We have one or the other festival the entire year round, but, later part of the year seems especially packed. And the grand beginning to that power packed schedule happens with Ganesh Chaturthi and for this years it falls on 13th September, which is as close as tomorrow. Oh my God! It is almost upon … Continue reading Date Walnut Modak
To me, the word ‘authentic’ means barely anything when it comes to food, and I am sure you would agree with me. Recipes change as they move from person to person and places. Recipes evolve, from one recipe to another. I am happiest and never stressed out when I am in my kitchen all alone. It’s … Continue reading Carrot Halwa Spring Roll
Greetings !!! Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year Nothing succeeds like success, or so the saying goes. Couldn't agree more with whoever said that timeless line. However insignificant my achievement may seem to others, I am going to be expressive about it, quite unabashedly at that. So, here I … Continue reading Winning with My CHAI PANNA COTTA
As far back as I can remember, eating or making any dessert with pumpkin is nowhere in my growing up memories, until I had them in an English bakery during my first visit to London. Oh! I can't forget the delicious flavor, of the cream cheese roll made out of a pumpkin, and realized that … Continue reading EASY PUMPKIN ROLL With Walnut and Cream Cheese Filling
There is nothing like a CRAZY GOOD carrot cake! One bite is enough to make you fall in love with carrots cakes. The melt-in-your-mouth, moist, lovely spiced flavored carrot cake is a sure thing to-die-for. By the way, it's weekend. What are your plans? Anything fun? For me, it's a quiet weekend, girls preparing for … Continue reading Cinnamon Spiced Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is melt in mouth, soft and delicious burfi made with fresh grated coconut, saffron, khoya( evaporated milk solids), ghee( clarified butter), milk, cardamom powder and sugar ready in 30 minutes. When we talk about festivals, burfi become the quintessential sweets. I made these for this Ganesh Chaturthi, then repeated whenever I had to make a large batch … Continue reading Kesar Mawa Coconut Burfi
I hate the fact that I am back to blogging after a long gap. Vacation in India is never relaxing for me. With lots of travel to fulfill social commitments with family and friends, all my energy gets drained out and I am left with hardly any once I return to Bahrain after more than a month … Continue reading Rich Creamy Pistachio Phirni
While I was waiting in queue of a cash counter in a hyper market, which I hate to do in the peak hours of evening during Ramadan, my eyes caught the cook books on display nearby. I randomly picked up one and browsed through the same. While going through the pages, this recipe caught my attention. By this time it was … Continue reading Apple, chocolate & nutty galettes. Just the apples, chocolate, puff pastry and your magic does it all!!!
This year I was not very excited about Holi, perhaps because of kids exams and being a mum I was quite occupied with helping them with their studies and nursing them as bothwere down with flue, until a few days ago when i saw the hoardings of Holi celebration to be held at quite a … Continue reading THANDAI Panacotta
Traditionally its been observed that , everyone goes all out to let their special someone knows how much they are appreciated on this day and everyday. A valentine can be a spouse, lover, parent, sibling, child, or a friend who is happy for you and cares about you. one who is always there with … Continue reading NO BAKE VANILLA CHEESECAKE With blueberry coulis and strawberry compote