Boondi Raita
Boondi Raita is a side dish made with boondi and yogurt. Boondi, also known as Buniya, Bundi or Bonde is a snack made with fried chickpea flour. These are tiny round or pearl shaped fried fritters. A batter made of …
Oven-Baked French Fries
French fries (also known as chips in the UK) are a universally popular recipe made from potatoes. They are batons of deep fried potatoes. This dish is often served as a side dish or appetizer and has gained popularity as it is what’s almost always served along with meals in fast food chains…
Coconut Chutney
The coconut chutney (nariyal chutney) dish is a popular South Indian condiment. You can use red or green chillies to prepare this dish. You can add tamarind paste or lemon juice to give it a sour taste. This is a …
Cucumber Raita ( A tasty yogurt and cucumber side dip )
Cucumber Raita is the most common Indian side dish or dip. It is served with spicy rice dishes like pulao and biryani. The cooling and mild flavours of cucumbers, mild herbs and yogurt are combined together to make this wonderful …
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Sauce is usually served with Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. The strange thing is that while most people spend hours making various dishes for Thanksgiving or other festivals, when it comes to cranberry sauce they usually serve the store bought …
Oven Roasted Broccoli
Oven Roasted Broccoli is a super easy broccoli recipe. Broccoli turns out delicious golden, tender, crispy and what’s more it takes less than 15 minutes to make. It is great to snack on its own or serves as an excellent …
Air Fry Kurkuri Bhindi – Crispy Fried Okra
Okra also known as lady fingers is a popular vegetable in South Asian cuisine. One popular recipe in North India is crispy fried okras. This recipe is called “Kurkuri Bhindi”. It is a deep fried recipe where the okra is …
Classic Hummus Recipe
Hummus is a recipe that originated in the Middle East. It is a spread made using chickpeas, sesame, olive oil, paprika, garlic and other seasonings. It is commonly accompanied with pita breads. It is a delicious and nutritious dip used …
Gravy Recipe for Roast Chicken
Here is an easy recipe for gravy made with white wine, chicken stock and pan drippings.
Mashed Potatoes With Bacon Bits And Chives
Potatoes are a staple food in most parts of the world. Mashed potatoes is a dish made by mashing boiled potatoes and adding butter/cream, milk, salt and pepper. It is also commonly known as mash and is often served for …
Muhammara – Roasted Red Pepper Dip
“Muhammara is a popular dish from the Middle East. This dish originates in Aleppo, Syria. It is a type of dip. This dip is traditionally made using roasted Aleppo peppers, but red bell peppers works well too. It is served …
Vellarika Pachadi – A dish made with cucumber and yogurt
Vellarika Pachadi is a Kerala dish made with cucumbers and yogurt. It is often served as a side accompaniments or pickle.
Tomato-Onion Raita ( A yogurt side dish from Kerala )
This is a yogurt dish from my home state of Kerala. It has a distinctive Kerala flavour because of the curry leaves added to it. Onions have cancer fighting properties and is a radical killer, probably that is why it …
Beetroot Pachadi ( Spiced Yogurt DIsh Made with Beetroot )
Beetroot Pachadi is a dish made in Kerala with beets and yogurt. Pachadi is made with yogurt, coconut, green chillies, curry leaves and mild spices. Single vegetables such as carrots, beets, cucumber, okra or even pineapple are added to the …
Pineapple Pachadi
Pineapple Pachadi is a sweet and sour yogurt based side dish made with pineapple, coconut and mild spices like green chillies, mustard and cumin. While pineapple gives this dish a sweetness, mustards and spices like green chillies and ginger give …