Jay has a field trip coming up this Monday and he hasn’t stopped talking about it for a month now. One of the big questions facing him is, Mom, what will you pack for lunch? I have been asked that question about a hundred times now, I think, no, more than a hundred times, but I am not letting on that I have this delicious secret up my sleeve. I know he loves them, and will be thrilled to find them in his lunchbox: chickpea and kale stuffed empanadas....
I love how versatile this Chickpea Avocado Salad is. I roll it in a wrap for lunch, or pile it on a whole wheat hamburger bun for Jay. Desi will usually just eat it as a side, by itself. If I’m feeling like being rather good, I roll it up inside a lettuce wrap. It’s always so, so delicious! There’s no added fat or even any sort of dressing in this recipe....
I’ve never been a fan of eggs in the potato salad, and no one would miss them in my vegan rendition of a traditional potato salad. I like mixing things up when I make potato salads, and one of my favorite versions is this Indian inspired turmeric potato salad with turmeric and green peas I’ve shared with you in the past. But the classic version, so creamy and delicious, is also hard to beat....
You might also like this recipe for roasted carrots. This Curried Carrots Salad with Cherry Tomatoes is summer on a plate. It is bright, fresh and healthy, with bold flavors that grab your tastebuds and make them do a happy dance. The salad itself is made in an Indian style, with a tempering of curry leaves, black mustard seeds, red pepper flakes and turmeric. On top of it all goes a spritz of fresh lemon juice....
Flavour loaded potatoes. Hard-boiled eggs. Red onion. Spice. All wrapped up in a creamy mayo yoghurt dressing. Who doesn’t like a good potato salad? With grilled chicken? It’s a natural. Classic backyard BBQ menu. Real comfort food. But when it’s tandoori chicken? The potato salad needs to step up. Big time. And this one does. Like it was designed for it. Because it was. Literally. I sat down to come up with things to serve with tandoori chicken....
Judy Rogers of Zuni Cafe fame pioneered the dry brining technique. It’s easy. It doesn’t the take up tons of room in your fridge like wet brining and it works. It works really well. I recently saw a study that compared wet and dry brining. It was on a reputable food site so I believe the results. They had a blind taste testing. They compared wet brined, no brine and dry brined roast turkey....
on Sep 01, 2020, Updated Jan 18, 2023 I’ve lived in Bangalore long enough to know that sponge cakes from Iyengar Bakery are absolutely legendary. And my Bangalorean friends who’ve lived here all their lives SWEAR by it! This got me curious, and had me experimenting to make the best vanilla cake ever! After several batches of cakes that were either to dry, or fine but not perfect, I can finally say that I have nailed how to make the perfect vanilla cake at home!...
on Jun 14, 2013, Updated Sep 05, 2020 I know a lot of people who are scared of the bread monster because something I’ve commonly heard is that people find the process tricky. I remember my mum trying to make dinner rolls for us at home once, which turned out to be a disaster. The rolls were like tiny, unbreakable rocks and we could have used them as golf balls if we played the sport....
on Dec 20, 2020, Updated Apr 20, 2021 This is probably one of the most requested recipes every year on Christmas and so I took up the challenge to do this at home. Herb Garlic Roasted Chicken is SUCH a delicious meal and so satisfying when you’re craving for roast and mash. This is a complete meal with all the works – roasted veggies – I’ve used sweet potatoes and onions – and made gravy from the leftover meat juices....
on May 10, 2024 Craving spoonfuls of creamy, chocolatey Nutella? What if I told you that you could make this decadent hazelnut and chocolate spread at home with my Nutella recipe? It comes together with barely 5 ingredients – and you can name every single one of them! What a relief for us parents and an incredible treat for the kids. Keep reading to learn how to make nutella right from your own kitchen!...
on Nov 16, 2022 Did you know reheating mashed potatoes was a cinch? Whether it’s leftover mashed potatoes or you’ve been a boss and made them ahead of time, these 3 ways to reheat mashed potatoes will make them as good as new! Our favourite mashed potato recipes: Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes, Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes or turn leftover mashed potatoes into Ham and Mashed Potato Cakes These methods have been tested for 2 cups of mashed potatoes....
Beef bulgogi is probably the most famous Korean meal. Before you say it – bibimbap is arguably the other. But bibimbap just means stuff on rice. Bulgogi counts as stuff so bulgogi on rice is bibimbap as far as I can tell. Bulgogi sauce is easy to make Best thing about this recipe is you can get all the at the grocery store. That’s unusual for this blog. I know....
These kung pao vegetables are a weeknight-friendly recipe. They come together so quickly and they make an easy but nutritious meal everyone will love. If you love spicy, savory Chinese inspired dishes like chilli tofu and veg manchurian, this is a recipe right up your alley! Colorful bell peppers, cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and scallions are steeped in an easy sauce that literally explodes with a combination of umami, spicy, sweet, and tangy flavors....
The key is slow roasting back ribs in the oven before a quick braise to enrich the sauce. The slow roasting browns the ribs and contributes the always important Maillard flavour compounds (those flavours you can only get by browning your meat). With any other meat you can brown in the pot but back ribs are curved. You can’t brown them evenly. Nice thing about this dish is you can cook the ribs ahead and be ready for a dinner party....
Hyderabad, a city in south India, is known for its distinctive food, its beautiful palaces, and its rich nizams – erstwhile royalty – who called this region home. The nizams of Hyderabad were well known for their boundless riches and their love of the good life and, not surprisingly, their cooks created delicious foods that not just kept them happy and sated, but that went on to become firm favorites for Indians everywhere....
Parathas are flaky north Indian flatbreads that are often stuffed with a tasty vegetable filling. In my home they are a lifesaver: because as much as I love my veggies I can’t say the same about my fussy teen. But when I stuff those very same veggies into a flaky, crispy paratha, they go down swimmingly, no questions asked. These parathas couldn’t be easier to make. Use any veggies you have on hand, grate them up and cook them down with a few spices until they are quite dry....
Mushrooms are terrific in Indian dishes like this delicious, spicy mushroom curry and mushroom matar. Another one of my favorite curries to make in a hurry is this dazzlingly flavorful and utterly simple mushroom spinach curry. It needs a handful of ingredients, is super-nutritious, and tastes great served simply with rice. I make this curry with homemade curry powder but you can also use a store-bought curry powder. A big advantage of having premade, flavorful spice mixes like these on hand is that you can really cut down on cooking time while keeping all of the flavor and complexity in your dishes....
on Sep 05, 2015, Updated Apr 16, 2021 While we’ve been trying keep a watch on ourselves by eating healthy all week with our Mexican Tortilla Bean Soup and Spinach Heirloom Tomato Salad making a regular appearance, Saturday’s deserve something special and make for a perfect day to binge on a good feast! And this Mutton Keema is an absolute favorite! It’s spicy, loaded with flavor and impossible not to ask for a second helping....
I have for you today a recipe for an emerald-green turnip pesto that’s drizzled over some whole wheat pasta and mixed up with sweet, golden, roasted turnips and earthy mushrooms. Divine. I got a bunch of gorgeous turnips at the market over the weekend, and they looked so good, I almost didn’t want to cut them up. Except that I did, because I wanted to eat them even more than I wanted to just stare at them....
Who doesn’t love a vegetable biryani? It’s aromatic and delicious–a sumptuous, cozy meal if there ever was one. And here’s one way to make it even faster, in a pressure cooker: this delicious pressure cooker veg biryani. This pressure cooker biryani is that it is every bit as rich and luscious as you’d expect a biryani to be. Even when you just put in half the work and a fraction of the time....
