My Happy Plates plus a Free Giveaway

Do you struggle when it comes to planning meals? I always have a tough time coping up with meal planning and cooking. In this busy schedule, meal planning is something that gets sidelined most of the time.   But I see that I am going to find a good solution to this struggle. Few weeksRead more

Almond and Rice Kheer

Almond and Rice Kheer is an Indian pudding made with almonds and rice as the base ingredients, cooked in milk and sweetened condensed milk. The addition of saffron gives it a very rich aroma. Desserts are the favourite part of any meal for me. I can’t live without desserts. But I love Indian desserts theRead more

Kulcha/ Indian Flat Bread

Soft and fluffy leavened Indian bread, KULCHA made with all purpose flour and yoghurt and cooked with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds and coriander leaves on top. I love homemade Indian breads as much as I dread making those at home. Seriously, I feel so lazy to make chapathis, naans, parathas or any typeRead more

Chicken Fries

A simple and easy comfort food, CHIKEN FRIES with a spicy chicken filling on a bed of crisp french fries which is then topped with mozzarella cheese and baked till done.    Remember my old post, cheese fries with ranch sauce? Well this is another version of it. A more spicier one. This one isRead more

Biscuit Crunch Pudding

BISCUIT CRUNCH PUDDING, a simple and delicious pudding made with layers of sweetened cream, lotus biscuits, bread and nuts. You all, how can I emphasize to you that this BISCUIT CRUNCH PUDDING is one dessert that you have to…HAVE TO make immediately. Don’t have any sort of doubt in your mind if you will like thisRead more

Calicut Paragon Style Payyoli Chicken Fry

Payyoli chicken fry, a dry chicken fry with the authentic malabar flavours. The chicken is marinated with dried red chilli paste and many flavourful spices, deep fried in coconut oil and served with crispy and spicy fried coconut, curry leaves and green chillies.     This spicy and delicious chicken fry is quite popular inRead more

Apple crisp

Apple Crisp

An extremely easy Apple crisp recipe with caramelised apple on top of buttery and crunchy biscuit, coconut and nuts base. The perfect recipe for an abundant apple season.     I am a huge fan of crisps and crumbles, but I do not feel the same about apples. For some reason I just cannot standRead more

Spicy Chicken Chinese Noodles

This Spicy Chicken Chinese Noodles is made with Chinese egg noodles and a spicy and saucy chicken gravy. A couple of days ago, I was fasting and I made a visit to one of the hypermarkets here to buy some grocery. And as I was wandering through the aisles, I could smell some delicious food.Read more

GULAB JAMUN CHEESECAKE

Gulab Jamun Cheesecake

GULAB JAMUN CHEESECAKE, an Indian cheesecake made with paneer, hung yoghurt and gulab jamun. Did you ever have a craving for Gulab Jamun and Cheesecake at the same time? Well, this one is for you then :). You must be having doubts on the combination of these two classic desserts. And I can understand that, IRead more

The Perfect Chapathi Recipe

A very soft and puffed up Indian flat bread, Chapathi. Serve with Indian curry, main dishes or even use it to make sandwich wraps.     I have been getting quite a lot of requests to give a step by step tutorial on how to make soft and perfect chapathis. So here goes..hope you findRead more

Herb & Spice Marinated Chicken

Herb and Spice Marinated Chicken, the best and easiest marinade ever! It is no-fuss and contains herbs and lots of spices making this very flavourful.  Me and Fadal are trying really hard to eat healthy nowadays. Last two weeks our menu had mainly chicken grills, soups, salads, fish grill etc etc. And we feel so goodRead more

Chicken Enchilada Pizza with No Knead Crust

Soft, pan style no knead pizza crust topped with your favourite enchilada sauce, shredded chicken and more.   Pizza lovers, you will need to brace yourself for this one because this pizza is really gonna blow your mind :). Homemade spicy enchilada sauce, flavourful shredded chicken and all kinds of fixings, this is so goodRead more