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pumpkin roti

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Pumpkin roti. Three ingredients, few important steps, and you have the easiest and softest roti there is. This pumpkin roti stays soft for two days if wrapped well and you can skip the pumpkin and make the most perfect delicious plain rotis/ Phulkas.

Pumpkin Roti/Phulks /Roti #indianflatbread #roti #easyroti

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My love for pumpkin just gets stronger by every passing year. I have a plethora of PUMPKIN recipes on my blog and I can’t believe I didn’t share this one, it’s something I’ve been making for years.

The minute I posted my quick gluten free roti recipe, I started getting requests for the wheat fail-proof phulka or roti.  For some reason it has taken this long to share.   Every time I share rotis or phulkas on instagram, I have had a sea of requests for a foolproof roti recipe that stays soft for a long time. It’s the season, and why not pumpkin roti?…

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Healthier & Loaded Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins with tahini

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These soft  pumpkin muffins are loaded with chocolate chips and pecans, with tahini in the filling, it’s over the top flavorful. Made with olive oil and whole wheat flour, it’s little healthier, but no one can tell. Make one batch and it will become your favorite too.  

Healthier & Loaded Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins with tahini #healthypumpkinmuffins #pumpkinmuffins #muffinphotography

We are still seeing high temps in the Bay Area, but that doesn’t stop me from going pumpkin frenzy. At least my home smells like Fall.

I’ve made a few batches of these over the last many years. They’ve also made a few trips to the bake sale, and they get sold before you can spell PUMPKIN:’).

I don’t measure, I eye ball pretty much everything especially when muffins are concerned. And every single time I get lucky. Last week a friend of mine asked for the recipe and it hit me that I don’t use any recipe for this. So, I decided to write it down, send it to her and while we are on a roll, share it with you’ll. It’s after all one of my most baked muffins during pumpkin season.   Breakfast, lunchbox treat, after school snack… Best Ever Loaded Pumpkin Muffins for everyone!…

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Pumpkin Dal with Beet Greens

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Cozy and comforting Pumpkin Dal or Poosanikai Kootu is perfect for autumn and cooler months. It’s easy to make and with the addition of beet greens adds so much more flavor.

Delicious and Easy Pumpkin Dal #pumpkindal #pumpkinrecipesJump-to-Recipe

Happy Autumn!!

It’s that time of the year when pumpkin and butternut squash is in abundance, and I’m all about pumpkin recipes, be it sweet or savory. I’ve been eating this pumpkin kootu or pumpkin dal from when I was a baby. I’ve always liked the slight sweetness in my curries and this one with chapathi or just plain rice is phenomenal.

Authentic South Indian everyday food/recipes uses very less spices, simple local ingredients and never over the top hot. It’s always fresh and few ingredients. This recipe uses channa daal for it’s bite and texture, creamy which also holds it’s shape. This pumpkin dal works best with channa dal/split yellow chickpeas or even split yellow moong daal.

Flavorful Indian food is so much faster and you can get the most authentic taste with just a few ingredients.Thanks to my mom for yet another healthy and delicious recipe that is a staple at home….

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Bengali Pumpkin Aloo Posto – Stir fry Pumpkin and potatoes with poppy seeds

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This Aloo Posto is a classic example of how just a few ingredients can yield a creamy spiced potato dish. A staple in Bengali households and one of my all time favorite recipes.

Bengali Pumpkin Aloo Posto - Stir fry Pumpkin and potatoes with poppy seeds |foodfashionparty| #bengalicuisine #potatocurry

I love January and it’s everyday-ness. I’m glad for a regular pulse again. The holidays are great but it’s the stillness that I crave at the end of it all. We spent the holidays binge watching “How I met your mother” and a small skii trip to Aspen.  We ate home made comfort food and listened to Paul Anka, on my teen’s new record player to fill the house with something… normal….

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Pumpkin Halwa Swirled Vanilla Ice Cream with Saffron Sesame Crumble

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This homemade pumpkin halwa icecream is so easy to whip up.  It’s packed full of ingredients you most likely have on hand already, and isn’t too ingredient-heavy.  Mix it with store bought ice cream, or make your own ice cream. Topped with crunchy brittle, it’s a surely winning dessert.

Pumpkin Halwa Swirled Vanilla Icecream with Saffron Sesame crumble |foodfashionparty|| #thanksgivingdessert #pumpkinhalwa

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Before this week is over, many of us would have had a couple get-togethers with family or friends.

I have to admit: Thanksgiving is my favorite celebration among the many American traditions.  I find the meaning behind it intriguing, and I enjoy the holiday.  It’s about family, and being grateful and thankful for everything. And this Thanksgiving, I am more than thankful to be among my favorite people, my FAMILY. Words can’t explain how grateful and thankful I am for everything that’s happened to me….

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake with Maple Drizzle

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This is the fall recipe I’ve been waiting to share, cardamom-spiced pumpkin cream cheese coffee cake!  A big slice of spiced pumpkin cake with cream cheese filling in the center, with crunchy brown sugar coffee crumbs on top, drizzled with sweet glaze, paired with a cup of coffee… It’s the perfect way to start a fall day.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake with cardamom and Maple Drizzle |foodfashionparty| #pumpkincake #pumpkincoffeecakeWhat is better than pumpkin and coffee cake, pumpkin coffee cake :). Come Fall, and my obsession for pumpkin and squash dishes reinvigorates. As it should be!!

With all of the pumpkin recipes floating around, there’s one extremely basic pumpkin dessert that I’ve never shared with you before. It’s my favorite pumpkin cake.  Simple, straightforward, unadulterated, no strings attached, positively perfect pumpkin cake. It’s for those of us who want pure pumpkin spice flavor with nothing else in the way.

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PUMPKIN CAKE – Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Cake WITH SAFFRON AND CARDAMOM

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This rich and nutty brown butter, pumpkin, and chocolate cake is spiced with saffron and cardamom.  It’s fluffy, delicately flavored, and a perfect Autumn celebration cake.

PUMPKIN CAKE - Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Cake with Saffron and Cardamom |foodfashionparty| #pumpkincake

Before this week is over, many of us would have had a couple get-togethers with family or friends. And this pumpkin cake will be made at least twice at my home.

I have to admit: Thanksgiving is my favorite celebration among the many American traditions.  I find the meaning behind it intriguing, and I enjoy the holiday.  It’s about family, and being grateful and thankful for everything.

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Quick Pumpkin Butter with Cardamom and Ginger – Pull apart Bread

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Quick Pumpkin Butter with Cardamom and Ginger |foodfashionparty| #pumpkinbutter

Pumpkin Butter with Cardamom - Pull apart Bread

It is the season of festivals for Indians.  Starts around September and goes on till mid November.

‘Ayudha Pooja’, that’s what we celebrate in the Southern Part of India this week.  It is a very interesting festival.  Ayudha means weapons/instruments.  On this day, we pay our respect to all the regular household items we use.  Knifes, screw drivers, hammer, calculator, you name it, if we can keep it for prayers, we will.

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BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE with CARDAMOM AND SAFFRON

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BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE with CARDAMOM AND SAFFRON |foodfashionparty| #pumpkincake

 

BROWN BUTTER PUMPKIN CAKE with CARDAMOM AND SAFFRON

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

There are a couple of reasons I am super hyped for this post.

One: Cardamom and Saffron, a match made in food world, is not only a favorite of mine but also of many.  Isn’t there something great about it?.  Close your eyes and think of those two spices.  The warmth and the sweetness just engulfs you.

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