Methi Malai Paneer

Posted by Nithu on Feb 3, 2012 in North Indian recipes, Paneer Recipes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 2 comments

Methi Malai Paneer is a delicious Indian gravy cooked with paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and fenugreek leaves in a creamy sauce. It is...

Spicy Poondu Kuzhambu (Spicy Garlic Curry)

Posted by Nithu on Jan 31, 2012 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 4 comments

This is my mom’s signature dish and a favorite for everyone in my family. She makes it almost every other weekend for us. And it...

Eggless Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted by Nithu on Jan 26, 2012 in Baking, Cookies and Cakes | 6 comments

Happy Republic Day to all our Indian readers… Today India is celebrating its 63rd Republic day. 26th of January is one of the three...

Fusilli with Spinach and Arugula Pesto

Posted by Nithu on Jan 19, 2012 in Healthy Eats, Italian, Multi Cuisine | 4 comments

Fusilli is spiral shaped pasta and is widely used . I have made a Spinach Arugula Pesto inspired by Giada’s Spicy Pesto. I have...

How to make Yogurt or Curd?

Posted by Nithu on Jan 16, 2012 in Featured | 0 comments

Yogurt is produced by fermentation of milk using curd culture. Making curd or yogurt at home is really simple. You can also get fresh...

Hummus Recipe (Simple Chickpeas Dip)

Posted by Nithu on Jan 14, 2012 in Middle Eastern, Multi Cuisine | 1 comment

Hummus is a popular Middle Eastern dip generally served along with Pita Bread. It is a simple and delicious appetizer made with cooked...

Tomato Dal – Lentil and Tomato Soup

Posted by Nithu on Jan 8, 2012 in Kootu/lentil Stew, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 2 comments

Tomato dal is a simple and tasty lentil dish popular in South India. It is a healthy, gluten free and protein rich dish and complements...

Carrot Methi Thogayal – Carrot and Green Chutney

Posted by Nithu on Jan 6, 2012 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 4 comments

Carrot Methi Thogayal – Carrot Fenugreek leaves Chutney is a simple and tasty dish which I made recently. You can serve this as a...

Cake Pops

Posted by Nithu on Dec 31, 2011 in Baking, Cookies and Cakes, Slides, Slideshow | 1 comment

We wish all our readers a Happy and Wonderful New Year 2012…May this year bring you joy and prosperity… Cake pops are the...

Karamani Poriyal – Yard Long Bean Stir Fry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 30, 2011 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 2 comments

This is a simple stir fry and can be served with rice and also as a dry subzi with roti. Yard long beans are good source of protein,...

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Posted by Nithu on Dec 25, 2011 in Baking, Christmas Recipes, Cookies and Cakes | 2 comments

Wish you all a Merry Christmas!!! Sugar cookies are easy to make and is the highlight of Christmas. Try this cutout sugar cookies at home...

Royal Icing Recipe

Posted by Nithu on Dec 24, 2011 in Baking, Cookies and Cakes | 1 comment

Royal Icing is a white icing which quickly hardens and is used for cakes and cookie frosting. It is very easy to make this icing and takes...

Dry Fruit Cookies

Posted by Nithu on Dec 23, 2011 in Baking, Christmas Recipes, Cookies and Cakes | 0 comments

Dry Fruit Cookies are very easy to make and they taste so good. And this is perfect for the holiday season. You can make the dough ahead...

Reminder of our Christmas Giveaway

Posted by Nithu on Dec 23, 2011 in Giveaways, Misc | 0 comments

Check out our Christmas giveaway and win Dave Lieberman’s cookbooks. Just follow one of these simple procedures and be a lucky...

Kale and Cheese in Puff Pastry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 20, 2011 in Appetizers, Baking, Christmas Recipes, Snacks | 9 comments

Kale and Cheese Puff Pastry makes a wonderful appetizer. You can also have it for breakfast with a glass of orange juice. This is easy to...

Rich and Creamy Hot chocolate

Posted by Nithu on Dec 19, 2011 in Beverages & Drinks, Christmas Recipes, Slideshow | 0 comments

Hot Chocolate is a delicious chocolate drink and you can make a lot of variations in the procedure which can make it more delicious and...

Stuffed Karela Fry – Stuffed Bitter Gourd Fry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 16, 2011 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 5 comments

Karela or pagarkai (tamil) is Bitter Gourd. Stuffed Karela Fry is bitter gourd stuffed with spiced vegetable such as potatoes, carrots or...

Homemade Fruit Cake

Posted by Nithu on Dec 14, 2011 in Baking, Christmas Recipes, Cookies and Cakes, Slideshow | 10 comments

It’s Christmas time. Are you ready to make your Fruit Cake? Fruit cake is a tradition in most of the families during Christmas. My...

How to make Ghee or Clarified Butter?

Posted by Nithu on Dec 13, 2011 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 3 comments

Ghee is clarifies butter and is commonly used in South Asian countries such as India. It all begins by boiling cow’s milk and...

Avarakkai Paruppu Usili – Lentil Fry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 7, 2011 in Veggie Entrees & Sides | 4 comments

Paruppu Usili is a South Indian dish prepared by steaming lentils and cooking along with vegetables such as beans, cluster beans, broad...