These are the fluffiest, softest banana muffins made even better with chocolate and chopped walnuts. A great recipe to bake with kids too! I had to toss a coin to decide what to call these muffins. Do I call them banana chocolate muffins or chocolate banana muffins? It doesn’t matter if you are a chocolate…
Fish Cutlets {Indian Fish Croquettes}
Crisp on the outside, spicy and juicy inside, these Indian style fish cutlets are a snap to make. These salmon croquettes make for a great evening snack or party appetizers. Just when I thought that we were in for a warm spring and even hotter summer, there came a slew of storms one after the…
Pazham Pori {Ripe Plantain Fritters}
Pazham pori or ethakka appam are traditional sweet plantain fritters popular in and around Kerala. Learn how to easily make this addictive tea-time snack. This summer, when we planned our trip back home to India, I went with the best of intentions. I would dazzle everyone with my exotic treats, use those 2+ months to work…
Sweet-Potato Bhajji {Chickpea Flour Battered Sweet-Potato Fritters}
The most basic and simplest of Indian snacks, a plate of piping hot bhajji (bhajiye or pakore) is an all-time favorite. Usually made with potatoes, I have used sweet potatoes to add a surprising twist to these spicy chickpea flour battered fritters. I am back with yet another Indian snack recipe. And as a bonus, this…
Chicken Cutlets {Indian Chicken Croquettes}
Piping hot, freshly fried, spicy cutlets are a favorite tea time snack. They are not exceptionally hard to make but do require a little bit of free time to prep.The only downside to these is obviously the deep-frying part. But we must indulge once in a while, don’t you think so? I spent my childhood…
Chocolate Swirled Banana Bread
Raise your hands if you love banana bread. Raise your hands if you love chocolate. Now, raise your hands if you want them to have a love-child, like a chocolatey banana bread! Wouldn’t that just be awesome?!! I made this recipe one day when Boy and I were arguing discussing whether to make chocolate cake…
Fresh Peach Muffins {With A Crunchy Oatmeal Streusel}
I love muffins, they are so much fun to bake and eat. The traditional muffin method is the easiest way of whipping up a baked treat. Just combine the dry and wet ingredients in a huge bowl, mix, bake and you’re done! Muffin recipes are usually really forgiving, and they turn out so fluffy and…
Grilled Sweet Corn With Mint-Chili-Garlic Butter
On our last grocery run, my son picked out these beautiful fresh sweet corn. Which kid doesn’t love corn, right? Its beauty lies in its simplicity. While there is canned corn or frozen corn, nothing beats the fresh kind. And it is really easy to cook too. Cook corn just enough to take the rawness…
Avocado And Egg Toast
My blogging mantra is simple. Keep it simple, keep it real, keep it interesting. Some recipes hit one, maybe two of these criteria. But this particular one, has it all. I always forget to blog about the simple things, the little gems that I keep going back to for everyday sustenance. You know, the kind…
Top 14 Of 2014 – A Recipe Roundup
I posted a picture of our Christmas lunch on Facebook and then disappeared for a while. Not to worry, I was just on a much-needed break. Before I could gather my thoughts, I now find myself at the end of the year. And what a wonderful year it has been, both for me and the…
Keema Cutlets {Indian Minced Meat Croquettes}
This week, I find myself in a peculiar sort of predicament. Whenever I sit down to draft a post, I find that I am at a loss for words. If you know me personally, you will find it weird, impossible even. I am rarely at a loss for words. But right now, I am coming…
