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This dish is totally delectable and perfect for any brunch party. You can prepare this in a big batch and could use the oven instead of a pan. What is Shakshuka? Shakshuka is a super popular breakfast in North Africa and the Middle East. It’s made of lots of tomatoes, onion, garlic, and tons of spices. Of course, eggs are the hero of the dish. A little bit of runny egg yolk over the delicious tomato sauce is the ultimate comfort dish for breakfast any day of the week....

I love to make banana bread. The most important reasons for this are that it’s really easy and doesn’t involve five thousand steps. Just mix the dry and wet ingredients separately and mix them together. It has just the perfect amount of sweetness combined with a soft and delicate texture. My kids just love banana bread for breakfast or as a snack any day of the week. It’s an incredibly easy recipe- even my teenagers whip them in a professional manner....

So for today’s dessert, I made a foxtail millet Kheer with Jaggery, Saffron, Rose petals and Pistachio. It was a delicious combination of grains, nuts, and jaggery. New Recipes

My earliest memories of Litti were when one of my uncles used to cook them in our courtyard. The whole “event” was done on a massive scale. He always made around a hundred/hundred-fifty litties for our large family. A few folks were assigned to be his helpers in doing things. It was strictly a man’s business then. Ladies were only expected to make chokha and chutney to go with them....

What is Sindhi Koki? Sindh was a province in undivided India, and Sindhi is an exceptionally hard-working community with a lovely business sense. Their love for food is known to everyone. Sindhi koki is a wheat flatbread from that region. It’s a little thick, and some have knife marks. This roti /Paratha /Flatbread is crispy on the outside and soft and flaky inside. This bread is quite popular in India. The cooking method for flatbread is quite different....

Spinach Corn Sandwiches are filled with creamy spinach corn mixture and grilled perfectly. This spinach corn sandwich is creamy, cheesy, easy, and delicious. Perfect for lunch boxes and picnics. A spinach corn sandwich is our family favorite. I love how it’s so easy to feed a few vegetables to the kids. They are so comforting and yummy that you will make it repeatedly after making this once. This is great for breakfast, snacks, or lunch boxes....

What Ingredients are needed? Medium size or large potatoes. For the stuffing, Grated Paneer Grated Mawa Crushed dry fruits(I have used pistachio and raisin) Chopped Fresh cilantro Chat Masala Red Chili Powder Salt For the curry/gravy, Onion Ginger Garlic Paste Ghee/Oil Kasoori Methi Coriander Powder Red Chili Powder Grated Mawa Heavy Cream /Malai Garam Masala Powder Chopped Cilantro for garnish How to cook it? After washing medium-sized potatoes, peel them properly....

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Busy Monday again, as school is open after Thanksgiving break. We had one of the most relaxing and chill Thanksgiving breaks overall. There was cooking and eating, as well as lots of tv, which was the highlight. Hence, this was unlike previous times when we had gone for a short break somewhere in Florida. I can’t believe the holiday season has already started. It’s sad that this whole year has gone without adding many positives to our life....

Makhana Kheer, or Foxnut Pudding, is a Creamy, milk-based pudding that combines golden roasted fox nuts with lots of whole milk. Mawa and many dry fruits give it a decadent taste and rich flavor. Many people consider it Vrat food. What is Makhana? Makhana /Phool Makhana or Fox nuts are popularly known as lotus seeds. They are widespread in Bihar, so growing up, we had many delights of Makhana. I remember we usually had so much makhana at home that my Mom stored them in big, stolen containers....

Methi Kadhi as the name suggests is a kadhi made with fresh methi or fenugreek leaves. This is the perfect winter delicacy and a very delicious Punjabi preparation. Served with white rice or any type of ghee-laden Indian bread this dish is absolute bliss on a plate. Growing up I had kadhi almost every once in a week at home. Kadhi rice served with some type of veggie fry was our perfect comfort food....

Fall months are meant to be cozy. There is something warm and fuzzy about soup. Having a comforting bowl of soup on a cold chilly evening reassures us with much love. I love the versatility of this orzo soup. You can add or remove your choice of ingredients. The inclusion of small pasta gives you the heartiness of carbs, but at the same time, it doesn’t make you bloated with overdoing....

An easy 20-minute recipe for Veg Lo Mein. This recipe is delicious, better than takeout, and uses simple ingredients. It’s suitable for beginner cooks and is vegan-friendly. When my daughter was five/six years old, she loved this restaurant’s lo mein. We had to go there at least once a week to get those. Since they did not have a kid’s portion for the lo mein, I used to share with her....

Summer is almost over, and we are officially ready to enter the fall month. Over the last few months, we cherished the fresh bounty of our kitchen garden produce. We have so many garden tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, gourds, herbs, chilies, lemons, and other fresh produce that we have been self-sufficient for the last three months. Tomatoes and fresh basil are a match made in heaven, and I love to use them....

A crepe is a super-thin french pancake that comes in two types. One is savoury and another is sweet. Though I love both, my favourite is the sweet ones. ❤❤ I follow a simple recipe for crepes by Julia Child(simplified by Martha Stewart). It’s easy, takes only one blender and is foolproof. You can obviously whisk this traditionally but I find this really convenient. I don’t know how many times I have made this, but the result is always mind-blowing....

Growing up chole bhature was undoubtedly my favorite dish and now it’s my kid’s favorite too. My Mom is a phenomenal cook and she introduced us to a wide area of diverse Indian food scene. She used to read all those magazines and cook books and then we tasted her lovely experiments. Chole bhature was her specialty and I still remember how her kitchen assistant prepared all the dough for bhature and different spice mixes for our dinner and lunch ....

Litti Chokha is the most famous dishes of Bihar. Here I am sharing a recipe that uses the same ingredients, but is much easier to make. Yes, you guessed it. It’s Sattu ka Paratha. The winter menu of my mother’s kitchen was always filled with different types of stuffed parathas. Among the crowd were alu, muli, gobhi, mattar- and the tastiest one- Sattu Paratha. It was nutritious, filling and had great shelf life....

Super delightful and delectable Tres Leches Cake with a Mango twist. This cake is easy and can be made in advance. You cannot miss making this cake if you love the mango flavor. Attention mango lovers!!!! You will love this mango twist on the Mexican Tres Leches cake, and folks who are not mango lovers will become one after trying this. For a long time, I’ve wanted to bake a tres leches cake(I am a big fan of this cake and always make it at home) but not the regular kind- I wanted to make something exotic, with a bit of an Indian twist....

What is Sattu? Sattu is made of roasted chickpeas and is hence called roasted gram flour. However, this flour is quite different from besan in texture and taste. Health Benefits of Sattu, Sattu is considered a superfood. Growing up, we saw our grandmothers and mothers prepare sattu sherbet drinks in summer. They used to say that it helped us during the heat wave in North India. It cools our body naturally and is an excellent source of protein, vitamins, and fiber....

For the Mother’s Day special post, I chose a beautiful cake by Marcela Valladolid of Food Network. I have tweaked the recipe a little bit and covered the sides with whipped cream and coconut flakes . It’s a Caramel Mango and Coconut Upside Down Cake. I loved how airy and flavourful this cake is. Packed with the gooey deliciousness of caramelised mango and coconut flakes, this cake really is worth trying....