This classic pasta salad is bursting with fresh flavors from mozzarella, tomato, and basil tossed in a delicious balsamic vinaigrette. It's a perfect side for potlucks or picnics, and makes for an easy light dinner!! I am always craving easy, light, and fresh meals during summer. While winter is all about soups, stews, and warm...
Caprese Pasta Salad
Vegan Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)
This Thai takeout favorite features rice noodles tossed with a medley of colorful veggies and crispy tofu in a deliciously spicy sauce. Talk about an easy weeknight meal in under 30 minutes!!! Drunken noodles or Pad Kee Mao is a popular take-out dish at roadside eateries in Thailand and at Thai restaurants the world over....
Mushroom Do Pyaza - Instant Pot and Stovetop
Mushrooms with double the onions and double the fun! Mushroom do pyaza is a delicious twist to your everyday mushroom curry and needs just under 30 minutes to prepare!!! Lately, I have been on a mushroom cooking spree. From using mushrooms only as toppings previously to a wide range of mushroom delicacies I make now,...
Vegetable Stew (Kerala Style)
Kerala style vegetable stew is a deliciously spiced aromatic stew with a medley of vegetables and whole spices in a creamy coconut-cashew base. Pairs fabulously with appams, dosas, and rice. Vegan and gluten-free recipe!! The first time I had Kerala Style Vegetable Stew (also called ishtoo) was at a restaurant in Bangalore almost 10 years...
Beetroot and Carrot Kanji (AKA Indian Kombucha)
A delicious fermented drink made from carrots and beetroot especially during the festival of holi. It's zingy, salty, tangy all at once, and is full of probiotic goodness!!! With the festival of colors, Holi right around the corner, all I can think of are delicacies like gujiya, baked achari mathri, baked bhakarvadi , as well...
Mediterranean Farro Salad
This Mediterranean farro salad is packed with chewy and nutty farro, hearty kidney beans, and crisp veggies, tossed with feta in a light and fresh homemade vinaigrette. A visually stunning salad that tastes incredible and is super healthy too. Perfect as a side or main course, and amazing for picnics or barbecues!! Come spring, I...
Puff Pastry Jalapeño Poppers
These puff pastry jalapeño poppers are a perfect appetizer for any occasion. Baked to perfection with a flaky and crispy outside and a spicy, creamy, and cheesy deliciousness inside. An absolute winner!!! Love your appetizers hot and spicy? I have just the recipe for you. Here I have combined the classic flavors of jalapeño poppers...
Instant Pot Egg Curry (Anda Curry)
This North Indian style curry is a wholesome and flavorful dish in which boiled and fried eggs are simmered in an aromatic onion-tomato gravy. Best enjoyed with naan, paratha, or rice!!! Eggs are so versatile. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and not get bored. And one of my favorite ways to...
Instant Pot Panchmel Dal | Panchratna Dal
Panchmel Dal is a nutritionally rich aromatic stew made by combining five different lentils and is wonderfully seasoned with a spicy ghee-garlic tempering. Rich, creamy and delicious, this dal tastes heavenly with rice, baati, or paratha!!! Lentils, or dals, are an integral part of everyday Indian meals. Not only are they packed with proteins, but...
Tofu Rogan Josh
This vegan tofu curry done Kashmiri style is an absolute delight. It makes for a quick and comforting weeknight meal with naan or rice!!! If you love tofu like me, then you are in for a treat. From being somewhat indifferent to tofu to a total tofu convert, I have come a long way. The...
