My Weekend Kitchen

How to freeze blueberries

August 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Breakfast for 12? Not a problem, when you have a stack of frozen blueberries in the freezer! Just throw them in the blender with bananas, honey, and you are good to go!

Frozen blueberries is the best meal prep hack I learned a few years ago! Of all berries, blueberries freeze most beautifully and easily. Buy fresh blueberries at the peak of season, wash, dry, and pop in the freezer. They don’t even really need to thaw, just feast on them as is or add them to:

Berry Smoothies and cereal bowls,
pancakes or
banana muffins

Methi Thepla

When I was a kid, long-distance travel usually meant road or train travel. I have a feeling it is true for many of us. Am I correct?

Every time we had a travel coming up, mom would make all these healthy travel snacks to carry with us, especially when the journey was for 2-3 days. For the first day it was usually paratha and potato veg fry, but for days after that, it was always thepla! A traditional Gujarati flatbread made with kneading vegetables, spices, and yogurt into flour.

This methi thepla (or fenugreek flatbread) is a complete meal in itself and it doesn’t really need anything to accompany. Just roll and eat on-the-go!

What do you pack in your travel snack bag?

sabudana vada recipe for Navratri fast, gluten free tapioca pearl fritters

Sabudana vada | Tapioca pearl fritters

I tell all my friends that rains are best enjoyed in India! No other place has the same “mitti ki khushboo”, the intoxicating earthy aroma of the mud which comes with the rains.

As a child I enjoyed many rains jumping in puddles and making paper boats. And when we were done, as we went inside the home to clean up, mummy would have prepared delicious snacks like these sabudana vadas to feast on! These vadas are perfectly crispy on the outside and very soft on the inside. The trick is to soak the sabudana or tapioca pearls in just enough water.

Paired with spicy green coriander-mint chutney and a cup of hot tea, it brings back the memories of all those monsoon months! 🙂

What is your favorite memory of rains?

homemade mango ice cream recipe with milkmaid

Mango ice cream with 3 ingredients

Worried about the mango season getting over too soon?

Freeze the season with this super easy, super creamy, and super delicious homemade mango ice cream! Unlike many homemade ice creams, this recipe makes a creamy, scoop-able ice cream with no icy bits, without using any chemicals! Just condensed milk and mango pulp folded with fluffy whipped cream and frozen to make the best homemade ice cream! And with both mango pulp and mango pieces, it has this intense mango flavor that is lacking in most store-bought ice creams.

Every summer, as soon as the Mango season starts I make a big batch of this mango ice cream and keep making it as soon as a batch gets over and as long as the mango season lasts 🙂

Happy Mangoes to you! ❤️

4 ingredients Chikoo ice cream!

chikoo ice cream recipe with 4 ingredients, no churn fruit ice cream recipe

Summers are here!

And so are the deliciously sweet fruits! One fruit that I wait for all the year through is chikoo (called Sapota or Sapodilla in English). It is super sweet and its malty, caramelized taste is great for ice creams! This 4-ingredient, super simple ice cream recipe is just what you need to make all the summer fruits last all year round in delicious kulfi moulds 🙂

Did you know chikoo was brought to India by the Spaniards? And now it is hardly found anywhere else but in India!

Frozen ginger cubes: An easy way to store fresh ginger

How to freeze ginger for long and easy use, how to store fresh ginger in freezer

An easy to use trick to store fresh ginger in freezer in single serving cubes using ice-trays or small bowls. Just peel, chop and freeze and remove one frozen ginger cube each when needed! In Indian and other Asian cooking, fresh ginger is a key ingredient. While we do get ginger powder and ginger paste…

chickpea and sweet potato curry with coconut milk

Do you cook with coconut milk?

Coconut milk lends a sweet creaminess to this sweet potato and chickpea curry. The curry is seasoned with Indian spices and then cooked in coconut milk. Wholesome and comforting, just what a curry should be. I absolutely loved it and so did everyone else.

Did you know, coconut milk is super healthy with lots of fiber and vitamins and minerals? Try it in smoothies, breakfast cereals, puddings, and in curries just like this one!

Mango and Chia Seeds Pudding

Is it a breakfast, a snack, or a dessert?

You choose! I was so waiting for Mangoes to arrive from India to make this delicious and super super easy Mango and Chia Seeds pudding.

Chia seeds pudding is simple and can easily be adapted to include your favourite fruits and toppings. A lot like the overnight oats recipe. In this recipe, I make the basic chia seeds pudding by combining chia seeds with agave syrup and coconut milk. And then later top it with mango pulp.

I am also thinking of making a very berry chia seeds pudding with all the fresh berries that are in season! What fruits do you fancy?