Badam Katli aka almond burfi is an Indian dessert made of almonds and sugar. I have given this traditional katli a twist by adding cocoa powder to it. Who doesn’t love a bit of chocolate in their dessert right!? Sharing this fuss-free, chocolaty, smooth textured chocolate katli recipe to make this festive season. Making chocolate katli at home is super easy & quick as this recipe uses store bought almond flour (if you want to use homemade almond flour, read the instruction below). This is my favorite go to sweet as it takes less than 30 minutes to make. You…
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Continue ReadingSpinach Curry Pasta is a delicious healthier alternative to marinara or pesto. Filled with nutrients from lush spinach, touch of creaminess and hint of spices. This pasta sauce is creamy, tasty, comforting and nutritious. Spinach Curry Pasta is a delicious way to sneak in those greens. This pasta gets vibrant green hue from the nutritious spinach. This pasta sauce has pesto vibes, but its lighter and far less oily as it is blanched and blended into a smooth puree. The puree is then spiced with garlic, dried fenugreek and kitchen king masala making it wonderful fusion pasta recipe. This recipe…
Continue ReadingThis gyoza soup is hands down the fastest, easiest and satisfying than any take out soup. This gyoza soup recipe uses frozen gyoza (dumplings) to speed up the cooking process, making it a perfect weeknight meal. Gyoza Soup: This dumpling soup is bursting with flavors. Loaded with vegetables and premium quality broth that gives a depth of flavor to this recipe. This soup makes a perfect delicious meal when crunch on time. You can easily adapt ingredients to your liking by adding more veggies or non -vegetarian dumplings. What is Gyoza : Gyoza is a kind of dumpling with a…
Continue ReadingRava fish fry is a shallow fried fish recipe with a beautiful crispy golden crust and juicy flesh inside. The fish is marinated in a spicy masala paste & coated with semolina. It’s a quick weekday meal because cooking fish fillet on stove takes less than 10 minutes. This recipe would taste much better with pomfret fish but I have used tilapia. Tilapia almost has no flavor of its own making it as a blank slate. Hence it works perfectly well with the spicy garlicky marinade. Tilapia being lean in nature is quick to cook but it can be easily…
Continue ReadingCold Noodles in Sesame Sauce Cold Noodles smothered in delicious Asian sesame sauce can be served at room temperature or warm. These noodles make a great side dish for summer parties. You can completely turn it into a meal by adding veggies like carrots, cabbage, bell peppers, onions and edamame. Feel free to add some shredded chicken or tofu for proteins. This recipe is so easy to make and its perfect for lunch box because its best to eat it cold or at room temperature. Ingredients: To make this easy cold noodles you will need: Noodles: I make this recipe…
Continue ReadingSheet pan meals are my absolute favorite. This roasted aloo gobi recipe is quick, simple and easy recipe that turns neutral tasting cauliflower into a star. On most days this delicious side dish doesn’t make it to dinner table as my family eats it on the go…that’s how much they love it! The recipes uses basic spices easily available in any Indian pantry. This aloo gobi recipe is vegan, gluten-free, whole 30 compliant, incredibly low carb and takes only 30 minutes to make. This is one of our weekly staple side dish which I serve with rice or roti. There…
Continue ReadingChristmas is incomplete without visiting Xmas markets & grabbing a massive mug of mulled wine. Certainly all this didn’t happen this year thanks to COVID. To lift up our spirits we stirred up some non-alcoholic mulled wine to bring in the Christmas eve. Traditionally mulled wine also known as Gluehwein is made by mixing red wine and orange juice but since I am breastfeeding we made a non-alcoholic version using organic grape & cranberry juices, spiced with cinnamon, cloves & star anise, sweetened up with a drizzle of honey. While this was warming up on a low flame my home…
Continue ReadingI can quite literally have mushrooms at any point of the day and in any form. I love stuffed mushrooms but somehow don’t have them quite often. I offered to help my sister clean her house over the weekend and as we were cleaning the refrigerator and found a box of Ricotta cheese and mushrooms staring wide at me. I couldn’t control my temptation and ended up cooking this easy recipe to satisfy my mushroom cravings. A simple creamy Ricotta mixture stuffed into any choice of your mushroom, topped with freshly cracked pepper, earthy spinach leaves and baked to perfection…
Continue ReadingI love colours on my plate. If you have noticed mostly the colour of the garnishing on savoury items is always green in colour. I generally garnish my food with a generous amount of cilantro, basil or parsley. I was clearing my fridge and coincidently had only a few greens left on the rack which led me to come up with this green pulav recipe. I have more or less used the same recipe as the traditional vegetable pulav but added green veggies too. So without further ado let’s cook this one pot meal.