Make the perfect flaky and crispy Samosa at home!
All tips and tricks to make the perfect samosa each time! These are filled with a spicy potato filling and are also vegan.
Samosa, does it need any introduction? I don’t think so!
The triangular shaped flaky pastry filled with spicy potato, chicken or lamb filling is a popular snack not only in India but in several countries of the...
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Aromatic and flavorful Mushroom Biryani cooked in the Instant Pot.
This one-pot meal is one of my favorite ways to eat mushrooms. Serve it with a cooling raita.
Like I mentioned in this post, I have been cooking with mushrooms way more these days.
My in-laws are here which means I have company in eating mushrooms, yay!
This Instant Pot...
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Besan Ladoo is one of the most popular Indian sweets.
Made with gram flour, sugar and ghee, this dessert requires only a handful of ingredients but tastes amazing!
Festivals are incomplete without sweets and in India festivals are incomplete without ladoos.
Ladoo, an Indian sweet can be made using various ingredients and...
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Super easy and flavorful Thai Basil Tofu Stir Fry gets done in less than 20 minutes (including the prep time)!
Serve over jasmine rice for a perfect meal.
I have heard from most people that they either hate tofu or love it.
Basically, they don’t enjoy it as such but if it’s spiced or coated with sauce (in...
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Creamy Shahi Paneer in a rich gravy made with onions, nuts and cream!
Shahi means “royal” so this dish is as exotic as it can get! Pairs beautifully with naan.
There are so many ways to cook paneer. Growing up, paneer was not a everyday thing in my house.
It was made on special occasions like birthday parties or on festivals like Diwali,...
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Ragda Patties is popular street food from the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat in India.
Potato patties are served with a spicy white pea curry and garnished with chutneys, cilantro and sev!
The first time I heard about ragda patties was from my friend Deepa who is from Maharashtra.
She made ragda patties for my birthday party when I used to...
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This Southwestern Pasta is loaded with black beans, corn, onion and is all made in the Instant Pot.
Makes an easy and quick weeknight meal which gets done in 30 minutes or less!
If you love all the Instant Pot vegetarian/vegan recipes that I share on the blog, please join me on this Facebook Group – Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes. The group would feature vegetarian instant pot recipes from all around the...
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Easy Dal Fry which goes so well with boiled rice or tandoori roti.
I use a mix of toor (pigeon pea lentil) and masoor dal (red lentil) for the dal which is then tempered with onion, tomatoes and lot of ginger, garlic and cilantro!
An Indian can never have enough of dals. And I hope you guys aren’t bored of my dal recipes because they will be here all the time. No escaping!
This Dal Fry recipe is one of my...
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Spicy Schezwan Sauce is an easy to make hot sauce which can be served as an condiment or used in recipes like Schezwan Fried Rice & Noddles.
This sauce is quite popular in the Indo-Chinese cuisine and also happens to be one of my favorites!
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Flavorful Mushroom Tikka makes a delightful vegan appetizer!
Mushrooms are coated with a almond milk yogurt based marinade and then roasted in the oven until cooked and little charred.
I have been cooking with mushrooms a lot lately.
The reason is that my in-laws are here and I have some...
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Creamy Mango Lassi made with sweet mangoes, yogurt and touch of cardamom!
Enjoy this summer drink while fresh mangoes are still in season.
Mangoes! Yeah, they are delicious and more than half of Indians are obsessed with them. I am not kidding! But I am not one of those.
I like mangoes but I am not obsessed with them. Indians are so obsessed with mangoes that I have heard countless stories of people packing tons of...
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Looking for some variation in your regular rice? Try this fragrant Saffron Rice made in the Instant Pot.
This makes such a great side dish for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free.
If you love all the Instant Pot vegetarian/vegan recipes that I share on the blog, please join me on this Facebook Group – Instant Pot Vegetarian Recipes. The group would feature vegetarian instant pot recipes from all around the...
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