This is a lovely quick bread made with the added goodness of zucchini, oats, and pistachios. Zucchini and pistachios impart a lovely green color to this soft and moist loaf.
Dairy Free
Milk is one of the most common food allergens. There are many types of sensitivities ranging from mild to severe. In these recipes I do not try to differentiate between casein/whey allergy or lactose intolerance. These are recipe that are made without any diary products and are fit for any types milk allergy/sensitivity.
Easy Weeknight Meals- Crispy Grilled Shrimp
These grilled shrimp are crispy, juicy and full of flavors. A light marinade of lemon, garlic, parsley and few chilly flakes flavor the juicy shrimp as it cooks in its shell.
Easy Sardine and Potato Curry
Here is an easy recipe for a quick dinner or lunch. Canned sardines make cooking and cleaning easy. This recipe comes together in under 30 minutes with just a few everyday ingredients.
Menemen – One Pan Egg Scramble With Tomatoes and Onions
A delicious scrambled eggs recipe from Turkey that includes onions, peppers, tomatoes a few spices and occasionally cheese and other cured meats. It is an easy meal to whip up from your pantry ingredients.
Simit – The Ring Shaped Bread From Turkey
Simit is a popular ring shaped Turkish bread. A touch of molasses and coating of seeds gives it its characteristic crust and taste. A wonderful breakfast bread or snack.
Pazham Pori – Sweet Plantain Fritters
Sweet plantain fritters are known as pazham pori or ethakka appam in Kerala. These are made with ripe plantain slices.. The slices are batter fried to perfection resulting in a fritter with light crispy coating and sweet and soft fruit filling.
Brazilian Coconut Shrimp Stew – Moqueca de Camarones
Here is a traopical flavored stew inspired by the Brazilian dish Moqueca de Camarones. Serve with rice or your favorite crunchy bread for a refreshing meal.
No Knead Challah
This no knead challah is a beginer friendly loaf. The bread is soft, eggy and delicious. It is easier than you imagine…
Homemade Chicken Stock | Instant Pot | Pressure Cooker
Homemade chicken stock is easy to make using a pressure cooker. High-pressure cooking extracts more flavors from the ingredients making the stock richer in nutrients and flavor. Try these in your favorite soups, stews or sauces
Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup Inspired by Tibetan Thukpa
Thukpa is the Tibetan spicy noodle soup. This delicious soup combines Himalayan flavors with chicken, veggies, and noodles into one bowl. It is an easy one pot dish to prepare and serve.
Easy Chicken Curry For Week Night Dinner | Dairy Free | Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot/ Pressure cooker makes fresh and flavorful meals in very little time. This chicken and vegetables curry is easy to make and serve. it is flavored with a few aromatic spices , a touch of classic curry spices and coconut milk. Fresh flavors and curry spices blend beautifully in this dish.
Vattayappam – Soft And Spongy Yeasted Steam Cakes
Vattayappam is a soft and spongy rice cake popular in Kerala and neighboring regions. It is made with fermented rice batter. Coconut, sugar and cardamom are the other ingredients that add to its appeal. This cake takes very little hands on time to make.
Easy 30 Minute Penne With Chicken And Veggies | Weeknight Dinner
This dish is inspired by chicken Alfredo pasta. It is creamy but dairy free and what is more – it is loaded with vegetables and spices. All these make
it the perfect one dish meal that is easy to make and serve on a busy evening.
Gothambu Payasam | Broken Wheat Kheer
Broken Wheat Payasam is a traditional Kerala dessert made with coconut milk, jaggery , broken wheat and spices. It is a delicious sweet treat that is served on special occasions.
Korean Inspired Shredded Beef Bowl | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Version
This Korean inspired beef bowl creates that all day cooked taste in a fraction of the time. The meat is melt in the mouth tender and the sauce has a delicious mix of sweet , tangy and spicy flavors. Cooking and cleanup are a snap in this Instant pot version.
Pickled Beets – Right In Your Fridge
Pickled beets are a good addition to the pantry. These are easy to make and pickled in a lightly sweet and sour vinaigrette. The flavors of these pickled beets perfectly complements many dishes – like salads , sandwiches and can even be served as a side of roasts.
Easy Instant Pot Shrimp Biryani With Vegetables – Weeknight Dinner
This is an easy one pot meal made in the Instant Pot. Basmati rice is cooked with spices, shrimp and vegetables in the pressure cooker (Instant Pot) to make this one pot meal with a good mix of carbs, protein and vitamins.
Moist Double Chocolate Brownies Made With Coconut Oil – #CookoutWeek 2018 Continues !
These brownies are made with everyday ingredients found in most kitchen – oil , eggs, cocoa, sugar, butter and flour ! It is seriously moist and chocolaty. Give it a try to find out how coconut oil makes taste way better!
Grilled Duck Breasts With Spicy Orange Sauce
Grilled duck pairs well with orange sauce. This version has a spiced orange sauce adding an extra zing to this delicious recipe. Duck breasts are easy to grill and do not require long marination or cooking . I have used Maple Leaf Farms Duck breasts here and flavors are clean and fresh.
Tisreo Sukhem – Clams and Coconut Inspired By Flavors of Goa
These are Goan Style dry clams. Fresh clams are sauteed with a mix of coconut onion and spices. This dish captures the abundant bright
flavors of the coast. Serve it rice or just as an appetizer by itself .
Chemmeen Manga Curry – Shrimp Curry With Raw Mangoes
Shrimp curry with raw mangoes is a popular seafood dish in Kerala. The raw mangoes add delicious tangy flavors to the dish while adding to the creaminess of the curry. This is an easy curry to make for a weeknight dinner.
Thai Inspired Stir Fried Basil Chili Beef
Stir fries are easy to make and can be served along with a bowl of rice making it a satisfying and filling meal. This is such a dish that take just a few ingredients and in very little time makes a delicious meal. Basil and chilies coupled with fish sauce makes a delicious and aromatic dish.
Shakshuka – Poached Eggs In Spicy Tomato Sauce
Shaksuka is a popular comfort food in the middle east and north Africa. This easy dish is made by poaching eggs in a seasoned tomato based sauce. It is easy to make and when served with few slices of bread make for a crowd pleasing quick meal.
Wattalappam – A Creamy Tropical Custard From Sri Lanka
Wattalappam is creamy dairy free custard from Sri Lanka. It is made with egg, kithul jaggery , coconut milk and a dash of spices. Similar to flan or cream caramel it very earthy and divine at the same time.
Creamy Tomato Soup Recipe Vegan
Here is a vegan version of the cream of tomato soup. It comes together fast and is fresh, light, healthy and delicious ! You will not miss the extra calories or the creaminess !
Kicked Up Deviled Eggs – Deviled Eggs With a Spicy Twist
The classic deviled eggs are an easy appetizer to make. Here is a spiced up version that is hot, tangy with a bit of sweet undertones. There are so many ways of flavoring deviled eggs that I guarantee you that you will never get tired of it.
Chicken In Creamy Coconut Milk And Spices- Kerala Kozhy Ishtu
Appam and Ishtu is a popular breakfast/dinner dish from Kerala. Here is the popular chicken Ishtu that is creamy, aromatic and with a hit of
heat ! It is an easy dish to make and when served with lacy appams is a dream come true !
Darn Delicious Beef Fry, Kerala Style Irachi Ularthiyathu
This is a popular beef dish from Kerala. bite sized pieces of meat is cooked to tenderness and coated with a mouthwatering mix of spices. Copious amount of sliced coconut and curry leaves accompany these tiny morsels — Finger licking deliciousness !
Tharavu Mappas – Duck Curry From Kuttanad
Tharavu Mappas is a a traditional duck curry from the Kuttanad. Traditionally duck is cooked in a gravy of fragrant spices and coconut milk for long . This is a lighter and quicker version but still very creamy and fragrant.
Weeknight Dinners – Curry In A Hurry With Sardines And Green Tomatoes
If you are a sardine lover this is will make you very happy ! It is an easy fish curry The green tomatoes adds fresh tart flavors perfectly complementing the fish. Canned sardines takes only a few minutes to absorb the flavors and you have a bright and creamy creamy curry in under 30 minutes.
Rustic Sun Dried Tomato And Herb Loaf
I love this rustic loaf ! Sun-dried tomatoes bring intense sweet and tangy flavors to the bread and add beautiful specs of color. This is perfect to make a simple sandwich or to have with a bowl of soup !
Cilantro Lemon Chicken Skewers – #CookoutWeek
A quick and easy recipe for backyard grilling. Chicken breast strips marinated in a cilantro lemon sauce is tender and juicy , not to mention that it takes only a few minutes of grilling to cook through.
Dosa – A South Indian Classic
Dosa is by far the most popular South Indian Dish. This is a healthy crepe made with a naturally fermented rice and lentil batter. These are so popular that, many
Chocolate Marble Cake | Video Recipe
A classic marble cake . The swirl patterns are only limited by one’s imagination. Vanilla and chocolate cake batter alternate and swirl together to form a lovely design that is treat for the eyes and the taste buds.
Nadan Meen Curry With Coconut Milk
This is a delicious fish curry to make. Slices of fresh fish are simmered in spiced coconut milk sauce. It is flavored with kudampuli or kerala kokum for a mild sourness and chilies for heat , while the creamy coconut milk binds it all together. This dish is usually mad e with bone in fish making the curry thick and flavorful.
South Indian Style Tangy Lemon Rice Recipe
Lemon rice is an easy snack or a quick lunch item. It is a tangy flavorful recipe where cooked rice is flavored with lemon and seasoned with spices. This popular south Indian version is served with a few chips and may be a side of pickle.
Meen Peera – Shredded Fish with Grated Coconut and Spices
Fish cooked with spices and flaked and mixed with grated coconut makes for a simple and satisfying meal! This coastal dish is brimming with fresh flavors and best made with mild fish , or tiny fish !
Goji Berry And Orange Cake
Goji berry Orange Cake takes the regular yellow cake into another level. The flavors are bright and the cake is moist . Serve on its own or with orange icing drizzle o r light chocolate drizzle.
Parippu Vada – Vegan Lentil Fritters
Parippu Vada is a popular snack in kerala. These are made with split peas or chana dal and are perfect tea time snack for a rainy day !
Curried Salmon With Spinach
This is a quick and nutritious dinner idea. Spinach and salmon cook together with spices and coconut milk and in less than 30 minutes a delicious curry is ready to be served !
Persian Ice – Orange Faloodeh
The other day I got to pick a bag of oranges from a friend’s backyard. Fresh sweet oranges are always a treat, especially when handpicked and had fresh. I
Carrot Beet Cake – Almost a Health Food
This is a healthy and delicious cake . Carrots and beets give it its wonderful color and keeps it moist. Use part whole wheat flour for added nutritional value. The spices blend beautifully with the sweetness of the vegetables.