Here’s an archive of Vinayaka Chaturthi Recipes from last year. INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cups of chana dal / kadala paruppu 1/4 cup of grated coconut 1 tsp of oil 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds 2 dry red chillies, torn into pieces 1/4 tsp of split urad dal (optional) 1/4 tsp of hing / asafoetida A few curry leaves INSTRUCTIONS: Soak the dal in warm water for at least 30 mins. This is not a necessary step but helps to cook the dal much faster....

If you think a traditional Caesar salad is good, wait until you try this kale Caesar salad! It features everything you love about a classic Caesar. It has crisp romaine, garlicky croutons, a creamy, savory dressing, and Parmesan cheese, but I throw leafy green kale into the mix too. The dark, curly leaves make the salad feel lush and abundant. Plus, once they’re massaged with olive oil and a little salt, they take on a tender texture that contrasts beautifully with the crunchy lettuce....

I hope you’ve all had a great start to the New Year! I’m popping in today to share these super fun, super healthy Kimchi Brown Rice Bliss Bowls. They’re a delicious mix of crunchy fresh veggies, creamy avocado, spicy kimchi, tangy peanut sauce, and brown rice, with savory marinated grilled tempeh steaks on top. If you’re someone who wants to eat more plant-based recipes in the New Year, you have to try this one!...

Mango Lassi | Mango Yogurt Smoothie Preparation time: 10 minutes Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 1.5 cups of ripe mango, peeled and chopped 3/4 cup of plain yogurt 1/4 cup of milk 2 tbsp of sugar (adjust to taste) A pinch of of salt A pinch of cardamom powder (optional) Instructions: Easy peasy! Blend all the ingredients together until smooth and serve chilled. Note – my mango lassi tends to be more mango-heavy so adjust proportions to your taste....

It’s finally warming up in Chicago, so we’re cooling off with this mango margarita! To me, it’s the perfect warm weather drink – frosty, refreshing, and blissfully easy to make. Just toss 5 ingredients into the blender, puree until smooth, and enjoy! Yep, making this frozen mango margarita recipe is as simple as that. Another great thing about this recipe? It’s all about the mango. Instead of using mango juice or added sweeteners, I blend up frozen mango to create its thick texture and sweet, tangy flavor....

Pin Throwing a bunch of ingredients into a pressure cooker and getting a tasty result in the end is my kind of cooking on most days. As far as success with that technique goes, this dal would be somewhere on the top of the list. I used one carrot, a few cubes of frozen spinach (which explains the greenish tinge to the colour of the mixed vegetable dal you see in the pictures), onion, tomato, cabbage, and capsicum....

No bake cookies! If you’re not already making these irresistible, EASY treats, head to the kitchen and make yourself a batch. You’re going to love this recipe! No bake cookies were one of my favorite childhood desserts, and I still love them to this day. Made with simple ingredients like peanut butter, cocoa powder, and oats, they have a rich chocolate peanut butter flavor and amazing chewy texture. Given their name, you’ve probably guessed that these no bake cookies don’t bake in the oven....

Update: thanks to the many who pointed out that this is actually a mandarin. I have seen the regular mandarins that come individually packed during Chinese New Year but this one was huge so I got confused. Thanks for clarifying, you all know who you are 🙂 Chinese New Year time is when all sorts of oranges in different shapes and form enter the market. Although this is our 4th Chinese New Year in Singapore, neither of us had seen an orange this big....

It’s often served as a starter with mint chutney and lemon wedges and will be sure to be a crowd-pleaser. I first tried Amritsari paneer when my cook from a years ago made it for TH, who is a vegetarian. We love paneer in general but I often tend to default to 4-5 standard recipes when cooking paneer at home. This Amritsari paneer was a welcome change and a different take on how we like to eat it....

If you’re reading this and wondering, aren’t buttered noodles just cooked noodles and melted butter? They could be, but not my version! For the best buttered noodles, stir noodles into a mixture of pasta cooking water, butter, and parmesan. They taste SO much better. For another easy pasta recipe with the same ingredients, see my fettuccine Alfredo. Key Ingredients Noodles: I love using egg noodles (like the ones we use in chicken noodle soup), but you can substitute other pasta shapes....

I first made this orzo salad recipe at my mom’s house. When I dug through her fridge, I found crunchy veggies, summer herbs, and a big, juicy mango that I absolutely had to use. I caught sight of a box of orzo pasta and a can of chickpeas in her pantry, and I immediately thought – orzo salad! It would be hearty enough to serve for dinner, but light and refreshing for the heat wave that was happening that night....

This ranchero sauce is zesty, spicy, tangy, and fresh. It’s the star component in my homemade huevos rancheros, but this punchy sauce is good for so much more. Use it to make enchiladas or chilaquiles, or simply scoop it up with tortilla chips! What is ranchero sauce? Ranchero sauce is a spicy tomato-based sauce that originated in Northern Mexico. It shares ingredients like tomatoes, chiles, and garlic with enchilada sauce and salsa roja, but some of its distinguishing features are that I can’t call my recipe 100% authentic, but it packs a punch of bright, spicy flavor....

We had such a wonderful time this past week in Seattle. Thank you to everyone who left recommendations – we went to as many of them as we could!! These are some of our highlights. This is by no means a comprehensive list, just the places we happened to make it to in the short 3 days we were there. Straight from the airport we had late night sushi at Maneki....

If you’ve never made sheet pan gnocchi before, prepare yourself: once you try it, your weeknight dinner rotation will never be the same! The reason it’s so magical is that you don’t have to boil the gnocchi. That means that this recipe requires no pasta pot and no waiting for water to boil. It comes together on a single sheet pan, and you can get it into the oven, out of the oven, and onto the dinner table in 30 minutes....

Simple Vegetable Pulao RecipePin What I Used: Ingredients Set OneBasmati rice – 3 cupsOnion – 1 bigTomato – 1 bigCarrots – 2 mediumBeans – 15 Ingredients Set TwoBay leaves – 1Cloves – 3Cardamom – 2Green chillies – 4Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbspChilly powder – 1 tspGaram Masala – 1 tsp Oil – 2 tsbpSalt – to taste How to make Simple Vegetable Pulao: Heat oil in the pressure cooker pan, add ingredients set two and fry for two minutes....

Making Our Extra Easy Chickpea Salad It’s no secret that we love chickpeas over here! See our ultimate guide for cooking them, our favorite homemade hummus recipe, and this chickpea salad with lemon and dill. We all need quick go-to snacks and lunches, which is why we’re sharing this easy salad with you. Think of it as a vegan version of tuna or egg salad. It’s delicious, filling, and healthy. To make it, we mash cooked (or drained and rinsed canned) chickpeas with lime juice, mustard, and mayo....

Every time I make this baked oatmeal recipe, I’m blown away by its deliciousness. I love the combination of strawberries, bananas, and chocolate! I highly recommend our recipe as written, but it’s also super easy to customize. I’ve given a few extra tips below! For more baked oatmeal recipes, see my blackberry baked oatmeal, or try this easy oatmeal recipe for my everyday oatmeal! Key Ingredients Oats: I use rolled oats for baked oatmeal....

There are some food trends that I wish would end (sorry, oatmeal). There are others that I hope never end – like avocado toast. In my opinion, this one’s not going anywhere simply because avocados are awesome. And I’m totally fine with that. A few months ago, I posted a fall/winter version of my favorite smushed green snack and now here’s my spring take on the classic. I love the sweet/salty/creamy combination of avocado, coarse sea salt and strawberries....

Sweet and Sour Moong Dal Tadka Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Serves 4 Recipe adapted from: The Amazing Book – 660 Curries Ingredients: 1/2 cup of split moong dal / cherupayar / paasi paruppu 2 tsp of ghee or oil 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds 1 tsp of cumin seeds / jeera 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder (adjust to taste) A large pinch of turmeric powder 1/4 tsp of asafoetida / hing 1 tbsp of grated jaggery, brown sugar, or sugar 1 strand of curry leaves Salt to taste 1 large tomato, chopped into small pieces Instructions: 1....

It’s fall and I’ve been madly in love with this combo lately: roasted sweet potatoes, feta, dried cranberries, sage & honey. I like to think I’ve become more creative with my cooking since we started this blog (coming up on one year ago!), but in the past few weeks, I’ve used those 5 ingredients in a slightly different form nearly every single night. I’ve tossed them with kale or spinach as a side dish… mixed them with wheat berries or quinoa for a hearty grain salad… I haven’t made a dessert out of them yet, but I wouldn’t say that’s completely of the question....