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Granola with Almonds and Goji Berries
Granola with Almonds and Goji Berries is a breakfast dish consisting of rolled oats, nuts, and dry fruits sweetened with maple syrup, brown sugar or honey. It is then baked until crispy and golden brown which is then served with yogurt, fresh fruits or […]
Muhammara ~ Walnut and Red Bell Pepper Dip with Video
Muhammara is a sweet, sour and spicy Middle Eastern style dip made with walnuts and roasted red bell pepper originating from Aleppo, Syria. We are familiar with many kinds of middle eastern mezze dips like Hummus, Mutabbal, Babaghanosh, Tahina sauce, Labneh, etc, all thanks […]
Kachche Gosht Ki Dum Biryani ~ Hyderabadi Dum Biryani
Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is a traditional and unique way of preparing biryani in a style where uncooked meat marinated with spices, slow cooked with parboiled rice and aromatics in an airtight vessel known as dum cooking. Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is a delicacy from Hyderabad […]
Easy One Pot Chicken And Potato Curry
Easy One Pot Chicken And Potato Curry is prepared with Indian spices which makes an ideal single pot curry to be served with steamed rice. The main purpose of making a post and video on this easy and basic curry is to help those like […]
Weekly Meal Plan 7 ~ Vegetarian Meals
Weekly Meal Plan to make your cooking in everyday life easy and manageable with some simple preparations. These meal plans will make you stress free. This week I have an exclusive meal plan for all vegetarians. It has a combination of easy meals well suited […]
Homemade Strawberry Jam
This a simple recipe of homemade strawberry jam without any added preservatives and artificial food colors made with fresh strawberries and sugar. I like to preserve fresh strawberries in the form of a homemade jam which requires very few ingredients and is easy to prepare […]
Barley Oats and Chicken Soup
Barley Oats and Chicken Soup is a nutritious oats and barley apt for chilled winter nights, best served with freshly baked bread. Barley Oats and Chicken soup is the second soup recipe for this winter. You can check out my previous post on Tomato & […]
Tomato and Carrot Soup
Tomato and Carrot Soup is a nutritious and tasty soup which is perfect for cold winter to be served with toasted bread. It can also be a light dinner option too. For me, Tomato and Carrot Soup is a portion of comfort […]
Aloo Matar Ki Tehri ~ Potato & Peas Pulao
Aloo Matar Ki Tehri is a traditional style of making Potato and Peas Pulao with few spices but with loads of flavors ideal to be served with any curry. Tehri is a part of Awadhi cuisine where rice is cooked with selected vegetables […]
Weekly Meal Plan 6 ~ One Pot Meals
This week we have an exclusive Weekly Meal Plan for all the busy people like working mothers, working bachelors, or students who do not have much time to spare and prepare a 3-course meal. Most of these dishes are complete and do not require any […]
Street Style Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a street style fast food made with boiled and mashed vegetables and fried on a flat with loads of spices and aromatics, tempered with butter and served hot with toasted bread rolls. If any of my schoolmates are reading this post […]
Lahsuni Methi Pulao ~ Garlic and Fenugreek Rice
Lahsuni Methi Pulao is a flavored rice dish infused with garlic and aromatic fresh fenugreek making it an ideal main course to be served with a nice gravy of your choice. Lahsuni Methi Pulao is my first post on the blog for the […]
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are rich, chewy and very easy to make. The cookies look adorable thus making it a perfect treat for any festive season. I always kept wondering that if I ever attempted baking these cookies, will I get this kind of beautiful-looking […]
Raspberry Lemon Cake
Raspberry Lemon Cake is packed with berry and lemon flavors along with a crispy sugar crust making it perfect for tea time. It is a perfect dessert to be served during any parties or any festive season. This raspberry lemon cake will […]
Persian Meatballs with Saffron Rice
Succulent and melt in the mouth Persian style meatballs nested on vibrant, fragrant and aromatic saffron rice. Today I am getting back to my favorite cooking challenge of the Muslim Food Bloggers group after a long time. The theme set for this month is […]
Weekly Meal Plan 5
As the winter sets in, this week’s meal plan includes a new section with 4 types of soups to choose from. Monday is a day for seafood dishes, Tuesday with a simple dal chawal meal and chicken Chettinad as a side dish. Like last week, […]
Dragon Chicken
Dragon Chicken is an Indo-Chinese style of preparation where deep fried chicken pieces are sauteed in spicy chili based sauce and served as an appetizer or as a side dish with any Chinese main course. Dragon Chicken is one of the popular dishes found […]
Beetroot Hummus
Beetroot Hummus is an arabic style regular chickpea dip made more healthy by adding steamed beetroot for extra flavors and rich vibrant color. It is a trend… these days to have fancy flavored hummus and display vibrant colored pictures on Instagram. I truly believe […]
Weekly Meal Plan 4
A weekly meal plan is a brilliant way of saving time and cooking healthy food. Meal planning makes grocery shopping and meals less hectic, and we could all use a little less stress in our lives. Here is a new meal plan for the first week of December. For Monday, […]