Indian kheer, Levantine meghli & Thai coconut rice pudding are some of the traditional puddings. Some recipes use ingredients like egg, flour or even coconut milk for a unique flavor & texture. The recipe I am sharing here uses no fancy ingredients and is made just with 4 pantry staples – Rice, milk, cinnamon & sweetener. The best part about this instant pot rice pudding is that it is prepared in just 2 steps....
This jackfruit seeds curry is delicious & flavour packed. It goes very well with plain rice or any flavoured rice dishes like ghee rice, mint rice, jeera rice or pulao. It also goes well with roti. These seeds are usually sold in the vegetable stores or in frozen section of the supermarkets. You can also use the seeds that are left after eating the jackfruit. This recipe is made in South Indian style like a kurma curry using coconut paste and spices....
These Mexican Pulled Pork Rolls are: Great for feeding a crowd. One batch of Pork Carnitas (Mexican pulled pork) will make 25 to 30 of these! (Though this recipe is only to make 4); Freezer friendly, so are great to make ahead; Easy on the budget; Easy to make; and Jazzed up with a gourmet spin with caramelised onions, a great frugal way for making things “gourmet”! I would die a happy girl if I was buried under a mound of these....
Wikipedia says “A Pilaf is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth.” That’s exactly what this dish is. Lamb mince and spinach cooked with rice seasoned with Middle Eastern spices. Hence it’s name – Middle Eastern Lamb and Lentil Rice Pilaf. I’ve repeatedly professed my love for Middle Eastern food. It’s the spices that does it for me. I find the smell and flavour of Middle Eastern spices irresistible....
My family always gives me grief about how often I make Middle Eastern dishes for family dinners. Or, as they usually say, “Middle Eastern inspired” dishes. Hmph! I don’t think I make that many Middle Eastern dishes. Though….I just remembered….I do have an entire Middle Eastern recipes collection on my blog! Well, there’s a good reason for it! I love food with big flavours and Middle Eastern food is loaded with flavour....
This is a reader favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”. My best Vanilla Cake recipe is….. Plush, moist, fluffy crumb without being freakishly unnaturally so (as some store bought can be). No more dense cakes! Keeps near perfectly for 4 whole days. 100% fresh on Day 1, still 96% perfect on Day 4. That’s unheard of! Lovely vanilla and butter flavour without a greasy mouthfeel; Even, elegant crumb – no large tunnels or irregular, crumbly holes; Bakes perfectly flat – no levelling required!...
About Nankhatai Nankhatai are shortbread cookies, popular in the Indian Sub-continent. These are made with just refined flour, sugar and ghee or butter. Sometimes cardamoms or saffron are used to flavor them. They are garnished with nuts like pistachios & almonds. In India, you will find nankhatai in almost every bakery, eatery and even in super markets. They have a melt in the mouth texture and super delicious. The recipe shared in this post will give you crisp nankhatai that are not only delicious but also have a unique flavor....
Traditionally served on yellow saffron Risotto Milanese and topped with a fresh mixture of parsley, lemon and garlic known as Gremolata. But just as delicious piled over mashed potato! This is a slow cooked recipe that belongs alongside greats like Shredded Beef Ragu and Beef Guinness Stew. Osso Buco “You never have Osso Buco for me!!”, I pouted at my butcher. (“Never” being a bit of an exaggeration, but embellishment sometimes just pours out of me during desperate times....
Made with cabbage, fennel, apple, dill and caraway seeds, this is the side we love to serve alongside Southern foods like Fried Chicken, brisket, BBQ Chicken, pulled pork and ribs. No Mayo Coleslaw This is the RecipeTin Family recipe for a Coleslaw made without mayonnaise that we truly believe stacks up to traditional Coleslaw in all it’s mayo-laden glory. Don’t get me wrong. I love a good creamy Coleslaw. But typically, Coleslaw gets suggested when we’re planning rich Southern menus for a family dinner....
This turns no less than the one we would enjoy in the restaurant here. This paneer amritsari just takes 10 minutes and surprisingly it makes one of the best paneer tikka that any one can make all without even using yogurt. The dish is mildly spiced and the besan gets roasted well which gives the dish a great aroma. It goes great as a starter, after school snack or inside wraps/ kati rolls with some additional veggies....
Homemade pizza is greater than the sum of its parts. It is so much more than just the crust, sauce, and toppings. Pizza lovers will agree that something quite amazing happens when these components come together in a perfectly baked pie, as the cheese mingles with the toppings and the sauce bakes into the crust. When taking these things into consideration, pizza sauce is a key component that adds sweetness, acidity, moisture and flavor to your pizza and for that reason, it is important to use a pizza sauce that can deliver....
Pot Roast Confession: I wasn’t a fan of pot roast for most of my life. I just didn’t get it – the beef and vegetables were fine, but typically they are braised in just liquids that aren’t thickened in any way so the end result is like a watery broth. Plenty of flavour in it, but when you pour it over the beef and vegetables, it doesn’t cling to it at all because it’s watery....
In this post I share the traditional way to make potato kurma. It can be served with pulao, Ghee rice, biryani, chapati, parotta or even with any other flavored rice dishes. Potato Kurma Korma also known as kurma is a popular dish in the South Asian countries, made with meat or vegetables, nuts, seeds, yogurt, spices and herbs. You will find close to a dozen variations of making korma in India and every region/state has a different way of making this....
I love this recipe not only because it is so tasty, but also because it’s a really simple side dish that takes mere minutes to prepare and requires only one baking tray to make. I simply chop and crumble stale bread to make the breadcrumbs – very roughly because I like my breadcrumbs chunky – but this will also work well with panko (olive oil makes it clump together slightly)....
Rack of Lamb recipe Welcome to the first recipe for Easter Week 2021! We’re kicking off with a traditional choice of meat for Easter: lamb. Not just any old lamb, though. Today we’re going for the Rolls Royce of cuts, rack of lamb! Lamb rack is a premium cut of meat and a darling of fine dining restaurants, for good reason. The meat in a rack of lamb is amongst the most tender and juicy on the animal, while still retaining plenty of flavour....
Juicy seasoned beef patties drowning in an outrageously delicious Mushroom Gravy, this Salisbury Steak recipe has been tried and loved by readers from all over the world… now it’s your turn! 🙂 Salisbury Steak There’s a homeless guy who lives at our local dog park. He’s a valuable member of our community – he knows all the locals, looks after the park like it’s his own backyard, and he tells the worst jokes....
Creamy Herb & Garlic Salmon Sauce Here’s a lovely way to serve the world’s most popular fish – smothered in a cream sauce that’s lifted with a good hit of fresh herbs. The luscious sauce is a sensational match with the rich, oily flesh of the salmon. And the best part? You’ll be done in 15 minutes flat! What you need for this Creamy Salmon Sauce The trick to making simple sauces taste incredible is to use ingredients that add complexity and savoury depth....
These stir fried and slow cooked eggplants taste not only delicious but also melt in your mouth. Baby eggplants or tender eggplants that are farm fresh are the key to this dish. Else you will end up with undercooked, seedy and hard brinjals that won’t be edible. When I made this to show you all the recipe, I used 8 medium sized brinjals weighing about 400 grams. I am sharing these details so you know how small these brinjals were....
Make this using whatever veggies you have, switch up the chicken with prawns/shrimp, pork, beef or even fish. This is a winner! I know my local supermarkets pretty well. I know exactly where to go for most items (except cling wrap, which, for some reason, I always forget which aisle it’s in and Woolies people tell me it’s the single most asked question) and I know the aisles pretty well....
Indian tandoori appetizers are very popular for their unbeatable flavors and taste. We make grilled tandoori dishes with meat, paneer and even with vegetables. Mushroom tikka is one of them and is made much the same way as paneer tikka. In India, tandoori tikkas are mostly made with a main ingredient combined with bell peppers and onions. Both of these enhance the flavors when grilled. I made it the same way as served in restaurants....
