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    About Me

    I am Chhavi.Contact me on chhavi@yellowthyme.com

    Whether you are searching for healthy every day recipes or authentic Indian recipes or quick and easy instant pot recipes- I have you covered!

    Welcome to Yellowthyme - my little culinary corner , where I share Healthy Indian Cooking for Modern Living , Indian Authentic Recipes, Desserts, Menus, & Instant Pot Indian Recipes.

    My Love for Food

    As with any love..my love for food was slow and sweet…I come from a spartan vegetarian family..I ate dal, sabzi and parathas for the first 16 years of my life..Mostly vegan, except for the 2 large glasses of milk..After which college happened…My then boyfriend now husband happened and suddenly my world exploded with possibilities.I owe my love for food to him.He is the one who introduced me to my first lasagna,my first authentic Chinese experience,who showed me the world beyond Dal Roti.

    My world truly exploded after college but I really found myself after we moved in together and I had a kitchen of my own.The more I cooked the more obsessed I became.

    I can conjure up reasons to have party at my house just so I can cook a large spread.On a bad day,couple of undisturbed hours in the kitchen and some chocolate can cure-all my blues.

    What you will find on my Food blog

    This space is for the new modern indian cooking, people who loves pasta as much as dal chawal!

    You will find authentic regional indian recipes when you are craving traditional indian food and you will find healthy indian millet recipes for when you want to improve your everyday eating!

    Kerala Vegetable Stew Recipe - Vegetarian Ishtu ,perfect for appams and idiappams, made with Coconut Milk.Vegan,Gluten Free,Keto freindly,Paleo recipe. #stew #malabar #kerala #keralarecipe #appam #vegetablestew #ishtu #coconutmilk #stew #vegan #paleo #glutenfree
    Vegetable Stew

    It's has been my earnest endeavour to make, research, discover and share Healthy(or healthy - able) Indian foods and recipes on the blog.There are a lot of Indian ingredients which are very rich sources of nutrients that are getting lost because of the aggressive marketing and capitalistic farming.

    You will find a lot of Indian dishes - authentic curries and preparations which can be made close to our true recipes with substitutions so you can make them easily in the confines of your house.

    And you will find some great everyday indian instant pot recipes that will make homecooking not only easy but also tasty!

    Do leave a comment or send me a mail if you have any suggestions or  want me to make something specific  or you simply want to chat!

    Love,

    Chhavi

    email id- chhavi@yellowthyme.com

    Here are some recipes to get you started with your modern indian cooking!

    Indian Millet Recipes

    How to Introduce Millets in our diets - Why eat millet and what's the comparison of Millets to Wheat & Rice along with winner Millet recipes!

    How to Introduce Millets in our diets
    Ragi Pancakes
    Eggless Ragi Banana Cake
    Instant Finger Millet Dosa
    Foxtail Millet Pulav
    Foxtail Millet Puliohare
    Ragi/Nachni Chocolate Cookies

    Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot in Indian Kitchen

    Part 1: Instant Pot for Indian Cooking
    Part 2: Which Instant Pot Model to buy
    Part 3: Making Indian Food in Instant Pot
    Part 4: Instant Pot Frequently Asked Questions

    Indian Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Cumin Potatoes
    Instant Pot Vegetable Biryani
    Instant Pot Mushroom Masala
    Instant Pot Rajma Masala
    Instant Pot Chana MAsala

    Indian Instant Pot Chicken Recipes

    Instant Pot Chicken Korma
    Instant Pot Chicken Biryani
    Instant Pot Chicken Curry

    Easy & Healthy Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Mushroom Parmesan Rice
    Instant Pot Chicken Quinoa bowl

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Himnit says

      December 20, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      Put something here na...

      Reply
    2. Himnit says

      January 03, 2012 at 8:38 pm

      Hahhaa! mast hai 🙂

      Reply
      • foodcow says

        January 09, 2012 at 10:21 pm

        thanks..he he..:D

        Reply
    3. Pallavee Kumar says

      January 08, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      Chhavi!!! is this you?????? Omigosh!!!

      Reply
      • foodcow says

        January 09, 2012 at 10:22 pm

        he he..yeah..this is me only..:D

        Reply
    4. aditi says

      January 12, 2012 at 11:54 pm

      Chhavi,loved d blog!!! U should check out http://www.squaremeals.blogspot they have d link on FB under d same name. It's my distant cousins blog. N all d best in ur effort to make Abhi fat....... 🙂 :p

      Reply
      • foodcow says

        January 13, 2012 at 10:35 am

        Thanks..:P..will look at the blog for sure..:)

        Reply
    5. Geetha Varma says

      March 07, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      Chhavi, lI liked your blog very much. Wondering how you r managing time. Well done.

      Reply
      • foodcow says

        March 07, 2018 at 9:29 pm

        Thankyou Geetha.Somehow manage in between baby's naps and play time..:D

        Reply
    6. Anusha says

      November 21, 2019 at 4:23 am

      Hello Chhavi!

      I tried Sona masoori white rice and basmati rice. Sona masoori came out very well even I cooked 5 cups in the 6qt instant pot. However basmati rice became mushy at the bottom. Can you tell me the number of cups we can cook in 6qt pot? And also, Is water ratio same for basmati rice even we want to cook max number of cups?

      Reply
      • chhavi says

        November 21, 2019 at 7:02 am

        Hey Anusha..Thats good to hear.
        How long did you cook the basmati rice for?And did you do a natural release?

        Reply
    7. Anusha says

      November 21, 2019 at 7:18 pm

      Yes, I did NR for 10min as you mentioned. I cooked for 6 minutes with 1:1.25 water ratio. Do you think keeping NR 1 or 2 minutes more would make rice mushy?
      And one more question, If we cook basmati rice in pressure cooker we use to get long and soft grain. Why won’t we get same texture in instant pot? Of course it's soft but not as long as we get in general pressure cooker.Please confirm that water ratio and time will be same even we cook n number of cups?
      Sorry for too many questions:) as I'm new to IP.

      Reply
      • chhavi says

        November 25, 2019 at 9:30 am

        Hey Anusha,

        Here are three detailed posts on Rice Basmati Rice and Sona Masoori Rice and Brown Rice.

        Like your pressure cooker, sometimes it takes a few takes to learn what works in instant pot and what doesn't. As a rule of thumb, instant pot uses less water than pressure cooker.In my opinion, the best result for basmati rice is somewhere between 1:1.15 to 1:1.25 based on the texture you want.Lesser water will give you a chewer texture and more water will givg you softer texture.You can use the RICE setting for it- its an auto setting.
        Hope this helps.

        Reply
    8. Seema Sehgal says

      May 09, 2020 at 7:04 pm

      Hi Chavi, could you share the IP chicken biryani recipe for boneless chicken please ?

      Reply
    9. DENYCE A SWITZER says

      August 20, 2020 at 11:42 am

      Hi Chavi, This is Denyce is Gainesville. My family are friends with your parents. Your Mom was so proud to tell me about you and your son and this great site:) We plan to make them a yummy Indian brunch/breakfast. Would this be a recipe your mom would eat??

      Reply

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