Ingredient: water

Paneer Biryani in Instant Pot

Paneer Biryani in Instant Pot

Ramadan Kareem to all my friends! What better recipe to post during the Holy month of Ramadan than a delicious Biryani! My husband and I are major biryani fans and frequent visitor to Paradise Biryani Point for their Vegetable Dum Biryani and Malai Kofta. Back 

Dum tea/ Dum Ki Chai in Instant Pot

Dum tea/ Dum Ki Chai in Instant Pot

I love Tea and this recipe is super easy and delicious! A Dum Tea has its origin from Hyderabad and is prepared in the same concept of Dum Biryani. It is boiled in a Handi for long time, letting all the flavors infuse in the 

Eggless Carrot Cake

Eggless Carrot Cake

Without All Purpose Flour? Without Sugar? Without Butter? YES YES YES! Also, it is divine! I was properly introduced to Carrot Cake back when I was working in 2017. On the final workday of the week, my friend and I used to pass by Marks 

Thayir Vadai/ Curd Vadai

Thayir Vadai/ Curd Vadai

This is simple recipe and will be a hit once you try it! Thayir vadai is one of my mother’s specialties and my summer favorites. It is super soft and spongy and so easy on the stomach. I remember it was one the ‘special’ items 

Tomato Kothu Parotta

Tomato Kothu Parotta

Tomato Kothu Parotta (Thakkali kothu) is mouthwatering minced bread (parotta) dish and is one of the most delicious Tamil Nadu street food. I haven’t had chance to watch the preparation in India, but my husband says the visuals of the Kothu Parotta in making in 

Crispy Chili Potatoes

Crispy Chili Potatoes

Quarantine time!! Time to stay indoors and stay safe. Also the time when I suddenly start crave all restaurant food! My husband and I love Indo-Chinese food and frequent visitors to the restaurants in Bay Area. Now with the lockdown, we attempted one of our 

Veggie Olives Pasta with Pink Sauce

Veggie Olives Pasta with Pink Sauce

My husband and I usually go on a romantic road trip (with Roxy) every year end. This year we went to Pismo beach. It was so serene, and felt this immense peace listening and watching the waves from our room patio! Roxy loved the weather, 

Vegetable Rava Upma

Vegetable Rava Upma

Upma is a tiffin item in almost every south Indian home, especially mine.  My father told me that name ‘Upma’ is derived from the words ‘Uppu’, meaning salt and ‘Maavu’ meaning batter or mixture in Tamizh. For me, upma reminds me of my mother, and