Lemon Quinoa

This year I am going to feed my family more quinoa, more couscous, more faro, more wild rice, more brown rice, and more Indian breads (naan, roti, parathas etc.). I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions as I eventually drop them in frustration. Instead, I vow to make small manageable changes throughout the year. When something [...]

Cumin Baby Potatoes

Forgive me for not posting as frequently in the past few weeks. I have been traveling with my kids and we have been adventuring. My days have been spent showing them the different images of India, introducing them to their cousins and second cousins so they can create new bonds and memories. We wander through [...]

A few important basics and a Kale Spinach Paneer Recipe

Head on over to EatingRules.com for a guest post by me on the basics of eating healthy and a yummy Kale Spinach Paneer recipe.

Puff Pastry Veggie Paneer Pizza

A few days ago I made fresh Paneer at home after a very long time. My initial thoughts after taking my first bite of homemade Paneer and watching my kids enjoy homemade Paneer was that I will never buy store brand again.  Okay that was wishful thinking but I know I will try to make [...]

How to make homemade paneer

Paneer is a fresh cheese that is very popular in Indian cuisine. It is often used in making popular Indian dishes such as ‘saag paneer’, ‘mattar paneer’ or ‘paneer tikka masala’. Paneer does not require any aging and it does not melt while cooking. It is also a great source of protein. We love Paneer [...]

Vegetarian Sloppy Joe

My inspiration for this dish comes from the Indian dish “pav bhaji”. Pav Bhaji basically translates into bread and veggies and is a very popular street food in India. It’s a wholesome, nutritious dish that is very easy to make. In India this dish is cooked on a huge cast iron pan. The man cooking [...]

Curried Eggs

I love eggs, eggs are cheap, healthy and a great source of protein for the kids. Eggs are also very versatile; you can have them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  They are also great for snacks and school lunches.  Boy! Have I sold you on eggs? I know there’s a controversy surrounding eggs on whether [...]

Indianized Mashed Potatoes

I don’t eat potatoes nearly as often as I used to before I got gestational diabetes. Everyone now and then I do love my fries but most of the times I generally do not cook with them, but when my father visits from India my home becomes potato central. He loves potatoes, he uses them [...]

Recipe: Persimmon Rice Pudding

Sometimes you have all the best intentions to make sometime and you don’t for any number of reasons. I had bought some fuyu persimmon to make some jelly at home. That was wishful thinking! Between the holidays, start up hours, kids and entertaining relatives – hmm… let’s just say they sat there! I love persimmons! [...]

Rajma Chawal — kidney beans and rice

We have been getting unusual amounts of rain this time of the year in Los Angeles. It has been raining almost daily for the last 10 days. On days like these all I want to do is eat and feed my family one of my favorite childhood foods. Rajma or Rajmah chawal as it is [...]

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