Hello peeps! Thank god it’s almost weekend. Have you come across people being judgemental about you and others? They seem to be present everywhere, so irritating, ughh! Whenever I speak to both of my sisters-in-law, apart from talking about everything under the sun, we also end up talking about such irritating people and … Continue reading How to make Dhaba style LASOONI MOONG DAL TADKA( Cooked yellow lentil tempered with burnt garlic and herbs
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
Simple pleasures are really hard to explain. For me, even a cup of kadak chai sipping by the roadside, walking a long way without any fixed destination, or even a typical Assamese simple meal of dal, rice mashed potato and a piece of fish fry, would give me immense pleasure. Such pleasures derived from … Continue reading Sweet Potato Mash with Mustard Sauce
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
It has become my signature chocolate peanut butter chips cookie recipe! This is the 7th time I am baking a batch of them during this month December. Now that’s what I call festive spirit in true sense. Eggless, delicious, out of this world! From the time since I had made these cookies for the … Continue reading Chocolate Peanut butter Chip Eggless Cookie
Hola! A Throwback to the days of spending last Christmas and new year in Spain, enjoying the Spanish fiesta. Exactly during this time of the year, I was busy preparing and planning for a holiday, a Spanish holiday!! Sometimes though, it can be daunting when faced with the prospect of a two-week family holiday with … Continue reading EASY VEGGIE SPANISH RICE
This is one of the most easiest traditional Gujarati mithai( sweets) that I have come across. I cannot thank enough Mr.Bhupendra Pathak, Renee's fine art teacher for introducing me to the wonderful Gujarati food. What an amalgamation of sweet, tangy and spicy flavors.Gujarati cuisine has a wide variety of sweets and savory snacks, and … Continue reading GUR PAPDI (3 Ingredients Traditional Gujarati sweet)
Thinking about the time spent with my Alisar friends or fondly called Alisar gang, when I used to live in Hoora area of Manama, always fills me with nostalgia. The sweet and snack shop Rangoli - our favorite- was just down the road, occupying one of the many streets of Hoora. Oh! how we would … Continue reading COCKTAIL ALOO KACHORI ( Potato stuffed savory flat bread puffs)
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
Happy morning to everyone!! How important is breakfast to you all? Well... well well, this is the only meal I long for my soul satisfaction. A good heart satisfying breakfast keeps me moving on for the whole day without any grumpiness. And, I would take all efforts to make one fitting into my busy mornings. … Continue reading Breakfast Eggs on the Bed of Chickpeas & Eggplant