Grilled Eggplant Any normal person who felt the need for some veggies to balance out all the carbs, cheese, meat and chocolate they consumed over the holiday period would probably post a fresh, crispy, leafy salad. And talk about cleansing and New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier and lose weight. I really wish I were that type of person. If I were to try that, it just wouldn’t be the real me and things would get really quiet around here pretty quickly…… It takes a lot for me to get excited about a salad....

Ham and cheese omelette I used to cook omelettes using the technique whereby you lift the edge then tilt the pan to allow the raw egg to run underneath. While that method works fine, it does have a tendency for the risk of raw egg in the middle unless you take the omelette to slightly golden on the surface. While perfectly acceptable to me and in every day diners, this is a no-go zone in the high-end culinary world....

Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato Casserole This is a riff on my sweet potato casserole, baked in individual sweet potato boats rather than one big casserole pan. The scooped out flesh of baked sweet potatoes are mashed with all sorts of holiday-flavour-goodness (specifically browned butter, pecans and bacon, an utterly divine combination with sweet potato), stuffed back into the potato boats, baked with melty cheese then finished with a shower of crunchy sage-bacon-flavoured-panko breadcrumbs....

These frozen pizzas are a freezer meal favourite along with Burritos, Cannelloni, Lasagna and hearty Beef Stew! Homemade Frozen Pizzas I always feel smug when I know I have a stash of really good freezer meals. My favourites are things like burritos, stews, soups, quesadillas, garlic bread (BEST standby ever!), lasagna and these homemade frozen pizzas. I have grand plans to do an Ultimate Homemade Pizza Guide one of these days, complete with homemade pizza dough options and the RecipeTin Family pizza menu....

And there’s something so impressive about placing a giant bowl of mussels on the table for family and friends to get stuck into with their hands. No cutlery around these parts – just lots of napkins! How to cook mussels This recipe I’m sharing today is a very classic way to cook mussels – steamed in a garlic butter white wine broth. It’s very quick and easy, and really makes the most of mussels:...

Method: In a big saucepan add 4 cups of water. Chop the lemon grass stalks. Crush the ginger. Add this to the water. Add the tea leaves. Cover and bring this to a boil for 10 minutes. Switch off the flame. If you want hot lemon grass tea, filter this and add honey and drink it hot. Filter the lemon grass tea and discard the stalks. Allow this to cool completely....

Full cream Milk 5 cups + 3 tblsp Condensed Milk 1/2 cup Badam 5-6 Bread 1 Slice Saffron 6-7 strands Rose water 1 tsp In a pan add milk and let it boil . Stir in between and keep the flame low. Let the milk start reducing. Trim the edges of the bread and grind this into a fine paste by adding 3 tblsp of milk. Add this bread paste to the milk and add the condensed milk....

You will love this super simple recipe for aloo methi. You can have it on your plate in literally 10 minutes, and most of that time is spent hands-off. This is why I love my instant pot because I can make fabulous food in a fraction of the time it’d normally take. This recipe for Punjabi aloo methi is so tasty! It has a chatpata (tangy) flavor thanks to the dried mango powder (amchur) and the black salt (kala namak)....

You can steam idli right in the Instant Pot too. It’s so easy to do! I’m also sharing how to make crispy dosa with the batter. Idli and dosa are often served for breakfast or brunch in south Indian homes, along with piping hot vegetable sambar. I myself am a north Indian married to a south Indian but have been eating idli and dosa since childhood. Growing up, dosas were such a treat!...

Kala Chana Curry This is a simple Punjabi vegetarian dish that goes perfectly with rice or roti. It calls for kala chana also known as black chickpeas – though I call them brown chickpeas because that’s what they look like to me. This brown chickpea curry is a bit saucy and it’s also well spiced but not necessarily spicy – you can easily adapt the heat level by adding more cayenne/red chili powder....

What is Meethe Chawal? Meethe chawal is a sweet rice pilaf speckled with fruit and nuts. This is my mom’s signature dessert – she makes this sweet dish for almost every special occasion and has done so for as long as I can remember. Everyone who tries her meethe chawal raves about it so I’m sure you’ll love this dessert! Today I’m sharing my mom’s famous meethe chawal recipe – adapted for the instant pot making it even easier to make!...

This is the most flavorful taco meat that you’ll ever meet! It’s delicious served with tortillas, over salad, or on top of nachos. I love this recipe so much that I usually make it a couple of times a month and my family happily enjoys leftovers. When you make taco meat in an Instant Pot, not only does it cook the meat quickly, I feel like it also intensifies the flavors of the seasonings that I use....

Use it for a quick 30 minute marinade, though it’s even better if you can leave it for longer! Chicken Marinade 99% of the time I use this chicken marinade, it’s an emergency eek, gotta do something with that chicken before it goes off! type situation. And therein lies the beauty of this marinade. It’s the quick-fix for any cut of chicken, and there’s tons of substitution options so you can make it anytime without having to run out to the shops....

Kambu | bajra | pearl millet 1 cup Idli rice or Varagu | little millet 1/2 cup Urad dal 1/2 cup Methi seeds | venthayam 1 tsp Salt as needed Oil 1/2 tsp -1tsp for each dosa Wash and soak the rice, bajra, urad dal and venthayam in a wide bowl for 3-4 hours. Drain the water and grind this in a mixie or grinder into a smooth paste. Add ice cold water while grinding....

Kara vadai is an easy snack recipe made with rice and dals. This tasted similar to the adai kunukku we make using leftover adai batter. I have posted Arisi vadai recipe and this tasted similar to that. This Kara vadai is traditionally a no onion no garlic recipe but you can add onions if you want. We have a lot of vadai recipes in Jeyashris kitchen and the popular being, Kurunai vadai, Tea kadai masal vadai, and Instant pottukadalai vadai....

For outer cover Rice flour | idiyappam flour 1/2 cup Salt a pinch Sesame oil 1/2 tsp Water 1 cup Milk 1/4 cup For the kesar filling Rava |sooji 1/4 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Ghee 2 tblp Raisins 4-5 Cashewnuts 4 Saffron a pinch Milk 1 cup Cardamom powder a pinch (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Method: In a pan add little ghee and roast the raisins and cashewnuts. Keep it aside....

Ammini Kozhakattai is always made at our place during Vinayagar chaturthi, using leftover Kozhakattai maavu. Sometimes amma makes kozhakattai on normal days too as it’s our family’s favorite. From childhood, I have loved modakam and these cute mini ammini kozhakattai. This ammini kozhakattai can be had as a healthy snack too. You can substitute rice flour with wheat flour, ragi flour, or millet flour. I have tried curry leaves ammini kozhakattai once using curry leaves podi and loved it very much....

You’ll get coconut everywhere making them and eating them. But that’s all part of the Aussie experience. It’s how we do it Down Under! 🇦🇺 Lamingtons – an Australian classic! A soft buttery sponge cake coated all over with chocolate icing and coconut. Even if you’ve never heard of these before, you just know it’s going to be good. We Aussies know great tucker – and this is as Aussie as it gets!...

For the gravy Onion 2 Tomato 2 Garlic 5-6 cloves Cinnamon 1 small stick Star anise 1 Cloves 2 Red chili 2 Cashew nuts 6-7 Oil 1 tblsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Kasoori methi 2 pinches Fresh cream 1 tblsp (optional) For the kofta Lauki | bottle gourd |doodhi 2 cups (grated) Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Coriander powder 1/4 tsp Besan | Kadalai maavu 5 tblsp Salt to taste Rice flour 2 tsp Oil to fry or shallow fry the koftas...

Masala Chai Pumpkin Pie Hello fellow chai lovers. Meet my friend, masala chai pumpkin pie. You two are going to get along very well this holiday season. If you’ve been following my blog for a while, then you know I love chai. I’m not a purist either. While I love a traditional cup of chai, I’ve been known to do crazy things to get my chai-fix. Like… make Chai in an Instant Pot or Mix it with Butter or reduce it into a Concentrate or put it in Chocolates or Cupcakes or a Smoothie (apparently?...