The Sizzling Saucepan

Double Chocolate Brownie

I personally think these are the best brownies in the world. Try them, I think you’ll agree! For so many days I had been away from cooking interesting stuff in my kitchen, shooting and writing about them. Believe me, I missed the pleasure of sharing my experiences through The Sizzling Saucepan each day. Today I … Continue reading »

Pasta With Vodka Sauce

Vodka gives this pasta recipe a subtle, but delicious taste you’ll love. There are flavour compounds in tomatoes that can only be released if cooked with alcohol, and this vodka sauce is a great way to experience them. Don’t worry if you’re driving after dinner, 99% of the alcohol in this penne pasta with vodka … Continue reading »

Rock Cakes

Rock cakes, like this rock cake recipe are one of the easiest and quickest buns to make. Rock cakes are great fun for children to make as they produce perfect bite-sized cakes every time. Serve warm with a little butter as a tea time treat. ROCK CAKES Prep time: 15 min | Cooking time: 20 … Continue reading »

Omelette Curry / Beaten Egg in tomato gravy

An excellent egg curry with a difference, lots of cilantro and a well prepared fluffy omelette. Its so yummy that, since I have tried this recipe I have never gone back to the original boiled egg curry. Planning a menu three times a day can be a tedious job sometimes and it can be boring … Continue reading »

Stuffed Boiled Egg Appetizer / Deviled Eggs

This is one of my favourite egg recipe and I usually just add ingredients bit by bit until it tastes right. But last evening I decided to actually measure things as I went so that I can correctly pen down my deviled eggs in my virtual kitchen. So, what’s so special about my deviled eggs? … Continue reading »

No Bake Date and Almond Oat Cookies / Date Almond Bars – Vegan

Today I have a recipe for probably the date lovers, non-baked, eggless and extremely nutritious cookies. This recipe has a lot of ingredients that are good for your health. It has oats, flax seed, dates, almonds and no sugar, and it tastes so good. Pair it with a glass of cold milk or tea/coffee and … Continue reading »

Mixed Vegetable Paratha / Stuffed Vegetable Flat Bread

Paratha or Stuffed Flat bread is one of the most popular flat breads of North Indian cuisine. The authentic paratha’s are extremely rich and contains heavy fat as cooked in lots of butter. Paratha being our indispensable breakfast and being cooked so often, I tend to try some innovations in the basic recipe to make … Continue reading »

Spicy Mashed Corn with veggies / Corn Khichdi

This recipe is a very simple combination of grated tender corn with sweet, sour and spicy flavours. It is mixing everything together; the combination of veggies with corn gives an amazing flavour. It tastes best with fresh corn cobs, but frozen corn kernels may work as well. SPICY MASHED CORN WITH VEGGIES / CORN KHICHDI … Continue reading »

Potato Pancakes with Beans and Broccoli

Amazing potato pancakes with a combination of beans and broccoli, extremely simple, easy to make and an excellent breakfast option when served with tomato coriander chutney / dip or just chopped onion and tomato salad. My mum has a passion of collecting recipes from any kind of journals she reads. When she finishes reading the … Continue reading »

Coriander Tomato Chutney / Dip

Limitless number of dips / chutneys can be made from almost any combination of vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices. The refreshing taste of fresh coriander with a combination of onion and tomato in this simple chutney makes a great accompaniment to a lot of dishes, served with any meal. CORIANDER TOMATO DIP / CHUTNEY Prep … Continue reading »

Green Apple Lassi / Green Apple Yogurt Drink

A green apple Lassi / yogurt drink is a simple north Indian drink with yogurt – with a bit of sweetener – whirled into a smooth and refreshing drink. A tall glass of thick and creamy yogurt drink with a flavour of green apple is amazing when coupled with a steaming hot Paratha/ stuffed indian … Continue reading »

Stuffed Fried Mushroom Balls with Chili Garlic Sauce

I made this dish for some friends for lunch this Sunday and it turned out to be a real hit. The inspiration of this recipe comes from a sizzler party my husband and I attended last week and the tingling flavour of the stuffed mushrooms from the sizzler urged me to reproduce something similar at … Continue reading »

Vegetable Fried Rice

We always know fried rice as an authentic Chinese dish; I tried out my version of it. According to me a Chinese fried rice specifically consists of soya sauce, green chili sauce, vinegar and ajinomoto, which I have not included in my version, its more or less a vegetable fried rice and its extremely flavorful! … Continue reading »

Coffee Banana Milkshake

Coffee and banana make a really good (although unusual) combination and this one with an interesting little flavour of chocolate as well. Yea its not just coffee or banana or not just chocolate… Its Coffee banana shake or smoothie with a yummy scoop of icecream. Believe me this is the best milkshake I have ever … Continue reading »

Warm Potato Salad

The inspiration of this recipe comes from an extremely famous and simple Bulgarian Potato salad. Most of the Eastern European potato salads do not include mayonnaise, instead they use a dressing made with oil and vinegar. If you’ve never had Bulgarian Potato Salad, you’ll be a little surprised at the bare bones nature of the … Continue reading »