Beetroot Coconut Ladoo is an easy dessert recipe. These flavorful ladoos are rich, fudgy in taste and moist in texture. This recipe uses boiled grated beetroots, fresh coconut & desiccated coconut as the main ingredients. The mixture is cooked in a sugar syrup, bound together with milk powder and desiccated coconut. These ladoos have a lovely floral taste from addition of rose essence and cardamom powder. This recipe makes a heathier unique alternative to the regular dessert recipes. Also, its the best way to sneak in extra nutrients, flavor and color in form of beets. Trust me if you don’t…
Continue ReadingAll Purpose Masala is a fragrant, flavor-packed masala recipe. This spice blend literally enhances flavor of everyday recipes making it taste unique. Every household has its special secret masala which makes family recipes unique and special. Today I am sharing my mom’s multi-purpose masala recipe. I call this recipe as my mom’s magic spice blend. A touch of this masala enhances the taste of curries and rice. This masala is a wonderful aromatic Indian spice blend that my mom uses in many recipes. This blend is super quick and very easy to make. All you have to do is dry…
Continue ReadingRaw Mango Relish aka Kairicha Takku is a popular Maharashtrian relish recipe. This relish recipe is sweet, tangy, spicy and absolutely delicious. Its one of my favorite seasonal condiments that I have grown up eating. Serve it with hot rotis, ghee rice, slather it on a toast or add a spoonful to your salads. This condiment is very versatile. There are many versions of this takku recipe. I am sharing my family recipe which is a perfect balance of sweet, spicy, sour flavors. This raw mango relish recipe is pretty easy. Basically, all you have to do is grate raw…
Continue ReadingShrikhand a easy delicious no cook dessert recipe made with hung yogurt and sugar. It’s perfect for enjoying with hot pooris or just as is. It’s creamy, dense and rich in texture. Shrikhand, a popular Maharashtrian no cook dessert recipe. Made of hung curd, which is strained yogurt with the whey removed. The hung yogurt is flavored with cardamom powder, nutmeg powder & saffron strands. Chilled and garnished with nuts. This kesar elaichi shrikhand is my go to dessert for on festive occasions as it can be made ahead of time and is super easy. Ingredients to make Shrikhand: This…
Continue ReadingEasy, delicious and umami roasted mushroom recipe- Sheet pan Achari Mushrooms is my go to weekday meal. These roasted mushrooms are juicy and make a delicious appetizer with some grilled bread, or as a side dish with hot rotis. Mushrooms are my one of my fav vegetables. Love them for their versatility, earthy, meaty flavors. I have marinated these baby bella mushrooms in flavorful achari masala & yogurt. Roasted until they are tender and meaty, topped with fresh coriander leaves, cheese and lime juice. You might not be able to stop eating them. Achari masala is quite pungent and has…
Continue ReadingThis easy cream of chicken soup recipe is a heathier alternative to the canned condensed chicken soup. This soup is light, creamy, has subtle flavors which brings comfort on a cold wintery days. I like to cook from scratch as it gives me the liberty to adapt the ingredients to my liking. There is no doubt about canned stuff being convenient and I use it occasionally too but they contain a lot of sodium and calories especially the soups and spice mix . This healthier substitute for cream of chicken soup is super quick to make comes together in under…
Continue ReadingThis delicious healthy granola recipe is super easy to make. Its made with rolled oats, nuts, seeds, dried fruits and sweetened with maple syrup. You can get creative and customize the recipe to your liking. This recipe is subtly sweet, crunchy, gluten-free and makes a perfect breakfast to keep on hand. Once you try making homemade granola you simply cannot go back to store bought. Store bought granolas are loaded with sugar as opposed to the homemade where you can control the sugar level. Therefore, I love making my own batch. This recipe makes a prefect crunchy midday snack or…
Continue ReadingThis healthy 3 ingredient sesame brittle is crunchy & sweet. Layered with chocolate, creamy tahini & toppings. It will easily become your favorite snack. You don’t need to switch on your stove, all you need is just your oven, microwave & freezer. This sesame chocolate bark is crispy, toasty and sweet with a deep nutty flavor, makes a great bite size snack. I have topped the brittle with a layer of semi-sweet chocolate. I love to add toppings to the chocolate layer as it adds colors & texture. So to bring out the nutty flavor of this bark, I topped…
Continue ReadingTil laddu aka Tilache ladoo are deliciously rich sesame seeds and peanut ladoos made on the occasion of Makar Sankrant. Sweetened with jaggery and flavored with cardamom nutmeg powder. These make a great on-the-go bite size snack. Til Laddu Til laddu aka ‘Tilache ladoo’, ‘Til gul’ is a sweet snack made with unhulled sesame seeds and jaggery. Sometimes its made with sugar instead of jaggery. This ladoos are a popular treat made during the Indian winter harvest festival Makar sankranti. Maharashtrians celebrate Makar Sankrant on 14th January every year. This festival marks the termination of winter season in Maharashtra and…