If you want your kids to eat spinach, you must try this Palak Biryani recipe. It not only tastes amazing but also helps providing all the nutritional benefits. Palak / Spinach biryani is not really a traditional recipe, but for sure is one best innovated rice dish. This is my favorite spinach preparation, come on! who doesn’t like biryani??? 😉…
This weeks lunch is simply a stir-fried rice with vegetable and gravy. I didn’t even bother to think, had a very taxing week and my energy level was at the lowest. Â Just used some leftover basmati rice & veggies from refrigerator, for gravy did hunt the freezer, hehe.. out came the bright green lima beans which went well to compliment…
Avocado Sandwich, a healthy lunch box sandwich great for little kids as a finger food for toddlers or snack or even as a main course. One easy way to send a healthy sandwich for your little one- creamy avocados with spinach, green onion and cilantro… um um yum! One of my favorite ways to eat avocados is one of the…
Red Chili paste is a very handy basic to have in your refrigerator. So many recipes especially Indo chinese recipes call for a tablespoon of this chili paste here and there and rather grinding them every time in small quantity it would be a good idea to make them in big batch and refrigerate. That way your mixie or blender…
This week I was in the mood for something fancy, like a restaurant type food but want to keep it simple as didn’t have much time to do elaborate cooking as Sid had few classes. Well with Indian food there is nothing such as simple , you have to put in some kind of prep work to have a decent…
Here comes a variety vegetarian lunch menu for this weekend. The usually sambar, kara kuzhambu routine was just too much to handle, so tried this variety lunch combo and everyone at home liked it. Super easy to make with everyday  kitchen pantry items. Lunch Idea / Vegetarian Lunch Menu / Lunch Dinner Menu 6 – South Indian Vegetarian Lunch Menu /…
Sweet, crunchy, and a little touch of salt makes it perfect melt in your mouth Caramel Corn Puffs, the ultimate snack for any holiday party! One of my co worker brought these in cute treat bags for the holidays, guess they are very famous here in the mid-west during christmas time. Â The moment i put one in my mouth… thats…
Chapati & Channa Masala- hands down favorite in our house! This combo suits for lunch box menu too. Make the channa masala ahead of time or the previous night , also knead the chapati dough the previous night and refrigerate. Just heat up the masala and roll out the chapati in the morning and pack it for lunch. (Refer Notes…
Chilli Fish is one of the most sought after Indian Chinese dish recently. Made with fresh fleshy fish fillet mostly like kingfish / Tilapia  makes excellent finger snack with drinks, also can be served as an appetizer / starter or as a side dish with Asian main course of Fried rice or Noodles. Chilli Fish Recipe / Indo-Chinese Fish manuchurain…
Mixed Vegetable Pakora are a favorite tea time snack in India. They are simple and fast, yet delicious, these Indian battered and deep fried vegetable bits are great served by themselves as a snack or as an appetizer or side dish. A variety of crunchy veggies are incorporated with the mixture of gram flour and spices, fried in oil to…