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Spiced Gingerbread cookies

Spiced Gingerbread cookies

 

 Rich with flavors of ginger and warm spices, these cookies aren’t simply aromatic, but make for great memories as well! Gingerbread cookies are the quintessential holiday snack. Crispy on the outside with a semi-soft inside, these pockets of joy are a seasonal favorite that taste 

Orange Cardamom Sugar Cookies

Orange Cardamom Sugar Cookies

 

  Flavored and fuss-free sugar cookies perfect for sharing this Holiday season. Hello holidays! I’m sure you are all looking forward to the holidays and baking season. It is the time of the year when you can (normally) get together with your friends and family 

Poached egg moilee with roasted tomatoes

Poached egg moilee with roasted tomatoes

 

 Creamy, rich and lightly spiced egg curry with coconut milk. Egg molee/moilee/molly- is a traditional Kerala recipe. I am not sure of the right way to spell it and I think the difference is in the pronunciation as we have around 30 dialects in Malayalam. 

Tulumba

Tulumba

 

  Gulab Jamun meets Churros! I recently came across this wonderful looking Turkish dessert on my Instagram feed. The first thought that occurred to me was that it is similar to Gulab Jamun, but in a whole different shape. I did my research and learned 

Cauliflower steaks in creamy mushroom sauce

Cauliflower steaks in creamy mushroom sauce

 

  Delicious crispy cauliflower steaks in a rich and creamy garlic-mushroom sauce! A lot of you reached out to me asking to include more vegetarian recipes. Here is one that I hope you will approve of. Enjoy cauliflower with the right amount of flavor and 

Roasted chicken curry

Roasted chicken curry

 

  A twice cooked South Indian chicken dish that packs the heat. Roasted chicken curry is a semi-dry and delicious blend of marinated chicken, curried and roasted. Every so often I find myself wishing I had written down my mom’s recipes at some point. I’m 

Dates and nuts puff pastry rolls

Dates and nuts puff pastry rolls

 

  Sticky, sweet, nutty puff pastry rolls. The other day I had a sudden craving for these puff pastry rolls that I would get all the time from the bakery on my way home from school. I’m having a really hard time coming up with 

Orange chocolate cake spiced with cardamom

Orange chocolate cake spiced with cardamom

 

  Rich, dense and moist chocolate cake with fresh orange flavors! Have slices of this moist and delicious cake with a cup of hot chai after you cozy up under your fur blanket on cool fall evenings. Each bite of cardamom spiced cake has freshness 

Pumpkin and bean soup with coconut milk

Pumpkin and bean soup with coconut milk

 

  Healthy and hearty soup that is vegan and gluten free for the holidays! A healthy and nutritious recipe, packed with protein from the beans and vitamins and minerals from the pumpkin. Hello Fall! My favorite time of the year. I’m very excited to share 

Shrimp cakes with cilantro and a side of spicy mayonnaise

Shrimp cakes with cilantro and a side of spicy mayonnaise

 

  Easy to make shrimp cakes with a crispy crust and tender shrimp on the inside! Coming from southern India, my love for seafood is inexplicable. I especially love shrimp in any form, be it in a sushi roll, as a curry, roasted, deep fried,….you