How to boil Ox Beef Tongue? – Bovine Tongue
Boiled Tongue tastes delicious and is easy to cook traditional East Indian snack. Serve as a side, appetizer, or even in a sandwich, and you’ll be a happy chappy!
Recipes
Food, food and more food! Spicy Indian recipes and earthy homemade cooking the way my mom and granny did without measurements. But the siblings and I have painstakingly taken the time to measure out things for our lovely readers.
Our Most Popular Recipes
- Corning Beef Tongue at home
- Goat Tripe – Vajri Khudi Curry
- How to cook goat’s feet aka Mutton Trotters
- Sukha Bomblache Lonche
- Easter Eggs, Bonnets & Chicken
- Kimad – for when you need to stay warm
- Kadmat or Cuchumber Recipe (Not Cucumber!)
- How to make the infamous Indian Green Chutney
- Pork Vindaloo
- Mango Chutney like Aam Murabba, Chunda or Varenye
- Tope – Chicken with beaten rice recipe
- Make Ginger Wine the Old Way
- Chocolate Easter Eggs
- Homemade Sorpotel
- The simplest dish: Buttery Oyster Mushrooms
- Mass Pav or (Moulded) Marzipan
- Tu BiShvat Cookies
- Indian Custard Powder Halwa
- Indian Potato Bhaji
- Tamriad or tamriale of pork
- Homemade Black Currant Wine
Recipe Reviews
We’ve only just realised that some of you want to see reviews of the site. There have been so many, but we’ve not taken the time to save copies. But here’s one that speaks of our traditional recipes. :)
Boros – East Indian Coconut Cookies
East Indian Borose is a delightfully sweet coconutty cookie made with semolina. This traditional East Indian cookie is perfect for tea or as a Christmas dessert!
U-Boot Cocktail – Beer & Vodka U-Boat
U-Boot is a beer cocktail that is made by dunking a shot glass of vodka into a pint glass of beer!
Easy Peach and Apricot Crumble (with Polenta)
Apricot and Peach Crumble is a popular dessert made with a flour and butter-based topping and soft fruit filling. It’s sweet and comforting and can be served with cream, ice cream, or custard.
Dark Fruit Cake – Rich Fruit Cake
East Indian dark fruit cake is so delicious and dense, it will tickle your taste buds. Serve for Christmas lunch or dinner with some great homemade wine.
Indian Cottage Cheese (Paneer) Appetizer
This tasty Indian Paneer Appetizer is easy to make, spicy, and delicious! This soft and cheesy starter can be served as a starter, snack, or as a side dish for lunch or dinner too.
What to Cook for East Indian Dinners & Christmas?
East Indian food is so delicious and tasty, once you’ve tried it, you’ll be craving for more. From appetizers or breads, to main courses or desserts, you’ll be left drooling!
Dark Choco Munchies – Puffed Rice Snack
Dark choco munchies are a quick and easy-to-make homemade chocolatey snack of puffed rice and nuts. Delicious and easy!
Melktert: A South African’s Favourite Dessert
Melktert is a spiced creamy custard pie that is a classic South African dessert. This yummy milk tart is a go-to dessert for any celebration.
How To Make South African Romany Creams?
Romany Creams are a delicious crunchy coconutty chocolate-cream-filled biscuit that is easy to make. Serve this South African delight with some hot coffee or cocoa and you’ll be in heaven!
Meatball Curry with Sundried Coconut Gravy – Mumbai East Indian Style
East Indian Ball Curry is a traditional East Indian curry with meatballs. Serve with rice, chitaps, or fugias for dinner or lunch along with a salad and you have the perfect meal!
Bol Lucrecia – A Rare Coconut Pie
Bol Lucrecia is a traditional East Indian Coconut Pie dessert that is moist on the inside and crispy outside. So delicious, it will leave you craving for more! Bake any time of the year when you want to impress your family and friends.
Mom’s Watermelon Rind Fries (Tarbooz Bhajiya)
My mom’s special watermelon rind fries are easy to make and delicious too! Plus our homemade tarbooz bhajiyas are gluten-free. Serve them with green chutney or sauce!
Easy Salli Eggs Fry – Sali Par Eedu Recipe
Salli eggs is an upside down version of the popular Parsi dish sali par eedu. This delicious meal or snack can be made in just a few minutes. Serve with pav, toasted bread, or chapati!
Tarbooz Ke Chilke Ki Sabzi (Watermelon Rind Stir Fry)
Watermelon rind stir fry is easy to make and taste delicious too! Serve this Indian tarbooz ke chilke ki sabzi with chapati or puris and you have a good tangy meal.
Honey and Mustard glazed Roast Gammon
Honey and Mustard glazed roast gammon is a delicious meal for lunch or dinner. Served with veggies and Yorkshire pudding this British dinner dish is just perfect.
Bobotie: A South African Minced Beef Pie
Bobotie is a South African minced beef dish with an Asian influence. The best of both worlds! Serve for lunch or dinner with turmeric rice and chutney.
East Indian Wedding Bread called Orias or Bhokache Varias
For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these doughnut-shaped breads are just delicious. Serve with Vindaloo or Sorpatel or even Pickle and Green Chutney.
Homemade Rose Petal Wine (Not Rosé)
Homemade rose petal wine is a heady wine drink with the aroma of roses. After some experimentation, we made this earthy wine with dried rose petals, and it’s perfect for celebrations or regular days in.
Carambolas: East Indian Starfruit Shaped Kulkuls
Carambolas are an East Indian dessert or East Indian ‘sweet’ as we call them that’s made around Christmas time. More commonly known as Kulkuls, this sugary frosted treat made by most East Indian Christian households are called carambolas when they’re star fruit-shaped.
Easy Homemade Roasted Fresh Fennel Starter
Appetizers don’t always need to be rich and heavy. Here’s a fresh fennel appetizer that can be cooked up in just a few minutes.
Sarah’s Homemade Apple Pie Cookies
Apple Pie Cookies are just yum! The delicate crumbly melt in your mouth crust and the apple pie filling are an amazing combination. Can be made any time of the year as a snack or dessert!
Making Hummus Without Tahini
This easy homemade hummus recipe is what mom makes for us when we need something wholesome to add to our breakfast toast. A sort of hummus made from scratch, it’s made with the sesame instead of tahini and tastes yummy too.
How to Make Corned Beef Spread At Home
Home-made corned beef is so tasty, you’ll wonder why you never made it yourself before. Useful as an ingredient in a number of dishes, this corned beef is easy to make and delicious!
Apple Halwa Dessert | सेब का हलवा | Seb Ka Halwa
Apple halwa is a delicious dessert that goes really well with vanilla ice cream or can be eaten plain. Served hot or cold, it’s the perfect way to end a meal!
My Mom’s Easy Sesame Potato Side Dish
Sesame Potato is an easy-to-make side dish that tastes really delicious. Taking just about 20 minutes to cook, this yummy side dish can be served plain or with green chutney!
Easy Chipolata Sausage Casserole
A simple and delicious, single pan Sausage Casserole, this dish makes a hearty wholesome meal. Enjoy it with bread or even mash, rice, and lentils!
Bol de Coc – Bolos de Coco – Coconut Cake
Bol De Coc is a traditional East Indian coconut cake that’s quite similar to the Thalie sweet. This cake has a delicious coconutty taste and a moist crumb, and is the perfect tea time snack!
Rose Petal and Coconut Barfi – Indian Dessert
Simple and elegant, the coconut barfi infused with roses is perfect to indulge your sweet tooth! This version of the traditional Indian burfi is coconutty and creamy, sweet and rosy!
Thalie Sweet – Unique Coconut Cake
Thalie Sweet is a traditional East Indian coconut cake usually baked around Christmas Time. This yummy dense cake has a mouthful of coconut in every bite!
Kele Ki Barfi – Indian Ripe Banana Dessert
Made with ripe bananas, this Indian dessert is easy to make but requires some refrigeration time. The banana barfi is perfect to prepare a few hours or days in advance.
Purple Cabbage Stir Fry
Purple Cabbage Stir fry is easy to cook with soy sauce, and can be topped with mince, butter, or dry fruits!
Refreshing Guava Salad
This refreshing Guava salad is a great way to beat the summer heat. Easy to make and delicious, this salad is ready in less than 10 minutes.
Mom’s Easy Masala Potato fry
Masala Potato fry is a delicious dish made from the humble potato in just 15 mins. Simple and easy to make , it can be had for lunch or dinner. Serve with Chappati or Puris.
Bolings – Semolina Coconut Cookies
Bolings are a sweet coconut semolina cookie that is made at Christmas time in most East Indian Catholic households! They are so simple and easy to make! What’s better; this yummy coconut treat can also be enjoyed as a tea-time snack any time of the year!
Oxtail Stew: South African Oxtail Potjiekos
Potjiekos is a traditional South African dish made with game meat. This version, the oxtail stew or oxtail potjie is hearty and filling. The perfect comfort dish!
Spicy Sweet Tomato Chutney: Tomato Chili Sauce
This homemade tomato chilli sauce is easy to make and tastes just delightful! Use it for spreads, dips, or even as a base for curries and you have a perfect dish.
Kwareżimal — Malta’s Popular Lenten Dessert
Kwareżimal, a Maltese recipe originally made during Lent is quick and easy to make. It is a popular Lenten sweet — a chewy almond biscuit in an oblong shape, often brown due to cacao powder.
Dark Choc Coconut Bites – Homemade Puffed Rice Snacks
Homemade Dark Choc Coconut Bites are a yummy and easy-to-make dessert or snack. Chocolatey and coconutty at the same time, these kurmura bites are just delicious!
50+ Savoury Mushroom Recipes
Who would think that a fungus would be the life of so many dishes? From humble home-cooked meals to expensive delicacies, mushrooms are eaten all around the world in cuisines and cultures in different ways. We’ve put together 50+ savoury mushroom recipes for you to try at home!
33 Unusual Pancake Recipes
Apart from the traditional pancakes that we eat every other day, there are some truly unique recipes for pancakes. So, if you are wondering what to do with pancakes that you haven’t tried before, try some of these 30+ unusual pancake recipes.
30+ Sweet Pancake Recipes
With toppings ranging from maple syrup to honey, or fruits and berries, nuts and cream, these pancakes are sure to make you drool! Here are 30+ sweet pancake recipes to start your day on a yummy note!
20+ Savoury Pancake Recipes
Delicious and mouth-watering recipes, savory pancakes are the perfect quick dish to make the next time you need to figure out what to cook for your family meal. Easy to put together and cook, these recipes range from Vegan to Vegetarian to Non-Vegetarian, and Gluten-Free to Dairy Free. There’s something for everyone!
78 Amazing Easter Dessert Recipes
Easter calls for a celebration of new life, knowing that we have a lot to look forward to! Celebrate this day with some amazing desserts that are just adorable.
Rum and Raisin Chocolate Brownies
Rum and Raisin Chocolate Brownies are so delicious, you’ll be craving for more. Easy to make these, scrumptious brownies are just what you need to feel upbeat. Top them with chocolate ganache and rose petals to treat your love!
Easy Homemade Heart Cookies Recipe
Heart-shaped cookies are an easy bake for Valentine’s Day or any other time of the year! Ready in an hour, treat your loved ones to some scrumptious cookies.
Rose-Shaped Cookies – Valentine’s – Mother’s Day
Easy to make Rose shaped cookies for Valentines day! These soft homemade cookies are delicious and bake in just about 25 mins!
Easy Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes
From cakes to cookies, from indulgent to healthy, here’s a list of valentine treats to surprise your sweet love! And it doesn’t just have to be for a special someone. Valentine’s Day is a great time to show your parents or siblings that you love them. What a better way to sweeten the day than baking some goodies for your loved one.
Rich Date and Walnut Cake
A delightful cake made of sweet pitted dates and crunchy walnut pieces, the Date and Walnut Cake is often made for Christmas, special events, and birthdays. Easy to make at home, this traditional East Indian version from Mumbai is a much sought after Christmas delicacy!
Eggless Nankhatai Cookies
Simple and easy to make these Indian Nankhatais are a perfect treat for Christmas but are loved throughout the year. Ready in a short while, this melt in the mouth eggless biscuit leaves you wanting more!
Chicken Liver (Giblet) Stuffing
The traditional East Indian stuffing for Christmas meals consist of a chicken liver and bread pudding that’s stuffed into the chickens’ cavity before roasting. Here’s how to make this delicious homemade liver stuffing that’s sometimes called a giblet stuffing.
White Chocolate Mamra Munchies (Puffed Rice Snacks)
Homemade white chocolate mamra (puffed rice) is a semi-sweet puffed rice snack that can be eaten anytime.
Bangda Chilli Fry – Soupy Mackerel Stew – Bagra Stew
Mackerel Chili Fry is a dish made of fish that is easy to make and delicious too. Served with pav, rice, or chapatis, it makes a perfect light meal!
Indian Purple Yam Snack (Konfal or Kand)
So simple and easy to cook, the purple yam called kand or konfal is a tasty healthy snack or appetizer. Sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper this tuber makes a perfect vegetarian starter to any meal! No wonder it’s called Indian cheese!
Sweet Shell-Shaped Treats called KulKuls – Snacks/Dessert
Kul-Kuls are a traditional East Indian sweet made around Christmas time! This sugary shell shaped treat made by most Indian Christian households is a great option for a sweet exchange with family and friends!
Foogias: East Indian Balloon Bread
Foogias are one of the many traditional East Indian varieties of bread. These golden-fried little balls of dough are soft as heaven and disappear as quickly as they’re placed on the table. Foogias are eaten with dinner or lunch and go especially well with moile, khudi, or sorpotel.
Ajwain Puris: Deepfried Indian Caraway Flatbreads
Puris are an Indian flatbread made by deep-frying dough in oil. They can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or even as a snack. Adding ajwain gives them a hearty and warm twist!
Goiabada – East Indian Guava Cheese Recipe
Guava Cheese is a tasty East Indian sweet dish especially prepared around Christmas time! Both chewy and fudgy, there’s a mouthful of Guava in every bite.
Indian Red Pumpkin Dessert (Kaddu Ka Halwa)
Kaddu ha halwa is an Indian pumpkin dessert that is quick and easy to make. A seasonal dish that is widely made by North Indians during festivals, this yummy sweet dish can be …
Indian Butter Beans Curry (Mota Vaal Curry)
This easy-to-make- mota vaal or butter beans curry is really tasty, and has a buttery and creamy texture. Serve for lunch or dinner with some warm chappatis, puris, or rice!
Vegan Ratatouille | Easy + Healthy By Anna
This healthy baked vegan ratatouille is easy to prepare, gluten-free and vegan. For your daily dose of veggies try this light dinner recipe made by Anna from the food blog About Annella.
Lasoon Sirka – Laba Garlic – Pickled Garlic Recipe
Sirke wala lasoon is an easy to make pickled garlic recipe that uses only a few ingredients – garlic, chillis, vinegar, sugar, salt, and water. Call it pickled garlic cloves or jade garlic or laba garlic, it is delicious.
Sirke Wala Pyaaz – Indian Pickled Onions Recipe
The popular sirke wala pyaaz is an easy to make Indian pickled onions recipe that uses only a few ingredients – onions, chillis, vinegar, sugar, salt, and water. Here’s how to make pyaaz sirka easily.
How to Make Pies with Leftover Irish Stew
Irish stew pot pies are the perfect dish for a snack or dinner. Try this recipe for homemade Irish stew pot pies by Rosie, the chef at One Pot Dish.
Indian Bottle Gourd Halwa (Dudhi or Lauki Halwa)
Bottle Gourd halwa is a delicious dessert made by many Indian households. As a popular traditional Indian mithai, dudhi ka halwa is very easy to make and can be served warm, hot or cold.
Why add Turmeric to Rice while Cooking?
Rice is a staple food all over India. It is eaten as a main dish, with a variety of dals, curries, and is even used in a few sweet dishes. Who doesn’t like …
Barik Methi Foogath – Fenugreek Sprouts Stir Fry
Methi Foogath is an easy-to-make recipe of stir-fried fenugreek leaves with onions and spices. A quick healthy and earthy side dish to go with any mains. Time to make a foogath. A what? …
Mango Pickle – Mumbai East Indian Recipe
If you love Indian food, mangoes will become an indispensable part of your diet. Other than as a dessert, mangoes find prominent use in curries and pickles. One popular one, this traditional East Indian Mango pickle is sweet and mouth-watering. Easily and quickly cooked, it can be stored for months.
Pan-fried Sweet Potato Chips
Sweet potato chips are easy to make and delicious! They can be served as a snack or starter for any meal.
Chicken Gizzard Chilly Fry – Potha/Stomach Stir Fry
Chicken Gizzard Chilly fry is a healthy offal dish made of chicken stomachs that can be served as an appetizer with toast, or for lunch or dinner with chapati or chitiaps.
How to make Chapati – Roti – Indian Flatbread
Chapati or Roti is an unleavened flatbread that is made almost every day in most Indian households for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner. Recipe here!
Masoor Dal Recipe – Indian Red Lentil Curry
Mom’s easy to make Masoor Dal recipe is an everyday favourite in most Indian households. Served with fried vegetables, fried eggs, or even fried fish on the side, this dish is gluten free, vegetarian and as tasty as ever.
Eggless Indian Custard Powder Cookies (Shortbread)
These eggless custard powder cookies are some of the best Indian cookie recipes using custard powder! Using just a handful of ingredients, these vanilla custard shortbread cookies are easy to make quickly; and become the perfect tea time snack!
Egg Bhurji – Spicy Indian Scrambled Eggs & Turmeric
Egg Bhurji is an easy to make Indian spicy version of scrambled eggs. It can be your go-to food when you’re not sure what to cook or need something made quick. Anda bhurjee well with Pav (bread), puri, roti, chapati, or even plain boiled rice.
Semolina Date and Orange Cake
This Semolina date and orange cake is so flavourful you’ll be craving for more! The bittersweet taste of the orange peel and dates is just mouth-watering. Make this perfectly moist semolina cake for an anniversary, birthday, or even Christmas.
Yellow Moong Dal – Yellow Lentil Recipe
This Yellow Moong Dal recipe is an easy-to-make Indian yellow gram curry for your everyday meals. It is a common dish in most Indian households. Serve this dal with rotis or rice.
Batata Bhaji – Aloo Sabzi – Indian Potato Dish
Potato Bhaji, also known as Aloo Sabzi or Batata Bhaji is a simple Indian vegetarian dish made of potatoes that is easy to make. It doesn’t have as much grease as French Fries and can be eaten as the main course or even a side-dish. We love having it for meals with puris.
Mustard Chicken with Red Wine Recipe
Mustard Chicken is a delicious dish that can be served for lunch or dinner. With just a few ingredients; this boozy and wholesome dish is very easy to make!
Tasty Fried Baiki – Indian Basa Fry Recipe
The baiki fish or fried Indian Basa fish has a delicious fatty and sweet taste that is just yum! Serve with dal and rice or pav and some pickled onions you have the perfect meal.
Fried Brinjal – Vangyache Kaap – Indian Aubergine Sides
Fried Brinjal or Vangyache Kaap is an easy-to-make East Indian Maharashtrian dish that hardly takes about 25 minutes. Perfect as a snack, entree, or side-dish!
How to make Ginger Wine At Home
Homemade ginger wine is a light and refreshing drink for any occasion. Using ginger root, we make this spicy traditional East Indian ginger wine in 2 weeks with a few added flavors.
Homemade Black Currant Wine or Raisin Wine Recipe
The East Indians of Mumbai make a traditional currant wine for Christmas, Easter and other festivities. Here’s how to make this homemade currant wine.
Simple Boiled Egg Salad Recipe
Mom’s easy egg salad recipe uses just a few gluten free ingredients; mayonnaise, boiled eggs, spring onions, cucumbers, green peppers, salt, pepper.
Home-made Rich Mustard Paste Recipe
Home-made Yellow Mustard paste is an awesome accompaniment for your sandwiches, burgers. It even goes well with a wholesome Chicken or Mutton dish by lending a unique flavor!
How to Make Ginger Garlic Paste – Meal Prep
Most Indian recipes include large amounts of ginger, garlic and chillies. So it’s easier to make lots of ginger garlic paste and store in the refrigerator for use.
How to make the Indian Green Chutney?
The spicy and tangy Indian green chutney is an easy to make in 15-minutes spread or dip that goes well with snacks or sandwiches.
Easy Prawn Chilli Fry Recipe
Prawn Chilly Fry is an easy to make in 20 minutes stir fry of prawns, tomatoes, onions and turmeric. Here is mom’s recipe for this traditionally Catholic Indian dish.
Mutton Paya Khudi – Goat Trotters Curry
How to make mutton paya curry? How to make goat trotter khudi curry? What is the recipe for the East Indian paya curry? Those are the questions that brought you here, aren’t they? …
East Indian Stuffed Roast Chicken Recipe
A traditional roast chicken dinner for Sundays or feast days and family gatherings, this whole roast chicken is stuffed with a delicious homemade liver stuffing. The glazed crispy chicken skin tastes as delicious …
Easy Fried Mullets recipe
Quick to cook and requiring just a handful of ingredients, this fried fish recipe is a good option for any meal. With a nutty oily taste, mullets have a strong flavour, and go well with Dal and Rice or Chapati!
Easy Cabbage and Corn Vegetable Recipe
Remember the easy fried purple cabbage vegetable we made last week? Well, this week was pretty busy too. So mom made her easy cabbage and corn stir fry; another one of those quick …
Quick and Easy Fried Purple Cabbage Recipe
Some days you’re so busy that all you want is a quick and easy vegetarian meal that you can eat with bread or puris. That’s when this purple cabbage recipe my mom makes …
Easy Pineapple Wine Recipe
Pineapple wine is an easy-to-make-at-home fruity wine that gets served for Christmas, Easter, or other family gatherings along with all the other wines, cocktails, and drinks. Here’s how we do it here in …
Mom’s Boiled Egg Chilli Fry Recipe
Boiled egg chilly fry is an irresistible dish that has a lovely creamy texture. It is so easy and quick to make! All it takes is half an hour and you can relish it with family or friends.
Gluten Free Vegetarian Strawberry Bread
Saw some yummy strawberries in the market and decided it was time to make some tasty strawberry bread or strawberry loaf. Since the recipe uses the same basic ingredients, we also made some …
Tasty Kopra Pak – Naralchi Wadi – Indian Coconut Dessert
Naralchi Wadi or Kopra Pak is a popular dessert in Maharashtra, India. It’s easy to make naralchi wadi at home using this recipe.
Quick Easy Gulab Jamun Mix Cookies Recipe
Now that Mom is kind of a pro at using Youtube, she keeps running through different videos about gospel music, prophecy and of course food. One day she came across a recipe using …
Gluten Free Strawberry Muffins Recipe
Remember the strawberry bread that we made recently? Well, on the same day we made these yummy vegetarian strawberry muffins. Why? Because both the recipes include the same basic ingredients. So it’s easier …
Mom’s Green Pista Chutney recipe
We love chutney. Of course, we have to! We’re Indians. It’s one of the must-have vegetarian food items that we grew up with. And there are so many forms of chutney, red, green, …
Homemade Fresh Grape Wine (Black or Green)
The East Indian recipe for grape wine uses fresh black or green grapes or a mix of the two. Easy to make at home for a cheap table wine.