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I always love one pot meals. Even before I bought an Instant Pot I used to make lot of one pot rice varieties in my pressure cooker. Now with IP…

Butternut Squash is a variety of Pumpkin that I usually get here. I love making Arachuvitta Sambar with this Squash.You can check the Sambar recipe here. You can prepare different…

Ammini Kozhukattai is nothing but steamed Rice Flour dough ball. These dough balls are then sauteed in oil along with ginger, chillies and lots of grated coconut is added at…

If you are following me in Instagram you would know how much I love Tamilnadu style Poori Masal combo 😉 I even have a separate hashtag #resh_poorimasal for my Boori…

I have been mostly making simple One Pot meals or Variety Rice during the lockdown time. No matter how minimal your meals are the kitchen sink will always be full…

Idli & Dosai are the common breakfasts in my house. I always have batter stocked in my fridge.  Or else I feel stuck especially on busy weekday mornings. The husband…

The idea of making soup from an apple might sound weird since we mostly use Apples in pies, smoothies, crumble recipes. Trust me this soup is such a comfort food during winters. The natural tart & crispiness in the Green Apples are perfectly balanced with our Indian spices. Moreover Green Apples are rich in antioxidants, dietry fibre and has various other health benefits. I haven’t removed the skin of these apples while cooking since the nutrients are present in their skin too. Marks & Spencer is our goto place to buy fresh fruits. These apples are from M&S too. The…

Potato is my favorite root vegetable. Podimas is slightly different from the usual potato fry. You don’t need to use too much of oil or spices. Very simple yet delicious one. This is my grandmother’s recipe. She is a great cook who never tastes inbetween cooking. But the end product will be awesome.

I love onepot meals. Easy to cleanup and less mess in the kitchen. This is my fool proof Pulao recipe. When unexpected guests arrive we can manage without panicking and since it can be prepared within 30 minutes, a great time saver too. I didn’t have cauliflower so didn’t mention it in the below rec

I tried a smiliar ‘upma’ type preparation with my leftover cooked pasta and it worked great. Didn’t prepare any sauces, just tossed pasta in veggies and chilli powder. It tasted great. It took less than 15 minutes to prepare this easy, simple upma. I have used Penne however you can try this recipe w