Flavor packed butter chicken stuffed inside homemade soft and fluffy bread. These turn out super yummy and addictive. Perfect for a get together or for feeding a crowd!! Flavor packed butter chicken stuffed inside homemade soft and fluffy bread. These turn out super yummy and addictive. Perfect for a get together or for feeding aRead more

Lukhmi is a crisp and flaky version of samosa which is a part of the local cuisine of Hyderabad. While Hyderabadi Lukhmi is usually made with Kheema (minced meat) filling, I have used a malai chicken filling in this recipe.  Lukhmi is a crisp and flaky version of samosa which is a part of theRead more

Sweet vermicelli filling rolled inside samosa sheets and dipped in milk chocolate. These sweet rolls is my new hit item around here and you definitely will need this recipe in your arsenal, especially during Ramadan when looking for last minute dessert idea.

Crispy samosa cones with a spicy chicken mayo center. The ideal treat for Iftar or really any moment. It has been a while since I last updated this space. My blog, my first child, was completely neglected because I was too occupied creating content for YouTube. I therefore decided to rectify the situation by sharingRead more

Kofta, Kebab, Kabob whatever you may call it, these are flavor packed, spicy, and beyond delicious. Serve them with yoghurt tahini sauce and pita bread or alongside rice. This is the first time that I am posting a recipe with minced meat. Kebabs, kheema masala, pasta sauce with minced meat etc are my favorite, butRead more

A Kerala style beef fry which is not for the faint of heart. It is very spicy and is fried in quite a lot of coconut oil giving this dish a very traditional aroma and taste.      My hometown Kerala, though very small on the map is actually the ultimate place for food lovers.Read more

Create beautiful aromas in your kitchen with this delicious and spicy beef curry.     We south Indians, especially the Keralites love beef. Beef is a favourite in my home too. In my family there are members who don’t like fish, some don’t like mutton…but beef is all of our ultimate favourite.     IRead more

This beef fry is a flavorful, eye-catching entry. If I had to nominate a favourite beef recipe, this might be it. Today i am going to share with you the recipe of a simple beef fry, a dish that uses minimal ingredients and very less time to prepare. If you have a pressure cooker andRead more

Flavor packed butter chicken stuffed inside homemade soft and fluffy bread. These turn out super yummy and addictive. Perfect for a get together or for feeding a crowd!! Flavor packed butter chicken stuffed inside homemade soft and fluffy bread. These turn out super yummy and addictive. Perfect for a get together or for feeding aRead more

Soft and Fudgy cloud like bread filled with fudgy sweet coconut filling.  This bread literally melts in the mouth. This honeycomb bread looks so pretty when baked and it is surprisingly easy to put together. The bun is super soft and the filling recipe is similar to that of coconut ladoo. I simply love coconutRead more

Creamy cheesy chicken filled inside soft and fluffy dinner rolls or homemade buns. These are the best meal for weeknight dinner, lunch or snack and a great appetizer for a party. Doesn’t these rolls look amazing? When you bite into it, it will hit you with the most pleasant burst of flavors. The creamy chickenRead more

Light, fluffy, buttery hotdog bread rolls that are impossible to resist. These homemade bread just requires a handful of simple ingredients but the result is just amazing!! I love making dishes like this which involves bread. The whole process of making any sort of bread is very satisfying for me. And if the bread turns outRead more

Light, fluffy, buttery hotdog bread rolls that are impossible to resist. These homemade bread just requires a handful of simple ingredients but the result is just amazing!! I love making dishes like this which involves bread. The whole process of making any sort of bread is very satisfying for me. And if the bread turns outRead more

Vella Pola is a soft and spongy fermented rice cake that is served with coconut milk, sugar and small Kerala banana. This is a Malabar delicacy. Vella Pola is a popular breakfast item in the Malabar region of Kerala. This is a soft and spongy rice cake is very commonly eaten during Ramadan for SuhoorRead more

This post contains two very delicious Egg Sandwich recipes which are very easy to put together and will be a great dish for brunch or breakfast. I love a savory breakfast any day than a sweet one. Sipping on hot tea or coffee after a flavorful, savory breakfast definitely hits the spot. I got aRead more

Sheet Pan Pancakes are the perfect way to make breakfast for a crowd without having to spend a lot of time in front of the hot griddle. These fluffy pancakes can be baked in the oven and will be ready in 5-7 minutes. See how easy it is to make this in this video. IRead more

Butterscotch milk cake is a delectable dessert comprising a light and airy sponge cake drenched in a luscious sweet milk infusion. It is then adorned with a decadent layer of caramelized nuts, crowned with a velvety-rich butterscotch flavored cream. This indulgent treat tastes amazing, making it the ideal choice for gatherings, celebrations, or any specialRead more

The most popular Milk Cake/ Tres leches made the easy way with store bought pound cake, homemade milk mixture and topped with a lightly sweet mascarpone cream. The most popular Milk Cake/ Tres leches made the easy way with store bought pound cake, homemade milk mixture and topped with a lightly sweet mascarpone cream.

Super moist cake made with a mix of normal flour and almond flour with a refreshing orange flavor. I am a great fan of almond cakes. I already have quite a lot of almond cake recipe in my blog. This particular recipe is from Shelina cooks and I am in love. This cake turns outRead more

Best ever soft and buttery Muffins recipe with full of chocolate chips – a perfect way to start your mornings! I loove enjoying a good muffin with a nice warm cup of coffee, especially now that the winter weather is setting in. I’ve been in search of a good muffin recipe for so long andRead more

A popular Indo-Chinese dish- Chicken Manchurian. Deep fried succulent pieces of chicken tossed in a spicy and saucy gravy. Chicken Manchurian is my all time favorite. I used to love this dish since I was a child. Chicken Manchurian and Fried Rice is the ultimate combo. But this tastes great with noodles and plain boiledRead more

Flavorful breaded chicken cubes, skewered on sticks and deep fried. Best way to eat fried chicken!! We are ardent lovers of fried chicken, be it chicken strips, chicken popcorn, chicken on bone anything. Fried chicken in any form is our weakness. When it is skewered on sticks, it is even better. It looks good, lessRead more

A creamy, rich curry with flavors from many aromatic spices, and dried fenugreek leaves. This thick gravy goes well with chapathi, paratha or rice. I love mild, simple curries. But mildly flavored doesn’t mean bland, it should have lots of flavors. I love this Reshmi Malai Chicken curry because it screams flavor. It really tastesRead more

This Peri Peri Chicken is tender, spicy and loaded with flavor! Since I’ve added Indian spices to it, this version of peri peri chicken is the ultimate grilled chicken recipe you will ever need. Today, I’m sharing the recipe of these super spicy Peri Peri Chicken that are the perfect companion to all your summerRead more

This BROWNIE SWIRL COOKIES are another easy cookie recipe where you make both brownie and cookie dough with a ready box mix. Combine the both and slice into pinwheel shapes and bake. It looks pretty and tastes delicious. I absolutely love making and eating chocolate based desserts and my love for it is evident seeingRead more

Super easy melty, yummy chocolate chip awesomeness right out of the oven. If you are lazy to make individual cookies, these Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars will be the right choice for you. Life in the time of lockdown is not easy. The amount of stress and anxiety everybody is going through at this time isRead more

Rich, buttery chocolate chip cookies which are loaded with chunks of white chocolate and nuts. Make it soft or crispy as per your choice by altering the baking times. I personally love a fresh batch of soft cookies.  Sorry for the disappearing act which I did again. I really didn’t want to stay away fromRead more

A gooey skillet cookie filled with Nutella or Lotus Biscoff spread, loaded with chocolate bits. It can be served with a scoop or two of your favourite ice cream and then drizzled with chocolate and caramel sauce. It can’t get better than this. This is one absolute pan of glory! In one bite of thisRead more

Butterscotch milk cake is a delectable dessert comprising a light and airy sponge cake drenched in a luscious sweet milk infusion. It is then adorned with a decadent layer of caramelized nuts, crowned with a velvety-rich butterscotch flavored cream. This indulgent treat tastes amazing, making it the ideal choice for gatherings, celebrations, or any specialRead more

A very fluffy and creamy white chocolate dessert with two options for layering, one is with biscuits and the other with lady’s finger biscuits. Both tastes amazing! The cream tastes exactly like Raffaello Candy. Do try it out this Eid.

The most popular Milk Cake/ Tres leches made the easy way with store bought pound cake, homemade milk mixture and topped with a lightly sweet mascarpone cream. The most popular Milk Cake/ Tres leches made the easy way with store bought pound cake, homemade milk mixture and topped with a lightly sweet mascarpone cream.

A layered Middle Eastern dessert, Aish el Saraya which contains layers of powdered rusk soaked in sugar syrup, an eggless creamy custard, pistachios and thick cream. This would be the perfect dessert to serve during Eid. We love desserts! And if it is Arabic sweets, we love them even more. You all must be awareRead more

Lemonade is a classic, refreshing summer drink, but having them chilled in these pouches on a hot summer day is amazing!! I love taking refreshing drinks for the kids whenever we go to the beach, especially during this scorching summer heat. What I do is simply fill the bags with whatever drink my kids like, andRead more

Restaurant like cappuccino which can be made easily at home. I was never a coffee drinker. In my family we were all about tea. Everyone liked milk tea and I was a black tea supporter, then and now. It was after I got married to Fadal that I started making coffee, as he loves aRead more

A delicious mix of milk chocolate chips, caramel sauce, sea salt and dairy. This drink is like a hug in a mug. A perfect winter drink! INGREDIENTS: 3 cups of whole milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup of sugar 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 cup of milk chocolate chips marshmallows, whipped cream for garnishRead more

Strawberry-Lime Soda, a wonderfully sweet and slightly tangy drink with strawberries and lemon juice which is finished off with sparkling club soda. It is easy to make and absolutely refreshing. This can be called Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade too.     I know its winter now and most of you wouldn’t prefer to drink a coldRead more

Steamed rice cakes with spicy prawn filling stuffed inside a pancake made with coconut and fennel seeds flavored rice flour, which is then marinated with red chili powder and shallow fried. Soo yumm!! We love Kallumakayi Nirachath with a passion. That tops the list of our favorite dishes. Kallumakayi Nirachath is a North Kerala specialityRead more

A simple Prawn Fry Masala with very few ingredients but has big flavors. Last week we were craving for a hearty prawn dish, not fried prawn which we make on repeat, nor a curry type dish. We wanted something with a nice masala, that is not heavily flavored with spices. I created this dish onRead more

A spicy Prawn Fry with delicious crumbs from the fried marinade. It sure is a mouth watering dish!     Most of the Keralites would be familiar with Calicut Paragon Prawn Fry. I simply love it. Every time we go there this dish never misses our table. I have been trying to recreate it inRead more

Pan seared prawns smothered in flavorful homemade cream sauce. This can be your easiest weeknight meal, which goes well with a nice hot bowl of rice, bread or pasta.     This is not a curry, but it does serve the purpose of a curry. But in this recipe I did not use any sortRead more

Mutton garlic is a flavorful semi-gravy dish which is cooked with lots of fried garlic. It is then roasted along with other spices till you get dry, slightly crisp mutton pieces which at the same time will be very tender inside. I’m sure this will be your go-to mutton dish once you try it. If you areRead more

Kofta, Kebab, Kabob whatever you may call it, these are flavor packed, spicy, and beyond delicious. Serve them with yoghurt tahini sauce and pita bread or alongside rice. This is the first time that I am posting a recipe with minced meat. Kebabs, kheema masala, pasta sauce with minced meat etc are my favorite, butRead more

A very comforting Lamb Stew with amazing flavors, pressure cooked in an Instant Pot. Serve it with rice, bread, couscous or even quinoa. It can be enjoyed on its own as a soup too. I have been looking to buy new pressure cooker as I wanted to replace all of my aluminium cookers. That’s whenRead more

The easiest Mutton Masala recipe which has true flavors of Kerala. If you are in a hurry and want to finish off your dinner or lunch preps fast, then this recipe is just for you. This doesn’t require chopping lots of onions or tomatoes, sautéing for a long time, slow cooking, or long marination time.Read more

A very simple to make cheese bread with a soft, melt in the mouth bread base. The dough can be prepared in no time as it involves only blending the wet ingredients and pouringit into the flour and mixing it together, no kneading required.  This cheese bread resembles the Arabic Fatayer/Manaish a lot but IRead more

This Mexican street style corn macaroni salad is loaded with toasted corn, pickled veggies, and macaroni tossed in a tangy and flavor packed parmesan based sauce. I unintentionally took a small break from blogging after Ramadan, even though I didn’t plan to take one. But usually when I am at my parents place, a veryRead more

Savory crepes wrapped around a creamy chicken filling, topped with a cream cheese thick sauce and mozzarella. I always wanted to try out baked chicken crepes. But I had doubts if it will taste good. But it really tastes like a pasta dish, where the pasta is substituted with crepes. This was one dish whichRead more

Bread roll with a flavorful chicken filling that is smothered with a cream cheese sauce and baked with loads of mozzarella cheese on top. This resembles cannelloni bake as the bread roll looks like the cylindrical canneloni pasta when baked and out of the oven. Today I am doing a food bloggers collaboration with 4Read more

   Just the thought of this pickle makes my mouth water. This pickle has the tanginess and sourness from the mangoes, sweetness from the sugar, spice from the red chilli powder and that kick from the garlic. It is sooo soooooo easy, that you cant make it anytime, just anytime you want.        JustRead more

This is the first pickle recipe in my blog, actually this is the first pickle i made ever. But i soo enjoyed making it and eating it, that i cant wait to try out many more pickle recipes. I have always been afraid to make any sort of Indian pickle. There is too much laborRead more

Maqlouba/Maqloubeh is a Palestinian traditional food which literally means upside-down rice. It consists of meat, rice and fried vegetable like potato and eggplant placed in a pot which is flipped upside down at the time of serving. I have been thinking of trying out Maqloubah for a long time and I finally got to makingRead more

A simple biryani with very few steps where the masala and the rice is cooked in coconut milk. The flavor and aroma of this biryani is insanely good. If you are looking for a simple biryani recipe for Eid, then look no further. This simple coconut milk based chicken biryani has amazing flavor and isRead more

This Bombay style biryani has all the features a delicious biryani should have- the heady aromas, the vibrant colors, fluffy rice and the strong addictive flavors.  Being a strong Malabari at heart, I always prefer our own Malabar Biryani over any other type of Biryani. Even though I make many different types of biryani atRead more

A super simple Chicken Biryani which can be made by anyone, even the most amateur cooks.  This recipe is for all of those newbie cooks who finds making biryani very tricky. For me it was a hit or a miss situation always in the beginning. Now with lots of experience, all thanks to my biryaniRead more

This Buddha bowl is a healthy version of chicken shawarma served in a bowl in a salad form.  You can make your own shawarma bowls at home and enjoy the mouth watering flavors. This is a filling and nutritious salad and so this can be served as a meal for dinner or lunch. Well, thisRead more

This Mexican street style corn macaroni salad is loaded with toasted corn, pickled veggies, and macaroni tossed in a tangy and flavor packed parmesan based sauce. I unintentionally took a small break from blogging after Ramadan, even though I didn’t plan to take one. But usually when I am at my parents place, a veryRead more

This is a tasty, creamy macaroni salad with a Mexican twist.  Macaroni salad is a party/ potluck/ cookout staple. No get-together is complete without a giant chilled bowl of macaroni salad. If you are bored with the usual classic salad, try this Mexican inspired one with a mayo and salsa based dressing.  I had preparedRead more

This Mexican Street Corn Salad is a delicious blend of sour, sweet and spicy flavors. It goes perfectly well as sides or you can serve this as a meal too.     I have mentioned a lot of times that I enjoy Mexican food too much. I can cook Mexican food every single day, notRead more

These delectable Chicken wrap are loaded with tender rotisserie chicken, vegetables all wrapped in a tortilla and slathered with Spicy Mayo sauce. If you are going to start university and going to stay in a dorm room/ hostel, then this wrap recipe will be good for you. My Nephew Amaan (who I consider as myRead more

Very juicy and flavorful homemade chicken burger that can be pre-prepped and frozen.  When you are in need of a simple dinner in a hurry, or thinking what to give your kids for their lunch box in the morning, this straight-from-the-freezer burger recipe is all you’ll need to save the day! I usually make dishesRead more

A spicy and saucy chicken wrap with peri peri flavored chicken and sauce.  A spicy and saucy chicken wrap with peri peri flavored chicken and sauce.

Chicken Shawarma style pita pockets with spicy homemade Harissa sauce. This Chicken Shawarma style pita pockets is a popular recipe here, for a good reason. The flavors are simply superb!!  As I grew up in Dubai, Shawarma was a major part of our lives. Shawarma is the Middle East’s most savoured dish. I have aRead more

Sweet Corn Chicken Soup is a light and creamy soup made with creamed sweet corn, chicken stock and egg white drop.       This is a classic soup which I guess most of you love. This has been one of the most requested recipes. So I thought its high time I post it now. Read more

Cream of chicken soup is one of those soups that always sounds good. This soup has been my all time favorite. A dairy free cream of chicken soup is a great way for people who are allergic to dairy (lactose intolerant) to once again enjoy their favorite soup.     Lactose intolerance is a common digestiveRead more

I just realized recently that I didn’t post any soup recipe yet. Two years of blogging and no soup recipe!! Oh my!! So, to make up for this delay, here is a recipe of a very light and comforting soup with a touch of Malabar flavors. Last week I had a yummy chicken soup from this MalabarRead more

A wonderful edible gift, brownie in a jar that can be made in advance. This brownie in a jar only needs raw dry ingredients, a recipe card and the packaging. Best of all, you don’t have to bake them yourself. Homemade food gifts can be the best gift you can give someone as they areRead more

Super soft, pillowy steamed buns with a spicy Korean chicken filling. Have you ever tried bao buns? These pillowy soft buns are simply A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. These are fluffy buns with succulent pieces of chicken popcorn coated with sweet and spicy sauce, adorned with crisp veggies like cabbage and onions and garnished with sesame seeds and freshRead more

Bread roll with a flavorful chicken filling that is smothered with a cream cheese sauce and baked with loads of mozzarella cheese on top. This resembles cannelloni bake as the bread roll looks like the cylindrical canneloni pasta when baked and out of the oven. Today I am doing a food bloggers collaboration with 4Read more

Winters means warm and cozy drink for us. I really enjoy drinking warm drinks mainly because it will keep my hands warm. 😀 I usually drink clear flavored tea in the morning but during the evening a thick hot chocolate is what I need. No, I don’t have this every single day, but when IRead more

Rich lentils (daal) curry with a flavor packed tempering (Tadka) that takes this daal curry to the next level. Have it with rice, chapathi or even just as it is and I promise that it is outrageously delicious. Daal is the most staple dish in most Indian households. All you need is a handful ofRead more

A very thick and rich potato curry with a gravy made with coconut milk and cashew nuts. It is spiced very well with the indian spices, and a final touch of kasuri methi and butter gives the curry a whole new taste.     Nowadays I am always in search for good vegetarian recipes, justRead more

A mildly flavored mixed vegetable curry with the goodness of moong seeds and richness of coconut milk.    193 posts and only two vegetable curry recipe in the blog. I know, not a good thing. 😐 Since you guys have been requesting for veg recipes for so long and also because there were so manyRead more

Here i am with a vegetarian recipe after a long time. You might have already noticed that there are very few veggie items in my blog. I admit that i suck at vegetarian dishes. I never used to like it much too, maybe because i didn’t know any good veg recipes. But i am reallyRead more