This Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is hearty, warm, comforting, and delicious. Beat the winter blues with this easy, homemade Instant Pot chicken noodle soup from scratch. I know, I know, I am on a soup and curry spree lately. But then can you blame me, the weather is such, and that is what I end up making so frequently in my kitchen! What can I say about this easy chicken noodle soup ?...

Mawa cake is a moist, dense, decadent and delicious Indian cake. It is not overly sweet and makes for a perfect accompaniment along with your tea or coffee! Hi guys! Hope everyone is doing great! I’m back after an unexpected mini hiatus. I’ve missed blogging but I also feel super refreshed after the little break. Another break is not very far off but this time I’ll definitely be scheduling some posts....

Easy paneer puff with a crisp, flaky, and golden crust stuffed with a delicious paneer filling. These paneer puffs come together quickly using store-bought puff pastry! What is paneer puff? Why you will love this recipe? Ingredients needed How to make paneer puff at home – Step-by-step process Serving suggestions Storage instructions Recipe Tips Variations Paneer Puff (Oven & Air Fryer) What is paneer puff? Paneer puffs are delicious Indian savory turnovers made with puff pastry dough wrapped around a delicious paneer stuffing....

Poha recipe with step-by-step pictures! This breakfast poha is cooked in a spicy and flavorful tempering of onions, potatoes, and peanuts. A quick and delicious breakfast meal! Hello folks! How’s everyone been? I’m back home finally after my vacation in India. So it’s back to the grind with my daily routine. My son was pretty excited to go back to school though 😀 My little girl (not so little anymore, but well, will always be little for me) also completed a year last month, another reason for my extended stay back home....

Schezwan potatoes is a delicious, hot and tangy Indo-Chinese dish that is a cinch to make and is ready in 30 minutes! Like most Indo Chinese dishes, it hardly takes much time for schezwan potatoes to come together. Prepping up your ingredients is the key! Here, boiled and fried baby potatoes are tossed in a schezwan sauce base. It is of course much easier if you have the sauce already which is the main ingredient here....

Sweet boondi is a classic Indian dessert! Crispy, deep-fried, gram flour pearls are soaked in cardamom-scented sugar syrup. Learn how to make the perfect sweet boondi with the help of all the tips and tricks mentioned in the post! As Diwali is approaching, so is my list of treats to share with you’ll getting longer and I really hope I get to share them all on the blog this time around!...

These vegetarian stuffed mushrooms are delicious and simple to put together. It is packed with flavors and makes for one crowd pleaser vegetarian appetizer! If you are looking for some easy vegetarian mushroom recipes or mushroom appetizers, then you ought to try this easy baked stuffed mushroom recipe | Vegetarian stuffed mushrooms. Mushrooms are low in calories and are an excellent source of fiber and protein. They are packed with nutritional value and provide important vitamins....

This barfi recipe made with mawa (khoya) is soft, creamy, rich, melt-in-the-mouth, and uber delicious! Here’s a step-by-step video recipe that shows you how to make halwai-style mawa barfi at home. I’m just kidding guys! You can most certainly use store-bought mawa as well. But there is no denying that nothing beats homemade food 🙂 So as promised, the next few posts are going to be dedicated to sharing some yummy festive treats....

Kulcha is a leavened Indian flatbread popular in Amritsar, Punjab! It is made with flour, yogurt, leavening agents and baked in a tandoor (clay oven). Learn how to make this kulcha bread without yeast or the oven. Difference between Kulcha and naan Can I use whole wheat flour to make this tawa kulcha? Storage and reheating instructions If you enjoyed this butter and garlic kulcha, you may also enjoy these Indian flatbreads made without yeast How to make kulcha bread at home – Step by step instructions Kulcha Recipe On Tawa | How To Make Kulcha (No Yeast) Difference between Kulcha and naan There isn’t much difference between the two, except for the leavening agents involved in their respective recipes....

Ribbon cake is a soft, moist, and dense cake, popular in most local Goan bakeries. It has a rich and buttery flavor with a tender crumb. The colorful layers which resemble ribbons are a characteristic feature of this cake, and hence the name! Ribbon cake is often served alongside wafers(chips/crisps), patties, and some chutney sandwiches at most Goan celebrations or special occasions be it a birthday party, get-together, or any other gathering....

Karachi Biscuits | K arachi bakery fruit biscuits recipe. Step-by-step recipe to make the best Karachi fruit biscuits | eggless tutti frutti cookies at home. Karachi biscuits are popular Indian tea time cookies. These eggless fruit biscuits | tutti-frutti cookies have derived their name from the famous “Karachi bakery” in Hyderabad, India. They are sweet, crumbly, melt in the mouth, studded with candied fruits and flavored with two of my favorite’s- cardamom and rose....

This eggless rava cake is an incredibly easy cake recipe for beginners. It is sweet, dense, and moist. It can also be enjoyed as a quick snack. Rava cake is a pretty popular Indian cake and is really easy to make at home. It does not require any special equipment or expertise, which makes it a perfect beginner’s cake. You can hardly mess up this cake, it is so forgiving!...

Step-by-step recipe with pictures to make restaurant-style, Shahi Paneer Gravy, a luxuriously rich and decadent North Indian paneer curry. With all its royal decadence, shahi paneer is most certainly apt for a King’s meal. But you don’t really have to be a King to enjoy shahi paneer. You can do so right in the comfort of your home by following this easy shahi paneer recipe that delivers results just like the restaurant ones....

Badam Pista Burfi with step-by-step pictures. Learn how to make melt-in-the-mouth, soft and delicious badam pista barfi prepared without any mawa (milk solids). Sharing with you guys a super simple dessert recipe- Badam pista burfi! Traditionally most Indian sweets use mawa/khoya be it in burfi’s, pedas etc. Mawa is nothing but evaporated milk solids. It is easily available in most Indian stores. But I have skipped using mawa in this recipe and used condensed milk instead....

Are you looking for an easy, vegan eggplant recipe? Then look no further! This Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan recipe is packed with flavors. It is creamy, nutty and so rich, you will definitely be adding this to your recipe repertoire ! It’s time for Lina’s April challenge . This time Lina had a rather unusual challenge for us, we had to select a random number, from 1-30, upon selecting a certain number she would reveal the dish allotted for that particular number....

Bebinca, also known as bibik or bebinka, is a classic and popular Goan dessert. Here is a simple, step-by-step recipe to make Goan bebinca. There are a number of traditional Goan delicacies , and Bebinca, also known as the queen of Goan desserts, is one that is always featured in most Goan festivities, be it Christmas, Easter, weddings or Christenings. Making bebic, requires lots of patience, as each layer has to be baked, before the addition of the next layer and so on....

Bread upma is a delicious variation of the classic, old-fashioned rava upma. Cubed bread pieces are sauteed with a savory onion-tomato spiced masala, for a quick and easy breakfast that is hearty and filling. If you are on the lookout for breakfast ideas that make use of leftover bread, then you must try this easy South Indian style bread upma recipe. It is a delicious variation from the regular rava upma also known as ‘uppit, uppittu, uppeet to name a few....

Moist eggless chocolate cupcake recipe with step-by-step pictures. These eggless chocolate cupcakes made without any butter, eggs, or milk are so light, moist, and delicious topped with some chocolate buttercream frosting. This is the only recipe you will ever need to make the best eggless chocolate cupcakes! My Blog turns 2 today !!. I’m actually quite surprised and thrilled about my blogging journey thus far. It just started off as a hobby, simply because I love to cook, also after moving here to the States, sitting at home really drove me crazy!...

Falooda | faluda is a layered traditional Indian beverage made using milk, flavorings like rose syrup or fruit pulps, sweet basil seeds and falooda sev (similar to vermicelli). It is a perfect summer drink, refreshing and cooling. If you live in Mumbai or have lived in Mumbai at some point, chances are that you may have heard of this restaurant called ‘ Badshaah’ in Crawford Market which is famous for its varieties of faloodas....

Kalkal or kul kul is a traditional, deep-fried, Goan pastry shaped into small curls. It is popularly made during Christmas in India! Here is a step-by-step recipe along with a quick video that shows you how to make kulkuls from scratch! These little curls are crispy, flaky, and moreish! Do try them this season! Can you believe we are just a few days away from Christmas? Our home sure smells like the Holidays with the various goodies being prepared....