Easy Holiday Appetizer! Healthier recipe for Stuffed Mushrooms made in an aape or ebelskiver pan!
Sweet Potato Chips in 3 ½ minutes!!
Be sure not to miss these sweet potato chips made in the microwave. Super easy to make, healthy of course, and oh so scrumptious! Have you had to muster all of your resolve to walk by the sweet potato chips at the grocery store? I know I have! Because I knew I could eat the... Continue Reading →
Crunchy Apple Pickle
Do you love pickles? Do they make your mouth water? Then you have to try this crunchy apple pickle! I am welcoming Fall with my favorite recipe! Indian style pickles are hot and sour or sweet and sour and are made in the summer and preserved in oil and brine for the whole year. I... Continue Reading →
Massaged Kale Salad with Coconut Curry Dressing
Serves 4 Massaging the kale? Yes, try announcing in your home that you busy are massaging the kale, so dinner will be ready in a few minutes…..and yes there will be resentful comments from some members of the family….but these same disgruntled folks will not only be super happy when they eat the massaged kale... Continue Reading →
Figure Friendly Gobi Manchurian !
Serves 4 Have you been craving the popular Indo Chinese, Gobi Manchurian, but worrying about the calorie content? Are the calories in the deep fried, battered cauliflower making you feel guilty? (psst…..that was me:) Then it is time to dust off the aape pan and enjoy Gobi Manchurian, sans the guilt ! Aape pans are... Continue Reading →
Mango Avocado Chipotle Spread/Dip
Makes about ¾ cup Can other foodies relate to this? 'This' happens to me so often! I am hungry and go foraging in the kitchen. I see so many things I like, that I cannot make up my mind what I should eat first. This time I saw mangoes, avocado, pineapple, some left over chipotle... Continue Reading →
Peanutty Seviya with a Tadka Punch!
Serves 4 to 6 It was my turn to host the book club this month. The book we read was Jody Picoult’s ‘Leaving Time’. My children chuckle as they ask me if I have a theme in mind. They know mom is enthusiastic (goes nuts) with themes:) I loved reading about elephant behavior and the elephant... Continue Reading →
Curried Kale Cornbread Sandwich
Serves 8 to 10 This sandwich, baked right in the skillet, is a breeze to make! I made it extra easy by using frozen chopped kale and boxed cornbread mix. The kale spiced with cumin, garlic caramelized onions and garam masala is delicious and also keeps the cornbread moist. So I skipped the 1/3 oil... Continue Reading →
Grilled Corn Bhel Salad
Serves 2 Corn Bhel is a very popular street food in many parts of India. The aroma of the corn kernels being roasted in the huge pan wafts through the evening air …. you turn to look and see the spiced corn mixed with finely chopped onion and cilantro, topped with crisp sev…..and you find... Continue Reading →
Masala Papad Salad Cones (or flowers)
Makes 6 Masala Papad Salad Cone servings I like my salads to be tantalizing ! Meaning that the salad has to be appealing enough for my eyes and my taste buds, that I reach for it 🙂 So I tried to make the Masala Papad salad. This healthy salad sure packs a lot of punch in a crunchy papad cone. Have you... Continue Reading →
