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After a 2 month vacation to India am finally back to Ireland and to be honest it feels like am living in some kind of parallel world..Thoughts are still revolving…

This is my first Briyani recipe that I tried in my Instant Pot. Turned out super delicious. Perfect Sunday Lunch that was made under 20 minutes 😊 The rice was cooked well and Mushrooms too. I added around 1.25 cups of…

Instant Pot was one of the kitchen gadgets that I was eyeing for so long before actually purchasing it 🙂 It took me 2 years of contemplating and asking (read…

Veg Gravies are made atleast twice or thrice a week. I mix and match all the available ingredients at home and prepare a gravy in few different ways. The one…

This is one of Shiva’s favorite Lunchbox menu and I have prepared it often in the last few months.. With very few ingredients it tastes so good. I love adding…

Our weekday dinners are mostly Chapati with a gravy or sometimes plain rice/couscous/quinoa with some salad & gravy..I absolutely love Tofu and have made burji, palak tofu, even kofta with Tofu and…

I have tried Dum Biryani a couple of times before but have never achieved that perfect Restaurant Style Biryani. I usually do a quick version of Vegetable Rice/Veg Biryani since the elaborate steps overwhelm me. Also the fear of mushy, soggy biryani is not worth after you have spent an hour to prepare it. This time for my husband’a…

Once you learn how to make this Onion Tomato thokku recipe, there are many ways you could use them. Amma and Paatti calls it Gojju and sometimes they refer this as “Baath” 🙂 Not sure why though.  I am used to calling it as thooku 😁 You can serve this as a side…

A little about my Daily Cooking Routine :This is one of the most requested recipe in the past few days. Mostly my husband prefers variety rice or chapathi for lunch.…

Kichdi or Kichri is a popular Indian dish made predominantly with Rice & Lentils. Every region in our country has their own unique version of this humble dish. I have…