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My recipe will teach you how to make great tasting chicken lollipops that are crispy on the outside and juicy & tender inside. I also cover the steps to make that finger-licking good hot and sweet Schezwan sauce into which the lollipops are drenched. Chicken Lollipop Chicken lollipop is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer where a frenched chicken drumette is marinated and then batter fried or baked until crisp. These are then either seasoned and tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce or simply served with a favorite sauce or dip....

Cooker Cake If you are new to baking without an Oven, you may wonder why bake in a pressure cooker? Well, it’s for a simple reason that aluminum cookers have a heavy base or bottom which helps in even distribution of heat. So they are very good for baking and can yield extremely good cakes, muffins and cookies. If you do not have a pressure cooker, simply use a heavy bottom pan, kadai or pot, preferably made of aluminum....

In this post I have shared 2 ways to make egg salad. The first one uses mayonnaise and the second one is made without mayo but uses lots of fresh chopped veggies. Mayonnaise is the main ingredient that gives a creamy and silky texture to the egg salad. However if you do not prefer it, you can use the substitutes which I have mentioned below. Alternately use the second recipe....

Pesarattu and Allam pachadi are a popular breakfast combo made in most telugu speaking homes. Allam pachadi is a traditional ginger pickle made with ginger, tamarind, jaggery & red chili powder. Making allam pachadi is a slightly tedious work so this instant ginger chutney or allam chutney is favored by many. This ginger chutney is good to consume during the monsoon and winters as it keeps the body warm. Update: I have updated with post with a new recipe of mango ginger chutney....

These dishes turn out to be the most flavorful, delicious & healthy with a loaded greens. This green paste is used to make tikkas, kababs, stir fry dishes, pulao & biryani recipes. In this post I have shared how to make green chicken. You can also use the same recipe to make hariyali chicken tikkas or one pot green chicken rice. I have shared the tips below. This recipe is quite simple and takes less than 30 minutes....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

This post mainly focuses to help women living outside India and want to perform the Vratham in a simplistic way without having to hunt for a lot of things for the Vratham, like idols, jewellery, cooking ingredients or a priest. Once you read this, you will know how to prepare ahead, what to buy, what to cook, whom to invite (yes/no) & how to perform the Vratham? If you are a newly married bride or someone who has never performed this Vratham earlier and wanting to perform for the first time, this post is going to help you....

Aval upma is the South Indian style of preparing poha and is a variation to the basic rava upma. This can be eaten with plain yogurt or with a cup of tea or coffee. Making aval upma is very quick and just takes about 15 minutes. I have shared only the basic version here. You can also use mixed veggies to add some nutrition to the dish. Potatoes, peas, capsicum and carrots go well in this dish....

About Bombay Chutney Bombay chutney also known as besan chutney, is a side dish made by simmering gram flour slurry with a tempering made of whole spices, onion-tomatoes and herbs. Like many street foods that have become mainstream, no one knows about its true origins. You’ll find this Bombay chutney served by roadside tiffin sellers in small towns & in Tiffin Centers in South India. Some compare it to the Maharashtrian Pitla (thick besan gravy) served with bhakri (jowar roti)....

Ask any Telugu speaking person about their favorite street food, you are likely to hear Mirapakaya Bajji! Mirchi Bajji with its alluring aroma & perfect crispy texture, is very much the most loved street food of South India. You will see vendors making these all-round the year on the streets, on a push cart or in a small food stall. These get sold out the moment they are out of the oil & new customers keep waiting eagerly for their turn....

I make these very often for my kids’ school box & sometimes for breakfast too. Each time I make with different veggies which lend different flavors to the paratha. These are very easy to make and the best part is the dough doesn’t need any resting time. Once the dough is ready they can be made right away. This time I have used potato, carrot, peas and cauliflower which were left during the weekend....

Panakam Panakam is a Sanskrit word that translates to a “sweet drink”. In the simplest and the most traditional form it is simply water sweetened with jaggery, flavoured with crushed cardamoms and spiced with ground black pepper. This basic drink is known as Panakam in Telugu, Panaka in Kannada and Panagam in Tamil. There are various beliefs about the significance of serving panakam on this day. Some believe that since Rama Navami is celebrated during the summer, panakam is offered as a cooling beverage....

With a combination of banana, pineapple and nuts or seeds as its base, this healthy pineapple smoothie tastes as healthy as it sounds. Nuts or nutmeal adds tons of nutrients without affecting the flavor, and the healthy fats in them create a thick, creamy consistency but is also neutral in flavor. Under 5 mins you will have a banana pineapple smoothie with a thick milkshake consistency packed with deliciousness! It is fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants rich....