Cooking Learning 04

10 Minute Homemade Enchilada Sauce is made with 9 simple ingredients -- you won't believe how easy it is! Plus, it is Vegan :) The moment we think of Mexican food, we think of all the colorful sauces and dips. A cuisine that is rich in its condiments; Mexican salsas, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream are the most commonly heard sauces from Mexico. These sauces are generally served with almost all their dishes. If you think of a sauce that is used widely in preparing the dishes, it has to be the Mexican Enchilada Sauce.  A variety of Mexican dishes like Enchiladas, Lasagna and various casseroles are made using this sauce. While there is a wide variety of store bought ones, the sauce can be easily made at home in no time.  The advantage of making it at home is that the spice level and ingredients can be customized. Plus, the sauce can easily be stored for a few days to a couple of months! Make it beforehand and use it as required. And this recipe can be made Vegan to...

A perfect recipe to make your own version of the Unicorn Smoothie. Full of fruits and vegetables and NO artificial colors! With all things healthy,  Let the MAGIC begin  🦄   🦄   🦄 Hey people! How was your weekend? Were you guys at a Starbucks to get hold of a Unicorn Frappuccino? I spent the weekend making glasses full of a look alike smoothie at home!! And we had a great time with all the colors and flavors, right in our kitchen. Ever since I saw the ads of the Frappuccino coming up, I was thinking of a home-made version since. Finally I started making it last week. The colors were so catchy and bright and the combination perfect. So instead of a Frappe, I made a smoothie using fresh fruits and vegetables. The result was an awesome colored smoothie that managed to impress my hubby too :) Natural blue and pink color you ask? Yes the pink was cakewalk; given that nature has a ton of pinks. Beetroot, raspberries, strawberries, pitaya and what not! So any combination...

A perfect summer drink using Blood Oranges. Ditch all the artificial colors and join the clean eats bandwagon with this one! It is getting warm and it is time to bring out chilled drinks. Plus the season for Blood Oranges is almost coming to an end. Isn't it the best time to combine the two and make something delicious? That was exactly my thought when I made this Sparkling Lemonade. Every weekend we go to the Farmer's Market and I end up with atleast a dozen citrus fruits. Juicing them all is an option but not the most interesting one. So I made this drink this time with fresh Blood Oranges.  Apart from the taste and flavor of the oranges, there is something else I like in this drink. It is the way the way the 'blood' mixes in slowly with the transparent drink. It gives me a feeling that I should make this one for Halloween. Such a pity we do not get the Blood Oranges at that time. Else this recipe would give all the red velvet recipes a run for their money! I was not ...

The easiest way to make Mango Popsicles is here! This one needs just three ingredients and a blender. No cooking, no machine needed and absolutely no artificial flavoring! Mangoes are in season and I cannot stop making delicacies using them. Whether it is ice cream, milkshake, cake, aamras, mousse or savory fajeto; I am making everything. Apart from that, I am even gorging on slices of mango just like that!  Such is my passion for the King of Fruits. A few days ago I posted a traditional recipe of Saffron Mango Kulfi, something that takes hours to make. Then I made this super easy recipe that needs just THREE ingredients and 5 minutes to mix. And yes, it is a one bowl recipe; needing just a blender!  The recipe is straightforward; dump everything in a blender, churn and freeze. As the recipe does not have any milk or ingredients that has water, the possibility of the popsicle having ice crystals in them is eliminated. And it is so simple, even your kids can make their own pops...

These are not your regular chocolate cakes. These cupcakes are full of carrots and spices. Are you making these for your Easter brunch? This Sunday is Easter and I am already in mood for everything Carrots, Bunnies and the like! For the upcoming weekend I made some delicious cupcakes. I started preparing for this cupcake last week. The first step to make these beauties was to get the carrot tops and clay pots ready to use. Initial Preparation  While it only takes a few minutes to buy the carrots with tops from the Farmer's Market, I decided to grow them at home. I got a bunch of carrots last week and cut the tops. Added some water in a flat plate, placed the carrot heads in them and watched them grow! The only thing required was to change the water each day. In about 5-6 days, I had lovely greens on top of the carrots. You can do that or buy them ready-made. And yes, post the pictures, I made a delicious Pesto with the greens. It tastes delicious and super flavorful! Coming to the ...