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
Food always tastes better when it is shared. Yes! I strongly believe this. Having seen and experiencing throughout my growing years, with guest coming home either for lunch or dinner, so this was a part of me. Cooking Biryani or pulao for me was more of experimenting along with my elder brother. This … Continue reading Kheema Pulao ( Minced Lamb Pilaf)
This recipe is so perfect to serve to your guest because you hardly spend any time in the kitchen. It takes barely 5 minutes and once it’s in the oven your hands and kitchen is free for other things and enjoying time with your friends. Last week, it was nice to get connected with … Continue reading Crispy Zatar Sumac Baked Salmon
I have sorted up my evening tea/ coffee time cravings with this healthy oatmeal almond and chocolate chip cookies. There was a certain kind of frustration initially in past two months for not being able to cope up with my regular routine followed with such unmindful eating, that I hate it the most. Lot of … Continue reading Healthy Oatmeal Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ramadan Kareem! Ramadan is a month of fasting, prayers, spiritual purification. Long hours of fasting in this hot weather, makes it even more challenging. Hence, eating right, eating well and keeping your body hydrated becomes very important before and after breaking fast. Towards the end of Ramadan, people look forward to the Eid celebration and … Continue reading MALABAR CHICKEN BIRYANI
What rubbish! you may be wondering. Fat is bad, right? Sustained campaigns by diet, weight-loss, and slimming industries have almost ingrained fat as the fall guy in our psyche. They spend a fortune trying to get people on to the bandwagon of weight-loss, fat-loss and what not. The consumer, in turn, gets moved by the term … Continue reading EAT FAT TO LOSE FAT
Happy Sunday friends! Past couple of weeks felt like as if I had been on an Italian holiday. Really, I mean it! As I went on winning the rounds in the MASTER CHEF ITALIAN contest, the more I explored and cooked various recipes from different regions of Italy in preparation for the tougher round. Cheese and … Continue reading Nawabi Chicken
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
PIZZAAA! Anything more tempting than a pizza tale? Not yet, says my friend Abdullah!, who is the biggest pizza fan I have ever come across. But with Z Pizza, it is at a different level altogether. Whoever said pizzas are unhealthy, however well-intentioned may that be, isn’t entirely correct. When you have a wide range of … Continue reading Z pizza Restaurant review
Yay!! Its weekend and time to binge..... why not when you had worked hard so much throughout the whole long week ( yes I stressed upon the word long because to me weekdays seems to me never-ending and I literary look forward to the Thursday right from Sunday, beginning of the week when the. oh, … Continue reading Mushroom Halloumi Bagel