North Indian cuisine

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Desserts, Indian, North Indian cuisine, Paleo, Sugar free, Vegan, Whole30

Chocolate Halwa || Chocolate Singhare ka Halwa || Chocolate Water Chestnut Flour Fudge(Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

This weekend is Sankranti, which is a festival celebrated all over India, albeit in different ways. This festival marks the sun’s transit into the Makara (Capricorn), marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days.  As with all festivals, various feasts are prepared for Sankranti too. In western […]

Anytime Snacks, Appetizers, Chicken Dishes, Dairy Free, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian, Main Course, North Indian cuisine, Paleo, Whole30

Tandoori Chicken || Indian Style Baked Chicken (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)

If you like Indian food and like chicken then I can bet that you would have definitely tasted Tandoori Chicken:) If not, then you need to immediately rectify that!  Tandoori Chicken probably helped popularize Indian cuisine in the rest of the world. And Chicken tikka masala where this tandoor baked chicken is dunked in a […]

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian, North Indian cuisine, Paleo, Sugar free, Vegan, Whole30

Water Chestnut flour Fudge || Singhare ka Atta ka Halwa ( Paleo, AIP, Gluten free, Vegan)

   Water Chestnut flour is something that I recently got acquainted with. Thanks to my friend Monika. A few weeks ago when we were at their home for dinner, she told me about this flour which is called as ‘singhare ka atta’ in India and how this flour is used during religious fasting periods called […]

Anytime Snacks, Indian, North Indian cuisine, Vegan, Vegetarian dishes

Methi Aloo Paratha with south indian flavors (Potato and Fenugreek leaves stuffed flatbread)

Paratha is typical North indian food right? So why am I trying to ‘southernize’ it? He he…just happened like that one day by accident and a new ‘paratha’ was created in our household 🙂 So here is what happened. Once in a week I make Methi theplas for my kiddos’ lunch box.  And usually I make more […]

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Indian, North Indian cuisine, Paleo, Vegan

‘Probiotics 101’ and a recipe for a homemade probiotic drink: Beet Kanji

What does the word ‘probiotics’ mean? It seems to be the new buzzword? Everyone seems to be talking about probiotics and gut health. For the last 18 months or so I have been reading up a lot on the relationship between the gut and the immune system and thereby the implications for autoimmune diseases. I have been […]

Chicken Dishes, Dairy Free, Indian, Main Course, North Indian cuisine

Chicken Dum Biryani with brown rice || Dairy Free ||

If you have ever had ‘Biryani’ before, then just the mention of the word is likely to tingle your tastebuds and evoke the memory of the wonderful aromas that is so characteristic of a good biryani. And if you are not served it shortly after, you will surely start experiencing cravings:) I have posted a detailed recipe […]

Chicken Dishes, Indian, Main Course, Non-vegetarian dishes, North Indian cuisine

Chicken in an almond yoghurt sauce (Moghlai Chicken)

  Imagine the goodness of almonds in your curry. Now add the most flavorful blend of spices to it.  And then imagine ‘marinated in yoghurt’, tender, juicy, falling off the bone chicken pieces in this gravy.  That my dear would be your Moghlai Chicken – A curry that originated in the Moghul era and was cooked for […]

Desserts, Indian, North Indian cuisine

Jalebis

Jalebis! When I think of Jalebis, I instantly think of this nostalgic ad from Doordarshan days (note I did not state ‘good old doordarshan days’ LOL for good reasons! ) where a little boy who wants to run away from home due to a tiff is easily lured back home with the promise of ‘home-made’ hot […]

Chicken Dishes, Indian, Main Course, Non-vegetarian dishes, North Indian cuisine

Easy Indian Chicken Curry || Instant Pot Saag Aloo Chicken || Chicken Curry with spinach and potatoes

  Many folks whom I know will tell me “Oh I just love Indian food but it is so complicated to cook it! “.  My answer of course has always been – ‘that’s not true at all. Once you know the basic spices that make a curry, you can then really try and make it your […]