Snacks

Meat balls

The Best Meatballs Recipe (Make-ahead and healthy, with vegetables)

The best meatballs you can ever make. Juicy and succulent. Not a bit chewy, and very easy to make. And the best part? It has veggies in it and NO one will ever know! Sounds good? It is also going to surprise you with a bunch of extra benefits. This […]

 
A slice of pie

Pumpkin Pie

A Pumpkin Pie! People I know in India would even fall off their chairs in amazement at the thought of this being made as a dessert. Pumpkin and desserts going together is a relatively new concept here. But trust me, you will relish every morsel of it in desserts. It […]

 

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto is simple to make, stores extremely well, and makes your pasta absolutely scrumptious, in no time! This really easy pesto recipe comes together in minutes. How about adding it to pizza as a topping along with your pasta sauce? Yes… It works! And if you want to dab […]

 

Aloo Chaat

Any Indian who has eaten Aloo chaat (potato chaat) in Delhi would swear by it’s taste. Unfortunately we now are in a phase where roadside food is a big “no no”, thanks to Covid 19. But wait…Hungry? Just find a couple of boiled potatoes and you can soon create the […]

 
Fruit Chaat

Fruit Chaat

Can you resist Fruit Chaat? This comforting bowlful is something I love and enjoy on many occasions when we have fruit in abundance. Try making it a salad and chaat centric meal one day… you will enjoy it! Well I cannot resist any type of chaat! It is gathering interest […]

 

Quick and Easy Protein-rich Chickpea Salad (Kabuli Channa Salad)

A bowlful of chickpea salad or Kabuli Channa salad is just what you need on many occasions… when a sudden hunger pang strikes. Or when you need a quick and easy high protein and high fibre side on your dining table. Pair it with a soup such as this gazpacho […]

 
Pizza Napoletana Slice

Pizza Napoletana (Copycat)

‘Pizza Napoletana’ is our hot favourite nowadays… Or at least the copycat version! I can’t tell you how often I have seen the perfect-looking pizza napoletana and wondered how they made it. It typically has this thin crust and is beautifully rounded and raised around the edges (called cornicione) It […]

 
kale chips crisp snack

Crisp and Healthy Kale Chips

Kale chips are healthy, addictive and crisp. These no-guilt-eat-all-you-want kind of snack are so easy to make too! I had to share how I made it these chips. Check out the video too! It was just a few years ago that I learnt how to make tasty kale chips in […]

 
Close up of chicken cutlets

Chicken Cutlets | Tasty Patty for Burgers

Chicken cutlets are a family favourite. Serve them any time… you will always have takers. Chicken cutlets with rice, rasam and papad is my ultimate comfort food! Use them in burgers. Or with pulao. Or serve them as a starter in a party! As a snack after exercise! It’s just […]

 
Pineapple keasari

Pineapple Kesari

Pineapple Kesari is a delightful combination of semolina and pineapple. Serve it with pride, it is flavoursome and looks amazing! This is my version, where I use fresh (and not tinned) pineapple. The ease with which it comes together is rather unexpected. This Pineapple Kesari (or halwa as people in […]