This air-fried okras in yogurt also known as Vendakkai pachadi or Okra raita is the best side for a spicy main course. Air frying the okras makes it very healthy and the yogurt makes it very refreshing. This Vendakkai Pachadi is a very simple recipe which is very close to my heart. I love this...
Gobi Manchurian is an all time favorite Indo-Chinese style street food. Using an air fryer to fry the cauliflower is a guilt free way to indulge often. If there is one recipe that my boys ask me to make over and over again, till now it would be this Cauliflower Manchurian. It is so exciting...
The sight of baby potatoes immediately means making this delicious Bengali Dum Aloo also called the Niramish Aloor Dum recipe. This is a classic 'No Onion and No Garlic' recipe and the best accompaniment to the Green Peas Kachori. Having just blogged about the delicious Matar Kachori / Green Peas Kachori, how can I not...
This Air fryer bitter gourd chips will turn you into a Bitter gourd lover and you will keep coming back for more. Using the air fryer makes the chips very healthy and a guilt free snack. Bitter gourd also known as Bitter melon, Pavakkai (in Tamil) and Karela (in Hindi), is one of our favorite...
It cannot get easier than this Quick and Easy Mango Lassi Recipe to beat the summer heat. Made with just mangoes, yogurt and sugar, this drink will steal many hearts. I was first introduced to Mango Lassi when I came to US some 20 years back. I had no idea of how it was going...
Whole Wheat Phulka | Pulka | Roti, is a puffed up, very soft flatbread commonly made in the Indian household. Cooking the flatbread directly over the flame gives it the amazing flavor and the texture. Whole Wheat Phulka | Pulka | Roti, is a popular and a very common flatbread in many Indian household. It...
For the third and last day of journey through the Asian countries, I have a Vietnamese Iced Coffee | Ca Phe Sua Da recipe. We traveled to India and Korea for the past 2 days with Papaya Lassi and Bori-Cha. If you are a coffee lover, you know that no beverage can equal a coffee....
Mysore Pak or Mysore Pa is one of the most traditional sweet made for festivals and special occasions. I have the detailed recipe below to make the most delicious Mysore Pak perfect the first time even for beginners. Mysore Pak or Mysore Pa is the first recipe that I wrote when making a list for...
We had this recipe suggested to us in January by Swetha for our Baking Partner’s group. I had made the pizza on time, but it never made its way into the blog. I have greatly come to believe that cooking is much easier than blogging. It was a delicious treat and we thoroughly enjoyed this...
When my mother visited this summer, I had a lot of opportunity to learn several simple dishes that were classic and traditional. The semiya bagalabath or vermicelli bagalabath was such a pleasant change from the routine curd rice. I am not in any way saying this could take away the thayir saadham / curd rice’s...
The first recipe that came to my mind when I chose the theme Breakfast dishes from different places was this Rava Kichadi | Semolina Kichadi. I love eating at weddings and this is an ever favorite breakfast dish that is served at many weddings. The wedding version of course is loaded with ghee. The fond...
I love paneer in any dish and now days I substitute most of my paneer dishes with tofu. The main reason for this is that my older one does not appreciate paneer as much as he does tofu. But sometimes a girl has to give it to her cravings as well. I make paneer pulao...
