-Indian Cuisine, inherently Indian dishes with an English twist. And mulligatawny is one of the beloved Ango Indian dishes....

About Murukku (Chakli) This post is all about crispy, crunchy, rich butter murukku or butter chakli. Murukku is a crunchy and savory Indian snack recipe that people like to eat with a cup of coffee or tea. Kids like to munch on it as they do their homework or watch television.Chakli or Muruku is popularly prepared at home in India during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Janmashtami and offered as naivedyam....