Side Dishes – Butter Over Bae

Side Dishes

Every good food spread needs a side dish or side dishes!

I for one, go all out when I am throwing parties at my place or just preparing the weekend dinner. A good main course needs a buddy! A well laid out dinner or party menu has a couple of sides happening. It might be fried food, finger food, dips or some form of protein that compliments that Mains. Browse through this category to find fun ideas and awesome recipes for your sides selection. We have evergreen Asian

dips like Mint Chutney and unique ones like Asian Bruschetta dip. Or if you like, you can pair your Mains with fried food like Mac n Cheese fry. I have also put up healthy recipes for sides to chose from, like the Chicken and Oats kebabs or the Sweet and Sour Vegetable sticks. Go through the recipes and let us know what you like! I am always looking forward to hearing from you guys!

A green plate with 4 pieces of dahi baray in it with some yogurt sauce

Breakfast & Brunch

Dahi Baray and batch freezing

IF you are brown, I don’t need to explain Meethe Dahi baray to you. But

March 19, 2020 4 Comments

5 pieces of potato bread snack squares or gold coins in a black tray with ketchup on the side and mayo on the bottom of the picture

Breakfast & Brunch

Gold-coin Recipe with less oil (Potato and bread snacks)

If you are wondering why this recipe is called the “gold coin recipe”, let me

February 26, 2020 2 Comments

creamy pasta salad on two plates along with a fork on the side against a blue background

30 min meals

Sweet and Creamy Pasta Salad

An easy sweet and creamy pasta salad recipe is ALL you need to make your

February 4, 2020 2 Comments

Fusion Food

Mix Papri Chana chaat

The best kinda food is alwaysss street food! Mix papri Chana Chaat is a popular

January 12, 2020 1 Comment

chicke tikka nachos

30 min meals

Chicken Tikka Nachos

This recipe for Chicken Tikka nachos was more of an experiment gone right rather than

November 9, 2019 No Comments

pakistani stye batata harra with yogurt sauce on a black plate with 2 forks and a yogurt sauce bowl on the side

Breakfast & Brunch

Pakistani street food style batata harra (Indo-Mediterranean spicy potatoes)

If you are into fusion cooking, or eating, or trying new things, or basically just

October 23, 2019 2 Comments

fried potato cakes with spinach and cheese with ketchup

FRIED FOOD

Fried Potato Cakes with Spinach and Cheese

These melt in your mouth goddesses are made with a mixture of mashed potatoes, cheese, spinach and seasonings, covered with a bread crumb coating. That crispy golden crunch on the outside, and a messy lil silky potato on the inside…is ladies and gentleman why I became a food blogger.

September 18, 2019 No Comments

A white bowl full of salad with cashew nuts and veggies

Chinese/Indo-Chinese Cuisine

Crunchy Cashew Salad With Honey Dressing

One of the best salad recipes is the one that you will ACTUALLY eat. This

September 17, 2019 No Comments

30 min meals

Dynamite Shrimps Recipe

The fact that I even have a GO-TO Dynamite Shrimps recipe is going to come

February 28, 2019 2 Comments

Asian-style Saucy & Spicy Chicken Meatballs Recipe

30 min meals

Asian-style Saucy & Spicy chicken meatballs recipe

Sauce, spice and everything nice, these were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little

February 7, 2019 2 Comments

home made chili parmesan chicken nuggets recipe

Chicken Recipes

Homemade Chili Parmesan Chicken Nuggets Recipe

– JUMP TO RECIPE – When you have tried this delicious Chili Parm Chicken

December 13, 2018 No Comments

healthy veggie sticks recipe

Breakfast & Brunch

Easy Sweet and Sour Vegetable Skewers

Ok, so I’ll be honest, my family can’t live off of vegetables to save their

November 25, 2018 2 Comments

easy spicy indian mint chutney recipe

Dips & Condiments

EASY MINT CHUTNEY RECIPE & HOW TO PRESERVE IT

Its fresh, its healthy, definitely low-cal, spicy and a brown man’s best friend! The green

November 8, 2018 8 Comments

Best Chicken Tikka sandwich recipe for your Next High tea

QUICK RECIPES

Best Chicken Tikka sandwich recipe for your Next High tea

Guys! You HAVE to try this very easy recipe the next time you want a

October 25, 2018 12 Comments

Chicken Recipes

Chicken and Vegetable Kebabs

So me and my husband have phases where we go from total health nuts to

October 17, 2018 33 Comments

LIFE IS TOO DAMN SHORT FOR BAD MEALS. LET EVERYTHING YOU EAT BE DELICIOUS AND EXTRAORDINARY.

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You can take the halwa puri away from the girl, bu

You can take the halwa puri away from the girl, but you can't take the girl away from halwa puri 😜
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We'll make our own brunch at home while we all try to stay safe. And hopefully JUST HOPEFULLY the fam is too full on it and doesnt ask for anymore food till the next morning (ameeeeeen) .
.posting today on the stories and blog is an aloo ki tarkari recipe that you guys wanted. So you make that brunch happen my friend!! You live it up in your pjs! And you make some frikkin halwa puri with it!
And also send some over when you do ok 🙈 (Recipe link Link in bio)

We come bearing gifts. Ramadan is right around the

We come bearing gifts. Ramadan is right around the corner. And it'll be different this year. No big daawats, everyone home and intimate iftars and sehri seems to be the plan this year.Me and Sara from @twoclovesinapot have put together a small E-book to make it easier for you to manage Ramadan this year. And we are calling it Eat, Pray, Fast! .
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To get your copy of #eatprayfast all you have to do is go to any one of our websites, you'll see a pop up. Subscribe and get the E-book in your inbox. Basic!
Ramadan Mubarak you guys! #staysafe

When you are stuck at home, you snack. This is jus

When you are stuck at home, you snack. This is just basic science 🤪Why Suji ka halwa?1. Cz easy...duh!
2. Halwa puri = breakfast sorted
3. Is a legit craving fixerr
4. I can make a batch and freeze half, for next weeks hunger attack.
5. Made with pantry staples so we #stayhome when we make this.
6. Do you even need a 6th?
7. Its yum ok 😜 (also this should've been the only reason)Go watch me blab in stories about the rocket science behind Suji ka halwa. And find the full recipe in the Link in Bio 😊
Whats your current quick fix snack?

How to win over food/cooking in Quarantine.Just

How to win over food/cooking in Quarantine.Just going to put together a couple of things that's working for me.
1. We are doing 1 major #mealoftheday rather than 3 separate ones. At somewhere around 12ish. Like paratha khageena types. This way the bewaqt bhook gets minimized.
2. Ive kept dinners very simple. Since we are at home and not moving around that much, Dinners are strictly smoothies or salads or fruit.3. Snacking in the evening will happen. I've painfully accepted that. Popcorn and fruits are my friends these days. But when I feel like it, ill bake something...again in double the quantity to freeze half.
4. Decorum is outta the window. The pateelis Im cooking in, goes straight on the table and then straight in the fridge because, less dishes to wash.5. Ive never meal prepped bcoz it doesnt work for me. But what I am doing now, is batch cooking. For. E.g making twice the amount needed so that i can freeze half of it to use next week/or Ramadan.
6. If your family pesters you for food too much, put conditions. 😋 like ok I'l make you cookies if you do the dishes, etc (Might not work but eh worth a try right 🙈) 7. Also since takeouts and dineouts are outta the question atm, think about easy food that you enjoyed eating out and make those.8. Don't worry if you dont have all the ingredients for the recipe you want to make. Just wing it. Substitute/skip or improvise!
9. Forget garnish. You dont wanna make your kids / spouses run out for dhaniya. Skip it. No one cares anyways except you!10. Nakhre mat uthayen! I know ya'all love your family and you like to make bachon ka khana alag, miyan ka alag and maybe in laws too. But now is not that time my friend. Make 1 main they all like and bas.
11. If you DO have to get fresh groceries done. Think hard about it. Make a proper list and recheck so that you dont have to make multiple grocery runs.12. Improvise with leftovers. Try to finish whatever you have in the fridge before making fresh food or specifiy a day for leftovers.
13. Don't fret if you can't be on top of your game. 2 min Ramen is a meal too!What are you doing thats working for you??

Hulloo there!!! Hopefully you are doing better tha

Hulloo there!!! Hopefully you are doing better than I am with the flowing cups of chai that have taken over the house during this #socialdistancing 😑On the other hand, if you are also low key prepping for Ramadan, dahi baray are perfect for that. Made with staple like lentils, this is one of the first few things going in my freezer stash of "Ramadan ready"
Check out the stories for a little step by step....and click the link in the bio for the full recipe!
If you've seen the stories, I'd love to know how you make yours differently.

How many possible spellings can there be for 1 wor

How many possible spellings can there be for 1 word? Schezwan can be spelled as Sichuan and Szechuan. Because like Chinese food, we desis have also made fusion spellings 🙊No matter how you spell it, this saucy Chicken Schezwan will get you your spicy Chinese fix!
RECipe link in Bio as eeuuz!How do you spell Schezwan waise?

Probably the first proper biryani recipe on the fe

Probably the first proper biryani recipe on the feed. 😅
Tikka biryani has my heart! It is one of my favorite fusions and one of the most regularly made fusion foods around the house! I tried my best to put up a detailed tutorial on the stories today and an even detailed written recipe post on the blog. (Link in Bio)Check both of these out and drop in your favorite tikka fusions beloww 😍

I know you see squares and I know you are going to

I know you see squares and I know you are going to raise eyebrows when I say these are called "gold coins". There is a simple explanation... and that is...that I was too lazy to cut them in circles 🤪 .I don't know who came up with this "original name" but no matter what shape I cut these bread and potato snacks, I always end up calling it gold coins 😂. .Fun fact: i first saw Naheed Ansari make these on some tv show back when I was in school and I have loved these ever since! .
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Full recipe on the blog. Link in Bio!Have you had these before?

Never more exciter than when I am making something

Never more exciter than when I am making something outside my comfort zone.
This months episode of Sweet Savory Salad explored the possibilities of...STRAWBERRIES!
This berry and spinach salad saved my face, because I had almost given up 🙈
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How do you like your berries? In cream? With chocolate? Or...as is 😁
Gotta thank my girls @chaiandchurros @mariumhosein for making the sweet and savory dishes for the challenge. Its up on their stories rn! Go check!Also...full recipe link with tips tricks and deets up on the bio!

So Shrimp karhayi happened on the stories today! H

So Shrimp karhayi happened on the stories today! Honestly I only just had it last year for the first time. And I don't think its something I make too often, but when that sea-food craving hits.... I end up making this 😁 .
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Have you guys had it before? What was the verdict if you did? Cz I am kinda like only fried shrimps kinda person 🤪 making this for a dawat was kinda new to me but worked out quite well thankfully!
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Full recipe link in the Bio and a video tutorial up on the stories!

Hullo hulloooooo!!! 😁 Can't believe I attempted

Hullo hulloooooo!!! 😁 Can't believe I attempted this! A mirror glaze cake! And if you can see your reflection in the cake...then you know...you did it!! Shamelessly patting myself on the back for it!
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. I made this cake for Roosevelt Series by @foodboothweb and I loved pushing my limits! It actually wasn't as scary as it looks. And took a total of half an hour from start to finish (but i was filming so I took a whole day 😛)
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The process is up on the stories rn if you want to see how this happened, and I think I might put it up on highlights too. Lets see . .
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. I used @recipesbycarina Mirror glaze Recipe on youtube! And it was perfect, the only change I would make is add another 1/4 cup of water to the recipe. .
.If you plan to attempt this, here's a couple of things I learnt in my attempt: .
. ➡️ The glaze will form a layer on the top as it cools down, so make sure you stir it from time to time while it cools down. .
➡️ Put a sheet of cling wrap on the tray you are going to do the pour on, so that you have less clean up to do later.
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. ➡️ The colors in lesser quantity will cool down first, so reheat them in the over for 20 secs to make sure that all your colors cool down together. .
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➡️ You can reheat the mix for 20 sec if it starts to thicken up and it'll thin out again
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. ➡️ The glaze itself tastes surprisingly yum! But its sweet! Like reallyyy sweet! So if you plan to make it, use very little frosting on the cake and also reduce the sugar quantity in your cake by 25%.
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➡️ And the easiest way to clean up the mess was to pour hot water all over the bowls and slab, it was all cleaned up in a jiffy. .
. ➡️ Happyyyy experimenting!!! Ohhhh and I was wondering, if you guys made this, what color combo would you opt for?? . . ..
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Guys whats the one thing you alwaysss make in your

Guys whats the one thing you alwaysss make in your daawaats? This basic creamy pasta salad comes in handy pretty much in all my daawats that I do! Its filling, yum, and goes with pretty much all kinds of cuisines as a side. Even desi!I've made this on a couple of dawats and everytime I posted it, you guys wanted me to post the recipe 🙈 I finally got around to posting it so I don't feel guilty anymore. Yayyy 😂
A few video clips on the stories rn and the full recipe link in the bio as eeeeuz.Waiting to hear your basics. Cz I want to add more to mine 😁
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