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Badam Halwa for Diwali 🪔 Almonds slow cooked in g Badam Halwa for Diwali 🪔

Almonds slow cooked in ghee with saffron and cardamom, stirred until glossy and golden. Some sweets need patience, and this one is worth every minute.

Made with @tata.sampann almonds and saffron. The almonds are soaked, peeled and ground fresh for that classic grainy bite, and the saffron gives the halwa its warm festive colour.

Diwali is this Sunday. Save this and make it before the festival. Comment HALWA and I’ll DM you the full recipe 🪔
Save this for your next noodle craving. We all gre Save this for your next noodle craving.
We all grew up crunching Wai Wai straight out of the packet. This is what happens when you treat it like proper Hakka noodles.
Boil the noodles without the masala, strain them, and keep that water. Crunchy carrot, cabbage and capsicum in a hot wok with green chilli, chilli vinegar and dark soy. Then the Wai Wai masala goes into the wok, not the pot.
The secret is the noodle water. Three quarters of a cup goes back in at the end, and it pulls all the masala into a glossy coating on every strand.
And the broken bits at the bottom of the packet? That is your crunchy garnish. Try not to eat them before the noodles are ready.
Serves 1. Ten minutes.
Birthday very well spent with family, and friends Birthday very well spent with family, and friends who are family! Happiness is having yummy food for 2 whole days, so many new memories made, so much fun and excitement. Thank you all for making my special day even more special. Here’s to a new year with a lot of fun and laughter and love and more excitement!
Ragi Hurihittu Peanut Laddoo 🌼 Five ingredients. Ragi Hurihittu Peanut Laddoo 🌼

Five ingredients. Ten minutes. Melts in your mouth.

A wholesome Karnataka sweet for Navami naivedya, made with @indira_foods Ragi Hurihittu.

1 cup ragi hurihittu
¾ cup roasted peanuts
¾ cup powdered jaggery
½ tsp cardamom powder
6 tbsp ghee

Makes about 20. Save this for your festive plate, and Happy Navami! 🙏
High protein navrattan chaat, 5 minutes, no cookin High protein navrattan chaat, 5 minutes, no cooking 🌿

A handful of high protein roasted navrattan mixture
2 tomatoes, deseeded and finely chopped
1 onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon green chutney
2 tablespoons imli chutney (no added sugar)
Fresh dhaniya
A few lime and chilli roasted makhana

Layer it in a bowl in that order, mix and eat right away while it is crunchy. Do not let it soak.

Both chutney recipes are in my last two reels.
Khara green chutney, no garlic 🌿 150 grams fresh c Khara green chutney, no garlic 🌿
150 grams fresh coriander
Pudina leaves from 8 sprigs
2 inches fresh ginger
5 green chillies
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon jeera powder
2 teaspoons raw mango powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
Blend in two batches. First: pudina, ginger, coriander, jeera powder, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon raw mango powder and the water. Second: more coriander, the chillies, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon raw mango powder and the salt. Mix both together.
This evening: the chaat that brings this and the imli chutney together. Save this for your next chaat.
Imli chutney, no added sugar 🌿 2 lemon-size round Imli chutney, no added sugar 🌿

2 lemon-size rounds tamarind
1 cup water, for soaking
1 tablespoon jeera powder
1/2 tablespoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon chaat masala
1 teaspoon Afghani hing
2 tablespoons monk fruit sweetener
1/2 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/4 teaspoon turmeric

Soak the tamarind for 20 minutes, strain into a pan and heat. Add the first set of spices, then the sweetener at the first boil. Add the rest, and simmer until thick.

Tip: monk fruit runs sweeter than sugar, so start with less and taste.

Green chutney drops tomorrow morning, and the chaat that uses both arrives tomorrow evening. Save this for your next chaat.

#imlichutney #noaddedsugar #monkfruit #chaatrecipes #askdeepa
Made this for the first time after a long week, an Made this for the first time after a long week, and it was exactly what I needed 🍫
One ramekin, five minutes, no eggs, no oven. Just a few pantry ingredients and a square of dark chocolate hidden in the middle that melts into the most gorgeous lava centre.
The only rule: stop microwaving when the centre still wobbles. That wobble is your lava!
Recipe in the pinned comment, tips and FAQs on the blog, link in bio.
Save this for your next chocolate craving 🤎
Everyone throws this vegetable away. Salted, squee Everyone throws this vegetable away. Salted, squeezed, fried till the edges go dark, then loaded with cheddar and basil. The trick is squeezing the water out before it hits the pan. Skip that and you get mush.
Save this for your next lazy dinner. Tell me what you would add.
🧀🔥
Ganpati Bappa Morya. Kadubu baked, holige off the Ganpati Bappa Morya. Kadubu baked, holige off the tava, ghee spooned over while warm. May the remover of obstacles clear every path ahead of you, and may your kitchen stay warm and your table full of good food, all ten days. From Ask Deepa and The Magix.
Bengaluru to Mysuru, and the bus stops at Maddur. Bengaluru to Mysuru, and the bus stops at Maddur. Someone comes down the aisle with a basket, and what you get is thin, ragged at the edges, and breaks before it reaches your mouth.
That break is the whole point. Most home versions lose it, and it is almost always one of three things.
One. The dough is patted too thick. Two millimetres, puri thin. Not five.
Two. No moyan. Three tablespoons of hot oil rubbed into the flour before any liquid. This is what makes it shatter instead of bend.
Three. Tap water instead of onion water. Salt the onions, wait ten minutes, and use every drop they release.
Ratio to remember: 4 parts rice flour, 2 parts chiroti rava, 1 part maida.
No garlic. No soda. No curd. Fully vegetarian, and it comes together in fifteen minutes because there is no soaking or grinding.
Full recipe in cup measures on the blog, link in bio.
Save this one for the next rainy evening.
Instant Pickled Sambar Onions for Aloo Paratha! 🧅🔥 Instant Pickled Sambar Onions for Aloo Paratha! 🧅🔥
Stop Buying Pickled Onions! Make Them in 1 Minute 🤯
The Secret Restaurant Pickled Onions (Easy Recipe) 🧅✨

Upgrade your meals with these quick, tangy, and spicy pickled sambar onions! Perfect side for hot aloo paratha, biryani, or wraps.
Ingredients:
300g Sambar Onions (shelled)
1.5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar (Disano)
2 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Salt
Steps:
Heat 1.5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute.
Stir in black pepper, red chilli powder, and salt.
Place peeled sambar onions into a clean glass jar.
Pour the warm vinegar mixture over the onions and stir well.
Cover lightly and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
Transfer to the fridge for a week, stirring occasionally.
Pairs amazingly with hot aloo parathas!
I made these for the first time today, honestly be I made these for the first time today, honestly because I had eaten something very oily earlier and just wanted something crunchy that would not sit heavy on me.

Here is where everyone goes wrong though. They toss the chickpeas in masala and then bake them. The spices burn, they turn bitter, and they trap moisture so it never crisps. Oil only going in, spices at the end.

And when you drain the chickpeas after pressure cooking, keep that water. That cloudy liquid is aquafaba and it whips into really good eggless mayo. One pot of chickpeas, two things out of it. That recipe is coming this week.

Took mine out to the balcony with a warm mint tea and that was my Sunday sorted.

Full recipe in the comments. No deep frying, no garlic, 8g protein a serving.
Corn ribs, peri peri butter, and a Westlife t-shir Corn ribs, peri peri butter, and a Westlife t-shirt. It’s a whole mood.

Boiled, roasted till they curl, dipped in
masala butter, dusted with more peri peri
because why not.

3 cobs → snap in half → boil 5 min → cool 6–8 min
→ halve + split lengthwise → olive oil → 200°C
for 30 min → dip in 2 tbsp butter + 1.5 tbsp
peri peri → dust → eat hot

Save this for the next rainy evening 🌧️

#cornribs #periperi #bangalorefood #reelsindia
#monsoonsnacks
I put twenty jalapeños in a lasagna 🌶️ And I’d do I put twenty jalapeños in a lasagna 🌶️ And I’d do it again.

Bell peppers, zucchini, sweet corn — all stir-fried and layered with a fresh basil tomato sauce and a peppery white sauce. Three layers of pasta sheets, cheddar and mozzarella on top, 45 minutes at 190°C.

The full detailed recipe drops on YouTube tomorrow at 11 AM
Bangalore weather demanded bajjis. My air fryer sa Bangalore weather demanded bajjis. My air fryer said “no deep frying needed” 🌧️
Crispy mirchi bajji, stuffed with masala aloo — and not a kadhai of oil in sight. The secret to the crunch? Rice flour + corn flour in the besan, and 2 spoons of hot oil in the batter.
Save this for the next cloudy evening ☁️
Full recipe in comments 👇 (or comment “RECIPE” and I’ll send it)
🔥 Paneer Tikka that’ll make you cancel your lunch 🔥 Paneer Tikka that’ll make you cancel your lunch plans 🔥

That green chutney marinade is doing ALL the work here — mint, coriander, ginger, green chillies blended fresh, no shortcuts. Akshaykalpa Malai Paneer soaks it up like a sponge, then straight onto the grill till it chars just right.

Save this for your weekend cookout 📌
Long work week? This is your reward. 🌶️
Crispy air Long work week? This is your reward. 🌶️
Crispy air-fried baby potatoes tossed in a spicy-tangy Indo-Chinese sauce — no deep frying, all the flavour.
Comment “RECIPE” and I’ll send you the full method 👇
The viral Makhana recipe is everywhere — but have The viral Makhana recipe is everywhere — but have you tried it in a tomato cashew gravy? 🍅✨
No onion. No garlic. Just pure, creamy, flavourful goodness.
I ghee-roasted the makhana till they’re super crispy, and the gravy is made with fresh tomatoes blended with cashew paste — silky smooth, slightly tangy, and absolutely addictive.
This is what I call comfort food with a twist. Perfect with hot rice or soft rotis 😍
Save this. Try this. Thank me later.

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5 years ago, I hit record for the first time — ner 5 years ago, I hit record for the first time — nervous, excited, 
and absolutely clueless about what I was doing. Today, 300+ recipes later, I’m back to say one thing: Thank You. 🥹

This one’s not a recipe. It’s a celebration — with my famous brownie and the tagline that started it all.

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