I am Kalyani, an optimistic person who loves cooking. I spent most of my childhood years in a small village near Ongole, Andra Pradesh, India. I completed my engineering from Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. During my college years, I got to try various cuisines including french. My interest in food and trying various cuisines grew during my college years.
After graduating, I got married and moved to the United Kingdom. I started exploring and trying various recipes there. This interest slowly started growing into a passion. We moved back to India in 2009. After a couple of years in Bangalore, India, we moved to the united states in 2011.
I currently live with my husband and two kids in the United States. I work as a software engineer. I love to cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients for my family and friends. I use to share my recipes with my friends and family.
My Blogging Journey
Finally in 2021, with constant support from my Husband & kids, I posted my first post.
I launched kalyanirecipes blog & started to work on it as a part time hobby. Being a full time Mom for 2 kids, having a full time IT job & also blogging for a hobby was taking a toll but motivating comments from family and friends kept driving me.
What can you expect to see on kalyani recipes?
I will mostly be sharing simple and easy Indian food, made using instant pot and other appliances in the modern kitchen. I can easily count 10 or more appliances in my kitchen. This is very different than my mom’s kitchen where a lot of things were done by hand. Working full-time and wanting to do many other things, has made me value convenience in the kitchen much more, and hence the loads of appliances which make my life easier…and also add to the variety of food I can prepare (quickly).
I primarily cook Indian food, but I also love to cook global cuisines. In this blog, I will initially focus on recipes using Instant Pot, Air fryer and many more.
I started this blog to share my recipes and cooking tips to inspire others to cook at home using easily available ingredients and lead a healthy life. Each recipe in this blog has been tried and tested many times.
If you have a question about a recipe, kindly use the comment section of the page of that recipe or you can mail me at kalyanirecipesblog@gmail.com Your feedback and comments are highly appreciated.