I have created an Events page which I will keep updated throughout the book tour, including adding new events as they are booked. It’s time for my reward! Making cookbooks is hard work. But now the FUN part starts!!! Meeting readers in real life was my favourite part of the whole experience of my first cookbook DINNER. After all those years corresponding on my website, the chance to hear first hand stories and share anecdotes, to exclaim over our favourite recipes and laugh over kitchen disasters felt like chatting to friends I have known all my life!...

Though I have a sandwich maker I made it in tawa so that it will be easy for all who do not own a sandwich maker.I have been postponing posting this as I am not happy with the pictures which were taken on rainy day noon. I don’t have time to re-click but sometimes I feel if the recipes turn out fantastic and if the pictures are not satisfactory as I expected I somehow manage to make it up and post....

Almond Flour Cookies Almond flour cookies that are as light as air! If you love soft and cakey cookies, these almond flour chocolate chip cookies are exactly what you’ve been looking for. The first time I tried these cookies, I knew they were special. Our family friend, Biju aunty, who is an incredible cook and baker, made these cookies for us and I just couldn’t believe how good they were! They were rich, buttery, soft, and delicate – a nice change from a crispy chewy cookie (though those are also delicious!...

Bhujia is an easy and quick snack that you can try at home this Diwali. For a change to the usual omapodi we make this Aloo bhujia is definitely a hit among your family for sure. Aloo bhujia is a traditional snack of Rajastan, Usually, we buy this from stores. But homemade ones are always better as they are free from preservatives. This is made during festivals along with chakli, chivda, and other snacks....

Andhra style paruppu podi Kothamalli podi Nalla karam podi Video of how to make Peanut podi Method: Method with step by step pictures : In a pan add the oil and add the peanuts. I used the peanuts without skin. If using the skinned peanuts, rub the skin off once it is roasted.Roast the peanuts till the turn golden brown. Take out and keep aside. In the same pan add the channa dal....

Apple Turnovers If you have golden flaky puff pastry and it’s stuffed with warm cinnamon apple cubes in a syrupy caramel sauce, you can’t really go wrong whichever path you go down for serving. But – options are a good thing – because wouldn’t life be boring if we all liked the same thing? 🙂 So, today, you have a choice of Apple Turnovers two ways – classic plain or cream filled!...

Many years back a friend of mine passed me a flavorful biryani masala, which she got from another friend. After that, it tried to make something similar at home but somehow didn’t get the same flavor. Then I started using store-bought Biryani Masala, among them Aachi Biryani masala is my staple. Again when I moved to Hongkong, I got some spices from the shop and I wanted to try out Homemade Biryani masala....

This salad is refreshing, a little different and deliciously pretty! Blood Orange Salad Here’s a simple, blood orange salad that’s all about the blood oranges. It’s simple and straightforward, with no unnecessary bells and whistles, making it quick and fuss-free to put together. With produce this stunning, it’s the only way! What are blood oranges, exactly? They look like ordinary oranges on the outside, though sometimes the skin has a red blush....

I have THREE versions for you to choose from – a No Bake cheesecake made without gelatine, a baked creamy one, or a light-yet-creamy New York Cheesecake cheesecake style. This is an epic post! Blueberry Cheesecake Bars! I kid you not, I think I made about a dozen batches of cheesecake bars over the past 6 weeks or so since blueberries started appearing in the stores here in Sydney. You might think I’m turning into a mad baker, but I swear that’s not it (wait – maybe I am)....

Chop the veggies and the onions finely. Chop the green chillis. In a pan, add oil and throw in the mustard seeds , and when it crackles add channa dal, urad dal, green chilli. Add the onions and saute till the onions becomes soft and turns pink. Now add the veggies and saute for 2 minutes in a medium flame. Add 3 cups of water to this and add salt to taste....

If you’re out of oven space, try this stove top version – with the same caramelisation! Glazed Carrots with caramelisation! Maybe it’s because I live in Australia and not North America, but it never occurred to me to make glazed carrots without caramelised edges. Yet, when I had a scout around the internet before publishing this recipe, I was somewhat bemused to see that the standard recipe seems to be made on the stove without any caramelisation....

Yam | sennai kizhangu (grated) 1/2 cup Coconut grated 1/2 cup Red chilli 2-3 Pottu kadalai | Roasted gram | Chutney dal 1/2 cup Fennel seeds 1/4 tsp Onion 1 Salt as needed Oil for deep frying. Grate a small piece of yam. In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and saute the yam until the moistures leaves. This is very important. Else will be watery while making urundais....

If you want to go all out, serve this with Soft No-Yeast Flatbreads to slop up the sauce (it’s basically naan, but much easier to make!) Chicken Curry Curries are notorious for lengthy ingredient lists to achieve the richly spiced sauces and punchy flavours. And while we’d all love to be able to whip up a from-scratch Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken whenever the craving hits us, it’s simply not viable....

Cocoa Powder 1/2 cup White Sugar 1/2 cup Brown Sugar 1/4 cup Milk 1/2 cup Cream 1 cup Vanilla essence 1 tsp Chocolate chip cookies (Chopped) 1/2 cup (optional) Method: In a wide bowl add the cocoa powder, both the sugar and vanilla essence . Add milk to this. Mix well without any lumps. Whip the cream using an electric beater. As i don’t have it i poured the whipping cream in a mixer and whipped it for few seconds....

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My mother makes an incredible Japanese pasta bake called Makaroni Guratan, which is basically Macaroni Gratin pronounced with a Japanese accent. It is soooo typical of the Japanese to change the spelling of English words to the way Japanese pronounce it. It’s an endless source of amusement for me! As the name implies, it is macaroni baked in a classic french “gratin” style with a creamy white sauce made from a roux....

Crispy rice cakes These are the base for the Nobu copy-cat Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice recipe that I also published today. But everyone who’s tried the plain crispy rice cakes declared them so good, they insisted they should be published as a separate recipe. So here it is! Ingredients All you really need to make crispy rice cakes is rice, oil for frying and salt for seasoning. However, the rice is tastier if you add sushi rice seasoning which is just sugar and rice vinegar....

Easy Coconut Curry Sauce If you’ve ever dumped curry powder into liquid then stomped your foot in a huff when you found the sauce to be meh, then this easy Coconut Curry Sauce is for you! You’re going to absolutely love that you can find all the spices at supermarkets. You’re going to adore the beautiful coconut flavour that mingles with the spices. You’ll go bonkers over how it tastes like a full flavoured coconut Indian curry – except you made it in 30 minutes from scratch....

Pumpkin Cheesecake with a Cookie Crust Move over pumpkin pie! There’s a new dessert in town. Meet my friend: pumpkin cheesecake. This isn’t your average pumpkin cheesecake either… this is a super tasty and creamy pumpkin spiced cheesecake with an oatmeal cookie crust! And it’s topped with a sweet pumpkin glaze. It’s going to blow all of your other desserts out of the water. I’m not sure why I’m getting competitive over dessert – because really, you can have it all over the holidays....

All you need to make fruit chaat: a big bowl of seasonal ripe fruitmy recipe for chaat sauce Pour the chaat sauce all over the chopped fruit – that’s it! The fruit chaat is ready to eat. This spiced fruit salad makes for a delicious appetizer or side dish – it’d be great for your next barbecue or family event. You can use any fruit: apples, bananas, berries, guava, mango, watermelon....