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Welcome to my Ultimate Tulum Guide! If things look a little bit familiar it’s because yes: we have been to Tulum before and I did write a guide about that experience. I always knew I would love travelling to Tulum. What I didn’t know was that I would really fall madly in love with this town, and make it my first non U.S. travel destination to actually return to. Two years later we found ourselves back in Tulum, Mexico for our third wedding anniversary, having visited it for our 1st wedding anniversary....

Prep Time : 20 mins Citron/Narthangai – 1/2 kg (unripe) Dried Red Chillies – 20 grams or 20 red chillies (long variety) Rock Salt – 120 grams Hing/Asafoetida (katti perungayam) – 15 grams Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Oil- 1/2 tsp Enjoy it with curd rice (thayir sadam). Check out more Pickle Varieties Read More

Onigiri are rice balls that are a traditional snack in Japan. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I love making vegan versions of Japanese favourites at home—vegan Japanese milk bread, vegan katsu curry, and now vegan onigiri! To make onigiri, sticky sushi rice is molded into shapes and wrapped in nori (seaweed). Usually there is a filling tucked into the center of each onigiri—traditional fillings include pickled ume (plum) and various seafoods, but this vegan version uses chickpea “tuna” instead....

Prep Time : 10 mins Wheat flour – 1 cup Oil -1 tbsp Salt -1/4 tsp For the stuffing Paneer – 40 grams crumbled or grated Onion – 1 finely chopped (medium size) Ginger – 1 tsp finely chopped or grated Green chilli – 1 finely chopped Cumin/Jeera seeds – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Salt needed Spice powder Turmeric Powder – a pinch (optional) Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Oil – as needed for frying parathas or mix of oil and ghee Serve it with curd or pickle or chutney....

Some snacks are to tide us over until the next meal. Other times we snack because we’re bored. (Guilty!) Then there are those snacks that are meant to give you the fuel you need to conquer a hike, workout, or maybe even that report you’ve been dreading writing for work. This peanut butter banana oatmeal cookie recipe is perfect for powering you through the day. With a mix of peanut butter, flaxseeds, bananas and some of your favourite trail mix additions, these peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies really do the job....

Try Peppermint Brownies, Peppermint Fluff, Peppermint Chocolate Delight, and of course this peppermint shake for all things peppermint! Peppermint for days Peppermint treats are some of my favorite holiday flavors. It’s no secret we love milkshakes, so of course I had to make a peppermint version! This peppermint milkshake uses vanilla ice cream and candy canes, but if you are lucky enough to snag a container of peppermint ice cream that works just as well!...

About their Personalized Kitchen Aprons The apron is made from high quality material (polycotton), and beautifully embroidered. It comes in a standard Adult size and child sizes. There are variety of printed aprons in white with lot of unique and fun designs. Most of the printed apron comes only in white color. I personally felt they could have more color options. The embroidered apron comes in 3 colors BLUE, BLACK or WHITE....

Prep Time : 10 mins Pineapple pieces – 1 1/2 cup Cold Water -1 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar – 2 tsp or 1 tsp honey Note -Pineapple juice should not be taken on an empty stomach. Don’t forget to hit the +1, Share button, Tweet button, Pin it button, if you like the post. You can follow us on Google Plus, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook and Subscribe to RSS Feed to receive latest updates....

Sakkarai Pongal (step wise pics) Ven Pongal ( Ven Pongal and sambar) Rava Pongal recipe Payasam Recipes (Find many payasam recipes here) Medhu Vada (Ulundu vadai) Tamarind rice Instant Tamarind Rice Lemon Rice Coconut Rice Curd rice Thayir sadam (bagala bath with pomegranates) Poli Akkaravadisal Mochai Kottai Kuzhambu (a must for pongal) Khara Pongal (recipe with step wise pics for beginners) Ezhukari Kootu Foxtail Millet Sakkarai Pongal (thinai pongal) Varagarisi Pongal (kodo millet khara pongal) Aval Ven Pongal Recipe Aval Sakkarai Pongal (poha sweet pongal) Kalkandu Pongal South Indian Variety Rice Lunch Apart from the pongal sambar given above, you have other side dishes for Ven Pongal....

Prep Time : 10 mins Mint leaves – 1 cup tightly packed or 1 bunch Urad dal – 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp Bengal Gram/Channa dal -1/2 tbsp Toor dal – 1/2 tbsp Whole black pepper – 1/4 tsp Red chillies – 2-3 Hing – a pinch(optional) Tamarind – 1/4 tsp tamarind paste or a small bit tamarind Salt needed Grated coconut -1 tbsp (optional) Oil – 1 tbsp (sesame seed oil preferable) Preparation Note – In the video, I have made mint thuvaiyal with coconut....

These pumpkin cinnamon roll bites combine everything delicious about pumpkin cinnamon rolls with the ease and simplicity of cinnamon roll bites for one tasty treat. Bite-sized pumpkin spice rolls Today’s recipe was inspired by the Cinnamon Roll Bites we made a long time ago, but this time they have pumpkin flavor and are made with Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls. They were delicious and have a yummy homemade glaze on top....

Fall is officially here, but it doesn’t seem to cool down in California yet! So salads are often making rounds on our dinner table. How I love a salad that is my actual dinner!! It is so easy to throw in things together and just eat it as a main meal rather than having to cook 10 things in addition. It also means fewer dishes to clean. If you love substantial salads then do try my Zero Oil Chickpea Pesto Pasta Salad and Instant Pot Curried Quinoa Spinach Sweet Potatoes....

Prep Time : 5 mins Finger millet flour/ragi flour – 1/2 cup Water – 4 tbsp Salt – a generous pinch Palm jaggery – 1/4 cup or jaggery or sugar (1/4 cup or as needed) Ghee -1/2 tsp For garnishing Fresh grated coconut More Finger Millet/Ragi Recipes Ragi Dosa (3 recipes) Ragi Porridge (savory version) Ragi porridge for babies Multigrain Porridge Puttu recipe, Ragi Puttu recipe, how to make ragi Puttu, Ragi puttu, Ragi recipes, Sweet ragi puttu, healthy snacks recipes, Keppai Puttu recipe,Sweet puttu recipe If you found this post useful, I would really love it if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today....

Prep Time : 25 mins Granulated white sugar – 1/2 cup powdered Unsalted Butter -125 grams Eggs – 2 All purpose flour/maida – 1 cup Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Vanilla essence – 1 tsp Milk – 3 tbsp Food Colors For the Frosting Icing Sugar – 280 grams sifted Butter – 140 grams Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp Milk – 1/2- 1 tbsp...

Prep Time : 15 mins Onion – 1 cup chopped Tomato – 1 cup heaped (chopped) Rajma/red kidney beans -1/2 cup Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Chilli powder – 1 – 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1-2 tsp Cumin powder/jeera powder – 1 tsp Garam masala powder -1/2 tsp Salt as required Oil – 2 + 1 tbsp (or butter + oil mixed together) Cumin seeds – 1 tsp For Garnishing Coriander leaves Kasuri methi powder(optional) Preparation Method...

S’mores in Pie Form! We LOVE s’mores in my family. The combination of graham crackers, toasted marshmallows, and melted chocolate is hard to beat! If you love the combo too, then this s’mores pie is the perfect way to enjoy all the flavors of your favorite camping treat, but in delicious pie form. There’s a creamy chocolate filling like our Chocolate Cream Pie and a buttery Graham Cracker Crust. The steps are simple, and it’s a great recipe for making ahead of time because after the s’mores pie is baked, it will need to cool and set for about 4 hours in the fridge....

Prep Time : 15 mins Red Chillies -1 cup seeded Oil -1/3 cup Minced Garlic -4 tbsp Ginger (finely chopped) -3 tbsp Soya Sauce -1 tsp Tomato Ketchup -3 tsp Sugar -1/4 tsp Salt to taste Method If you found this post useful, I would really love it, if you pin it or share it with your Facebook fans or Twitter followers or Google+ circles today. All it takes is a simple click on the “pin it” “like,” “share,” “tweet,” or Google+ buttons below the post....

This delicious Starbucks Lemon Loaf is the perfect cross between a quick bread and a cake! It’s similar to both our White Chocolate Lemon Bread, and our Lemon Bundt Cake – moist, delicious, and perfectly lemony! Even better than Starbucks! We love all things lemon during the summer, like our favorite Lemon Curd. Well, raise your hand if you love the Starbucks Lemon Loaf! Yes, I see you raising your hand – I’m right there with you!...

Prep Time : 40 mins(excluding soaking time) Urad dal – 1/2 cup Raw rice – 1/4 cup Coconut – 1 cup grated Jaggery – 3/4 cup Cardamom – 4 pods powdered Ghee/clarified butter – 1 tsp Salt – 1/8 tsp Oil for deep frying Batter for suiyam Method Check out more Vinayaka Chaturthi Recipes. Read More

South Indian Sweet Paniyaram Recipe using Idli batter Prep time – under 5 mins (provided you have idli batter ready) Cook time – under 15 mins Yields -13-14 small paniyarams Ingredients needed Idli batter – 11/2 cup Jaggery – 5 tbsp or as required Grated coconut – 3 tbsp Cardamom powder – a pinch Salt – a pinch Ghee or a mix of ghee and oil for cooking paniyarams Paniyaram pan Method Heat the paniyaram pan and then add 1/2 a tsp of oil in each hole (kuzhi) of the pan....