Your Everyday Cooking Friend
No grinding. No fancy masala. No biryani powder. Just the OG Tomato Rice every Amma packed in our lunch boxes. ❤️🍅 This is not a fancy recipe — this is the original tomato rice that many of us grew up eating from our school lunch boxes. Made with just onions, tomatoes, garlic, and a few …
Monday mornings are something else entirely. 😄 The alarm goes off. The kids need to get ready. Breakfast needs to happen. And somewhere in the middle of all that beautiful Monday morning chaos — the lunchbox needs to be packed. That’s exactly how this One Pot Moong Dal Rice was born. 🤍 A Monday morning …
Some recipes never go out of trend. This is one of them. 🤍 Aloo Gobi Masala — potato and cauliflower cooked in a beautifully spiced onion tomato masala. A classic Indian side dish that pairs with absolutely everything. Chapathi, roti, paratha, jeera rice, dal rice — it works with all of them. This recipe goes …
I am an upma fan. There — I said it. 😄 Regular upma is comfort food for me. Simple, warm, satisfying. But sometimes you want the same comfort with a little something extra. A little upgrade. A little freshness. That’s how this mint upma was born. 🌿🤍 The same beloved upma — but with a …
Looking for a quick side dish that goes with absolutely everything? This is it. 🍅🤍 This Tomato Garlic Masala was taught to me by an anna who cooks at a friend’s place. He loves to experiment with recipes — trying new things, tweaking flavours, creating something delicious out of simple ingredients. This is one of …
Got paneer at home? Make this. 😄 This paneer bhurji disappears faster than I can make it. Every single time. 🤍 I have tried many paneer bhurji recipes over the years. Different methods, different spice combinations, different techniques. And this is the one that stayed. The only paneer bhurji recipe I follow now — and …
No sambar. No chutney. Just this. 😄 There are days when I don’t make the usual sides for idli or pongal. No time, no energy, or just not in the mood for the elaborate process. On those days — this instant tomato gothsu saves everything. 10 minutes. One pan. And it never ever disappoints. 🤍 …
Some recipes come from cookbooks. Some come from online And some — the most special ones — come from a friend’s kitchen in a city that gave you some of the most magical memories of your life. 🤍 My friend in Bangalore taught me this podi. She had a one year old baby — the …
Too lazy to cook? This is your answer. 😄 Curd Tadka — a simple spicy curd curry made with basic pantry ingredients that comes together in just 10 minutes. No elaborate prep, no fancy ingredients, no complicated steps. I came across this recipe recently when it was going viral everywhere — and honestly I was …
You know those days when you don’t have many ingredients but you still want something that tastes amazing? This is that recipe. My kids absolutely love this creamy cheesy pasta — and honestly I do too. It tastes exactly like café style pasta but made right at home in just 10 minutes. No fancy ingredients, …