Carrot Cake Cupcakes are perfectly spiced, full of carrots, and easy to make. You can serve these cupcakes for birthdays, celebrations, or post-dinner desserts. Jump to:About Carrot Cake CupcakesWhy You Will Love These CupcakesIngredientsStep-by-Step DirectionsHelpful TipsMore Eggless Cakes and CupcakesRecipe Card Our Latest Videos About Carrot Cake Cupcakes I have adapted this cupcake recipe from my Eggless Carrot Cake. It is mostly identical, with some differences in the ingredients and measurements....

1 cup Channa daal ( Split yellow Bengal lentils ) 1 tsp sugar salt to taste 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp Cumin and coriander powder ( dhanajeera powder) 1 tbsp ghee 1/2 tsp each mustard and cumin seeds pinch of hing ( asafoetida ) 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut few cloves, cardamom pods, bay leaves, small Cinnamon bark and dry red chillies Method:- Wash the daal and soak about 3-4 hours....

Chhena Poda means Roasted Cheese, and it is a popular dessert from the Indian state of Odisha. This soft and delicate dessert is made from chhena, an excellent protein source. Jump to:About Chhena PodaWhy Will You Love To Make Chhena PodaAbout The Milk For Making ChhenaIngredients For Chhena PodaStep-by-Step DirectionsServing and Storing SuggestionsHelpful TipsMore DessertsRecipe Card About Chhena Poda I was introduced to this delicacy by one of my friends....

Chocolate Walnut Rocks with Maraschino Cherries are small bites of chocolaty goodness filled with heart-healthy crunchy walnuts and sweet, juicy maraschino cherries! For a more fun endeavor, I have dipped some crackers lying in my pantry with melted chocolate for a sweet and salty divine treat!! I am back with another chocolate treat for all of you!! Actually, there is no recipe here!! All you have to do is mix in chopped maraschino cherries and walnuts in melted chocolate and pile on spoonfuls over a foil-lined plate....

This recipe makes six generous servings, and the leftovers are really good too - you can gently reheat them in the microwave. I love pumpkins. And as much as I enjoy pumpkin pie or pumpkin muffins, I enjoy savory pumpkin dishes even more, and I make them quite often in the fall and winter. This particular recipe is so good! It has a more delicate texture and flavor than mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes....

It’s surprisingly easy to make, and it’s definitely one of my favorite chocolate desserts! It’s no wonder I have so many chocolaty desserts on this website! As it turns out, people really do crave chocolate. From chocolate pie to chocolate cake, and even - for my snack - chocolate yogurt - I love them all. But this chocolate custard is one of my favorites. It’s very grown-up - rich, decadent, and intensely chocolatey....

Fall is here and our garden is blanketed with a lovely and colorful mosaic of autumn leaves in hues of green, yellow, red, pink and brown and I could not be happier and excited! But this also brings with it cold, breezy winds and sometimes bone chilling cold and rain. That is the time I crave for something warm, decadent and fresh and just-baked, hot from the oven muffins always sound good especially early in the morning with a cuppa of coffee!...

The delicious sauce is made with soy sauce, garlic, honey, and sriracha. The entire dish is ready in about 30 minutes. The best thing about stir-fries is how quick they cook and how wonderfully crisp the vegetables are. The combination of a succulent protein component, crisp veggies, and a flavorful sauce is wonderful. This easy chicken stir-fry takes advantage of the convenience of frozen vegetables. It’s one of the Chinese-style dishes I make most often for my family because everyone likes it, and it’s so easy for me to prepare....

Teriyaki sauce is wonderfully flavorful, and it pairs perfectly with bold-flavored fish such as salmon. Teriyaki sauce is delicious, but it can be overwhelmingly sweet. That’s why I developed this recipe, featuring no sugar and just a small amount of honey. It’s so good! I use this sauce when making teriyaki chicken wings and teriyaki chicken drumsticks, and I also use it to make teriyaki salmon. Savory-sweet and intensely flavored, this flavorful recipe has quickly become a family favorite....

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This month’s challenge for our Facebook group “A to Z Recipe Challenge” started by my wonderful blogger friends Jolly and Vidya is the letter “H”. Every month, some of us participate in this theme and challenge ourselves to come up with dishes pertaining to that month’s letter. I had just made a spicy, homemade vegetarian burger sandwich for my family using white dry beans (I used a can of cooked beans) and potatoes along with onions, cilantro and some basic spices to suit our Indian palate; a complete whole meal on a bun with carbs, proteins and veggies!...

They make the perfect breakfast, and they’re also excellent as a quick afternoon snack. I usually prefer savory, egg-based breakfasts like these fluffy scrambled eggs. I think they are more satiating than sweet ones. However, sometimes, you want to indulge, so I make muffins for breakfast on occasion, such as protein muffins, keto pumpkin muffins, and keto chocolate muffins. These keto chocolate chip muffins are the perfect indulgence. They’re fluffy, delicious, and filling!...

I love cooking (and eating!) and this has always made me explore many cuisines besides my own Konkani cuisine. Being an Indian, as others, I love spicy foods and Andhra cuisine (from the state of Andhra Pradesh in India) has always fascinated and drawn me towards it as it is mainly a spice infused cuisine with chilies and pepper in most dishes! As part of this month’s challenge in our Face Book gourmet group “A to Z Challenge”, where we choose a letter of the alphabet every month to make and this month’s letter being “L”, my contribution is Lady’s Finger Pulusu or Bhindi/Okra Andhra style curry....

There is nothing like a plate of lavender scones with their gorgeous crumbly texture smothered with clotted cream and strawberry preserve! To complete your afternoon tea, why not try something a little different and pair with Indian Masala Chai (spiced milk tea) Included is an easy scone recipe for scones made in the air fryer Eggless Lavender Scones These floral lavender scones were baked in our kitchen just a few days ago....

This recipe is vegan, healthy and takes less than 10 minutes. What is Masala Poppadom Poppadoms, papadums, or papad are a wafer thin crispy snack originating in India. They are made with either urad dal or rice flour and are cooked just before serving by deep-frying or heating on a pan. Poppadoms are served in restaurants with easy Indian dips like Indian Onion Salad, Indian Mint Sauce and Red Indian Onion Cold Chutney....

Although I love slaving over a hot stove or even standing in front of a hot oven any day, some days warrant an easy peasy dish which leaves me time to attend to my other hobbies or chores! Comfort food for me is a bowl of thick dal with some rice or flat breads like rotis and parathas and if it can be made in a jiffy with no effort, “bring it on”, isn’t it?...

Baking this squash takes about 40 minutes. But if you use the microwave, it’s ready in less than 20! I love spaghetti squash! The magic of raking a fork back and forth and turning its tasty flesh into strands always amazes me. It’s easy enough to bake spaghetti squash in the oven. It’s ridiculously easy to cook it in the microwave. This method is so easy and the results are comparable to baking....

Our community, (GSBs or Gowda Saraswat Brahmins; in southern India), has one of the most unique cuisines with dishes that use minimal spices; case in point Daalithoy, Soorna Koota, Kadgi Chakko etc. All these dishes use only one or two spices unlike north Indian dishes which have a plethora of spices to flavor the dish! WHAT IS SANNA KHOTTO? One of the most savored and in demand dish is “Sanna Khotto”, a spicy idli with a coconut masala....

It’s utterly addictive and tasty, just couldn’t stop !!! Since last December we kept recording so many TV programmes and few Movies to watch for later date, you can have complete peace of mind when you have a HD+ recording box, and you get great advantage of watching recorded programmes in your free time, plus you can save time by forwarding ads and songs. Because of busy schedules and priorities we hardly watch much TV....

I have added spinach and beetroot puree into the boondi batter along with few spices. Colourful Boondi looks so cute and tastes so yummy. It can be perfect snack for Diwali in the tray and definitely will get lot of attention from young to old. Note :- To make masala boondi, follow same method without spinach and beetroot puree. You will need :- 1 cup fresh spinach or palak 1 small beetroot peeled and chopped 1-11/2 cup besan – chickpea flour 2 tbsp....