Desserts & Sweets

If someone asks me what are my fondest memories with mom, I’d remember standing beside her and helping her out to make this delicious indian sweet “Mysore Pak”.  I always heard people thinking this is the hardest recipe to fix at home but trust me, a little patience is what you need to make this [...]

Snacks & Savories

As I write this post…. I drift back to those memorable days when me and my brother come back from school hungry and demand mom to give us something to eat. Mom always cooked the best snacks we’ve ever tasted and one among them was “Chitti Chegodilu”. A delectable tea-time snack from Andhra that is [...]

Curries & Gravies

Cranberry beans/Chikkudu ginjalu pulao - Alu Kurma

Cranberry Beans Pulao
During my leisurely walk through the aisles of a mexican grocery store in our neighbourhood, I spotted these cute beans that have purple splotches all over them. I am completely unaware of how they would taste like but picked them right away because I loved the color and [...]

Non-Veg Recipes

When it comes to food, I almost eat any vegetable. But with hubby dear, I have to be experimental to please him. This week I decided to include greens in my menu, and while I was shopping around in our neighbourhood Indian grocery store, found these fresh methi leaves in the greens aisle. Then came [...]

Breakfast Recipes

Hubby dear is a picky eater but frankly he does’nt ask for much and almost tries out everything that comes out of the kitchen. There I said it! So now you know who is the guinea pig for all the experiments I do in my cute little kitchen. I decided to bake muffins this week [...]

Salads

“Spring Is In The Air”, feel it, hear it, smell it and taste it says Meeta of What’s For Lunch Honey. This dish that am gonna present today is my entry for the Monthly Mingle event started by Meeta of What’s For Lunch Honey. A simple quick and easy fruit salad to windup a meal [...]

Soups & Stews

I love the idea of making delicious dishes spending more time in my kitchen but there are days when I want to wrap up without the hassle of the prep that is involved before cooking for most of the dishes. Today was such a day. I came down home with sambhar in my mind but ended [...]

Sides & Stir Fry's

Vegetable fried rice served  with a simple chicken stir fry , nothing could be as easier as this dish I would say and kids would love it too. You can whip up this dish with any vegetable on hand be it diced carrots, green peas, shredded cabbage, bell peppers, potatoes, green beans, paneer, eggs or [...]