My sister was a most obliging model for this pic, few seconds before we all downed the milkshake. You can make this milkshake in under 10 mins - all you need is some melon, chilled milk and a mixer or blender. The fruits we used were chilled overnight too so everything came together really nicely. When making milkshake, choose ripe fruits. These tasted fabulous just as they are too - sweet and juicy....

Whole earth is one of those out-of-the-box restaurants that serve good, flavourful vegetarian food. Their monkey head mushrooms are most popular although we didn’t order it during this trip. Pin I’ve been to this restaurant near work a bunch of times but thanks to my Project 365 , I had my ‘good’ camera handy last week when we went there for dinner. Pin They serve peanuts that are just rightly salted, a sweet-ish pickled fruit/vegetable which I think is pear, and vegetarian sambal with calamansi....

This 5 minute cashew basil pesto tops the regular basil pesto with pine nuts in our home. It’s made using a very similar method but makes a heartier and thicker pesto which we primarily use in pastas or as a salad dressing. Pin 5 Minute Cashew Basil Pesto Recipe Ingredients Instructions Notes I attempted a pesto made with cashew nuts for the first time many moons ago because TH realised (rather, announced) one day that he’s allergic to pine nuts....

I, on the other hand, buy bread when I am lazy. And make sandwiches for dinner when I am super lazy. TH loves them though and I find them passable for dinner so it’s sort of a win-somewhat win situation. I generally make pretty standard mint chutney sandwiches or guacamole sandwiches but decided to kick it up a notch and try these Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches. They were delicious, not to mention so flexible and customisable with pretty much whatever you have in hand....

The basic Kerala fish fry recipe uses ginger and garlic (we also add shallots and curry leaves at home) in addition to the basics like chilly powder and turmeric. The basic Bengali fish fry , however, is even simpler. It’s essentially a 5-ingredient recipe. This was made my a friend when we visited their place for dinner. She had marinated the fish in advance but it all came together in less than 10 minutes....

Carrot potato soup, a very light, deliciously healthy Indian-style soup for all of you craving a quick and easy dinner idea. If you use a pressure cooker, then this soup recipe is really a breeze to cook up but even if not, it’s a small set of ingredients to work with that results in a delicious and naturally creamy soup. Pin Carrot Potato Soup Ingredients Instructions I adapted this recipe from a gem of an Indian cookbook that was recommended by a dear friend, Disha....

Jackfruit Seeds in Lentils Serves: 2 Recipe adapted from Sunita’s recipe. Ingredients: ½ cup split red lentils / masoor dal, washed and drained ½ cup toor dal, washed and drained 10 jackfruit seeds / chakkakkuru, soaked, peeled and halved 1 tomato, chopped 3 pods of garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 1 teaspoon chilli powder ⅓ teaspoon turmeric powder A pinch of hing Oil and mustard seeds, for tempering Salt to taste Instructions:...

Kothamalli chutney or thogayal goes well with rice, dosa, idly and even bread - plain and toasted. Adjust the tangy-ness by increasing or decreasing the amount of tamarind paste. We like it moderately sour. Ingredients: Fresh coriander leaves / kothamalli / malliyila / kotamiri - a bunch, chopped Grated coconut - ½ cup Red chillies - 2 Green chillies - 2 Tamarind paste - 2 teaspoon (readymade paste may not taste great) Urad dal - ½ tsp...

The reason why I was hesitant for so long is because it’s a time-consuming process and the idea of leaving a pressurised can of condensed milk in a pressure cooker, or boiling it in an open pot for 3 hours constantly checking the water level didn’t appeal to me at all. Then I realised David Lebovitz does it differently. This is his method and I had delicious Dulce de Leche ready to be licked off a spoon in less than 1....

I know it’s really really lame to post an eggless fruit cake recipe right after Christmas and I wasn’t really meaning to do it. But then I realised I will have to wait a whole year and I was positive I would forget the recipe and my notes if I postponed this recipe that long so here goes. I shared Omana Paul’s Plum Cake Recipe last year and quite a few people have tried it and shared feedback....

So those of you without an oven, don’t worry about making your own cakes. Steamed cakes are the way to go! Eggless Steamed Chocolate Cake Recipe Ingredients Instructions Before you attempt steaming cakes, please read the notes at the bottom of this post, they are from my experience and important to note. More Chocolate Cake Recipes: Eggless chocolate sponge cake Chocolate cake made in pressure cooker Chocolate cake made in microwave Chocolate doughnut cakes...

It may sound cliched but I have never really celebrated Valentines day. Well, unless wearing pink with your girl friends in college (because your boy crush at the time loves pink and not red), or eating chocolate lava cake with your room mate who just had her heart broken, or walking out of a restaurant on finding their V-day menu ridiculously overpriced on the day, counts. I guess all these are parts of ‘celebrating’ the day but in all honesty, I don’t really wait for the day, cook special for it, or give/receive gifts and flowers....

Flourless almond coconut cake with almond flour, coconut, butter, eggs, and sugar. This is probably the most simple cake recipe you can make that’s flourless and completely gluten-free . A few of you have emailed me asking about gluten free cake recipes, especially for kids so I decided to try a flourless cake at home. This recipe is a spin off of the frangipane cake recipe I shared a few weeks back except that I made it without any fruit and also replaced the plain flour with desiccated coconut....

I had this thought when I was in the shower. Or maybe it was when I was watering my lone curry leaf plant. Anyway, that’s not important. What’s important is, how can we all take better food pictures, right? Here’s one of the very first food pictures I took. Pin Looking at this now, I am thinking.. I really like that picture. Its true that the lighting could be better and I can find a better place now to click it without that part of the stove showing up on the right side and maybe, I should choose a fresher looking green chilly but really, I am too lazy now to actually do a set-up for any of my pictures....

Pin Ingredients: Bread - 6 pieces, cut into triangles (Use baguette slices for a more authentic look and taste) Melted butter - 4 tbsp Minced garlic - 6 pods Salt (if butter is unsalted) - ½ tsp Chillie flakes and oregano - for seasoning Spread this mixture lavishly on the bread pieces. Grill on a toaster till both sides are golden brown. Season with chillie flakes and oregano. Pin Ingredients: Bread - 6 pieces, cut into triangles (Use baguette slices for a more authentic look and taste) Melted butter - 4 tbsp Minced garlic - 6 pods Salt (if butter is unsalted) - ½ tsp Chillie flakes and oregano - for seasoning...

When I start off with a title like how to make cake , it may seem very generic and even a bit random but do read on. Baking a cake can seem intimidating if you are a beginner baker. While I love cooking, baking is what really got me into the kitchen at a young age and something I immensely enjoy even today so if you are hesitating to start on your baking journey, don’t!...

I have been posting way too many dessert recipes of late so here’s something to offset that. I have talked about my dislike towards the sliminess of Okra in my Okra Fry with Peanuts recipe post so you can rest assured that if I use Okra, the final dish will show no signs of sliminess. This is another one of them. Hyderabadi Dahi Bhindi Masala Serves: 2 - 4 as a side dish...

Kaya/Raw Banana : one big, cut into long pieces Garlic paste : 1 tablespoon Chilli powder : 2 teaspoons Oil : 2 tablespoons Salt : to taste Curry leaves : 1 strand How to make Kaya Mezhukkupuratti: Add very little water to the cut banana pieces and boil it with lid closed. When the pieces turn soft (will take about 5 minutes), uncover and keep on fire till the water evaporates completely....

KODI IGURU RECIPE serves 4 Ingredients: Chicken - 1 kg, cleaned and cut into small pieces Onions - 4, sliced Tomatoes - 2, cubed Ginger - 2 tbsp, chopped finely Garlic - 5-6 cloves, minced For the masala (powder coarsely together) Cinnamon – a 2” stick Cardamom – 3 Cloves – 2 Star anise – 3 Dried red chillies – 6 Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Powdered coriander seeds – 2 tsp For tempering and garnishing...