This restaurant-style, homemade salsa recipe is easy, quick, and delicious! You need just 10 minutes to prepare this delicious dip to go along with your favorite chips or use it in any recipe that calls for salsa! Since I posted Instant Pot refried beans last week, I thought of sharing some other quintessential Mexican side dishes with you guys! These sides are pretty quick to whip up and compliment all of your Mexican and Tex-Mex meals really well....

Tahini, tahina or tahine is a popular Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean condiment, that is vegan, soy-free, dairy-free and naturally gluten-free. You only need two ingredients to make your own homemade tahini from scratch. It’s time to wrap up my posts on soups and warming foods, coz Spring is almost here 😀 If it is still cold where you are at, I encourage you to try this Instant Pot tortellini soup which has been the most tried and tested soup recipe from my blog this season!...

Lapsi | laapsi is a traditional Gujarati delicacy made with broken wheat grains, ghee, and jaggery or sugar. It is flavored with either cardamom or nutmeg. Here’s a step-by-step guide that shows you how to make the best lapsi recipe. Find detailed instructions for both, stovetop pressure cooker and the Instant Pot! Lapsi is also prepared in the states of Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Though the ingredients vary slightly amongst the different versions, lapsi is made primarily with cracked wheat or broken wheat....

Step-by-step recipe to make Rava Laddu | Rava laddoo, Maharasthrian Diwali sweet. Rava laddu | Rava laddoo is a yummy Maharashtrian sweet, prepared during festivities such as Diwali, Navratri to name a few. You need few ingredients for this delicious suji ladoo | rava laddoo | rava laddu recipe , namely semolina, sugar, and ghee. It is flavored with cardamom powder. Addition of nuts and raisins give it additional texture and crunch....

This homemade vegan granola is so easy to make and taste extremely delicious!! Enjoy it with some milk or yogurt and fresh fruits or simply munch on it as a snack! We prefer hot breakfast over smoothies or cereal and the likes. We usually prefer things like Poha , sheera , idlis /dosas pancakes, French toast or eggs-sausage combo. However, I like to mix and match things lest things get repetitive and mundane....

Baath cake is a classic Goan delight, made of semolina and coconut. It is a dense, moist and delicious! It is also known as Batk or Batica. Baath cake is a very traditional Goan Christmas sweet and is mostly a part of the Christmas Kuswar platter It is not very sweet and is a lovely accompaniment for tea time. It doesn’t really require any frosting, it’s so good on its own....

Bolinhas are classic Goan cookies, made with semolina and coconut. These bolinhas will definitely make a festive addition to your Christmas cookie platter. So let’s learn how to make bolinhas! December is officially here!! I guess all of us agree that time does fly by with the blink of an eye! Is it just me? Why do I feel like this phenomenon never occurred when we were kids? Let’s rejoice anyway, it’s the holiday season!...

This Goan brinjal pickle | aubergine pickle | pickled eggplant |is sweet, spicy, slightly tangy and makes a great accompaniment to any meal! Brinjal pickle , a sweet-sour-spicy pickle is a much-loved one amongst Goan folks. Usually, non-vegetarian dishes dominate Goan cuisine but delicacies such as this brinjal pickle are as popular as the molho’s , balchao’s, para and the likes. And it’s not hard to figure out why! You get some sweetness with the first bite, which transcends into that sourness and finally the subtle heat that hits the back of your tongue along with the eggplant, the star of course adding that texture and flavor to this well-rounded pickle....

Chocolate peda/chocolate mawa peda is perfect to grace your festive sweet platter this Diwali! Make some and spread the love & sweetness with friends and family through these delicious Chocolate Indian milk fudge. This chocolate peda is just a variation of the regular peda made with mawa (evaporated milk solids) with the addition of cocoa powder. It is creamy, chocolaty, rich and just melts in the mouth. You can use the same recipe to make burfi instead, simply spread the mixture in a greased plate up to 1/2 inch in height....

These Eggless thumbprint cookies | shortbread thumbprint cookies | shortbread jelly cookies are rich, buttery, tender, crumbly and melt in the mouth. Made with just five basic ingredients, these are easily adaptable to endless variations. Bake up a batch, or two or more this Holiday season coz they will be gone sooner than you think! The Holidays are going to be upon us pretty soon. And I’ve made a list of goodies to share with you guys, starting with this classic Holiday favorite- Thumbprint Cookies, traditionally known as rosenmunnar , which are basically, buttery Swedish cookies with jam in the middle ....

This gluten-free Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup is made from scratch using a few simple ingredients. It is rich, creamy, cheesy, and delicious! Grab a bowl of the comforting broccoli cheddar soup this season, it is sure to make you feel warm and cozy! Broccoli and cheese!! Hmm, they pair so well, not only in this soup but other dishes like fritters, casseroles, and pasta to name a few. But this Instant Pot broccoli and cheese soup is what I keep coming back to!...

Kachori, a popular Indian deep-fried snack is a flaky pastry stuffed with spicy moong dal filling. Learn how to make some lip-smackingly delicious kachoris with this step-by-step recipe Today’s post is a guest post, by my dear friend and an amazing home chef, Ujjaini Majumdar. If you have been following my blog, then you have probably come across the name, as I’ve already tried some of her recipes and shared them with you guys here....

This easy Goan Maangad aka homemade mango jam recipe without pectin is luscious, uber delicious, and so addictive that you may find yourself eating it by spoonfuls straight from the jar. My late aunt who lived in Goa would make this really amazing mango jam, she would always send some for us. I remember eating this jam plain just with a spoon and it was really difficult to stop eating it!...

Shankarpali | Shakkarpara is a sweet and crispy, deep-fried, diamond-shaped, Indian cookie. Since they are bite-sized they make a great snack. Continuing with my series of traditional Goan Christmas sweets here on the blog, let’s talk about these s weet diamond cuts ! Shankapali is yet another treat that’s prepared during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, and Christmas. It also happens to be one of the things that are served in the Kuswar i....

This Bengali Dum Aloo | Niramish Alur Dom | Alu Dum is a delicious, spicy, vegan potato curry. Pairs well with some luchi, paratha, or any other flatbread! Hello everyone! Hope everyone is doing good! The festive season has begun in India, and currently , Navratri is going on. Navratri literally translates to ‘nine nights’. It is a Hindu festival where people across the country worship different avatars of goddess Durga....

Bharli Bhendi is a Maharashtrian style stuffed okra recipe. Here’s a step-by-step recipe to make this simple yet delicious, flavor-packed bhindi recipe! Bharli bhendi is a delectable Maharashtrian dish. ‘Bharli’ means stuffed, ‘bhendi’ means okra in Marathi, ‘ bhindi’ in Hindi and ‘ bendakaya’ in Telugu. Okra is also known as ladies fingers in India. Needless to say, okra is my favorite veggie, I love it in any form. There are so many different types of bhindi recipes, some of my favorites are bhindi fry, plain bhindi masala or bhindi masala gravy, aloo bhindi, tava bhindi, dahi bhindi , bhindi kurkure,bhindi kadhi, it is delicious all the way 🙂 There are so many ways of cooking okra in India, that you can hardly ever get bored of this humble veggie....

This cauliflower rice pilaf | turmeric cauliflower rice is so easy to prepare and taste amazingly delicious! Enjoy it with some refreshing and cooling raita on the side! Are you looking for some low carb vegetarian recipes and meatless meals? Are you looking for healthy cauliflower rice recipes or meals with cauliflower rice,? Then you should definitely try this easy turmeric cauliflower rice pilaf with vegetables. Serve it as a side with some protein of your choice for a wholesome meal!...

This quick and delicious coconut chutney | nariyal chutney made with freshly grated coconut and simple pantry ingredients is loaded with chock full of flavors. It goes well with any kind of idlis, dosas, uttapams or vadas. Sharing a quick & delicious chutney recipe for idli, dosas, uttapam, or vadas! This one is an easy coconut chutney | nariyal chatni that is full of flavors, and one without which idlis would be rather bland....

Crab Xec Xec is a very fragrant and scrumptious Goan crab curry. Crabs are cooked in roasted spices and coconut paste based curry. The roasting of all the ingredients for the masala paste is what elevates the flavor of this curry and takes it to a whole new level. The resultant dish is a finger licking good curry with sweet and delicious crabs. Crab xec xec curry was yet another of Mom’s featured dishes in her regular Sunday lunch menu along with pilaf and a salad, whenever fresh crabs were in season....

This eggless mango cake with lime glaze is light, moist, and delicious! You will love this easy tropical cake recipe that is made without butter, eggs, or condensed milk! It’s no secret here that I absolutely love mangoes. Pulpy, juicy, fragrant mangoes, who can resist them? Not this girl!! I can devour them in all forms from savory recipes like mango curry , mango salsa to dessert recipes like this yummy no-bake mango cheesecake ....