Chinese Beef Stir Fry Stir fries are my go-to for those nights when I can’t deal with more than the bare minimum effort for dinner. I know I can always knock up a stir fry using whatever greens I have left in my fridge. Even if I only have green beans and an onion (and some protein!). As long as I have a tasty sauce, I’m one happy gal! So I have a secret weapon for super fast midweek meals – a homemade all purpose stir fry sauce....

Grated paneer 1 cup Milk powder 1 cup Carrot grated 1/2 cup Condensed milk 1 cup Cardamom powder a pinch (optional) Ghee 2 tsp Pistachio few Method: In a pan add 1 tsp of ghee and add the grated carrots. Saute for 2 minutes and add the grated paneer, milk powder and condensed milk. Mix this well and stir this continuously. If adding cardamom powder add it now and mix well....

This pie is basically me. I am this pie. (or maybe I’m this masala chai pumpkin pie?) Every year, we eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving (and during the several days following the holiday). This year, I wanted to do something different, but not so different that it wouldn’t still be familiar. I switched out pumpkin pie spice for garam masala and the spices complemented the pie perfectly! Garam masala is made with spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves – all warming spices perfect for this chilly time of year....

I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise. This page exists to display the how-to video for this recipe which I exclusively created for my debut cookbook, Dinner. Every recipe in the cookbook has a tutorial video. To watch it, you simply scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and it will take you straight to the recipe video like the one shown above! Curious about my cookbook?...

Make this with button mushrooms or large mushrooms! A great quick side dish that pairs with everything from steaks to Roast Chicken, or make a meal out of it as I do! Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms Mushrooms are one of my all time favourite vegetables. I love the savoury flavour, how versatile they are, and how they’re kind of meaty. From Mushroom Rice to Mushrooms on Toast, in pies, pasta, and this amazing creamy Mushroom Sauce, I am pretty sure it is the most used vegetable on my website!...

Golden Gaytime Popcorn Popcorn and candy lovers alike were in a tizzy of excitement with Golden Gaytime Popcorn was first released. Yours truly included. The chatter between closet popcorn-loving friends, however, quickly moved from “Far out, this is crazy good!” to “OMG can you believe it’s so expensive”?? Named as such because it’s a popcorn version of a beloved Australian’s ice cream called Golden Gaytime, one packet of the Gaytime popcorn is $5....

Fried halloumi It’s impossible to resist devouring golden fried halloumi straight from the pan, when it’s crispy on the surface and gooey inside. And why should we? It’s so great plain! But one day, try it with a drizzle of honey, sprinkle of fresh thyme and pinch of red pepper flakes. It is Outrageously Delicious (caps intentional) and a great 2-second-way to dress up halloumi when you’ve got company. Serve with warm pita bread, olives, and good olive oil for a simple yet thoroughly enjoyable starter!...

Also, don’t miss Lamb and Beef Doner Kebab Meat – looks and tastes just like the real deal! (Albeit on a much smaller scale…) Doner Kebab recipe It’s practically an Aussie right of passage to do the post-pub midnight kebab run at some point in your life. Usually at the tender age of 18 when we hit the legal drinking limit (cough, cough, no mum, I never drank a drop before then)....

This is a great grab-and-go make-ahead breakfast. Plus, sharing a cheeky way to cook round eggs even if you don’t have egg rings! 😉 Copycat Sausage and Egg McMuffin recipe! I have a secret list of Dirty Foods I Love. KFC Popcorn chicken is on it. Pizza Hut is on it (double pepperoni thin and crispy with anchovies!). Crispy Kreme classic glazed doughnuts. And yes, McDonald’s is on the list too....

Idli podi | Milgai podi is a staple one in our house. Though we make varieties of chutneys and sambar as an accompaniment for idli | dosa, idli podi is a compulsory one for us. Sometimes when we are in a rush podi comes in very handy. For the kid’s lunch box I pack Ghee podi idli as it is easy for them to eat in school. Every household has its own version of podi recipe....

I will be posting recipes in a combo of Indian microwave cooking, Indian kitchen basics and Bachelors recipe every weekend. Stay tuned for another interesting recipe next weekend. Combine the masala powders and mix it well along with salt. Remember the chaat masala has salt in it. So do not add more salt. Cut the ladies finger in medium size. Sprinkle the masala powders on the cut ladies finger and combine well....

This ground lamb curry is made with Indian spices like ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric, and meat masala. It’s a little spicy, but the tomatoes help balance the heat by adding a little sweetness. The potatoes, peas, and carrots help make this a hearty dish. And the great thing about cooking this in the Instant Pot is that it helps marry the flavors together in a little over half an hour vs....

What is Sookhi Dal? Sookhi dal literally means dry dal. It’s a Punjabi dish made with urad dal that has been split, and its skin removed. It’s meant to be eaten as a sabzi that you scoop up with an Indian flatbread, like roti. Now here’s the sort of confusing part. When I say this is a dry dal, I don’t mean that it’s moistureless. It’s dry compared to a normal soupy dal, but it’s not like, bone-dry....

Method: Dry roast all the ingredients without getting them burnt. Allow this to cool and grind it into a fine powder. Add the instant vathal kulambhu podi, salt , turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida. Bring it to a nice boil till it reaches the gravy consistency. Switch off the flame and add curry leaves. Enjoy with hot rice and a roasted papad. Δ

Confession: I love KFC. I have it maybe three times a year. I don’t crave it regularly (thankfully) but I’d say every few months, I have the urge to splurge. And my bottom hates me for it. I do the drive through because I’m too ashamed to risk being seen inside KFC. And though I savour every bite while I’m consuming it, I always regret it afterwards. Always. It’s heavy and excessively greasy and I don’t feel great....

Yam| Sennai kizhangu 1 cup (cubed) Sour yogurt 1 cup + 1 tblsp Pepper powder 1 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Coconut 3 tblsp Green chili 1-2 Ghee 1 tsp Coconut oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Red chili 1-2 Curry leaves few Roasted venthaya powder 1/2 tsp Method: In a pan add the cut yam, turmeric powder and pepper powder. Add salt once the yam is half cooked....

Lightly Sweet ‘n Salty Butter Popcorn Anyone who has attempted butter popcorn probably did what we all tried at some point: Douse fresh popcorn with regular melted better. Seems obvious enough, right? Only … you found after 10 minutes your popcorn turned soggy and sad (and totally ruined your movie night). The reason it goes soggy is because butter contains 15% water. Yes, water is what is making your popcorn soggy!...

Madras mixture recipe with kara boondi, plain sev, maida biscuits, cashew nuts, and peanuts as main ingredients, gives a classic sweet stall style mixture. Deepavali is incomplete without making mixture in a South Indian family. We always buy Mixture from Sri Krishna sweets, a popular sweet shop in Chennai. They have an outlet in Chennai airport and so it is always convenient for us to buy from there before we board the flight....

A girl buys a kiwi slicer just once… and suddenly she has a reputation for being a kitchen gadget addict. I may have a lot of useless kitchen tools and perhaps even appliances… but my slow cooker is one of my most used purchases of all time. The reason that I love the slow cooker is because of recipes like the one that I’m sharing today: marinara beef roast. It’s a slow-cooked, savory dish that cooks while you sleep or while you work....

Gobi mutter paratha Aloo paratha Palak lacha paratha Whole wheat paratha | atta 1 cup Red chili powder 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves few Salt as needed Ajwain| omam 1/4 tsp Oil 2 tsp Ghee to cook the parathas Water to knead the dough Video on how to make Masala Square Paratha In a wide bowl add wheat flour, ajwain, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala, coriander leaves and salt....