Chana Dal Payasam Chana dal payasam is a traditional dessert prepared during festivals like Ugadi, Ram Navami, Diwali, Navratri, Varamahalakshmi vratam, etc. It is first offered in the form of Naivedyam and then distributed as a dessert. This is a temple-style madgane (mangane), where rice is used so that the kheer thickens. You can use sabudana, broken wheat, or rice flour. You can also check our popular chana dal payasam made with sabudana....

Why We Love this Easy Beef Recipe If you want to feed a crowd or meal prep with as little effort as possible, the slow cooker is your BFF… And we especially love those fantastic “dump” style recipes that don’t require any pre-cooking. Our amazing “Bloody Mary Shredded Beef” recipe is one of those magic 3-ingredient, all-purpose wonders you can use in many different ways! This set-it-and-forget-it recipe could not be any easier to make....

Who doesn’t love mangoes? The summertime is the perfect season to indulge in the goodness of mango recipes. Indian mango lassi is one of the quickest ways to enjoy the sweet, ripe mangoes available during the season. What is Lassi? Lassi is an Indian-style smoothie with fresh curd, sugar, and cardamom. Unlike my mango smoothie recipe, the lassi is a curd-based drink, not milk. Hence, it is considered good for your gut because of the probiotic bacteria in the curd....

Now you know I love a good skillet dinner, and this is one of my favorites. It makes cooking and cleaning up quick and easy and adds to the joy of being in the kitchen. Plus, these mouthwatering flavors! 🤤 For starters, there’s just something about chicken in a rich, creamy sauce that is absolutely fabulicious. But you’ve got something extraordinary when you add sun-dried tomatoes, freshly grated parmesan, and fresh thyme and basil....

Baking is one of my favourite things to do as the season changes to autumn and we need a little cosiness and comfort in our lives. And we definitely need CAKE! These Mini Pumpkin Bread Loaves are a classic. They fill the house with wafts of cinnamon and spice and they’re fantastic with a cuppa to treat yourself with, for serving to guests or for packed lunches. They’re a little bit spicy, a little bit warming, golden in colour, and they taste exactly like autumn (if autumn was a flavour)....

Ultimate Comfort Food? What makes a comfort food a truly comforting dish? Meals that make me feel happy inside and out are typically warm, savory, and include layers of flavor served together in one bowl. You should be able to use your fork or spoon to create bites that include a bit of all ingredients, with lots of different textures in each yummy mouthful. The best comfort foods make magic out of the simplest, no-frills components....

Wherever you may be, I hope you’re all cozied up. ‘Cause let’s all admit it, nothing compares to the idea of lying or sitting down on the couch with a mug of a warm drink in your hand as you watch the snowfall through the window. Okay, we might never get to experience that snow that I’m talking about here in LA, but you’ll definitely see me holding a big mug of this winter cocktail Mulled Wine for this coming New Year’s celebration....

About the recipe No-onion, no-garlic, chana masala, or chole is prepared using chickpeas, potatoes, tomatoes, and cashews with green chilies and chile powder. Don’t be surprised with the ingredient list. I have not used anything besides these simple ingredients; you can still make wonderful gravy. I cannot believe Navratri is around the corner. With Durga Puja and celebrations all over India, many people fast these nine days. During these fasting days, onion and garlic are not allowed to be consumed, along with some flours and spices....

Both stovetop and instant pot instructions added WOW! It’s summer already. The time of the year I have been waiting for to enjoy with my little one outdoors. The time of the year where I see lot of people who love to eat their lunches in parks and beaches, and dinners on their patio. I am super excited as it is our first summer in our new house with our own patio....

Oven Roasted Broccoli Broccoli may not be the sexiest vegetable, but it sure is improved by a quick roast under high heat. If you love oven roasted squash or were swept away by the roasted cauliflower craze, you are going to go nuts over today’s Perfect Roasted Broccoli: hands down one of my favorite healthy side dishes! Roasted Broccoli Recipe This is a 4 ingredient recipe that takes about 20 minutes to assemble and bake!...

This tender roast beef, topped with a gravy made of the tandoori masala marinade is one of my family’s favorite recipes. A wonderful dish with exceptional flavor, it’s often requested as birthday dinner by my kids! The Tandoori Roast Beef Masala Recipe Most Pakistanis generally tend to eat either a roasted-leg-of-goat-raan or Hunter Beef as opposed to Roast beef. As such it’s not a Pakistani Common meat dish. I’ve yet to make it for someone who hasn’t fallen in love with it, it’s usually one of the most popular recipes in my house when I entertain....

Paneer is one of the most popular ingredients loved and used in Indian cooking, from sweet to savory dishes. When paneer is prepared fresh at home, it has a soft and melt-in-the-mouth texture. Apart from its taste, it is also considered healthy. It is rich in protein, essential fats, calcium, and vitamin D. Therefore, paneer is considered one of the best ingredients for the traditional Indian vegetarian diet. I love to call it vegetarian chicken....

4-Ingredient Peppermint Muddy Buddies Muddy Buddies… Have you heard of them? It’s a sweet holiday treat that is also known as Puppy Chow, Muddy Munch, or even Reindeer Munch. The most classic form of this homemade candy is a combination of cereal, chocolate or almond bark, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. However, muddy buddies can be made in many different flavors! Today I’m sharing one of my personal favorites, a Peppermint Puppy Chow Recipe for Christmas!...

My favorite kind of pork chop is juicy, slightly crusted, and flavored with a little sweet-heat. If you want juicy pork chops my secret is to brine the meat first. (Check it out here). I GUARANTEE you after that, the cooked chops will always be moist and tender! My next goal after that is – texture. I pulled this one off by coating the meat with my homemade pork chop seasoning then I cooked it on the HOT grill....

Also, check out our seasonal favorite apple pancakes and zucchini pancakes. Jump to:About the recipeIngredientsStep-by-step InstructionsTipsMore Pumpkin RecipesRecipe cardUser Reviews About the recipe This Indian instant dosa with pumpkin is also called dudde polo (bakri) in konkani, sihi kumbalakayi dose in kannada, Parangikai, or poosanikai dosai in Tamil. You can serve these pumpkin semolina pancakes (sooji dosa) for instant breakfast or a quick after-school snack. These pumpkin pancakes are...

Check out our 100 + Diwali dessert ideas and traditional Indian sweets recipes. Indian fusion dessert recipe Rabri gulab jamun parfait is a delicious fusion dessert recipe for festivals like Eid, Diwali, Christmas, Raksha Bandhan, or special occasions. If you have gulab jamun and rabdi, this dessert is ready in less than 10 minutes. Diwali is around the corner. If you are looking for something unique but still traditional, then this recipe is for you....

Check out our more simple and easy snacks, Diwali snacks. Recipe card Rice flour chakli Chakli, a spiral-shaped, savory Indian snack, is prepared using rice flour or wheat flour and basic aromatic spices. It is also called chakkuli, murukku, chakralu, and chakri in different languages. Almost all Indian bakeries and Farsan shops sell chaklis throughout the year. This snack is vegan, dairy free and gluten free. During Ganesh Chaturthi and Janmashtami, chakli is made and offered to a god in the form of naivedyam....

About Sambar Sambar is the flag bearer of South Indan Cuisine. A sweet, spicy, sour stew of lentils, vegetables, and spices. While living in South India, I discovered one secret about sambar; every family has its special sambar recipe passed on from generation to generation. Also, when it comes to sambar, the possibilities are endless. There is a radish sambar, drumstick sambar, Tamil style sweet spicy sambar, Udipi style sambar, Karanataka style slightly sweet sambar or Kerala style coconut sambar and so on....

Spinach is like a part of my everyday life. Perhaps, it’s my go-to healthy sides especially during times when I don’t want to think hard on what to have for dinner. And it’s absolutely family-approved, too. Is Sauteed Spinach Good For You? This came as a shock to me, but it turns out that sauteed or cooked spinach is healthier than raw ones. Surprised? After some digging online, I read that raw spinach has oxalic acid which interferes our body’s ability to absorb essential nutrients like calcium and iron....

Zucchini is one of the veggies you’ll enjoy even if you are not really a veggie-eater. And this cheesy sauteed zucchini here makes eating veggies even more enjoyable. It will convince you that healthy eating is fun. 😉 Besides being one of my favorite vegetables, zucchini goes with about anything. I think my all-time fave was at a restaurant that added roasted red peppers to the mix. Hey, if that sounds good to you too, go for it....