Cuisines: Indian

Anytime Snacks, Appetizers, Dairy Free, Fusion cuisine, Gluten Free Recipes, Gujarati, Indian, Nightshade free

Green Plantain Fritters || Kacha Kela Vada (Paleo, AIP, Vegan)

Batata Vada or Spicy Potato fritters is the type of food that teases your taste buds!  Mashed potatoes are mixed with green chillies, cilantro and some spices and then dipped in batter and deep fried!  How can anyone say no to that right? And especially when you grew up in a region where these fritters […]

Chicken Dishes, Dairy Free, Gluten Free Recipes, Hyderabadi, Indian, Main Course

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Biryani || Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Pulao

I have probably stated this before and I have no shame in saying it again. Biryani is my weakness. Especially Chicken Biryani.  There is something about how the different components of this dish come together that makes this so, so attractive to me.  It is just a harmonious confluence of flavors and textures.  The perfectly […]

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 […]

Autoimmune Protocol(AIP), Dairy Free, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian, Kerala, Main Course, Nightshade free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian dishes, Whole30

Vegetable Korma with Cassava Parathas (Vegan, Paleo, Whole30)

    Mappas is a coconut milk based curry that is unique to Kerala and particularly among the Kerala Syrian Christian community.  Fish mappas, Chicken Mappas and also vegetable mappas. Last week I wanted to make some kind of vegetable korma since I was so excited that I was finally able to make grain free parathas using cassava flour. […]

Appetizers, Gluten Free Recipes, Hyderabadi, Indian, Main Course, Paleo, Seafood dishes, Whole30

Dhaba Style Green Masala Fish Fry || Herbed Spicy Fish Fritters || Paleo Fish Fritters

Being a Keralan at heart, I always loved eating fish and all seafood. So incredibly tasty! And also so light on the stomach. This is the best part now on my Paleo diet. I eat fish 80% of the time for my protein and hence I am constantly looking out for new recipes. Well I have quite […]

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 […]

Dairy Free, Indian, Kerala, Main Course, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetable dishes, Vegetarian dishes

Vegetable Korma – Navratan Style (Vegan, Paleo)

Navratan Korma is a rich, creamy and highly delectable dish of vegetables, fruit, nuts and paneer.  It is very rich since butter/ghee, heavy cream and cashew nut paste is used to make the gravy. A blend of different spices is used in this curry along with several garnishes like nuts, seeds and herbs like mint […]