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In addition, it is gluten-free, egg-free, and vegetarian. It’s my family favorite during the winters but can be enjoyed any time of year! The blend of these two ingredients is so satisfying that with every bite you take off this crispy and crunchy peanut gazak, it’s like having a party in your mouth. In Marathi, it is known as chikki, and in Hindi, it is referred to as Gajak. While growing up, Peanut chikki was my favorite treat....

As a bonus, Poha Oats Cutlets are gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan! These lip-smacking Poha and Oats Cutlets promise you health, flavors, and loads of happiness. Make these golden charmers in advance and surprise your guests at your next potluck. I bet your guests will love these exquisite delicacies till the last bite. You can serve them with dips and chutneys of your choice. Rice flakes are quite bland in taste but make an attractive and delicious dish when cooked with veggies and spices....

Today’s recipe comes from the Southern land of India and is everyone’s favorite. Delicacies from South Indian cuisine are always relished in my household as they are incredibly flavorful and light on the tummy. 🙂 Sambar Recipe There are many varieties of sambar that are prepared using different vegetables and spices, and each one of it has a unique taste and flavor. The one I relish the most is the mullangi sambar (radish sambar) and tiffin sambar....

The recipe comes from the August 2000 issue of Fine Cooking Magazine, which was fantastic. Two of my all-time favorite recipes hail from that issue — from one article in fact — and I have been making them now for almost 20 years. I feel old. I didn’t realize it at the time, but David Lebovitz, author of The Perfect Scoop, wrote the article and supplied the two fabulous tart dough recipes, one sweet, one savory....

On Wednesday morning, inspired by a Dinner, A Love Story post, I dumped half a pound of dried gigante beans into my crockpot followed by half a can of crushed tomatoes, a bay leaf, pepper flakes, water, smashed garlic, chopped onions, thyme, and a drizzle of olive oil. I whisked the kids off to soccer tots then to the bagel shop, and when we returned three hours later, the house smelled as if I had been working away all morning....

During the fasting period of Navratris, Sooji Halwa is specially prepared as Prasad for Aashtami puja (eighth day of Navratri) and served along with poori and kale chane. This makes sooji halwa a dessert revered in every Indian household. In its simplest form, Sooji halwa can be prepared with just sooji, sugar, and ghee. But you can add cardamom and saffron or other flavoring ingredients as per your choice. You can also top the sooji halwa with nuts and dry fruits to enhance its deliciousness and add a healthy crunch....

Among this celebratory ambient, the aroma of a freshly baked cake is all that we truly crave. Isn’t it? So, here I bring you a recipe of the most fruity and nutty, sweet and spiced, richly flavored Fruit Cake that’s going to make your holidays special! What makes these cakes unique is the incredible flavor rendered from the dried fruits soaked in a good dose of fruit juice. This way, they are naturally sweetened and exceptionally moist besides a balanced flavor that can make any cake lover drool over them instantly....

4.7 from 3 reviews Notes: The original dough recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon salt. I up this to 2 teaspoons, which seems like a lot, but my general rule of thumb for baking is 1 teaspoon kosher salt for every 2 cups of flour. Cardamom: I omitted entirely, which maybe makes this entirely unSwedish, but I’ve overdone cardamom in the past and still haven’t recovered. Add cardamom as you wish....

What was on my mind, however, was unloading some of those greens before the next CSA share arrived later that evening. The stars had aligned for Swiss chard fritters, an Ottolenghi recipe my friend Dee alerted me to this winter, which, along with the prawns with tomato and feta and the almond-clementine cake, she described as “not-to-be-missed” Jerusalem recipes. And so I set to work plunging all of the mustard, turnip, and radish greens along with one bunch of kale into a pot of boiling water....

Any time I post a recipe for a baked good, whether it’s a muffin or a loaf of bread, I get this question: Can I make this with gluten-free flour? With muffins, cakes and the like, I often say “yes” or “likely yes” because over the years I’ve learned from various commenters that swapping in any number of one-for-one gluten-free flours tends to work seamlessly. But with yeast- and sourdough-leavened items, I am less encouraging, explaining that replicating the chew and feel of breads and pizzas with gluten-free flour isn’t as easy as swapping in gluten-free flour....

4.8 from 11 reviews

Soups are a perfect meal for chilly winter nights. For me making soup is almost as comforting as eating it, and nothing can beat a bowl of homemade soup on a cold winter- y night. And today I am sharing with you one of my absolute favorite soups – veggie white bean soup. This is a wonderful, tasty soup that is easy to make, creamy, and delicious. It’s my winter-day-warm-me-up hearty soup recipe, very chunky and tastes more like a stew....

This recipe essentially is an adaptation of the No Breading, No Frying, No Fussing Eggplant Parmesan from last summer, calling for roasting zucchini rounds for 10 minutes, then layering them with homemade sauce and parmesan cheese. A breadcrumb topping — fresh crumbs mixed with parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper — finishes it all off: it bakes for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbling. I’ve used my favorite red pepper tomato sauce recipe, not only because I love it but also because I find it simpler than other tomato sauces — there’s no peeling, no food mill, etc....

I learned how to make Bircher muesli many years ago from a tired, talented French man named Chef Pasche, who was working a second job as an instructor at the culinary program I was attending in South Philly. Named after a Swiss doctor, Maximilian Bircher-Brenner, Bircher muesli essentially is a mix of raw oats, nuts, seeds, and dried or fresh fruit soaked in milk. It’s one of the healthiest, easiest breakfast recipes you could make, especially if you load it with fruit....

On my recent trip to Singapore, I ate Cantonese style veg noodles at a food joint, and the taste still lingers in my mouth. I loved the texture and the different flavors of these noodles where crunchy vegetables meet sweet-tangy sauces and create a lip-smacking dish. Since then, I wanted to experiment and produce the same taste in my kitchen. These noodles are different from the regular Lo mein noodles....

Calling all Chocolate lovers! Imagine curled up in a warm, cozy blanket, drinking hot chocolate and munching on a velvety chocolate brownie. Sound like heaven! Right? Double Chocolate Pecan Brownies It sure does! Brownies are the epitome of deliciousness. Nothing beats a hot chocolate brownie topped with a scoop of ice cream. It’s ooey-gooey delicious and just yum! Almost everyone can relate to their favorite brownie experience. Biting into a delicious double chocolate pecan brownies and thoroughly cherishing the soft and luscious texture that instantly fills your mouth with an explosion of flavors....

A few weeks ago I mentioned I was on a Detroit-style pizza kick. I’m still on that kick, and I’ve just shared that recipe, but first: pickled jalapeños. One of my favorite pizzas from Emmy Squared, a Brooklyn-based Detroit-style pizza restaurant, is The Colony, a red sauce pie topped with pepperoni, pickled jalapeños, and honey. It hits all the sweet-spicy-savory notes, and the combination, as you might imagine, is heavenly....

For the past year, the most frequent question asked on this blog is this: Can the peasant bread be made gluten-free? Everyone knows someone — a friend, an uncle, a cousin — recently diagnosed with Celiac disease who has had to forget bread as he/she once knew it. You might have this friend, this uncle, this cousin. I do. And you might want to treat him/her to a loaf of freshly baked bread but you don’t know where to begin....

You’ll have a hard time saying no to the second serving of this tart! Each layer – the crust, the stuffing, and the filling provides deliciousness on its own. Additionally, this all dressed up- Gulab Jamun tart is so elegant and impressive that it should be the highlight of any festive celebration! Therefore, Gulab Jamun translates to “Rose Berry.” These rose berry or rose doughnuts (Gulab Jamuns) are made up of milk solids that are deep-fried until dark golden and later soaked in rose-flavored sugar syrup, hence the name....

Ginger paste in an essential part of Indian cooking and is used in almost every dish. Ginger root is very aromatic and has a spicy and pungent smell. While grating fresh ginger one can smell its strong odors. Despite this ginger has many medicinal properties and one being its a great cough remedy – Squeeze out juice of grated ginger mix it with 1 teaspoon of honey and swallow it....