Andhra style mirchi pakoras – crispy, spicy and lip smacking green chili pakoras or fritters stuffed with peanuts, spices, dipped in a chickpea batter and fried until golden brown! It is the perfect snack to enjoy with hot tea or coffee! Monsoons are synonymous with us Indians indulging in a variety of pakoras or fritters! It could be a simple vegetable like bell peppers, cauliflower or onions dipped in a chickpea batter or a mix of veggies for more flavor and crunch!...

This year we are facing HOTTEST summer ever, and I’m telling you this heat is ridiculous. For any Brits, 30C on holiday is amazing, 30C in UK is unbearable, us British we’re not built for this weather. Since beast from the east left us, temperatures keep rising. As soon as I wake up and feel the heat, or put my foot in the garden feels like I am in Italy, not in London....

It’s as easy as can be: partially bake chicken breasts, add pizza toppings, then finish baking until the chicken is cooked through. Easy and delicious! I always have chicken breasts in the fridge or freezer. I use them in many recipes, including bacon-wrapped chicken breast, grilled chicken breast, and chicken stir-fry. This pizza chicken is an especially good way to elevate the basic chicken breast into a delicious dish that everyone likes....

Baked Vanilla Donuts are much lighter than fried ones! The batter comes together in less than five minutes, and the donuts are baked in 10 minutes. They can be an excellent treat for birthday parties, get together, or just to make kids happy! Jump to:About Baked Vanilla DonutsWhy You Will Love These DonutsIngredientsStep-by-Step DirectionsStoring SuggestionsVariationsHelpful TipsMore Eggless and Baked DonutsRecipe Card About Baked Vanilla Donuts Baked donuts are something I adore a lot....

This Balti Curry Sauce tastes just like the authentic curry found in Balti curry houses. It is made with onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers and Indian spice powders. Use it as a base sauce for a vegetable balti or chicken balti recipe. The name balti translates to “bucket” but in the case of this recipe, it refers to the oversized karahi or steel wok that it is served in (known as a balti bowl)....

Making the Eggless Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins is straightforward with the basic baking ingredients. If you have ripe bananas and want something sweet in your breakfast, this can be your go-to recipe! Jump to:Moist Banana Chocolate Chip MuffinsWhy You Will Love Banana MuffinsIngredients and NotesSuggestions For Mashing BananasHow To Make Banana Chocolate Chip MuffinsHow To Store Eggless Banana Chocolate Chip MuffinsBaking TipsMore Eggless MuffinsYou May Like More Banana RecipesRecipe Card...

Batata Ambado/Aloo Bondas are quick and delicious south Indian deep fried spicy potato balls dipped in chickpea batter. They are the perfect snack to have with your evening chai or coffee or to serve at your next party. Totally vegan, plant based and vegetarian, this easy Indian snack is one of the most favored dish in India and globally by Indians and other foodies too! Every region in India has their own version of making “batata ambados” as they are called by the Konkani community of Mangalore (in southern India) from which I hail....

Beetroot Kalakand, is a scrumptious make ahead Beetroot Fudge. Stewed Beetroot in ghee and milky goodness, the final result gives you sticky, gooey, mini beetroot morsels with the warmth of the aromatic cardamom and crunch from the pistachio and almond mix. Every bite of this decadent delicacy is a sheer delight. Seeing as Diwali is well and truly upon us this innovative dish is the perfect canape style pudding to serve at your Diwali party....

You can make them once a week, freeze them for easy weekday breakfasts, and defrost them in the microwave. I am amazed at how tasty, fluffy, and tender these pancakes are. Of all my pancake recipes (such as protein pancakes, cream cheese pancakes, and ricotta pancakes), they are the closest to traditional pancakes. The thick batter is easy to work with, they don’t spread out too much in the pan, and they are easy to flip....

Making the moist and eggless Brownie in a Mug is simple but delicious and one of the easiest desserts you will ever make! One-Minute Brownie in a Mug There is nothing better than small-batch desserts. You do not need to bake a whole batch whenever you crave a sweet or chocolatey dessert. Instead, make a small batch or mug of desserts to satisfy your craving! After posting the Vanilla Mug Cake (Eggless) recipe, I wanted to share the mug brownie recipe for a long time....

Cabbage Curry, also known as Cabbage Sabzi recipe or patta gobhi ki sabzi in Hindi, is a Indian style dry curry, or cabbage stir fry, prepared with shredded cabbage and basic Indian spices. It is a simple recipe that doesn’t take much cooking time, making it perfect for a mid week meal. It is also so tasty that it can convert those who are not a big fan of cabbage!...

The Candied Pecans are made without egg whites, and the recipe requires only a handful of ingredients. The recipe is not only easy but highly versatile, and you can customize it to your taste. Jump to:About Candied PecansWhy You Will Love Candied PecansIngredientsHow To Make Candied PecansStoring SuggestionsVariationsHow To Use Candied PecansHelpful TipsMore Nut RecipesRecipe Card About Candied Pecans These candied pecans are easy to make with a few ingredients....

WHAT IS RAKSHA BANDHAN/RAKHI? Coming up this 15th August is the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi. Rakhi celebrates the bond between brother and sister. The sister ties a rakhi around her brother’s wrist, which symbolises his protection. She then will receive a gift in return (I’ve got my fingers crossed for a great gift this year!) Each year with these festivals comes the question of “WHAT TREAT TO COOK?...

I love pulaos using rice sticks (semia or sevai or vermicelli) and whenever I am short on time and need a quick and tasty lunch, instant rice sevai or vermicelli comes to my rescue to make a vegetable sevai pulao, ready in under 15 minutes. Coriander vermicelli pulao is one such variation using fresh coriander leaves and coconut. Vegetable semia/vermicelli pulao has always been in demand in our house; a nice change from rice pulao....

Our Latest Videos About Cucumber Raita Raita is a traditional and popular yogurt-based condiment from India. There are several varieties of Raita in India, and each family has its own way of making it. Because of its cooling effect, Raita is mostly served with the spicy main course. Raita is either made with raw or cooked vegetables mixed with yogurt and flavored with spices. It is also often made with fruits, and this Raita is mostly sweet....

Chocolate walnut fudge is a buttery, smooth and fudgy chocolate candy with bits of heart-healthy walnuts throughout. This melt-in-your mouth chocolate delight makes for a great edible gift; but for a chocoholic like me, it is a divine treat to satisfy my chocolate craving whenever it hits me! With Valentine’s Day coming up, our gourmet facebook group – Healthy Wellthy Cuisines which makes theme based gourmet creations twice a month, chose an appropriate Valentine theme: #PyarKaTyohar (in Hindi) or as translated in English; “Festival of Love”!...

It’s perfect for your outdoor gas grill, but you can make it anytime during the year if you opt for an electric grill or a grill pan. Scallops are a delicacy. Recipes like baked scallops, seared scallops, and bacon-wrapped scallops are always a hit. These grilled scallops are especially good. The spice combination - garlic, paprika, and cayenne pepper - is wonderfully bold. The olive oil adds great flavor, and the lemon juice brightens the dish....

Chocolate beetroot cake is a super-moist fluffy eggless chocolate cake using wheat flour and a secret ingredient; pureed beetroots, to make it unbelievably moist!!! Serve it with ice cream, top with icing or ganache or just sprinkle with icing sugar (totally optional) and enjoy this healthy treat guilt free!! It had been a long time since I had made chocolate cake!!! Ever since my children have flown the coop, chocolate desserts are a rarity in our house....

This traditional Gujarati snack is made with 5 ingredients such as plain flour, semolina and basic spices. It is the perfect and tasty teatime exclusive snack that melts-in-your-mouth with a hot cup of tea. Crispy Gujarati Farsi Puri (Crispy and Flaky) Farsi puri recipe – crispy flaky Gujarati snack recipe made with plain flour served during Diwali in almost all Indian homes. It can be made any time of the year in small batches, served as an evening snack with Indian tea along with tikha gathiya, namak pare, sev, chakli/chakri (rice murukku) and Nan Khatai....

These unique and delicious Lila Chana ane Lilu Lasan Vada were wafting their incredible aroma in the kitchen and satisfying my cravings for something hot in this chilly weather. These vadas are extremely easy to prepare, spicy, crispy scrumptious and can be done in a matter of minutes. You can adjust spiciness according to your taste, but I would recommend that you eat quite spicy and use Green Garlic in this recipe, because that imparts the unique flavour....