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Indian Veggie Quesadillas

January 20, 2020 By Asha Shivakumar

This easy Indian Veggie Quesadillas recipe is delicious and easy to make. The green chutney potatoes make for a great stuffing. SO delicious! This recipe is 100% customizable with whatever veggies you happen to have on hand. It’s also on the healthier side, quick and easy to make, and SO delicious!

One of the most requested recipes is: easy-healthy meal ideas, bachelor meals, college meals or school lunch ideas, and this is one that ticks all the boxes. Veggie quesadillas!

You can make these Indian veggie quesadillas with any leftover vegetables. They are the perfect way to empty out your crisper drawer of any leftover veggies, just make sure to use sturdy starchy veggies. Plus these veggie quesadillas are easy to make, super-delicious and healthy to boot.! All you need are some potatoes or any veggie, (I highly recommend adding a sweet potato to the mix, for extra heartiness and flavor), tortillas and cheese (whichever kinds you prefer), chutney and finally, your favorite salsa (and/or guac) for serving or a sweety chutney. Simply cook the potatoes with the chutney, assemble the quesadilla, and give them a quick sauté on the stove. Then the yummiest Mexi-Indian dinner will be yours to enjoy in no time….

Sweet Potato stuffed Cheese Patties

July 25, 2019 By Asha Shivakumar

These Sweet Potato Cheese Patties- Potato Paneer recipe is the best way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. This cheese stuffed potato patties pancakes recipe is well loved and very versatile. Serve it as an appetizer, a light lunch over greens or stuffed in a bun for a delicious burger, it’s a hit all ways. I am thrilled to announce that I am a 2019 Reynolds Kitchen Ambassador.

There’s just something about these beautiful potato patties with cheese that makes these completely irresistible. These sweet potato cheese patties are quick and easy to make and have the simplest ingredients.

Sometimes the best recipes are the simplest and YES, it’s totally worth it to make mashed potatoes just to have these potato patties!…

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

January 2, 2019 By Asha Shivakumar

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.

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….

Goan Style Hasselback Potatoes with Balchao Masala & Coconut Milk

November 11, 2018 By Asha Shivakumar

This Goan style Hasselback Potatoes Casserole is a twist on traditional fanned baked potatoes. The potatoes are baked in a spicy coconut milk sauce, creamy in the middle with irresistible crisp edges. An easy, impressive potato side dish recipe to make for a crowd!

Thanksgiving is two weeks away!!

A few days ago, as I was talking to the boys, I asked them what they were thankful for. The list went on. What struck me most is when they said that we treated them as equals. That made them feel special: when they could eat with the adults, sit at the same table, and participate in the same conversations and rituals.

Such a simple act of inclusion, a seat at the table. “An act of affirmation, really… You, yes you, young one, have a unique and important way of looking at the world. There is so much to be grateful for during the holidays, but a seat at the table has been a gift I have always been acutely aware of, and very much thankful for,” he said….

Spicy Tandoori Potatoes/Aloo

October 2, 2018 By Asha Shivakumar

These crispy spicy and delicious tandoori potatoes makes for a great starter for the vegetarians or it’s a great side with naan and some sour cream-yogurt dip.

If you’ve never tried tandoori potatoes before, then you’ve got to try them! It’s a guarantee they’ll be making a regular appearance at house. Especially THESE, they are spicy and full of flavor. Smash them them and you have great smashed tandoori potatoes….