My friend May Ly of loveurbelly is sharing her family’s recipe for Vietnamese Hainan Chicken with all of you today! May is one of my favorite bloggers to follow on instagram (warning: her pictures will make you hungry) and I’m so glad to have her here on My Heart Beets! Here’s May: I have just moved from Australia back to Vietnam where I left as a six month old baby....

INGREDIENTS SERVES 2-3 METHOD: Cook the spaghetti by adding 7-8 cups of water in a large pan. Add salt and few drops of oil while cooking. Once done drain the excess water and wash the spaghetti in cold water. Immerse this cooked spaghetti in normal cold water till you make the vegetable mix. This will keep this pasta moisture and avoid drying. Chop the garlic and onion very finely. Slit the green chilli....

Easy Homemade Granola I’m going to be honest with you – I didn’t start making making granola because it’s healthier than store bought. I started because it’s cheaper and and I can control how sweet it is (store bought is so sweet!!!). Then it evolved into a bit of a game, trying to come up with cute flavour combinations. Berry Burst, Apple Pie, Apricot Sunrise, Blueberry Pie, Apple Crumble, Peach ‘n Cream, Maple Crunch, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie....

Naturally this is a perfect substitute for vegetarians and vegans whenever a meat stock is called for. But really, it’s delicious in its own right and suited to all sorts of applications by anybody! Homemade Vegetable Stock As with all stocks, homemade Vegetable Stock is far superior to store bought, with the added benefit that it’s much easier to make than seafood and meat stocks which often call for manhandling of considerable amounts of bones (I’m thinking of you beef stock!...

First, I want to thank Ashley for allowing me to share some ideas on how to reuse or upcycle items many people wouldn’t think to use more than once. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 2012, Americans created 251 million tons of trash of which 87 million tons was composted or recycled (source). I believe there’s more we can do; if we reused one-fourth of our trash, it would make a huge impact for future generations....

Black urad dal 1/2 cup Red chili 10-15 Garlic 10-15 cloves Salt as needed Curry leaves few (optional) Take out the skin of garlic and keep it aside. In a pan add the red chili and roast it in a low flame till it slightly changes colour. Do not get it burnt. Keep it aside. Add urad dal in the same pan. I used the black urad dal. You can use white urad dal too....

The secret to making a bowl of yellow lentils feel extra special? Top it up with a heavy drizzle of fragrant, spice-infused ghee! Stirring warm, aromatic, buttery ghee into a bowl of lentils just before serving transforms a humble soup into a rich and decadent dish. What is dal tadka? The word “dal” means lentil soup, and “tadka” is the act of frying aromatics in hot oil or ghee. Therefore dal tadka is a lentil soup that’s topped with fragrant ghee/oil....

What is Khajoor Ki Mithai? This is an Indian sweet called khajoor ki mithai, a cardamom-spiced date fudge. As someone who isn’t crazy about dates in their natural form, I assure you that they transform into something magical once you cook them down. Their natural sweetness concentrates, and the dates turn into this rich, caramel-like, soft, chewy candy. The great thing about this mithai is that it just so happens to be a healthier dessert....

If I’m being honest, salsa chicken is a recipe that I’m slightly embarrassed to be sharing on the blog because it’s so easy to make (I mean, is this even a recipe?). BUT. You’d be surprised at how many friends/family members have asked me how I make this chicken. So here I am, sharing this “recipe” for those of you who might also be seeking out simple lunch/dinner ideas. There are two main ingredients in salsa chicken (you know what they are lol)....

I can’t believe it’s almost Easter! That means it’s time to make my instant pot holiday ham again and it also means it’s time to make a delicious soup using the ham bone. As much as we enjoy eating ham, I have to tell you – I love using up the ham bone even more. During the Christmas holiday, I shared this creamy ham and wild rice soup and it was a hit!...

Veggies* 1/2 cup Tomato 1/2 Moong dal 1/4 cup Channa dal 2 tbslp Tamarind extract 1 cup Sambar powder 3/4 tsp Salt to taste Green chilli 1 Asafoetida a pinch Jaggery 1/2 tsp Green chilli 1 Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Curry leaves | coriander leaves few * I used turnip, brinjal and potato Mix this well and add the jaggery . the jaggery will get melted in the heat....

Hope you all had a wonderful Diwali celebration. We too had a great Diwali and after having all the sweets and oily food for the past few days, we started craving for a simple food and suddenly I thought about this Kollu podi and made the same today. I have heard that Kollu | horse gram is recommended for people who want to reduce weight. Also check out our other kollu recipes, Kollu rasam, Kollu thogayal, Kollu kara chutney, Horsegram paratha, and Kollu kuzhambu...

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If you love vanilla sponge cakes and custard, you are going to be as obsessed with this cake as I am. It looks like it’s been carefully layered with three different components. But it’s not! You just pour one simple batter into a cake tin, pop in the oven, and this is how it comes out!! There is no special ingredient nor any tricky technique. The batter is made pretty much like a traditional vanilla sponge cake, it is just much thinner....

Those who follow Jeyashri’s kitchen for a long time and follow me on Instagram, knew well that I am a huge fan of mango. We have a huge collection of Mango recipes in Jeyashris’s kitchen. This Mango ice cream is an easy recipe that my mom used to make during our childhood days. We would wait for the summer to come and indulge in mangoes and the delicious ice cream made by mom....

Method with step-by-step pictures : Peel the skin of the mangoes and roughly chop them. One portion of the mango is only sliced into small cubes for garnishing. In a mixie add the mango pieces, yogurt, and milk. If adding sugar add it now. To give it an Indian touch you can add a pinch of cardamom powder. Blend this into a smooth paste. In a jar add the quick-cooking oats, chia seeds, and flax seeds....

Once you start making your own breakfast sausage, you’ll never want to buy it from a store again. Not only are organic/healthy store-bought sausage patties overpriced, but they’re also nowhere near as good as homemade patties. Plus, making sausage patties is so easy! You can make a bunch, freeze them and enjoy them over time. Have I sold you on making your own patties, yet? If not, just wait. Let me tell you more about these sweet and savory maple sage sausage patties: They are SO flavorful!...

I don’t know if it’s “normal” to marinate beef for kebabs, but the reason why I do it is because I reserve premium beef cuts for cooking as steaks or roasting to medium rare for special occasions. So I use better value beef cuts for kebabs and as a consequence, I’ve always marinated them to tenderise, add juiciness and a hint of flavour. I don’t mean to talk down Beef Kabobs, because they are fabulously moorish, and if your budget stretches to using $50/kg beef fillet to make kebabs for a backyard barbie, I want your life!...

Instant sevai 2 cups Mixed veggies * 1/2 cup Sambar powder 1 tsp Garam masala 1/4 tsp Salt As needed Oil 1 tsp Onion 1 Curry leaves few Coriander leaves few *I used peas, carrot and capsicum. Method: Cook the rice sevai according to the instructions given on the packet. Drain the water from the sevai and keep it aside. Mean while chop the onions, cut the carrots and capsicum into small....

Pasta Sauce 2 tblsp Bread Slices 4 Onion 1 Capsicum 1/2 Chili flakes few Oreganao | Italian Seasoning few Grated Cheese 3-4 tblsp Notes: Δ