BASIC YEAST DOUGH FOR STEAMED BUNS by Linda Tay Esposito

This is a recipe for the dough of the fluffy white skins of the char siu bao and the shanghai cabbage buns. It's truly versatile -- you can use the same dough and fill it with sweetened mashed red beans or lotus seeds for a dessert treat. Or just steam it by itself to turn it into "man tou" essentially steamed white bread that is…

Dhaal Soup aka Lentil Soup by Micheline

This is the most delicious, healthy and satisfying indian soup I have ever tasted. It is easy and quick to prepare. This soup is vegetarian by choosing the vegetable broth instead of the chicken stock as the base.

Adai Avial by vidhya

An adai when served with aviyal makes a wholesome, nutritious meal. Aviyal is a medley of boiled vegetables (think carrots, potatoes, chow-chow, white pumpkin, yellow cucumber - mostly the water based veggies etc) simmered in yogurt, coconut gravy. Its so easy to make the batter for adai, no need to toil over fermenting the batter.…

Mocha-Oats Short Bread by Surabhi Nayak

Urad Dal vada /ulundu Vadai / Medu Vada - South Indian Recipe by Foodybuddy

Medhu vada or ulundhu vadai or urad dal vada is a traditional south Indian food. They are crispy on outside and soft on inside. Ulundu vadai are made from urad dal batter. Green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, pepper and onion are mixed into the…

Oats and vegetable patties by Saru

You can have them with tea or serve them for lunch, these starters will never make you feel like you are committing a diet crime. You can savour these guilt free.

Rava coconut ladoo by pshinde2109

Rava coconut ladoo is specially made during Diwali festival in India.It is also termed as semolina-coconut sweet balls.It is one of the famous sweet or dessert made in India during festival season or marriages.

Meethi Poori Recipe by Hina Gujral

Meethi Poori Recipe is an ode to all those simple joys of festive celebrations in a small town, where I grew up. In those days, no fancy desserts, puddings or store bought confectionary would frame our Diwali. Instead, it was the simple, homemade sweet dishes prepared by the mom and the aunts that enticed our taste buds and sweet…

puffed rice upma by gayathri

As the name indicates, puffed rice is made from rice, with the grains expanded through high-pressure heating. Puffed rice has a greater volume than regular rice and is less calorie dense, puffed rice would have fewer calories than regular rice. Puffed rice is commonly consumed as cold cereal and can be beneficial for dieting due to…

Fried moong dal by Babitha Antony Costa

Easy and crispy snack

Suji Cookies by Navaneetham Krishnan

nice crunch on top with a buttery sweet aroma.

Muradabadi Moong Ki Dal - Yellow Moong Dal with Spices by Hina Gujral

At my place, in every wedding Moradabad Dal has to be in the menu and there are special cooks who come from Moradabad to cook this delicacy. I don't know why my mother made it at home and at every wedding we all use to relish Muradabadi Dal. When I say it has to be in the wedding menu I mean to say in the starters menu, not main…

Lemon Cashew Nut Rice by Navaneetham Krishnan

Ghee and curry leaves scented rice with cashew nuts and coconut.

Rice Congee Wth Salted Egg & Minced Chicken by Navaneetham Krishnan

Its an Asian style rice dish for wholesomeness in "sickness or in health, to love and to cherish".

Rava Idli Sqaures by Hina Gujral

After living in South from past few years one thing in me has definitely changed, my breakfast habits, I have become huge fan of South Indian breakfast and I think I have tasted breakfast of almost each and every kind of South Indian breakfast joint in Bangalore as well as Chennai. There is something very succulent and satisfying…