When the tamarind is soaked in warm water, it rehydrates the tamarind pulp and makes it soft enough to squeeze. By squeezing the soft flesh, the tamarind flavor is easily infused to the warm water. It is important to strain the tamarind water with a strainer as the fibrous tamarind flesh and the hard tamarind seeds are not pleasant to eat especially when you add them to broth-y recipes like rasam that utilize tamarind water....
HUMMUS CHICKEN SHAWARMA WRAPS. All caps baby, because that’s what shawarma wraps deserve. And these super simple, easy to make, and absolutely delicious restaurant style chicken shawarmas are a cinch to make at home. I’m even making my own homemade shawarma seasoning. It’s just simple pantry staple spices that we’ve all got laying around. AND AND AND. If you want, you can make a big jar of homemade shawarma seasoning and keep it on hand for when you need to pull a quick dinner together in no time....
What You Need to Make This Recipe Baking soda and baking powder — make sure your leavening agents are fresh. If they’re expired, your cake may not rise. Butter — as the butter is for both the cake and frosting, be sure to use unsalted butter. The amount of salt in salted butter is not consistent amongst different brands, so it’s best to add salt separately. Be sure to set out the butter beforehand to bring the butter to room temperature....
This recipe can be made using any jam, store-bought or homemade. I made these with strawberry jam. I had some frozen strawberries left in my freezer from last year’s picking and I made some fresh jam to make this cookie. Store-bought jam works just the same way. We might just have to liquefy it a little bit to be able to spread it on the cookies. The best part of this recipe is this is an eggless cookie....
published Apr 15, 2022 This is not your average, dense cheesecake. No, no! Japanese Cheesecake is made using a cream cheese, egg yolk batter that gets folded into sweet meringue. The result is an almost soufflé like sponge cake that jiggles and is amazingly fluffy. Sprinkled with powdered sugar alone, topped with berries or a compote, it’s delightful! I don’t usually order the same thing when I go to my favorite sushi or Japanese steakhouse restaurant, but there is one item that I always order without fail: Japanese jiggly cheesecake if they have it....
Kiffles are traditional Hungarian pastries that are made during the holiday season. These pastries are hand-rolled paper thin and then stuffed with pastry/pie fillings. The dough is made with just 3 ingredients; cream cheese, butter, and all-purpose flour. I added a bit of salt to the dough to bring out the flavors. When reading through the description of kiflis, I initially decided that I would fill them up with some jam....
It is a wonderful evening snack (If you don’t mind it being deep-fried) or a snack for a rainy day. The batter for this needs to be slightly thicker in texture. We can add rice flour to bring the batter to the required consistency. Another helpful tip is to make the batter from the refrigerator without disturbing it. Excess liquid from the batter would have separated out and it would be the top layer....
For the 3rd and last day of blogging under the theme of car snacks, I chose a traditional South Indian dish, Kuzhi Paniyaram that is often had as breakfast or evening tiffin. Our evening tiffins on most days are in the car. This is an apt dish to make for the evening run because of its simplicity to make and eat. All we need is some leftover dosai or idli batter....
published Feb 10, 2021, updated Oct 16, 2024 Today’s recipe for Lebanese fattoush is a simple yet scrumptious recipe from the realm of Middle Eastern Cuisine. Replacing crunchy croutons with toasted pita chips, this easy recipe is the Lebanese version of a garden salad. While the dish is named for the bread it contains, the real star of this show is the vibrant sumac. This sensational seasoning takes the dressing from bright and tangy to bold and vibrant....
We recommend serving with our Prime Rib Roast. Take a look at our Side Dishes for more creative ideas for your vegetables! If you are a roasted carrot fan, you will fall in love with this recipe. Very simple to put together but quite spectacular on a dinner table. The glaze truly adds such a special touch to the humble vegetable. It pairs nicely with pretty much any main course....
This is the best marinara sauce recipe to make a big batch of and stash in the fridge and freezer. It is a staple in countless dishes, from pasta to pizza to meatballs. Add it to your favorite recipes, and you’ll taste the homemade difference! If you are looking for more Italian recipes, try my recipe for baked rigatoni, homemade spaghetti sauce, and manicotti recipe. What You Need to Make This Recipe Crushed Tomatoes – for easy prep, use 1 can of crushed tomatoes or buy canned plum whole tomatoes and crush them by hand....
If you love healthy side dishes, then you need to try my zucchini noodle stir fry and my grilled sweet potato wedges! Mexican Style Cauliflower Rice Are you looking for new, tasty healthy recipes to make at home? Then you need to add this easy Mexican cauliflower rice recipe to your repertoire! This cauliflower rice recipe is naturally gluten-free, vegetarian– (and vegan-) friendly, and Whole30-compliant. It’s packed with vibrant flavors like cumin, oregano, chili powder, and cilantro, as well as fresh and canned veggies....
Pro Tips for the Best Mocha Cake You can substitute sour cream for the whole milk yogurt if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference. To get FLAT layers that are moist inside and out try using cake strips! You can buy a set on the shop page or make your own from foil and paper towels at home. I made a whole blog post on it so check it out if you’re interested!...
Looking to make these gluten free? Try my Flourless Morning Glory Muffins! Morning Glory Muffin Recipe These are the BEST Morning glory muffins. They are soft and moist with the perfect amount of spice. They are hearty and satisfying and make an easy healthy breakfast on the go! These muffins come out soft and tender on the inside with the crispy golden brown muffin top and edges on the outside....
This week I am going to be making Kid’s friendly bite-size appetizers. This is one of my favorite themes to work on as I am always on the lookout to make some kid’s friendly snacks. My BM friend Sapana is hosting this month’s Kid’s Delight with the theme of Bite-size appetizers and I will be sending this recipe to her as a part of the theme. My boys love Mozzarella sticks....
What You Need to Make This Recipe Active dry yeast — make sure the yeast you have on hand has not expired. It’s always best to purchase a fresh packet as the naan dough may not become light and airy. Flour — using different flour such as bread flour does not make too much difference in this recipe, so simply stick with all-purpose flour. Yogurt — the addition of yogurt makes the dough soft and fluffy....
Dal – chawal is my comfort food and I look forward to cold winter nights to eat a bowl of steaming hot rice and lentils with some desi ghee in it. For the third and last day of cooking with lemons, I chose this classic tangy Nimbu Dal. I made this dal with masoor dal (orange lentils), just because I love the flavor of the dal. You could also use moong dal or tuvar dal for the same recipe or a mix of dals....
Choosing pattinam pakoda for the alphabet ‘P’ was not hard at all. In the olden days, the major cities were called ‘pattinam’ by the town people and I have heard this word many times growing up. My grandparents are from a small village near Mayiladuthurai and I spent every summer when growing up in the village. Everyone coming from Chennai / Madras was referred to as Pattinam people. I remember that one of my father’s aunt was married to a person from Chennai and she left the village to live in Chennai....
What You Need to Make This Recipe Peanut butter — use a creamy no-stir peanut butter, not a peanut butter that will separate. Most natural peanut butter, unfortunately, won’t work in this recipe. If you love peanut butter then make sure to check out my buckeye ball recipe! Butter — you need softened unsalted butter. If you only have salted butter on hand, use ¼ teaspoon less salt in the cookie dough....
You haven’t had a peanut butter cookie until you’ve had one loaded with chocolate chunks! These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies are soft and chewy in the center and loaded with gooey chunks of chocolate. I used my favorite Chewy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe and loaded it up with chocolate chunks. You will be eating these cookies in less than 30 minutes! If you are a fan of peanut butter like myself you will love these cookies....
