The weather is finally getting better here in UK and this is one of the lunches from a few days ago. Super quick meal with beautiful flavours of basil and oven roasted butternut squash, this can be prepared in 15 minutes with the simplest ingredients! Tara had this in her new and absolutely beautiful Munchyplay plate. Ingredients: 1. 50g pasta 2. 100g butternut squash 3. 50g grated cheese 4. Few basil leaves, chopped 5. A glove of garlic 6. Dried Italian herbs 7. Olive oil 8. Salt 9. Paprika to taste, optional. Method: 1. Cook pasta in boiling water, drain and keep aside. 2. Drizzle oil on cho ..read more

These oat bites are super simple to make and absolutely delicious! With nutrition from oats and chia seeds and beautifully sweet strawberries, these bites are perfect for breakfast or a quick snack ! They freeze well too so perfect for people who love to batch cook. Ingredients: 1. 100g oats 2. 100g strawberries 3. 3 tbsp maple syrup or honey 4. 1/2 tsp baking powder 5. 2 tbsp chia seeds 6. 1/2 tsp vanilla 7. 65 ml milk 8. A knob of butter to grease Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Mix all the ingredients, except butter in a bowl. 2. Grease a mini muffin tin and spoon the mixture. 3. Bake for ..read more

I was born and brought up in the city of Chennai .. you may know it as Madras, most commonly from the term “Madras curry”. We have a traditional dish called Lemon rice. The flavour of the dish mostly comes from the tempering – there’s mustard seeds, lentils, curry leaves, chillies etc. Tara loves the idea of lemon rice but fried lentils bother her. So I made a kid friendly version- just skipped the tempering and included lots of vegetables. I’ve prepared the dish with cous cous here but you can make it with rice too. Ingredients: For lemon cous cous: 1. 1/2 cup giant cous cous 2. 1 tsp turmeri ..read more

Summer holidays are here and Tara asks for 3572746293 snacks a day! So Im sticking to simple and bae-sic ones, like these cheesy bun fingers ! It takes 5 minutes to prepare! Usually the first few snacks a day are exotic but by evening I’m exhausted and make something very simple like this ! All you need are: 1. Soft buns. I use brioche buns. 2. Grated cheese 3. Seasonings. I use dried Italian herbs. 4. Butter or ghee to toast Method: 1. Generously sprinkle grated cheese and seasonings on both the halves of a bun. 2. Bring both the halves together and smear ghee or butter. 3. Toast on a pan unt ..read more

This is absolutely delicious, guys ! Super easy to make, full of greens, cheese baked until golden – it’s the perfect comfort food in a bowl ! This pasta tastes absolutely fab when baked for 5 minutes covered with a foil and 5 minutes without the foil for the cheese to get that beautiful golden colour. If you don’t have time to make, you can mix in the cheese and serve it too ! Ingredients: 1. 50g pasta 2. Handful of spinach 3. 5 almonds 4. 1 tbsp chia seeds 5. 1 clove of garlic 6. 2 broccoli florets, grated 7. Salt to taste 8. 1/4 cup grated mozzarella 9. 1 tsp dried Italian herbs 10. 1 tsp o ..read more

I have tried many different versions of pasta and this one is my favourite. It’s creamy (although there’s no cream), has 3 vegetables, so cheesy and so delicious. Ingredients: 1. 3 cups cooked pasta 2. 1 cup grated cheese 3. 2 cups chopped vegetables. I used red and yellow peppers and mushrooms 4. 1/2 onion, finely chopped 5. 1 tbsp tomato paste, optional 6. Dried Italian herbs 7. 350 ml milk 8. Paprika to taste 9. Salt to taste 10. 2 tbsp butter 11. 2 tbsp flour Method: 1. Heat butter in a pan and fry onions. Add the flour, pepper and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes until vegetables are soft ..read more

I absolutely loved how this came out ! Properly seasoned, crunchy bits of corn and beautifully crispy garlic, this bread is perfect for summer meal as a main or side with the family. Tara loves to use a pizza cutter so she cut it into triangles and had it. The dough is a basic two ingredients dough: 2 parts flour and 1 part yoghurt. You can use soy yoghurt and dairy free cheese in case of allergens. Ingredients: 1. 1 cup self raising flour 2. 1/2 cup yoghurt 3. 1/2 cup sweet corn. I used fresh corn. You can use tinned ones too 4. 1/2 cup grated cheese 5. Dried Italian herbs 6. 3-4 cloves of cr ..read more

This paneer curry is Tara’s favourite and is full of flavours. It goes really well with rice or chapati. I started to make a simple tomato and onion curry but I had some extra paneer that needed using up so added it and it tasted yum. Tara polished off the curry and totally ignored the quinoa Khichdi that I’d made. If you’re on a vegan lifestyle, simply replace paneer with tofu and it tastes delicious! A lot of times I’ve noticed that the curries in Indian takeaways are gravy based. Indian cuisine is not just about gravy based curries. There’s tons of dry sabzis or curries and this is a typica ..read more

I’m so excited to write this recipe because I’m sure you’re going to love this ! Super soft, mildly spiced and perfect with just a salad, these parathas will be a big hit with your whole family ! I’m jumping straight away to the recipe! Ingredients: 1. 2 cups whole wheat flour. If you don’t have wheat flour, you can make it with self raising flour too. 2. 1/2 cup yogurt 3. Water to knead dough 4. 2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves. You can use finely chopped fresh herbs like coriander, mint or a mix of both. 5. 1 tsp turmeric 6. 1 tbsp chilli powder 7. 1 tbsp garam masala 8. Salt to taste 9. 1 tbsp ..read more

This is probably the biggest hit sort of dish with all of us! Super simple to make, loaded with 6 vegetables and perfect for a summer lunch in the garden ! I can’t believe I made a dish without masalas in it . This is simple and bursts with flavours from a lovely medley of vegetables. Ingredients: 1. 1.5 cups of mixed vegetables. I used broccoli, kale, cherry tomato, courgette, sugar snap peas and mini red pepper 2. 2 cups of cooked pasta 3. 2 cloves of garlic 4. 1 tbsp thick tomato paste 5. Chia seeds for garnish 6. 1/4 cup finely grated cheese 7. Olive oil to cook 8. Dried Italian herb Metho ..read more