Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe
This cabbage stir fry recipe is one of the best and simple side dishes you could whip up on a busy night! It's full of Indian flavors and you get a bite of freshness each time!
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Growing up, I used to hate cabbage! I mean seriously was there anything worse than coming home to your mom whipping up a plate of cabbage.... Nope. It was awful.Fast forward about 30 years and now it's one of my favorite Indian side dishes! If you need any convincing that this is indeed a delicious vegetarian side dish, MY KIDS ARE OBSESSED! They love having this to pair with KEEMA CURRY during the week. It adds a bit of crunch to the meal and lightens a dense meal.Still don't believe me? My super duper extra picky husband even likes it! Now, I don't think I will be converting my family to vegetarians anytime soon, but serve this with a tasty Indian main dish and you have one happy family! [amd-yrecipe-recipe:46]
Ginger-Garlic Carrot Rice Recipe
I've never been the best cook. I have burned my fair share of cookies, dried out a few steaks, and utterly destroyed some chicken. HOWEVER, I will say I've definitely learned over the years!I'm no Gordon Ramsey, but I can cook for my family and I don't hear many complaints! Unless I've scared them into submission! Nah, I'm convinced I've gotten better in the kitchen!I guess you'll have to judge for yourself! I've come up with a quick and easy rice dish that everyone loves! My favorite part is that you can throw it into the instant pot and voila!I love just about any rice dish! I stumbled upon this little dish when I was trying to use up leftover rice, turmeric, and carrots! I'm always looking for an excuse to throw in some veggies, use up leftovers, and throw in turmeric! Turmeric has amazing health benefits! The best part is it doesn't have a flavor!
[amd-yrecipe-recipe:42]Give it a try and let me know what you think! Tag me on Instagram or Facebook and tell me if you liked it! Enjoy!
Hyderabadi Upma Breakfast Recipe
There's something I need you to know about my son, Levi. He is completely obsessed with Indian food. If you have ever had a truly authentic Indian dish, you know why!It's absolutely freaking delicious.The problem I've always faced is that I hate Indian breakfast. I'm the sweet toothed girl that likes french toast every day of the week. Indian breakfasts tend to be on the savory end. My kids usually end up in the same boat as me.Not Levi.
One morning, his nanama (grandma) made him upma. Think Indian grits and you have a good idea of what I'm talking about. This kid instantly became obsessed. We couldn't EVER talk about upma at home because he would freak out asking us to make it. The problem was that I had no clue how to make it or spell it to be honest...Over Labor day weekend, we ended up visiting my in-laws and something special happened the last day of our trip.Levi went up to his nanama (grandma) and his chinna-nanama (great aunt) and BEGGED them to teach mommy how to make it. After a lengthy contract... they agreed :)They wrote it all down for me and I was able to surprise him with a steaming bowl of Hyderabadi upma before school this morning.I saw the skepticism in his eyes the entire time I made it! He didn't believe I could make it as good as his nanamas and I agreed. I was terrified for him to take the first bite.. However, it was a raging success!!!!!!He devoured his bowl and asked for more!The only thing I would modify in the future is a bit less chilies. We're used to the spice, but we all agreed to do a bit milder next time.If you're looking for a yummy and quick breakfast this is it!
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Mom's Famous Lamb Biryani Recipe
Mom's Famous Lamb Biryani
Ever since I met Joel, I have developed an uncanny obsession for all things Indian food. I've tried more than I ever imagined I would and I haven't found one I don't like yet!The problem has been deciding which one my favorite is.Every time I share a new recipe, I call it my favorite.... Then I share another one and it becomes my new favorite! Well, I'm back at it again today. Lamb biryani is by far one of my absolute favorites. It's the equivalent of the Thanksgiving turkey of meals. I've had it maybe a dozen times since I've been married to my husband for the last ten years.I look forward to it on every holiday and even my kids BEG for lam biryani!The problem is my mother in law lives a few hundred miles away and her lamb biryani is THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD. If there was an award for amazing biryani she would have it! Her biryani can cure illnesses, make the world go round, and give us world peace! Ok, maybe that's a little much but come on guys.Try it out and see what you think!
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Serve with raita or some delicious coconut green beans!
Simple Indian Lemon Rice
Are you looking for a quick dish full of flavor and fresh ingredients? Whip up a simple batch of Indian Lemon Rice! It's the easiest way to use leftover rice and spice up any meal!
You are all about to love me. I'm about to share a super tasty, save the day, oh so quick recipe with all of you! My husband's family thinks it's hilarious how much I love this dish, but I can't help it!I love how simple it is and the fact that I can whip it up on a whim.There's even something that makes it better... My kids love it! All three of my boys will eat this and beg for seconds. Moms out there fully understand this one.
What is this delicious dish you ask?Lemon rice.It's a fresh Indian side dish, perfect to go along with your favorite chicken curry or daal. Every bite is fragrant and full of delicious spice.
Our house is always full of rice. It's a staple with just about every one of our meals and sometimes we have too much leftover. Lemon rice is perfect because you can use leftover rice from the night before.I love just about any dish that saves me time and money. This dish is definitely that. If you don't believe me, you need to whip some up tonight! Your family will thank you and so will your grocery budget.
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Zesty Mango Chicken Bowl With Mango Salsa
This post is sponsored by Saffron Road. As always all opinions are my own.
Our Family's Obsessed!
Over the years, our family has started to realize how much we love mangos. Okay, we're completely obsessed!As soon as we enter into mango season, we know the first thing we'll smell when we walk into the Indian grocery store is mango. You can buy them by the dozen and trust me... we do!We love mango everything. You'll find us drinking mango lassis, eating mango chia seed pudding, and of course mangos on their own. They're delicious and always mean the start of summer in our house.
Today, we're making a new mango dish just for you! Are you ready for it?Zesty mango chicken.As your mouth is watering let me also tell you we topped it with fresh mango salsa!It's like summer in a bowl and you have to convince yourself to stop eating when you're full!I love the addition of the mango salsa! You can serve it over your chicken and you can even use Saffron Road's Lentil Chips to scoop it up and enjoy as a summer treat!
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Spice Up Your Summer With Saffron Road
The best part is you can make it so many ways!You can even fry up some chicken, pour in your Saffron Road Thai Mango Simmer Sauce, and let it simmer for 30 minutes. Then all you need to do is pour your delicious mango chicken and sauce over rice.Their new sauces are the Thai Mango and Pad Thai Simmer Sauces. Let me tell you... They're delicious! They're so easy to make and perfect for a weeknight meal!Saffron Road has made it so simple. You can follow their recipe on the back like I mentioned or you can take it up a notch and make your own zesty mango chicken bowl!They don't stop at simmer sauces. They have Indian frozen meals, Indian simmer sauces, chips, roasted chickpeas, tandoori chicken nuggets, broths, and more!Head over to their website and be sure to pick up your of Saffron Road products today!
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20+ Easy Indian Recipes
Are you looking for a few new recipes to try? Check out my round up and see all of my favorite Indian recipes!
20+ Of My Favorite Indian Recipes
I want to make it easy for you and to prevent you from finding disappointing Indian recipes online! Here are a few of my favorite Indian recipes that have been passed down to me from my in laws. They're delicious and simple to make!
Simple Indian Dinners
Almond Chicken CurryChicken Tikka MasalaBaked Tandoori ChickenSamosa Hand PiesTraditional Butter Chicken RecipeLahori Fish FryKarahi ChickenSimple Pav Bhaji (Vegetarian)Keema Curry
Sweet Indian Desserts
Indian DonutsVermicelli KheerMango Lassi SmoothieChai Spiced Donuts
Tasty Indian Side Dishes
Cumin Salad DressingGarlic NaanHyderabadi CabbageCoconut Green BeansCoconut Chana MasalaKhichidi Lemon RicePappu
Which one is your favorite?
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Vermicelli Kheer Recipe
The Dessert My Family Can't Get Enough Of
Dessert in my house is my children's family meal... Wait. No, that's a lie. It's my whole family's favorite meal!We look forward to it because we always make something delicious. It used to be once a week or so and now we have fun creating our little dessert concoctions each night.I love preparing the dishes with my kids. It's probably because I have countless memories making dessert with my mom as a kid. She was a single mom at the time and she knew how to make it special. We would make cookies, eagerly waiting to lick the beaters.Now, I get to carry on these same traditions with my little boys.
Simple Vermicelli Kheer Dessert
Dessert overall is delicious, but Indian desserts... Come on. They're delicious!Lately we've been making kheer. It's a delicious and simple to make Indian rice pudding. You can make it with rice or vermicelli like we do.The best part is the day after we make it. We usually make enough for one night and a bit extra. The next day everyone starts hiding the leftovers in the fridge and by everyone I'm including my husband! He and the kids start hiding it behind whatever they can in the fridge so the rest of them thinks it's gone.Then the lucky winner sits down with a cold bowl of vermicelli kheer while the rest of them gawk and beg for a bite!
Shan Foods Makes It Simple!
When my husband and I first got married, I had every intention of making Indian food frequently throughout the week. Sadly, the reality was much different. Traditional Indian dishes can take hours or even an entire day to prepare.As a busy momma to three little ones, I just didn't have the time. I needed help. Then I discovered Shan Foods.They make it possible for anyone to make traditional Indian dishes in no time! A few of our favorites are pav bhaji, karahi chicken, butter chicken, and lahori fish fry.
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Khichidi Recipe
The sun is here. It's here at last!! My kids run outside as soon as they see the sun. they took it a step further this week and decided to get the sprinkler going... In 60 degree weather! Hey, that's swimming weather in the Pacific Northwest. We sat outside all day. With my iced coffee in hand, I watched them run through the sprinklers and try to convince the dog to go with them!
Making a big, complicated dinner was out of the question. Instead we managed something a little more simple and tasty! What is it you ask? Khichidi. It's so good and really good for you. You know you want to try it out. 
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Summer Recipes
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Summer is almost here! My favorite season in the Pacific Northwest is definitely the summers! It's perfect outside! My family and I have been soaking it up. We had a Mother's Day Tea, which was the cutest thing ever! We went to the funnest park around! Then of course some good old thumb sucking. The other reason I love summers is that it's the perfect time to host dinner parties! My husband and I love inviting people over to indulge in some delicious Indian food.Most of our friends have always either loved Indian food or super excited to try it. I quickly stumbled upon a routine for our get togethers. I have a list of dishes I will make if people have never tried Indian food, tried it and loved it, vegetarians, and spicy food addicts. Here are a few party menus for you to try on your next early summer party!Never tried Indian food before? Here are a few dishes for you!Keema CurryChicken KeemaNaanDo you LOVE Indian food and can't wait for more? Here you go!Chicken CurryChicken Tikka MasalaParathasButter ChickenAny vegetarians in the house?Delicious DalGreek YogurtHyderabadi CabbagePotato MasalaWhat are your favorite Indian dishes?
How To Cook Indian Rice
What is the one dish anyone should be able to cook without screwing it up? Ok, besides toast? Rice in a rice cooker is the easiest thing out there to make. Well, for most people. I, on the other hand, managed to screw it up when my father in law came to visit. He let me know what I didn't add enough water and that I should watch him make it. It was like getting yelled at in front of your friends, getting smacked in the head in front of your friends by your mom, or tripping in front of everyone at school. I wanted to impress Joel's dad and let him know what a connoisseur of Indian food I had become. Instead I screwed up one of the easiest dishes there is. I watched him and tried to figure out what I did wrong.... A lot. First of all, you have to wash the rice. What the heck! Wash rice. This is what Basmati and Jasmine rice look like when you put water in it. 
The water is cloudy and definitely doesn't look clean. You have to fill it up with water and rinse it out until the water is clear. 
All of the surface starch gets washed off of the rice when you wash it. Joel says he has horrible memories of washing rice all through out his childhood. Torturous really. The kitchen chore I hated the most growing up was peeling potatoes. Your hand starts cramping up after the third potato and you think you will never be able to open your hand again. He then explained to me the water to rice ratio. I followed all of his advice and made proper Indian rice from then on. Then I made it for my mother in law. Yet again, there was something wrong. Apparently they disagree on the water to rice ratio! At this point I had to go with the larger consensus. I asked his aunts how they do it and the ratio they all agree on is 1:1. The other little detail is to make sure you have PLENTY of it. It's never fun when you run out of rice during dinner!If you want to impress a few of your Indian friends, make rice this way!
Pappu Recipe
At what temperature do you send your kids out to your sprinkler or kiddie pool? I lived in California for about ten years and swimming weather there is completely different than swimming weather here. There it would be at least 90 before you'd even consider swimming. Here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest... Well, it was 70 today and my kids were outside in the sprinkler and pool. Crazy? Yes, but they loved it and I know countless other kids were doing the same thing here. 
We also made some yummy pappu! Which was also one of the very first Indian dishes I learned how to make. It is a delicious lentil dish that you serve with rice. It's easy to make and everyone I have ever made it for loves it. Do you want to know another great thing about this dish??? It's gluten free! I have a few lovely friends and family members that are gluten free and this is a go to dish when they come over. Their are a few different variations of this dish. The one I make was taught to me by Joel's dad.
Ingredients:2 dry red chilies (you can also use red pepper flakes if it's all you have)1/4 an onion chopped2 tbs butter 3 tbs olive oil1 tbs black mustard seeds1 cup lentils (I use urad daal)1 chopped tomato1 tsp turmeric1 tsp chili powder4-6 cloves of garlic diced finely5 cups of water1 tsp salt1 tsp cumin seeds
Directions:Wash your lentils. Put the lentils in a bowl and fill it with water. Use your hands to mix it all around. Strain the water and repeat until the water is clear.In a medium sized pot, combine your water, onions, turmeric, chili powder, and lentils. Cook on medium/high heat. Cook the lentils until they're soft. Next, use an emersion blender or an actual blender. Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Your mixture should be the thickness of a good hearty tomato soup. Put the mixture back in the pot and keep it on low. In a separate small pot, heat your oil, butter, and garlic on medium heat. Once the oil starts to bubble add your dry chilies,cumin seeds, and mustard seeds. Turn it to medium low and stir. The garlic cooks quickly so you want to make sure you are watching. When the mixture turns golden, add it to your lentil mixture. Add some salt and your tomatoes.Cook on low for about 20 minutes and serve with rice.