Watermelon 1 and 1/2 cups (roughly chopped) Rose milk essence as needed ( i used 2 tblsp of haldirams) Water 1 cup In a mixie or blender add the watermelon cubes and the rose syrup. Generally the essence has sugar but if you do not sugar in the syrup or if you are using the rose milk powder, add sugar to this now. Add according to your taste and the sweetness of the watermelon....

Digestive biscutis 3 Mixed fruits* 1 Cup Yogurt 1/2 cup Vanilla Essence 1 tsp Sugar 1-2 tsp Method: Hung the curd for 10 minutes. It is just to get a very thick yogurt. I always put in a tea strainer and keep it in the refrigerator. Keep a vessel under this , so that the drained water will get into it. Add vanilla essence and sugar to the thick yogurt and mix well....

Aloo paratha Pumpkin paratha Whole wheat flour| atta 1 cup Salt as needed Oil few drops Ajwain 1 and 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1 and 1/2 tsp Ghee or Butter as needed (to make parathas) Method: In a wide bowl add the wheat flour and little salt. Add water little by little and make a soft dough. Divide this into equal big lemon sized balls. In a bowl mix the red chili powder with 2 pinches of salt and mix well....

Vegetarian lettuce wraps (san choy bow) Today’s recipe is a meat-free version of the Chinese restaurant favourite san choy bow which is a lettuce wrap with a pork filling. I hate that I used the word “awesome” for a recipe name (in caps! 😅) but I couldn’t think of another way to capture your attention for these lettuce wraps. A vegetarian one, no less, made with lots of vegetable and tofu....

This is one of those rare foods that is a truly fabulous freezer meal and keeps for days in the fridge! Baked Spaghetti I call it a casserole, I call it a pie, I call it a pasta bake. I actually don’t really know if there’s a proper name for this, but what I do know is this: You are going to love it. Because it’s everybody’s favourite Spaghetti Bolognese – PLUS CHEESE....

I spent my childhood picking beetroot out of hamburgers. I spent my teenage years simply stubbornly refusing to eat even the smallest piece of beetroot in any form, no matter how hard my mother tried to hide them. Then in my twenties, I tried beetroot for the first time….and well, well, well, what do you know, it turns out that I actually LIKE it. More than like, I really like it....

Blueberry Cheesecake I know sometimes the thought of a quick ‘n easy no-bake cheesecake recipe is enticing. But if you want to make cheesecake the way it’s intended to be, with a filling that’s somehow fluffy but creamy at the same time, rich but not so dense that it sticks to the roof of your mouth, then a baked cheesecake is the way to go. Add pops of blueberry littered throughout that lemony cheesecake filling, then OMG that insane glistening blueberry topping …....

New to glazed ham? Start here -> How to Make Glazed Ham. Want to try my signature Maple Glazed Ham? Here it is! BROWN SUGAR GLAZED HAM – Made Easy! I’m abnormally paranoid about wasting your time and money – especially for grand centrepieces. Hang ups from my youth – we lived on a tight budget when I was growing up. I hope I always remain this way! As a result, I have somewhat of an obsession with ensuring my recipes work....

In the heat of summer, there’s nothing better than eating a juicy, chilled melon. There are those realllly hot days though, where I just can’t eat enough melon to cool me down fast enough. That’s when I make this Cantaloupe Clove Creamsicle – easy to drink and with every sip, I feel like I’m fueling a tiny air conditioner inside my belly, helping to cool me down. Strange description, right?...

Chicken Pasta recipe – loaded! This is the pasta you make when you’ve had a bad day and you need a pick me up. This is the pasta you make when you’ve had a great day, and want to finish on a high note. This is the pasta you make when you need a quick dinner that everyone will devour. And this is the pasta that you make just because there are few things in this world that can rival the feeling of complete and utter satisfaction as you slurp down a big bowl of creamy chicken pasta!...

Chicken rissoles Aussies love a good beef rissole. It’s right up there with other nostalgic Australian comfort meals like curried sausages, bangers and mash, and a good old-fashioned roast with all the trimmings. In case you’re wondering what rissoles are, in Australia (and New Zealand) they are small meat patties that are usually pan-fried. And while we Aussies like to believe they’re exclusively ours (right!?) it turns out that actually there are different forms of rissoles all around the world made with other meats, fish/seafood and vegetables....

You’ll love the 4 ingredient Asian sauce, the juicy pieces of caramelised chicken, and how you can toss in virtually any vegetables you want into these stir fried noodles! Another Ramen Noodle Recipe! The popularity of the Asian Beef Ramen Noodles from last month caught me by surprise! Though of course, being of Japanese background, it makes me very happy that a ramen noodle recipe was so popular…… 😇 Given how much you liked the ground beef / mince one, it was inevitable that a chicken version would come out soon…....

This is based on a recipe by Bobby Flay, one of my grilling idols. His shows started airing in Australia a few years ago and I was hooked. Though I have to say…gosh, this could get me in trouble…Does anyone else think he really should consider wearing sunglasses? Because he always seems to be squinting!! 😉 I think he is incredibly talented at bringing together unique flavours with familiar ingredients....

Creamy soup with crunchy cashews. This my friends is texture goals. When it comes to food, the texture is just as important as taste. You need a bit of crunch to break up the monotony of creaminess, you know? The cashews stirred into the soup soften a bit but still give the soup some texture. The nuts on top keep their crunch. Combine that with creamy pureed cauliflower and well, it’s a great combination....

This is a risotto that easy to make, and you do not need to stand at the stove stirring constantly. Serve it with a simple garden salad drizzled with Italian or French Dressing. A creamy prawn risotto – made easy! I have a friend who is scared of making risotto because she thinks it’s really hard. Scarred by all those Masterchef episodes where the nervous contestant presents their risotto to the judges and stands there awkwardly, sweating and shaking while the judges peer and prod at the dish before having a taste, chewing slowly with such serious looks on their faces you’d think they were trying to find a solution for World Peace....

It’s Sunday night here in Sydney and I swore I was going to be healthy this week – starting from tonight. I had salad for dinner and I am munching on carrot sticks as I write this post. So I have to tell you, it is absolute, complete and utter torture writing up this recipe and looking at these photos. Describing to you how delicious this is, trying not to remember every creamy bite, the golden bubbly cheese, the juicy chicken, that sauce…....

We usually make murukku using rice flour and urad dal flour, also instead of urad dal flour we use pottukadalai flour or gram flour too. In this recipe, we use sour curd to make crispy and tasty murukku. When you are running out of time or want to make some easy snack recipes for this Diwali festival, do try out this Thayir murukku | curd murukku. You can use store-bought rice flour | idiyappam flour to make this thayir murukku....

After trying out the eggless orange cake from Prathiba’s I tried this eggless dates and walnut cake from her blog. It is a super hit at home. I used powdered jaggery instead of sugar. This is an eggless, butterless cake recipe with easily available ingredients. If you are a beginner in baking, you should try out this recipe for sure. If you want to make a vegan version, replace normal milk with oat milk or almond milk....

White wine sauce for fish This is a beautiful wine sauce for fish that oozes swanky vibes. Glossy-white, rich and singing with the gently tart flavours of white wine and lemon, it’s the sort of sauce that comes in a little porcelain jug accompanying the pricey sole dish you ordered at that ritzy French joint on your birthday. Truth be told, we do deploy a little restaurant-style trick to achieve that beautiful sheen and luxurious mouthfeel to the sauce....

Welcome to Day 13 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, where I’m sharing 30 salads in a row through to Christmas Eve – just for something different to the usual sugar-loaded baking countdowns!! Off the back of last weeks’ French(ish) Tomato Salad with Olive Tapenade, I have another French one for you: French Bistro Salad Hearty French bistro classics like steak frites, boeuf bourguignon, French Onion Soup, Quiche Lorraine and Coq au Vin need a light and clean salad on the side to cleanse and refresh the palate … so that you can eat more!...