Welcome to Sandhya’s Kitchen Test Kitchen and this post is all about Morphy Richards Multi Cooker - My Pot ! Recently we were sent across this sturdy handsome kitchen gadget from AO.com for testing.. There is no second thought about not liking this multipurpose kitchen gadget. We love using traditional pressure cooker at-least once everyday for the cooking efficiency and speedy cooking. When we checked out this this electric MyPot Multi Cooker from Morphy Richards, we had an instant love !...

It’s one dish that’s almost always ordered when we go to an Indian restaurant.I mean, butter chicken , garlic naan with the side of chilled mango lassi is probably the standard order in most indian restaurants. This is my mothers tresured recipe.We have been making it for decades! This is the recipe I teach and serve my students who want to learn indian food, it’s the dish I make on every indian party, heck it’s the dish i make when I am sad or down....

Am I the only one with a banana-Nutella addiction? The mini-Karen-angel on my shoulder says, “let’s be healthy Karen! Have a banana for a snack!” and the mini-devil-Karen on my other shoulder says, “Yes Karen…a banana WITH NUTELLA.” And thus I am led, carefully and surely, down the path to diabetes. So then I just decided to throw in the towel and wrap the whole thing in buttery crescent roll dough....

I often have a hard time understanding people with thick accents. Does anyone else suffer from this problem? It makes me feel incredibly insensitive when I can’t understand someone, but sometimes there’s just nothing you can do about it. I ran into this problem a lot in college. I worked in the shipping department of the BYU Bookstore. (Long live Pack n’ Ship!) It was like a post office but we also had other services like UPS and DHL....

Soda vs Club Soda Historically, only club soda is used in an Old Fashioned. That being said, as a Wisconsinite, I urge you to try it with soda instead of club soda. It adds another layer of sweetness and flavor that just can’t be beat in this great cocktail recipe. Every year we go away to celebrate Christmas at a waterpark resort. While we are there, my wonderful brother-in-law makes me the best Old Fashioned recipe....

One Bowl Chocolate Cake takes only 5 minutes to put together and less than 15 minutes to bake. A recipe that can be stirred up in a jiffy with just One Bowl and a Whisk. One of those days’s when you really want to indulge slightly guilt free was yesterday. No Low Sugar diet has been in full force for the last couple of months in our diet that we have actually realised How much sugar dosed food were we indulging in every day....

It is a freaking miracle we have not had to call poison control yet, I always seem to catch him in the nick of time. There is nothing quite so stressful as always knowing that if your kid is awake, you are two minutes away from baby kamikaze. This list makes me sound like a terrible parent, I know. You other moms get me, right?? Solidarity! Apparently he had snuck out the side gate where my friends had come in....

Since peaches are in season and they are so sweet and good right now, I made a simple peach puree. It’s been a while since I’ve made panna cotta. My previous recipes, Pomegranate Panna Cotta (that is festive for Christmas) and Lemon Panna Cotta that is a light and delicious summer dessert that is served with a raspberry sauce. The peach sauce can be used for so many dishes. A savory sauce for chicken or shrimp, in plain yogurt for breakfast, pour over vanilla ice cream or make a Peach Bellini....

I was photographing these Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies on my front porch (which I always do, for the best light) when a FedEx guy literally jogged up to deliver a package. I asked him if he wanted to try a cookie and he said over his shoulder as he ran off, “No thanks, I don’t eat sweets.” “I don’t eat sweets.” Simple as that. I don’t eat sweets. A declaration....

Living in London, this festival barely gets any spotlight celebrations among southindian. My mom does keep Golu, while Mil doesnt. I havent begun the custom of keeping Golu instead I do take pride in giving Vethalai Paaku. A ritual where we handover a goodiebag with turmeric, kumkum - the so called red powder, vethalai -paaku also known as Betel leaves with Betlenut, a gift item instead of blouse piece along with one prasadam that has been offered to God....

One time when my dad was a little kid, he and his brothers unwrapped ALL of their Christmas presents under the tree. BEFORE Christmas. Their parents were gone for the day, and 3 rambunctious boys were left at home with a tree full of presents, what do you expect? When I heard that story as a kid I thought he was crazy. I would never have done something like that when I was little (I was way goody two shoes....

Are you guys done with your holiday shopping? My husband and I are going for ONE last round of shopping this morning like the weirdos that we are. I mean, seriously. At a certain point you just have the pull the plug on operation Buy All The Things, but we just can’t quit Christmas shopping. This year, I feel like I deserve a gold medal because it is not midnight on Christmas Eve and most of our gifts are wrapped ....

This recipe for Potato & Chickpeas Rice was created in partnership with Hamilton Beach Canada, as one of their brand ambassadors. All opinions, as always, are my own. I only write about and recommend products I use and love myself. I often find that when thinking up dinner ideas, I tend to gravitate a lot more towards rice dishes, like this Potato & Chickpeas Rice. Maybe it’s the quick comfort that comes from a big bowl of rice, or the fact that I’d rather eat raw wheat than knead and mould it into rotis, waiting for them to puff over a burning stove!...

The ability to proof dough in the UK perfectly during winter got me hooked on using this every time. I use Instant Pot Duo 7 in 1, 5.7l with yogurt setting and Instant Pot with Air fryer Duo crisp with sous vide setting. What’s Proofing Bread all about? Proofing bread is a key step in making bread, where the dough gets all puffy and light. It’s like bread magic! During this time, the flour’s gluten gets stronger, and the yeast in the dough makes bubbles (carbon dioxide) that make the dough rise and become airy....

Happy Monday Peeps! How was your weekend? Mine was fantastic, but totally exhausting. A date night in (I’m convinced that sushi, red wine, and Scandal is my happy place) a date night out, lots of errands with the kids (two giant thumbs down to running errands with three kids), and apple picking!! I love apple picking. It’s one of my favorite fall traditions. The kids love climbing the trees and picking/eating their way through this amazing orchard....

This Pumpkin Frosting is incredibly popular because it is the perfect creamy frosting texture while having the best pumpkin spice flavor. It is perfect on chocolate cupcakes, but if you decided to just eat it with a spoon I would totally understand. Pumpkin Frosting Ingredients This recipe comes together quickly with so many ingredients that are already in your pantry. ButterPumpkinCinnamonNutmegVanilla ExtractPowdered Sugar How To Make Pumpkin Frosting Did you know that frosting is incredibly easy to make....

I think if it was socially acceptable, I would give you pumpkin and apple recipes all year long. Pumpkin and pumpkin spice just make everything better. Including snickerdoodle cookies! These cookies are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. They have the perfect pumpkin spice flavor. Bringing Pumpkin Flavor to Snickerdoodles The key to this recipe is to keep that tang that cream of tartar brings to snickerdoodle while also bringing in that classic pumpkin spice flavor....

There’s nothing better than an easy chicken dinner, and this one is made all in one pan with a few simple ingredients. The vegetables and gravy just add to the comfort, just add mash. This is comfort food for the whole family. When you serve up juicy and moist sliced chicken dinner with vegetables, gravy is an absolute must, and I’m going to tell you how to get the most delicious and easy chicken gravy recipe with little effort....

Using White and Brown Sugar Using both white and brown sugar in s’mores cookies provides a balanced flavor profile and contributes to the cookies’ texture. Doing more than just sweetening the cookies, white sugar helps the cookies to spread evenly and brown sugar, made with molasses, adds a slight caramel-like taste to the cookies and keeps them chewy and soft. These delicious cookies start with the base I use in my drool worthy M&M Cookies....

How to Cook Pasta Boiling noodles seems like just about the easiest thing in the world, but there are a few things that I always suggest. Since this Sausage Broccoli Pasta is so simple, you want the pasta to be perfect. The end result was this delicious sausage pasta recipe. It is such a fast recipe, and I know it will become a weeknight favorite with your family. The flavors of garlic, Parmesan, and Italian sausage will win over even the pickiest eater....