Pastina soup is often called Minestrina, Pastina in Brodo, or, affectionately, “Italian penicillin.” After one spoonful of tiny star-shaped pasta swimming in delicate chicken broth you’ll understand why! Like Greek Avgolemono soup or Turkish Mercimek Çorbası (lentil soup), pastina soup is a simple pantry dinner used to warm a child’s belly, often to ward off a cold or just create that cozy comfort that only soup can provide. While pastina is traditionally made with homemade chicken stock or broth, I swap in low sodium store-bought for an easy weeknight version that comes together quickly....

If I were to ask you about a dish that might have defined the holidays for you as a child, what would it be? For me, it’s Greek pastitsio, but in our Egyptian household, this casserole was known by a more literal name: macaroni béchamel. And it is all the comfort! What is Greek pastitsio? Pastitsio (pastichio/pasticcio/pastizio) is a Greek pasta bake or Greek lasagna made of layers of pasta, a delicious meat sauce, and a topping of creamy béchamel that gives it an extra luxurious silkiness and hearty finish....

This Patta Gobi Matar is one of the most popular Indian Cabbage recipes. This Indian-style Cabbage & Green Peas stir fry is similar to the Ethiopian Cabbage dish, Atakilt Wat, made with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes. In Hindi, we call this Patta Gobi Matar or Band Gobi Matar ki Subzi. Stir-fried veggies are called Subzi in Hindi. Patta Gobi and Band Gobi are two names for Cabbage, and Matar is Green Peas....

Pesto Sandwich is a great way to enjoy homemade pesto.This simple pesto sandwich makes a easy fix for weekend dinner. I made some homemade pesto few weeks back had to make this sandwich and should say hubby loved it so much. About Pesto Sandwich Pesto Sandwich is made by sandwiching pesto sauce along with onion, bell pepper, cheese, mixed herbs and toasting the sandwich until crisp. Crisp sandwich with a cheesy flavorful pesto filling along with crunchy vegetables makes this sandwich so unique....

I was waiting to post this Pongal Kuzhambu Recipe, it is a great side dish for pongal and this year got some time to click. It is the best combination with both sweet and milk pongal. It is a custom to add 5 types of country veggies and it can be to our own liking but we add the veggies given below mostly.This is a semi gravy kind of dish, it gets thick on cooling down but perfect as side dish for sweet and milk pongal....

Poricha kuzhambu is a kind of sambar variety with no tamarind extract. To me, poricha kuzhambu tastes inbetween our regular sambar and arachuvitta sambar. If you have any more questions about this Poricha Kulambu Recipe do mail me at [email protected]. In addition, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter . Tried this Poricha Kulambu Recipe ? Do let me know how you liked it. Also tag us on Instagram @sharmispassions and hash tag it on #sharmispassions....

Porridge recipes are very essential for growing babies. There are a lot of store bought mixes available for making porridge but homemade is always best as it is free from preservatives and you know exactly what ingredients goes into it. So it is always good to make homemade porridge mixes and porridge. Find below a collection of porridge recipes that you can feed fro your babies, toddlers and kids....

Potato Gravy is one restaurant style recipe with tandoori smoked flavour. This gravy goes well with Naan, Roti, Pulao, Jeera Rice, Chapathi etc. Potato gravy is easy to make but tastes so delicious. If you are a fan of smoked flavour in your dishes then this gravy is a must try. I was waiting to get charcoal to try tandoor dishes as I don’t have a tandoor oven. So when I made homemade tandoori masala I decided to try tandoori dishes and asked hubby to get some charcoal....

Check other muruku recipes here : 1.Thenkuzhal murukku 2.Butter Murukku 3.Maida Mullu Murukku 4.Pottukadalai Murukku Pin If you have any more questions about this potato murukku recipe do mail me at [email protected]. In addition, follow me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter . Tried this potato murukku recipe ? Do let me know how you liked it. Also tag us on Instagram @sharmispassions and hash tag it on #sharmispassions....

Ragi Idli is a healthy option for breakfast. Ragi Idli is a great alternate to regular idli as ragi or finger millet is rich in iron, calcium and dietary fiber. I always look for healthier options for grinding idli dosa batter and this one is a staple at home as it is everyone’s favorite. About Ragi Idli Ragi Idli is rice-lentil cakes made using idli rice, whole urad dal, finger millet, fenugreek seeds, poha etc....

Rava Kichadi is a great breakfast / dinner option at home and as well as for functions. Rava Kichadi and upma are very close in ingredients but the making, texture and consistency makes Rava Kichadi stand apart. About Rava Kichadi Rava Kichadi also called as Sooji / Semolina Khichdi is my favourite since childhood and I love to make it too as it looks so colorful, and I admit I like anything with rava both brown and white....

Butternut squash lovers, this one’s for you — a must-try vegetarian butternut squash pasta! Tender, caramelized roasted butternut squash is blended with a whole head of roasted garlic to make a creamy, beautiful, flavor-rich sauce without the cream. A little cheese, a few earthy spices like nutmeg and paprika, and you have yourself a swoon-worthy pasta dinner, with a taste of fall in every bite. Make it a feast by adding a my shaved Brussels sprouts salad....

Mar 23, 2013 To say this soup is adaptable is a huge understatement. It’s basically my clean-out-the-fridge project. This time, I had a couple of cups of shredded cabbage leftover from a slaw – tossed it in. A 4-inch stub of zucchini? In it went. Feel free to use white beans or lentils instead of chickpeas, or even leftover chicken, shredded, in lieu of legumes. Sometimes I even just use water instead of stock, but in that case you want to let it hang out a bit longer with the mirepoix for good flavour, simmering for maybe 30 minutes at least before adding the pasta, etc....

Kesari Recipes: Rava Kesari Milk Kesari Aval Kesari Pineapple Kesari There is also another reason for me to post a sweet today. This day 6 years back l started a blog just to record my passions and named it Sharmis Passions.Little did I knew it would become a integral part of me and will be helpful to others too.When I look back, I don’t have regrets, though bumpy at times it had been a great ride all through these 6 yrs....

Aug 09, 2018, Updated Apr 14, 2023 We have been having as much summer fun as we can squeeze in now that the first highlighters and pencil cases have made their ominous appearance at the drugstore. Last week we were with friends on BC’s beautiful sunshine coast for a few days, staying at the most magnificent waterfront AirBnB. The water was colder than any west-coast beach I’ve experienced, but the kids had an amazing time digging for clams, chasing crabs, and finding the most enormous jellyfish while the adults sipped cold beer on the dock and made s’mores on the bbq....

Recipe Enter your email & I’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Minstry of Curry This Salmon Tikka Masala recipe uses similar ingredients to combine two iconic Indian dishes: makhani and tandoori. It is essentially tandoori-spiced fish in a makhani sauce. And it turns out that making it in the Instant Pot is so much easier and just as tasty as making it on the stove....

Mar 28, 2013, Updated Mar 01, 2023 This raw kale salad with hearty quinoa, sweet currants and creamy tahini dressing hits every spot. The dressing is so tasty I could eat it with a spoon. In fact, next time I will make a double batch and use it for drizzling over grilled chicken, for slathering pita bread before loading it with shredded veggies, and for dipping carrots and snap peas....

I adore simit and it really is the quintessential Turkish street food; these sesame-encrusted bread rings are no doubt the most popular snack in my homeland Turkey. Coated with golden sesame seeds, Simit has a crunchy outside and soft, pull apart inside. I just can’t decide which I like more — simit or Turkey’s favorite sweet treat, Lokum also known as Turkish Delight. To be honest, I think you should make both!...

When I was working on an egg muffin recipe for first cookbook inspired by the classic Greek savory feta and spinach pie Spanakopita, I started imagining everything I would like to “spanakopita-ify” and baked mac and cheese was at the top of the list! This comforting baked pasta casserole is a hybrid of two of my favorite Greek comfort foods: Spanakopita and Pastitsio, plus the velvety goodness of homemade mac and cheese from my adopted home in the southern United States....

Pin Parfait is a layered dessert made with fresh cream,fruits and cornflakes/any cereals served chilled in a stemmed glass.I have already made strawberry parfait using low fat yogurt so tried with fresh cream this time.I made this last year when strawberries were in season only now I got time to edit the pictures to post it here. Recipe Index Pin Look at the beautiful layers of the parfait.This creamy strawberry parfaits tastes as much deliciious as they look…yum!...