Description: I love spinach and artichoke dip, especially served warm with tortilla chips or crusty bread. Its a crowd- pleaser and a go-to appetizer for large gatherings as you you can make this ahead of time and bake it just before serving. My version is slightly different from the usual, I use the white sauce thickened with Monterrey cheese instead…
If you haven’t tried a product called “Nutella”, you need to go out and get some today. It’s s a little … rather say quite addictive. This creamy spread is made up of hazelnuts, cocoa, and skim milk which goes well on a toast usually but many times a spoonful goes straight from the jar to my mouth. There…
Description: Simple home-style Tomato soup made with few humble ingredients from your kitchen. Serve up a a big bowl of this hearty , warming soup with some toasted bread to complete a satisfying meal. Thakkali Soup / Tomato Soup / Soup Ingredients Ripe Tomato 3 count (Large) Onion 1 count (medium) Garlic 3 cloves Black…
Easy & tasty South Indian style bottle gourd curry!
Parathas are traditional Indian flat bread made with wheat flour, typically famous in North India. South Indians have their own style.. termed Parotta which is similar but kind of artistic 🙂 This recipe is somewhere inbetween both… combining both styles. These parathas are made with maida and stuffed with chicken and egg mixture, much similar to Ceylon parotta. Ingredients for…
Chivda / Oven roasted poha chivda – is a kind of crispy snack prepared with roasted poha, puffed rice and combination of nuts and dals. This version is slightly healthy as its roasted in traditional oven instead of deep frying. You can make this ahead time and store in air-tight container to retain freshness. Just serve as a tea time snack…
Description: Recently purchased a KitchenAid heavy duty mixer and have been trying new recipes ever since it landed on my door steps. To add up the excitement a bunch of recipe books arrived as a surprise from my dear hubby. So being the good wife that I am, started off with some easy recipes from the books. This blondie recipe…
Quinoa pronounced as Keen-wa /Kin-wa is grain like seed which is packed with nutrition. I’ve been trying to incorporate this in our Indian cooking and found Idlis are the best way to introduce this new grain. Its quite mild when made this way and doesn’t interfere much with the taste. You can gradually adjust the proportion to 1:1 once you…
This is one classic example of Indo-Chinese dish which can be savored as an appetizer or served as a side for fried rice and noodles as well. I have always been a great lover of Indo-Chinese food and this one is my favorite. Ginger Chicken / Indo-Chinese Chicken / Spicy chicken / Ingredients 4 Boneless Chicken tenders (1/2 kg…
Vegetable Brinji, a special kind of rice dish which is very popular in TamilNadu, made during weddings and special occasions. Basically its a mixed vegetable pulao kind of dish…. where rice is cooked in thick coconut milk base with loads of veggies and flavoured with special spices. This is one type which normally shows in every wedding reception menu and…