How to pickle mango and pineapple/ Uppilittath

I love pickled raw mango and pineapple. These are my all time favorites. It is very popular in Kerala and we call it uppilittath. It is a kind of pickle which is terribly easy to prepare and is oil and spice free. Just the thought of these pickled stuff makes my mouth water. I usuallyRead more

Murgh Malai

A terrific rich and creamy curry with beautiful depth of flavor yet it is made with very basic ingredients, without using any spice powders at all. I love mild, simple curries. But mildly flavored doesn’t mean bland, it should have lots of flavors. I love this Murgh Malai curry because it screams flavor. It reallyRead more

How to keep herbs fresh for weeks (coriander, mint and parsley leaves)

I love using fresh herbs in my cooking. So I always keep stock of it in my refrigerator, mainly cilantro (coriander leaves), mint leaves and parsley. But it is a huge challenge to use up that bunch of herbs before it turns brown and slimy. If you store them in the right way, it staysRead more

Chocolate Koosa/ Zucchini Cake

Chocolate cake made with Zucchini/ Koosa and topped with a creamy milk chocolate ganache. Never did I think that I will like a cake with Zucchini, but it is moist, tasty and plain delicious. I really loved this cake mainly because nobody can guess that there is a vegetable in the cake. This is aRead more

How to keep fruits fresh for weeks

Keeping strawberries fresh for even a few days has been a challenge for me all this time. Sometimes it gets molded the very next day I buy it and it is very annoying. But I recently started doing something that prevents the strawberries from getting spoiled fast. I wash the berries in a vinegar-water solution,Read more

Hot Sauce Chicken Sandwich

A simple chicken sandwich gets kicked up a notch with spicy sriracha hot sauce based sauce. Our current favorite!!! This definitely is one of the best in the blog. We have a new favorite sandwich and I am so excited to tell you about it. It is delicious and like most of my recipes, superRead more

Chicken Lababdar

Chicken Lababdar is a rich Mughlai chicken gravy, which has flavors similar to Butter Chicken but this curry is comparatively easier to prepare without any compromise on the taste. Treat your palate with a rich Chicken Lababdar this weekend. I always love to explore different chicken gravy recipes, especially Indian style. Most of the IndianRead more

Poori/ Puri

An Indian puffed up bread made with whole wheat flour. Hey all! Here is the recipe for perfectly puffed up poori. It took me really long to post this recipe and there is a reason for it. Few months back I had posted an Instagram story of me frying puffed pooris.. And I got aRead more

Stir Fried Chinese Noodles

Stir Fried Chinese Noodles packed with veggies, chicken and eggs smothered in a delicious mix of sauces.  Here it is guys, the recipe of Stir Fried Chinese Noodles. The recipe for which you all were waiting for. I definitely wouldn’t call this a traditional type Chinese style stir fry noodles. I made this in myRead more

LUNCHBOX IDEAS SERIES (1)

Back to school is around the corner after the short midterm break and my lunch box duty will start again. I am seriously not the best at the lunch box game but I try my best to give my kindergartener, home made food in his lunch box. I always plan one weeks menu for hisRead more

Tiramisu Truffles

Delicious 5 ingredient Tiramisu Truffles-a twist to the classic Tiramisu. All the flavors of Tiramisu are packed into a bite sized truffle. Don’t these Truffles look great. I love bite sized sweets. These Tiramisu truffles are incredibly easy to prepare and trust me, when you take a bite, you won’t be able to stop atRead more

Nora Dosa/ Gluten Free Lace Pancake/ Froth Pancake

A soft and thin tissue like dosa/pancake which will just melt in your mouth. The batter is whisked well till it turns all bubbly and frothy and the dosa is made by pouring only the frothy part of the batter onto the pan, resulting in a very lace like, super thin dosa. Super easy, lacey, thin,Read more