Do check out our Easy Kesar Badam peda recipe too. Also for don’t forget to see our Full collection of Diwali recipes. Add 1 tblsp of cocoa powder in a bowl. Add milk and mix well without any lumps. Use room temperature milk. In a pan add condensed milk, milk powder and butter. Combine well without any lumps. Switch on the flame now Cook for 2 minutes in a low flame....

This easy 2 minutes coconut laddu recipe I learned from my friend many years back. This a super quick recipe using desiccated coconut and condensed milk as the main ingredients. Even if you are living in a dorm or running out of time to make homemade sweets, try out this easy coconut laddu. I have tried the same recipe for making paan coconut laddu also. Even if you have a big group of guests, you can make this ladoo for dessert....

Creamy chicken noodle soup This is a nice wholesome soup that’s got everything you need for a complete meal: a good amount of vegetables, protein, starch and a bit of fun (crunchy croutons and crispy bacon bits!). No cream. No preservatives! So comparing it to the instant “just add water” powdered soups is a bit undermining, actually. Besides the fact that you won’t need to google any ingredients in this recipe (hands up if you know what maltodextrin, hydrolysed corn protein and potassium chloride is!...

This is the first of a 3 part Spanish Feast Special series that I’m sharing this week – complete with Spanish Wine pairings! Hola! Who loves Spanish Food?? Me, me, me!! Spanish food is made for gatherings. Tables laden with rustic food for sharing – no fussy giant white plates with a tiny portion of fancy food with names I can’t pronounce, garnished with tiny herbs and assembled using tweezers....

Fish cakes Fish cakes make a refreshing change from the usual pan-seared methods that I typically default to when it comes to fish recipes. It’s also a good way to make less fish go further because the fish is mixed with some kind of padding starch – potato in this case. 500g / 1lb fish used in these fish patties will comfortably feed 4 adults, if not 5, compared to a standard serving size for a piece of fish is 180g / 6oz per person....

Have I left off fish? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll add them! Fish with skin that goes crispy This is a list of fish with skin that will go crispy when cooked on the stove, covering the most common fish in the largest readership countries. See How To Cook Fish with Crispy Skin for directions! Fish with skin that will NOT go crispy This is a list of fish with skin that will NOT go crispy when pan seared....

You guys. I came up with this gluten-free peanut butter cake for a very special dude in my life who happens to think that sun butter/almond butter/cashew butter can’t hold a candle to peanut butter (you can use any nut butter in this recipe though). Speaking of candles. I wanted to put THIRTY of them on this flourless peanut butter cake (that just so happens to be speckled with plenty of mini chocolate chips)....

Great way to make breakfast for a crowd and a make ahead, protein rich meal you can keep for days and days. Also see Baked Frittata – no stove required! Frittata recipe This frittata recipe will be familiar to many of my friends. It is what I make when I’m cooking brunch for a group of people or when I don’t have enough bacon to go around for everyone. It makes me feel like I’m getting a quiche fix – but far healthier because it’s devoid of that buttery crust, nor loaded with cream....

Simple to make, they reheat 100% perfectly – but the best part is smugly telling your friends “they’re French, darling” (I hear this in a posh British accent😂). Gougeres recipe – French Cheese Puffs! This Gougeres recipe comes to you via the hostess of a charming bed & breakfast called La Saura in Burgundy, France. We had a week long stay there just a couple of months ago, using it as our home base to explore the region....

Monday Meatball Mania is here! The rules are simple and the logic powerful: my friend Jo from Jo Cooks and I both agree that meatballs are the King of all Ball Shaped Foods. There cannot be too many meatballs in this world. So at the beginning of this year, we embarked upon a mission to make this world a better place by contributing even more meatballs. So on the last Monday of every month, we each publish a meatball recipe....

Bread slices 4 Zucchini half Onion 1 Cherry Tomato 2 (optional) Capsicum 1/2 Olives few Mixed herbs* 1/4 tsp Chili flakes 1/4 tsp Salt as needed Olive oil 1 tblsp Butter to apply on the bread Grated cheese 1/4 cup ( optional) *You can replace with oregano too Video of how to make Mediterranean Sandwich Slice the zucchini and onions into roundels. Cut the capsicum into cubes. Thinly slice the zucchini...

Gulkand | rose petal jam 1 tblsp Milk 1 cup Rose essence |rose milk powder 1 tsp (optional) Vanilla Ice cream 1 scoop (optional) In a mixie add all the ingredients and blend for 2 minutes till frothy. I didn’t add the vanilla ice cream. Without ice cream the mik shake was very creamy too. Serve this in a tall glass and consume immediately. Δ

Boil the potato and peel the skin and mash it nicely. Blanch the spinach and peas in hot water. Just wash the spinach and immerse in hot water for a few seconds and take it out. Drain the water and squeeze the extra water completely. I used frozen peas, if using fresh ones, pressure cook the peas and drain the water. Squeeze the extra water completely from the peas. If moisture is there it will make the patties loose....

My method for almond milk is slightly different than the way most people make theirs – and that’s because I use peeled, soaked almonds. I do this because I think it tastes better this way. After soaking almonds overnight, you’ll notice that the almonds will become nice and plump. This makes the almonds softer, which in turn yields smoother milk. Once your almonds have soaked overnight, drain the water and remove the skins....

After the super hit attempt of Mango ice cream at home, I used the same recipe and replaced strawberries with mangoes. I used little evaporated milk in this recipe to give it a twist. It is a super duper hit at home. Also tried this later for my guests also, and every time it’s a super hit. Try this easy and delicious homemade ice cream recipe and surprise your family and guests....

I have no idea what you’re planning to make for dinner tonight. But whatever it is, a big steamy mound of garlicky, buttery rice with sweet pops of corn is going to work with it, and it will make your meal even better than you already envisage it to be!! And such is the beauty of today’s recipe. It is one of those unicorns that just works with any cuisine and any food that can do with a starchy side....

How to line a cake pan (easily!) Here’s how I do it: There you go! I hope you find this useful. And here’s a video tutorial so you can watch me do it: Pre-cut paper rounds Though, if you are an avid baker, did you know you can buy pre-cut paper rounds in varying sizes? I have 20cm/8” ones and 23cm / 9” rounds. Super handy! I purchase mine online. Though to be honest, weirdly, I default to cutting my own....

Curry leaves are generally given in all the Indian shops in Singapore for free. I don’t remember buying it for money for the past 20 years. Even in Chennai, we used to take it from our garden. After moving to Hongkong, for the first time i bought it in the shop. And compared to Singapore, here in Hongkong, we don’t have shops which sell fresh vegetables, like Little India Singapore....

This is a simple recipe that my grandma (nani) used to make for my mom when she was a kid. My mom made it throughout my childhood and still continues to make it, so it’s very familiar to me. It’s called sukhi matar anda sabzi which basically translates to dry peas and egg cooked in gravy. You can just call this Indian green peas and eggs if you want. 😉 Indian green peas and eggs is a super simple dish – something that my mom would throw together when we needed a filling snack or when we needed to use up extra hard-boiled eggs....

We have been eating this Italian pilaf pretty regularly over the past few weeks. It’s my new favorite way to eat ground lamb – spiced well and combined with basmati rice, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil. It’s so flavorful and so easy to make, especially in an instant pot. In our house, we’ve been calling this “Italian keema pulao” lol because it’s basically the Italian version of my keema biryani/pulao....