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Easy Mexican Tuna Salad Tuna salad is a versatile recipe and great for quick and tasty lunch or light dinner. Tuna salad is a delicious appetizer with toasted bread, crackers, or crunchy tortilla chips. It is always a crowd-pleaser, and besides, there is nothing like a simple and easy to put together salad when you have company. You can make a super healthy, protein-packed lunch with a few ingredients, and they taste so good. Leftovers are great for school lunches. It makes a delicious filling for sandwiches and wraps. If you like to eat fish, then this salad with fresh and zesty flavors is a must-try. I cook fish almost every day, but mostly it is curried, fried, or grilled fish. Fish in the salad was something I did not want to try for a long time. Now I make this at least once a week. Tuna salad is simple with cooked or canned tuna, fresh greens, avocado, and a zesty mayo dressing. This recipe is easy to make and is a good starting point, but there are so many ways you can ex...

Spicy Stuffed Eggplant Today's recipe is meat stuffed spicy eggplant inspired from Lebanese and Turkish Cuisine. Recently I am trying  lot of stuffed dishes with chicken,squid and fish. This stuffed eggplant is now one of my top favorites. Eggplant is a versatile veggie and cooked in the right way, you can create innumerable recipes with it.Fried or baked eggplant is tender and tasty and goes well with rice. If you are not a great fan of eggplant/aubergine, try this stuffed version.It is insanely good and I am sure will change the way you think about this humble veggie. Stuffed eggplant is great as a main course dish. You can serve it with rice,bread or with fresh salad and you have a satisfying dinner. Recently I have been trying a Mediterranean diet and this dish is perfect and filling with veggie salad. It is also perfect when you have guests as it is filling and makes a pretty presentation.In Turkish and Mediterranean region Karniyarik is an imperial dish fit for a K...

Prawns and Vegetable Stew Prawns and vegetable stew is quick and easy to make. Stew is made with a generous amount of coconut milk and has a delicate flavor and great taste. Coconut milk adds a creamy and rich taste to the stew. Spicy chili and earthy spices give the right balance of sweetness, heat, and flavor. Stews made with coconut milk are one of the quintessential dishes of Kerala cuisine. Appam and stew is a popular breakfast recipe. Appam and chicken stew are served as the first course at wedding parties. This is a classic one you will never get tired of eating.  Mild, creamy, and flavorful stew eaten out of the bowl with soft bread is a comforting meal. It is my go-to, especially on cold winter evenings. It is simple enough to make for a weekday dinner, and the curry is ready in under twenty minutes. This stew is versatile, and you can make countless variations by adding fish, chicken, mutton, or beef. You can use a combination of vegetables like potatoes, sweet po...

Chocolate Crepes Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends and readers! Today's recipe is a simple but cute breakfast treat for Valentine's Day. It is for those of you who want to put together something special and to feel fancy, but not elaborate cooking :) Crepes are simple and super easy to make.Crepes are thin, soft and buttery pancakes made with milk,flour and eggs. These thin pancakes are so versatile, you can roll or fold them with any filling of your choice.The classic French crepes is made with buckwheat flour and can be made sweet or savory. I make crepes almost weekly and my filling are usually sweet coconut, ripe plantains and nuts. My kid loves bananas and nutella filling for his crepes.But this simple and quick snack can be converted into an elegant breakfast or dessert.What richer and more delicious taste can you think of than chocolate,cream and fresh fruits. This is your basic go to crepe recipe but you are adding cocoa powder. To make it spe...

Akuri/Parsi Style Scrambled Eggs Scrambled eggs for breakfast is a staple in every home. It is an easy and perfect way to help fuel your day. Eggs are a good source of protein and will keep you satisfied until lunchtime.Akuri/Parsi style scrambled eggs is one way you transform a classic breakfast into something even more delicious and flavorful. I don't eat scrambled eggs often-but whenever I make it, love to have it over crispy bread toast. Growing up we often have scrambled eggs for lunch. Kerala style scrambled egg/ mutta chikkiyathu is slightly browned and crispy with onions, coconut, and curry leaves.  Akuri is a traditional Parsi egg recipe. Parsi's in India has a rich culinary tradition with unique recipes. They are the descents of Persian Zoroastrians. Their recipes show a strong Persian and Iranian influence and at the same time adapting to local Indian, especially Gujarati cuisine. Akuri is a Parsi breakfast. It is a soft and fluffy egg scramble which is neither...

Murgh Chukandar/Beetroot Chicken Murgh Chukandar is a tasty chicken curry with wonderful natural bright red color. This color is from beetroot as the name suggests- chukandar means beets in Hindi and Urdu. You can also make with gosht/mutton. I am not sure about the origin of this recipe but it is popular in Northern India and Punjab and it is made during cold winter months. I love recipes with beetroot,but never thought of adding to meat. Beetroot has an earthiness and sweetness to it which complements with the flavor of earthy spices and kick from the chilies.The bonus is its beautiful vibrant color. This chicken curry has the right balance of sweet,sour,heat and flavor and was beyond what I expected. This humble chicken curry when paired with rice and naan gives you the satisfaction of homey comfort food. Beetroot is a super food and is a great source of iron and folate. It is said to purify blood and reduce blood pressure. It also contains nitrates,magnesium and oth...