Apples are available through out the year and it is the best fruit to keep you away from doctor! I simply love to prepare recipes using apples since it brings sweetness and tartness naturally. Another reason I love apple so much is that most apple dessert recipes do not require eggs. Following recipe calls for…
One of the easiest, healthiest dessert ever in my diary…just put ingredients together and bake! Serve with Ice cream or as it is..yum! For variations, I sometimes throw some chocolate chips, nuts or other dry fruits as well. Apple Crisp is a dessert made up of a baked apple filling and a crispy crumb topping….
Appam or Palappam – one of the favorite breakfast of Keralites. Jewish people who migrated to India introduced this food item in the country. Appam, a fermented rice pancake, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Kerala. It is especially popular among the Christian communities of that state. Appam are often served…
The most frequently asked question to me is how do I maintain my weight after eating all yummy food that I prepare almost everyday. Following tips will help you a lot if you be honest to yourself and stick to your plan. To me personally, my weight management rules are, homemade food, exercise/yoga/walk and stay…
Prepared with raw mangoes, Aam Panna is known to prevent many heat related ailments including heat stroke. It also helps you stay hydrated. The raw mango is highly appreciated for its nutritional value they are excellent source of Vitamin C, which is comparatively more than ripe mangoes; raw mango is a rich source of pectin…
Got some assorted left over veggies? Try making yummy Parathas, stuffed bread. One of my most favorited recipe to prepare when I have little amount of cauliflower, carrot, cabbage left. Veg-stuffed parathas consist of unleavened dough stuffed with a spiced mixture of assorted vegetables, which is rolled out and cooked on a hot tawa with…
Bhindi Masala or Bhindi do Pyaza – literally translates to okras cooked with double the measure of onions. Okra cooked with caramelised onions and dried spices, the flavours are just divine – a lovely vegetable dish to go with freshly made chapatis.
Bhareli Bhindi / Stuffed Okra / Binda Sambhariya / Stuffed Lady’s finger Bhinda sambhariya (Stuffed Okra) is an preparation of fresh okras, stuffed with an exciting sesame, Peanuts (also coconut in some region) and coriander mixture with flour and cooked till crispy. Some of my family members like almost burnt crispy okra.
This stir fried crunchy outside, soft inside bhindi is prepared for Gujarati Thali meal menu. Okra is easy to cook and a very tasty vegetable. But for beginners, it is bit of challenge due to it’s stickiness. Even while cutting the Lady’s finger we can see the juice sticking at the edges of the knife….
Panipuri, also called golgappa, is a common street snack in several regions of South Asia, in particular in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It consists of a round, hollow puri, fried crisp and filled with a mixture of mint flavored water (pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion and chickpeas. Panipuri has various names,…
