Cheesy Mexican beef and bean bake I can’t remember how this Mexican beef and bean dish first came to be. All I know is that when it came out of the oven in all its bubbly, melty cheesy glory, I wanted to get stuck into immediately but paralysed with indecision for how. So many options! Like chili, with a warm tortillas on the side for dunking?? OR with corn chips, deconstructed nachos style?...

We make different varieties of sweets for Diwali. Usually, Indian sweets are made with the addition of a lot of sugar and ghee. This dry fruits burfi is a very simple and healthy recipe without the addition of sugar, jaggery, or ghee. If you are looking for a healthy sweet recipe, then you should try this one. I posted dry fruits ladoo a few years back in Jeyashri’s kitchen. A few months back, when I conducted a cooking class in Hong Kong, one student got me this dry fruits burfi | dry fruits roll for me....

CHOCOLATE Zucchini Bread?? Are you MAD?? If you’re new to this whole Chocolate Zucchini Bread concept, here’s all you need to know: it is a “thing”. Probably initially born as a way to use up an abundance of zucchini when they’re in season, dolled up to entice little people (and big people who are as fussy about greens as little people). But then once people realised how ridiculously FUDGY zucchini makes it, the idea stuck....

Have a gluten allergy/intolerance? You should be able to eat cake. Have a nut allergy? You should be able to eat cake. (I’m guessing you get my drift…) This cake is especially for YOU my dear invisible internet friend with all the food allergies: a chocolate cake made with coconut flour. This chocolate coconut flour cake comes pretty darn close in taste and even in texture to my paleo chocolate cake....

I cut the veggies for aviyal the previous night. Soaked for adai the previous evening and made the batter before i go to sleep and put in the fridge. Morning as soon as i got up i cooked the rice for puliyodarai and curd rice. Allowed the rice to cool and cleaned the house in the mean time. Even the pulikaichal i made the previous day. After making puliyodarai and curd rice , i made the pineapple kesari and put in a casserole....

I made aloo paratha, papdi chaat, capsicum rice, cauliflower curry, cucumber and onion salad and some raitha(forgot to keep during the clicks) I made this for brunch . I cooked rice for capsicum rice and potato by keeping both in the pressure cooker. In the mean while i kneaded the dough. I made lassi and kept in the refrigerator. This time i used store bought papdis and chutneys were ready the previous day....

Beetroot pulao Tawa pulao Broccoli rice Wash and soak the rice in 1 and 1/2 cup of rice. If using fresh corn, take out the corn kernels. I used frozen corn. Wash the methi leaves, slice the onions and slit the green chilli. If the methi leaves are very small and tender you can add it as it is, mine was bit big and so i chopped. In a pressure cooker add oil and the throw in the bay leaf and cinnamon stick....

Method: Instant rice sevai | rice noodles 3/4 cup Dhaniya | coriander seeds 1 tsp Urad dal 1/2 tsp Channa dal 1/2 tsp Red chilli 1 Grated coconut 2 tsp Curry leaves 10-12 Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Peanuts 1 tsp Cashew nuts 3 Salt to taste Cook the sevai according to the packet instructions. Actually just put them in very hot water for 2 minutes and drain the water....

This isn’t a dal you’ll find on any restaurant menu, but it is a recipe you’ll see served in some Indian homes. My parents grew up eating this tangy dried mango dal – it was a childhood favorite for them both (I’d say my childhood favorites were Langar Dal or Dal Makhani – in case you’re wondering, lol). This dal is made with dried green mango slices, sometimes called amchur slices....

Chinese Honey Sesame Chicken isn’t huge in Australia. In fact, I rarely see it on Chinese restaurant menus. My first experience was at a hotel buffet (don’t judge me!) in New York. Then in Vegas. (Ok, judge me!) To this day, I remain perplexed why Honey Sesame Chicken hasn’t made it to our shores. Along with Kung Pao Chicken, which still isn’t huge here though I have seen it on the odd menu in Chinatown....

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?...

Use it to make giant pastrami sandwiches on rye, or Reuben sandwiches! Homemade Pastrami recipe If Katz’s Deli isn’t my first stop when I land in New York, it’s my second or third stop – and probably only because I had a prior dinner commitment. Yes, I’m that obsessed with pastrami sandwiches. Let’s be clear about one thing here – this is not a pastrami sandwich as many people know them here in Australia....

Eggplant Parmigiana If Moussaka is Greece’s answer to Italian Lasagna, then Eggplant Parmigiana is Italy’s comeback. And what a comeback it is!!! A southern Italian classic, this is one of those incredible vegetarian dishes that’s so good, even card-carrying carnivores won’t pause for a moment to wonder, “Where’s the meat??” This is comfort food for everyone. It oozes with cheesy goodness – molten mozzarella on top and the savoury hum of parmesan within....

15 minutes, start to finish, with 3 minutes prep time. EMERGENCY Corn Chowder Soup! For busy people everywhere – this is the easy soup recipe of your dreams. This Corn Chowder Soup is possibly the most effortless hearty soup I know how to make that’s 100% as delicious as it sounds and looks. I call it an emergency recipe because it calls for barely any prep, involving not much more than popping open a couple of cans....

What I love about scones is that you can eat them any time of day without feeling guilty. That’s because they’re “treat-like,” and not necessarily “treats.” You know, when I say it to myself it makes sense but after writing it out, I realize I sound slightly delusional. The thing is, a scone is more like a lightly sweetened biscuit than a cookie. These coconut chocolate chip scones taste like crumbly, bready biscuits, sprinkled with chocolate chips....

Gooseberry | amla | nellikai is one of the highly nutritious and very rich in antioxidants. It is one of the best immunity booster too. Nellikai | amla is very rich in fiber and it helps in digestion too. It is also very rich in Vitamin C. This gooseberry lemonade is made with gooseberry, lemon, and ginger as the main ingredients. The addition of roasted cumin powder, jaggery not only makes it healthy but also aids in digestion too....

Made a turkey and want a gravy? Use my Gravy for Turkey recipe! Gravy This gravy recipe tastes like what you get in those tubs of KFC Potato and Gravy. Those of you who abstain from all forms of fast food may not know what it tastes like. But all you need to know is that it’s everything that you’d expect from KFC – reliably tasty, well seasoned, can make anything delicious!...

I’ve also gone a step further and have fermented this salsa, which means it’ll last for months in my fridge. By fermenting, I just mean I left it on my counter for 2 days, then stuck it in the fridge. Doing this allows good bacteria (lactic acid bacteria – aka – probiotics) to thrive. Eating fermented foods can help improve digestive health and gut health. It’s also a traditional method of food preservation....

The crostini bread can be made days and days in advance – it stays crispy for ages! Crostini Everybody loves finger food. No need to deal with a knife and fork, struggle with chopsticks or scoop with spoons. Just clutch your cocktail in one hand and use your other to pop these in your mouth! “Crostini” means “little crusts” (ie. “little toasts”) in Italian and that’s exactly what they are: Thin, small slices of bread, toasted until crisp and then piled with toppings....

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