Recipes

Great recipes from FoodLifeAndMoney. These recipes have been tested in our kitchen so many times so you don’t have to. Make them in your kitchen knowing that you will love them!

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Sheera Recipe

Explore this Sheera Recipe and I bet it will melt in your mouth. Sheera, also known as Sooji ka halva, is officially the most popular breakfast recipe in our household. I make it about once a week, sometimes even twice. It is loaded with ghee. Add fruits and nuts to make it more delicious.  The

Chole Masala Recipe

Chole Masala or chickpea gravy is a protein-packed recipe that is also rich in minerals. This recipe works great for kids’ lunchboxes and also makes a great entree for lunch or dinner. It pairs well with rice, naan, roti or bread. Another thing that chole masala tastes good with is chaat. Simply crush a samosa,

Veg Manchurian Recipe

Veg Manchurian is a very popular Indochinese recipe. “What is Indochinese cuisine?”, you may ask. I am glad that you did. I am here to tell you that :). Indochinese food is said to have been invented by people of Chinese origin living in eastern India. And it is a perfect confluence of Indian and

Goan Chicken Curry Recipe

Goan chicken curry or chicken xacuti goes great with rice, rotis, freshly baked bread, wadas or good old laadi pav. Again, this is a simple recipe if you have the Goan curry masala ready to go in your freezer. Check out the recipe for the curry masala base here. I remember growing up, my mother

Bharli Vangi Recipe

Bharli vangi recipe literally translates to stuffed eggplant recipe. It is a traditional Maharashtrian dish cooked on special occasions. It pairs well with steamed rice, masale bhat or rotis. Most likely, you will see them during traditional weddings, celebrations and religious ceremonies. This is because it is one of the most popular veg dry main

Goan Crab Curry Recipe

If you love crabs and also love Goan cuisine, you should surely explore this delicious Goan Crab Curry Recipe. It is also known as crab xacuti. It uses the authentic Goan curry masala, the recipe for which I had shared in an earlier post. If you make the curry paste ahead of time, this crab curry

Puranpoli Recipe

Puranpoli is my favorite dessert, hands down! My mom always makes puranpoli when she visits us or when we visit Mumbai. So this time, when she visited us, I recorded the recipe. Her recipe is the best. Puranpoli is best eaten with a lot of ghee although some people also prefer milk. I personally prefer

Breadfruit Fries Recipe

Breadfruit Recipe is a typical food of the Coastal regions of India and other Southeast Asian countries and are very popular vegetarian appetizers in these regions. In Goa it is famous as Nirponos. The fruit is green on outside and white from inside. If you wish to, you may explore breadfruit’s health benefits here. The

Baked Chicken Wings Recipe

These are easy hot baked chicken wings for your next game night. Prepping is super easy and takes only 10 minutes. The prepped wings do need to be refrigerated for at least an hour to get the right amount of crispiness in the wings without the need to fry. I usually refrigerate the wings overnight

Mawa Cake Recipe

This warm soft cake with cardamom and nutmeg reminds me of Parsi bakeries in Mumbai. Merwan’s bakery has the best mawa cakes and this recipe is as close as I could get to those. The cake has a dense texture from mawa or milk solids and yet tastes light and heavenly. This cake is perfect