Nimbu Ka Achaar – No Oil Indian Lime Pickle
I still have some left in the jar from my last trip to India.Every time I scoop out a spoon ful to serve on to my platter, unconsciously, I drop a few wedges back. Then I smile at the silly thought...
View ArticleJal Jeera – Indian Tamarind & Cumin Cooler
Whats your favorite beverage? I m not much of a beverage person, but am always up for a glass of water – slightly warm during winters & at room temperature during summers.Other than that, fresh...
View ArticleGobi Manchurian- Fried Cauliflower in Spicy Sauce
Indo Chinese cuisine is an exciting break from the everyday meals I make at home.It cuts the boredom of rolling flatbreads, boiling lentils & picking rice – the sizzling wok replaces the whistling...
View ArticleCoconut-Cardamom Cookies
I find P rave about those coconut cookies from his hometown quite often.The discussion comes up mostly on weekends when we have the time to sit together for morning tea. There must be something about...
View ArticleBeetroot Tikki
Root vegetables with a soothing,earthy taste are one of my favorite. I m not talking potatoes here – everybody likes them without a doubt. I want to point towards taro, sweet potatoes, turnips,...
View ArticleMung Dal & Edamame Salad
Hope all of you had a lovely 4th of July. We took a little vacation to LA and Malibu.It was our first road trip ever & could not have been more fun.We spent a lot of time on beaches, sun bathing,...
View ArticleRicotta Cheese Ice Cream With Roasted Strawberries (Eggless)
I have been making this ice cream all summer. Just this one. No other flavors, no variations, if P will eat homemade ice cream – this is the one. ‘Why fiddle with something tried & tested?’, his...
View ArticleCoconut Burfi (Fudge) for Diwali
Wishing everyone a prosperous & joyful Diwali. It is Diwali day tomorrow in India.Commonly know as the festival of lights, Diwali is a five-day long fare celebrated across the country with a lot...
View ArticlePickled Winter Vegetables
No winter is complete without a jar of pickled vegetables. Crunchy, tangy & spicy, these appear as a side to all my winter meals. While most of you are euphoric about holiday baking, in our house,...
View ArticleNan Khatai – Indian Shortbread Cookies(Eggless)
The year has flown by right before my eyes and are we just a week away from the New Year? How did that happen? I haven’t ticked off half of the things I planned to do and the next is already...
View ArticlePunjabi Kadhi Pakora – Chickpea flour Fritters in a Spicy Yogurt Gravy...
On those summer evenings, while we laid our folding beds in the veranda to prepare for a sleepover under the starry sky, in the kitchen, potfuls of kadhi simmered on one of the stove tops, rice to go...
View ArticleMangodi – Sun dried Lentil Nuggets
I have been spending a lot of time in the kitchen this week. I baked a cake after two years, cooked dum biryani for the first time, sprouted whole red lentils and I made mangodis. For last few years I...
View ArticleMewa Chikki – Nut & Seed Brittle (Gluten & Grain Free)
‘Paani, cheeni se kam hona chahiye‘, mum replied that the quantity of water should be less than sugar. I had called in to ask the ratio of sugar and water for the syrup before setting out to make this...
View ArticleNamkeen Daliya -Savory Breakfast Oatmeal
I did not grow up eating sweet breakfasts. While a bowl of Mohan Meakins cornflakes soaked in honeyed hot milk was just for the weekends, buttered up parathas either stuffed with vegetables or rolled...
View ArticleHomemade Ghee (Indian Clarified Butter)
The noise of the slotted ladle against the stainless steel milk pot worked like a morning alarm for us. Stepping out after a bath and with the towel still wrapped around her head, she skimmed malai...
View ArticleDum Aloo – Slow Cooked Spiced Potatoes
I loved it when it was the potato harvest time at grandma’s house. Those few days when our maali ( gardener) pulled out the tubers from the soil, we were allowed to assist him. I remember that he used...
View ArticleBhindi Do Pyaza – Okra Stirfry With Pearl Onions
A dainty spiced stir fry of bhindi(okra) & pea onions rolled up inside a paratha (flatbread) or alongside dal chawal (lentils & rice) is as easy as a comforting meal. Many put it off due to...
View ArticleJeera Biscuits – Buttery Cumin Cookies (Eggless)
I have just finished unpacking the last of bags from a month long trip to Delhi. The household is slowly settling to routine, the little one is back to her usual sleep schedule and yesterday I could...
View ArticleChickpea & Vegetable Soup
The new year stands in front of me like a clean slate.Its fresh, looks so promising and I feel ready to make mistakes and tackle failures, or not. I hope this year is as nice as the last one if not...
View ArticleSabudana Kheer – Tapicoa Pudding (Glutenfree)
My grandma used to make sabudana kheer on days when she observed fasts, not so much otherwise.I remember skipping meals and tucking down quite a number of bowls of it on those occasions. Like most...
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