Lamb taco soup is a quick, easy, comforting wholesome soup. Use staple kitchen ingredients to prepare a delicious winter meal. Theme for this week is warm soups and stews. With the temperatures all over the place this past week, in below freezing, warm soups were so comforting. One of the days it was easy lamb […]
South Indian Apple Pickle
Pickles are an integral part of Indian cuisine and a staple condiment across India. Pickles from South India are spicy and mango pickle is one of the most common pickles in every household. South Indian apple pickle is a replica of mango pickle where green apples substitute mangoes. South Indian Pickles The main spices in […]
Almond Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
Almond chocolate chip dip is an edible cookie dough dessert dip. It has the goodness of cookie dough mixed with cream cheese, an addictive sweet dip. What is a Cookie Dough Dessert Dip? Cream cheese a great base for sweet dips and mixing it with cookie dough ingredients minus the flour is an addictive edible […]
Easy Homemade Orange Almond Butter
Homemade orange almond butter is a creamy, nutritious, vegan butter. A good alternative to those with peanut allergies. What is Almond Butter? Almond butter is a nut butter with roasted almonds. Preparation is similar to any homemade nut butter; roast almonds and grind to a smooth paste. Homemade orange almond butter is a variation of […]
Sunnundalu ~ Gluten Free Urad Dal Laddu
Sunnundalu are urad dal laddu, a healthy 3 ingredient gluten free sweet from Telugu cuisine. For the last post under Diwali snacks & sweets, it is sunnundalu or urad dal laddu. These 3 ingredient gluten free sweet is quick and easy to prepare. In fact, all the prep work can be done well in advance. […]
Ratlami Sev ~ Spicy Sev Deep Fried Snack
Ratlami sev is a spicy, crunchy, deep fried snack prepared with gram flour. Last month for Mega BM snacks series, one of the mandatory snacks was Ratlami sev, a specialty from a town Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh India. The uniqueness of the sev is the addition of a special spicy spice blend. Spicy food lover […]
Bread Muruku ~ Bread Janthikalu
Bread muruku is a spicy, crunchy deep fried snack from South India. Diwali is next week and it is a tradition to prepare snacks and sweets that have a shelf life and distributed among friends and family. The theme for this week is Diwali snacks and sweets. I have two savory snacks and a sweet […]
Bendakaya Tamata Shorva ~ Okra Tomato Stew
Bendakaya tamata shorva is a flavorful Indian stew where okra is cooked in a tomato gravy. It is an easy side dish for busy hectic weekdays. Theme for this week is easy side dishes and bendakaya tamata shorva is one easy recipe to have on weeknight menus. The first two recipes for the theme were […]
Mirchi ka Salan ~ Long Green Chilies Curry
Mirchi ka salan is a tangy, flavorful long green chilies curry with peanut sesame spice mix. It is a popular side dish for Hyderabad biryani. Theme for this week is easy side dishes for rice and roti. First recipe for the theme was North Indian paneer masala and today it is a South Indian mirchi […]
Instant Pot Paneer Masala
Instant Pot paneer masala is a creamy Indian curry for flatbreads. It is a make ahead recipe and works great for weeknight dinners and parties as well. What is Paneer? Paneer is fresh Indian cottage cheese prepared by curdling milk. Collect the Milk particles in a cheese cloth and press it into a block of […]