I’ve turned into a pancakeaholic, and have been making pancakes by adding different ingredients each time. So far, this dates pancake is my favorite, maybe because I love dates and is such a healthy dried fruit. I’ve said a million times that my most favorite cake is made with dates, dates date in carmel sauce….

Oladyi are small thick pancakes or fritters common in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian cuisines. The batter for oladyi is made from wheat or nowadays more rarely buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, salt and sugar with yeast or baking soda. The batter may also be based on kefir, soured milk or yoghurt. It may contain various additions, such as apple or raisins. Oladyi are usually served with sour cream, as well as with sweet toppings such as varenye, jam, powidl, honey…

Haleem is a stew popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent.The origin of haleem lies in the popular Arabian dish known as Harees. It is made of wheat, barley, meat (usually minced beef or mutton or chicken), lentils and spices, sometimes rice is also used. This dish is slow cooked for seven to eight hours, which results in a…

The ketogenic diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that shares many similarities with the Atkins and low-carb diets. It involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat. This reduction in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis. When this happens, your body becomes incredibly efficient at burning fat for…

A rice cake may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a single object that has also been sweetened. A wide variety of rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten, and are particularly prevalent in Asia. Common variations include…

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I ask you to name an indian dessert… GULAB JAMUN, yes that’s right!! Gulab jamun is a very popular dish among indians and actually even tourists around the world when they visit india. There are probably more Gulab Jamun mixes in the aisles of all…

Payasam is a type of kheer which is an integral part of traditional South Indian meals. It makes extensive use of jaggery and coconut milk in place of sugar and milk. The most common types of payasam include Pal (milk) payasam, Javvarisi (sago/tapioca pearl) payasam, Semiya (vermicelli) payasam, Paruppu (dhal) payasam, Nei (ghee) payasam, Carrot payasam, Wheat payasam, and…

Mysore bondas are fried dumplings made with flour, yogurt and spices. They are crispy outside and fluffy inside. The luscious golden brown snack is enough to make ones mouth water just at the sight of it. Especially when it’s served hot. As the name suggests, this snack is a specialty of the region in Karnataka….

When we think about desserts we are instantly transported to a heavenly anode of sugary, sweet delights that leave us on a sugar high but today I welcome you to the land of savory desserts, that you didn’t know you needed in your life. These are some of the mouth watering savory desserts! 1) SMOKED…

Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat, India. The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word “undhu”, which translates to upside down, since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots, termed “matlu”, which are fired from above. The dish is a seasonal…