Mango Falooda with Rabri

A chilled layered dessert with mango and rabri (sweetened reduced milk) as the main ingredient. It has a cooling effect because of the basil seeds and mango ice-cream. Perfect for the hot summer days.     Falooda is a very popular dessert in many regions of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is originally a PersianRead more

Peri-Peri Chicken

A traditional Portuguese dish, with a spicy marinade. Goes well with salad, rice or fries.     Peri-Peri chicken always screams Nando’s to me. Peri-Peri means Bird’s Eye Chilli. The secret of Nando’s grills is their Peri-Peri Sauce, which has to be made with these chillies. But since I didn’t have these chillies with me,Read more

Basic Vanilla Cupcake

These Vanilla Cupcakes are so easy to make and stay super moist – for days.      My quest for the perfect vanilla cupcake is over. I have made batches and batches of cupcakes to get this recipe. This is my new favorite, the new star in town. 😀     Could you believe it,Read more

Chicken Hot Wings

A sweet, extra hot, sticky chicken wings, baked in the oven and then smothered in a thickened delicious sauce.      These extra HOT chicken wings are so good. In fact, they are so good that my husband have requested them twice this week for dinner. He has been asking me to make chicken wings,Read more

Perfect Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Perfectly moist and tender Carrot Cake with a creamy, not-extremely-sweet Cream Cheese Frosting. The best carrot cake I had ever.     I had made this carrot cake few days back and was holding myself from posting this as I wanted to post this one closer to Easter. I just couldn’t wait as I getRead more

Chicken Meatball Stuffed Cheesy Garlic Rolls

Soft garlic rolls stuffed with flavor packed chicken meat balls and topped with mozzarella cheese which is then baked to perfection till gooey and hot.     I love all things small, like these cute little buns/ rolls. I am a little obsessed with these buns and really enjoy turning these into gooey, yummy fingerRead more

Rice Dosa/ Rice Crepes

Soft, thin and light crepes made out of rice flour and cooked rice. Now you know what to do if you have left over rice.      Making this rice dosa is almost like preparing those instant dosa as this one requires no fermentation or presoaking of rice. You can make these crepes whenever youRead more

Chicken Pasta in Cream Sauce

A chicken pasta with a loads of spice, creamy sauce, crunchy veggies and succulent chicken. You can easily skip the chicken and make this a veggie pasta and it will still have lots of flavor.     I love creamy rich pasta, especially these light orange colored ones. This color indicate that it will haveRead more

Malva Pudding

Malva Pudding is a classic South African dessert which has a spongy caramelized texture which is doused in a buttery cream sauce. This pudding is traditionally served with custard or ice cream.   A big shout out to all my wonderful South African readers, thank you very much guys for coming to my little spaceRead more

Fire Chicken/ Indian Dynamite Chicken

Batter fried, crispy chicken chunks tempered with mustard seeds, chili flakes and curry leaves and coated with a spicy mayo sauce giving a dynamite flavor explosion.     I have been scripting the recipe for this delicious fire chicken in my mind for a long time now. It started going on an endless loop inRead more

Flourless Almond & Coconut Cake (Gluten Free)

A Gluten Free Flourless Almond and Coconut Cake that’s moist, tender and incredibly delicious. It takes just few minutes to whip up this recipe, best for busy days. I love this cake, the texture of this cake is ethereal – it’s so moist and buttery with the rich flavor from the almonds and coconut. ItsRead more

Chicken Korma

A creamy, spiced Chicken Korma, consisting of chicken braised with yoghurt and spices to give a thick gravy full of flavors. This is my first entry to the Muslim Food Bloggers Challenge. This is the fourth event my dear friend Rafeeda is conducting. I missed all the previous challenges and I feel pretty bad aboutRead more