Apple Carrot Salad Apple Carrot Salad is a delicious, crunchy, tangy and refreshing salad that is perfect as a light lunch option or as a side dish. With homemade lemon vinaigrette, this is my go to salad for picnics and potlucks. An easy salad which does not require too many ingredients. While one can easily…
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Tropical Pasta Salad Tropical Pasta Salad is a colourful, refreshing, filling and different. The stars of this delicious salad besides the pasta are ripe mango, avocado and fresh pineapple. Easy to put together, this tropical pasta salad is perfect as a summer time light meal, for potluck parties and for picnics. Tastes really good with …
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Pineapple & Banana Sorbet Pineapple & Banana Sorbet is the easiest, most flavourful, cooling, guilt free summer treat. With no refined sugar used, enjoy this sorbet to your heart’s content. Since I had maple syrup at hand, I used added it to the sorbet. Therefore, this sorbet is vegan. Over Ripe Bananas Hot weather…
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Recipe: Lemon Rice Lemon rice or Chitranna as it is known in Kannada, is the easiest but yummiest rice dish. With spices and lemon, this spicy tangy rice is best enjoyed with some some rice papad. Makes an excellent lunchbox or travel food option as it tastes equally good whether hot or cold. The other…
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Recipe: Homemade Garam Masala Homemade Garam Masala is a blend of spices that is an essential part of the Indian Cuisine. Garam means hot, not temperature wise but as in taste. However, it is not that hot, but adds a subtle heat to any curry or masala. Masala is spices in Hindi. While garam masala…
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Recipe: Pak Choi Noodle Soup Pak Choi Noodle Soup is a comforting, filling, delicious soup that comes together within 20 minutes. Make it more wholesome by adding your choice of protein like chicken, fish, meat, tofu, eggs, etc. What Is Chinese Lantern Festival? Also known as Yuan Xiao, this festival is celebrated in China and…
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Recipe: Coconut Rice Kheer Coconut Rice Kheer is a creamy, tasty vegan kheer or rice pudding that is made with fresh coconut, rice and coconut milk. Add a bit of cardamom or cinnamon powder for that spice flavour and some chopped nuts for a bit of crunch. Actually, this gluten free kheer is so easy…
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Recipe: Ragi Rotti Ragi Rotti is a delicious, easy to make, gluten free and vegan flatbread. While I love to have it with some pickle and plain yogurt, one can enjoy it some sambar, lentil curry or vegetable stew. Enjoy it hot for breakfast or as a part of your main meal. Makes an ideal…
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EVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: JAMS, JELLIES, RELISHES, CHUTNEYS RECIPE: WATERMELON RIND JAM Watermelon Rind Jam is so easy to make, superbly delicious without any preservatives or artificial colouring. It is a fantastic way to use up the white part of the watermelon which in fact is full of healthy nutrients. Why Is Watermelon Rind…