Gasagase Payasa or Poppy Seeds Pudding is a rich, creamy and flavorful traditional dessert or sweet from the state of Karnataka, India prepared using coconut, jaggery (or sugar), and poppy seeds. This dessert or sweet is prepared during festivals like Ugadi, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami, Ram Navami, or on special occasions instead of rice kheer or vermicelli kheer or also offered in form of prasadam in temples. My third recipe for Ugadi (Gudi Padwa) series....

Reasons To LOVE This Ginger Pickle Recipe gluten and nut-free 5 ingredient recipe no cooking required vegan and vegetarian ready in less than 30 minutes Punjabi Style Ginger Pickle The beauty of instant pickles is that they do not require a lengthy and time-consuming process to get ready. Best for novice pickle makers like me. The precise ingredient list and simple procedure make me feel confident about the instant pickle-making process....

You can never run out of enough ideas for dessert. Desserts make any meal special and festive. When it comes to Indian desserts, they are often characterized as rich, indulgent, and full of aromatics. Using fruits and vegetables in desserts isn’t uncommon in Indian cuisine. While most gourds and carrots are usual favorites, the others are worth exploring too. One such vegetable is the cauliflower. Cauliflower is a really versatile vegetable – from sinful gobi paratha to crisp tandoori gobi or delicious cauliflower pilaf, there are tons of interesting cauliflower recipes that are my favorite....

Baked Green Beans Green Beans Almondine is one of those beloved side dish recipes that feels like it has been around forever. Simple and vibrant, green beans with almonds are a perfectly elegant and healthy complement to so many main dishes. I remember enjoying them when I was younger with everything from steak bites to chicken breasts and baked cod, and much more. Basically, nearly any protein is elevated when served alongside tangy, garlic-y, wonderfully flavorful Green Beans Almondine....

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Doodh Pak is a pudding milk, rice, and sugar, flavoured with cardamom, saffron, and nuts. It is a quintessential part of Gujarati thali meal or festive food fare. This rich, creamy, and aromatic sweet dish is often prepared during festivals, special occasions, and celebrations. Doodh Pak is more than just a dessert; it’s a comforting, Grandma style simple yet satisfying sweet dish. Difference between Doodh Pak and Kheer: The key difference between these two Indian desserts are the consistency and the preparation method....

Quinoa salad is good for weight loss, diabetic-friendly, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free. Quinoa is one of my favorite millet that I love to use in my kitchen for various recipes in place of rice. Also, this salad is good for your lunch box, picnics, potlucks, travel, etc. This quinoa salad is prepared with fresh ingredients like cucumber, bell peppers, carrot, onion, herbs like cilantro or parsley, and simple lemon-garlic dressing....

Basil Pesto Chicken Pasta When you think of fresh summer flavors, you certainly think of pesto, right? Right. Bright, bold pesto adds herbaceous earthiness to nearly any dish. Typically made with aromatic basil, pine nuts, and a hint of citrus, it absolutely screams summer. We love incorporating homemade basil pesto in a variety of our family’s seasonal meal plans, like weekend favorites Healthy Pesto Chicken Kebabs with Cool Quinoa Pilaf and Pesto Pizza with Burrata Prosciutto and Microgreens recipe....

Ghee is essentially is clarified butter that has its origin in South Asia and has made it’s way to East African Countries and other parts of the world Making ghee is a simple and easy process. All you need is patience, saucepan, cheese cloth – to drain any leftover butter residue The butter is brought to simmer and left to cook for a prolong amount of time. During which it turns into a light golden color....

Why We Love This Homemade Cheeseburger Macaroni Recipe Hey dudes! Do you remember those commercials with the high-fiving cartoon glove? If you were born in a certain generation, you most likely can recall the latch-key kid meal of the eighties and nineties, Hamburger Helper. This boxed pantry staple includes macaroni noodles and a pouch of powdered… Stuff. Just add ground beef and milk and BOOM you’ve got dinner ready in 20 minutes!...

Why We Love Hot Shrimp Dip Cajun Shrimp Dip is a Louisiana specialty. A friend introduced me to this cheesy party dip several years ago, and I’ve been craving it ever since! It is a simple and casual appetizer that is hard to resist. Shrimp Dip is meant to be served hot with baguette slices, pita chips, crostini, or Ritz crackers. However, you can also serve it with cut vegetables like celery sticks, baby carrots, or sliced bell peppers....

Recipe card About the recipe Dried black beans soaked and cooked at home are creamy and flavorful, with perfectly seasoned liquid. They taste so delicious that you can serve them as is, but they can also be used for enchiladas, tacos, burritos, rice bowls, etc. I am sharing the easiest and fastest way to cook black beans at home. Cook a big batch, and you can refrigerate it and use it for multiple recipes for up to 7 days or store it in the freezer for up to 2 months....

I bet you could already imagine how your leftover buttermilk would glare at you every time you open your fridge. And then it would just always (and always) end up in the garbage can. Agree? No worries. You don’t need to buy one anymore when you can make one at home using three (3) simple buttermilk substitutes. Yes, three! Making your own buttermilk is as easy as mixing and stirring....

What Is An Orange Julius? Who here remembers and loves Orange Julius?! If you are wondering, ok what is Orange Julius, I think we are both showing our ages. wink But not to worry, the magic of the OG, I mean O.J., absolutely transcends generations and can be beloved by all. Classic Orange Julius “restaurants” were staple food court stands once located in nearly every mall across America. Their foamy, frosty juice smoothies and icy treats became so popular, eventually, you could find them partnered with freestanding Dairy Queen fast-food restaurants throughout the country....

Guys, I would like to introduce you to my spanking obsession. Japanese Baked Sweet Potato Fries. This, Mr. Sweet potato head is my one and only true love. At least I like to think so, so don’t you burst my bubble. I have him for breakfast, lunch and in between. In fact, I do not really need dessert- he is it for me- always hits the spot. I am a sweet tooth gal but recently I have deprived myself –Gasp!...

Why We Love This Bailey’s Jello Shots Recipe This St. Patrick’s day, you can make an adult beverage in fun, solid form! These Bailey’s jello shots are not only delicious, but look how cute they are! Plus, these cute little Baileys Irish Cream Jello Shots are so much fun! Not only do they combine caffeine and booze for that perfect pick-me-up-yet-slow-me-down feeling, but they also taste delightful with a thin espresso layer on the bottom and a solid Baileys Irish Cream gelatin above....

Traditionally, basic soan papdi is made using chickpea flour (besan or gram flour), flour (maida), ghee, sugar, and flavored with saffron (Kesar) and/or cardamom powder. Now, if you buy soan papdi from any halwais or big brands like Haldirams, for example, it will come in the form of cubes. This Indian dessert is also called as patisa, san papri, sohan papdi, or shonpapdi and was very popular in North India....

Karahi Gosht is to Pakistani cuisine what butter chicken is to Indian cuisine. This delicious curry is a popular street food, and there are many variations of it. The two most popular versions are Chicken Karahi and mutton or lamb karahi gosht. This recipe was born from my love for all karahi recipes and my kids’ love of boneless meat. The key to any good karahi is the best quality meat you can source and fresh, juicy tomatoes....

Check out more interesting coconut sweets and desserts. Recipe card Coconut Sweet Bread Coconut sweet bread is vegan with crispy caramelized edges and melt-in-mouth filling. The use of jaggery with fresh coconut adds an aromatic flavor and texture to the flatbread. Kayi means coconut, and holige means sweet bread in English. This coconut sweet bread is also called coconut obbattu or kayi obbattu in some parts of karnataka, nariyal poli in North India, thengai poli in Andhra and Tamil Nadu, and narla ubbati in Mangalore Konkani cuisine....

About Khaman Khaman is a widely popular Indian snack from the state of Gujarat. It is served as a teatime snack or ‘farsan‘ as they say in Gujarati, with a variety of sweet and spicy chutney. A khaman is prepared with gram flour (besan). Hence, it is an excellent gluten-free and vegan snack. Every family has its own way of making khaman from scratch. In my experience, it is one of the easiest Indian snacks, but also, at the same time, one needs to understand as a cook the chemical reaction happening behind the scene to master the art of making khaman....

If there’s one food that makes me feel like I’m on holiday, it’s this really easy recipe for Lamb Koftas. Add a big dollop of tzatziki and a Greek salad and I’m right there, imagining I’m sitting by the Mediterranean in the sunshine. 😎 I think we all need a bit of that right now (and always)?! Serve this during the summer months on the barbecue, or any time of year under the grill or in a frying pan....