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Aug 13

Linguine with Mascarpone Cheese

One question I am oft asked at Chef In You, is how I manage to cook my day to day meals with a full time job. Oh well, to be truthful, I don’t cook elaborate meals daily. Most of the time its quick and easy ones which I resort to feed my loved (read full article)

carrots, cilantro, Course, cream cheese, Cuisine, Entertaining, Favourites, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, italian, Kid Friendly Recipes

Aug 11

Aloo Baingan (eggplant-potatoes) Curry

The beauty of Indian Cooking is its versatility combed with big flavors. No wonder it is one of the most famous cuisines in the world. I am surprised yet so glad to see Indian restaurants popping every where I see in the recent years. Many westerner (read full article)

asafoetida, cilantro, Course, Cuisine, cumin, cumin-coriander powder, curry leaves, Eggplant, garam masala, ginger

Aug 09

Mexican Rice

Calling all cuisine experts out there with a question -”What EXACTLY is the difference between Spanish rice and Mexican Rice?”. I get all sorts of different answers but nothing conclusive since many such rice recipes claiming to be ̶ (read full article)

cilantro, garlic, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, jalapeno, Kid Friendly Recipes, lime, low calorie, main course, mexican

Aug 02

Spinach Spaghetti Soup with Paneer

Till date I have been unable to decide if I really like to cook or if I like to feed my loved ones more. Why this lingering doubt? Well if I really liked to cook, then I should love to cook all the time right, including when it comes to making somet (read full article)

Appetizers, bay leaf, carrots, celery, cilantro, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, italian, jalapeno, Kid Friendly Recipes

Jul 29

Pico De Gallo (Fresh tomato salsa)

After marriage, in the initial days of cooking, I was content making traditional foods that I grew up with. Like any new bride full of enthusiasm, I laid down feasts after feasts, making my husband feel that our wedding feast was still on a roll! he (read full article)

Appetizers, cilantro, cinco de mayo, condiments, Entertaining, garlic, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, jalapeno, Kid Friendly Recipes

Jul 26

Low Calorie Aloo Bonda (Potato fritters)

My husband is getting into a bad habit nowadays. The one who scowled at eating snacks of any kind (except the super healthy types), he has started “demanding” for evening snacks when he gets home from work. And not any snacks – he (read full article)

chickpea flour, cilantro, curry leaves, Entertaining, Favourites, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie

Jul 23

Hara Bhara Paratha

Our dinner regular is Roti and Paratha. Now when its going to be almost the same every single day, I like to make it interesting by adding different elements to it by way of stuffing.  Also I find it easier to make parathas which enables me to slac (read full article)

cauliflower, cilantro, Entertaining, Flatbread Crepe, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie, main course, paneer

Jul 19

Thai Styled Tempeh Cutlets

I rely on Soya beans and its by products for our day to day source of protein along with the more obvious ones like Legumes etc. Among that is Tempeh which I love. Its texture is close to that of a meat and it does look weird. But don’t get fo (read full article)

Appetizers, cilantro, eggs, Entertaining, fusion, garlic, ginger, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes

Jul 12

Paneer Cigar Rolls

This post is long due. I had actually posted this recipe right in my early days of blogging. But it so happened that the enthusiastic me, while trying to migrate to my own domain, managed to delete a bunch of my recipes (59 recipes in fact!!) Among (read full article)

Appetizers, cilantro, Entertaining, Favourites, garlic, ghee, ginger, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, Mozzarella

Jul 05

Matki Pulao (Moth Sprouts Rice)

Recently a friend of mine came over to visit me and stayed for dinner. Her little one is among those super smart kids, who just ask giving convincing answers next ti impossible. There are always 100 questions in 10 minutes. Its utterly amazing how o (read full article)

bell peppers, cilantro, fennel seeds, garlic, ginger, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie

Jun 30

Rajma Chawal (Kidney Beans Rice)

Since legumes provide the bulk of protein for vegetarians, its inevitable that it is one of my go to ingredients. I have so many variety in my pantry that it helps me to vary my meals providing  freshness to the dish. But somehow, I never seem to f (read full article)

bay leaf, cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, cumin-coriander powder, Entertaining, fennel seeds, ginger, gluten free

Jun 18

Kachumber (cucumber & tomato salad)

May be few of you can relate to me when I say this – I hate coking for myself. The one common logic that’s applied is, if you are passionate about cooking enough to blog about it constantly, then how can you hate cooking. Period. I dunno (read full article)

Appetizers, cilantro, cucumber, cumin, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, jalapeno, Kid Friendly Recipes, lemon

Jun 09

Soba Noodle Soup

Its amazing how from being an total soup hater, I have now become a total soup’o'holic! . Most of my lunches when I am forced to cook for me alone consists of a bowl of a soup and some wholegrain bread. Also for a person working from home, it (read full article)

Appetizers, buckwheat noodles, carrots, cilantro, garlic, ginger, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, japanese, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie

Jun 07

Sprouted Mung Beans Dosa

As I mentioned in my last post, once I discovered the world of sprouts, I have never looked back since. But I do not like sprouts in salads that much nor do I enjoy them raw that much. Yes, I do try hard to consume them that way since they carry mor (read full article)

Breakfast, chillies, cilantro, cumin, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, Flatbread Crepe, ginger, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

Jun 01

Wheat Couscous Patties

Sometimes it can indeed get boring and monotonous to make the same things again and again. But by making  few changes, either by way of adding new ingredients, adopting a different cooking process or something as simple as changing the way the dish (read full article)

African, American, bell peppers, Burger Sandwich Roasts, carrots, cilantro, Couscous, cumin-coriander powder, Eggplant, Entertaining

May 06

Paneer Lollipop (”Chicken” drumstick)

One of the main aims of this blog has always been to make a vegetarian or Vegan version of a non-vegetarian dish possible. Instead of going for the obvious “mock meats” as an substitute, I choose to use more natural and organic substitut (read full article)

Appetizers, baby corn, chinese, cilantro, Cornstarch, Entertaining, garlic, ginger, indian, Indo-Chinese

Apr 27

Bread Raita

Here I am, making this so often that I did not even take it seriously! Only recently when a reader pointed it out to me that I actually realized that in 400 odd posts that I have here, I don’t even have one raita recipe!!!!! Not even one!! I w (read full article)

black salt, chillies, cilantro, condiments, cumin, Entertaining, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes, low calorie

Apr 07

Spiced Black Eyed Peas

Simple and easy recipes are my forte. While I do like to make elaborate and tough food, I also like to make meals which are done with least effort and time. ‘Cos day to day, recipes like these what I reach out for. The only care I take in ever (read full article)

asafoetida, black eyed peas, Chilli powder, cilantro, cumin, Favourites, fennel seeds, garam masala, gluten free, Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

Apr 05

Paneer Makhani (Paneer Butter Masala)

Here on one hand, I was practically behind dear Sig for giving ideas for Vegetarian South Beach Diet and on the other end, here I am with Paneer Butter Masala! Sig – Dont look at me like that. I will sure do the diet – promise!  But few (read full article)

cardamom, cilantro, cumin-coriander powder, Entertaining, garlic, ginger, gluten free, Heavy Cream, indian, Kid Friendly Recipes

Mar 22

Paneer Onion Kulchas

I love Kulchas! I just can’t get enough of them! The variety of filling one can stuff inside these Indian flatbreads are mind boggling to say the least. These are sisters of the more famous Naan. While Naan is made with yeast, these beauties a (read full article)

baking powder, baking soda, carom seeds, cilantro, cumin, Entertaining, Favourites, Fennel, Flatbread Crepe, ghee

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