Almost 7-8 years ago, I was visiting my cousins in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My bhabhi knew my love for cooking so she gifted me this beautiful cook book called Dakshin meaning South, written by Chandra Padmanabhan. She has pended down some fabulous recipes in that book, in various categories of sambhar, spice mixes, poriyals, kuttus, rice and…
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Kaju Chocolate Barfi – Warmest Diwali Wishes
Diwali is the biggest festival for the Hindus of Indian community and the subcontinent. A beautiful festival of lights, secular spirit, good food and company, some glamour and some poker ;), firecrackers and mithais, fun, laughter, joyful times and loads of memories…golden memories.. Diwali is symbolic of victory of good over evil, lightening our hearts…
Jodhpuri Pulav Easy Recipe
Jodhpuri Pulav is a royal and rich preparation from Jodhpuri cuisine. It is prepared with a selection of nuts and vegetables, cooked in yogurt and other whole spices. It is a complete meal in itself. Jodhpuri Pulav I have been super lazy lately and haven’t prepared any savories or sweets for the most festive festival DIWALI!…
Minty Peanuts
Minty Peanuts is the perfect snack to keep you warm and happy during winters. Or make it to entertain the guests. An easy recipe to make. Minty Peanuts I had eaten these minty peanuts at a friend’s place and boy I couldn’t stop eating these. They were sensual with that romantic minty hint and loaded…
Aloo Bread Tikki (Potato Bread Cutlets)
Oops I deep fried again! 😁😮 I have a very good explanation to it. Believe me! The weather outside is wet, the temperatures are cooling down, the day light saving kicked in today so gained an hour, feeling blah, feeling cold and crappy…. Are these enough reasons to indulge? Eh! Who am I kidding? I…
Kesariya Paneer ki Kheer ( Saffron drenched Cottage Cheese Pudding)
Warning – This post has lot of photos! I couldn’t decide, which one not to post! So I have made the saffron and paneer drenched kheer, rich with visual teasers! Enjoy!! I love chilled kheer, resting in a kulhad and sakore, the earthern small pots, made to serve the street treats mainly. The mit to ki…
Cheesy Tomato Spanish Rice
Taco Bell used to serve these delicious rice, which they switched to Cilantro Rice, later on. That side rice dish was so delicious, tomatoe-y, gooey with cheese and oh-so comforting. The kids called it Red Rice and when the Taco Bell stopped making it, they were disappointed. Then we tried some store bought, ready to…
Khatte Meethe Baingan (Sweet & Sour Eggplants)
Go Meatless on Mondays! I have been associated with Meatless Monday for more than an year now. People might think, hey aren’t you a vegetarian blog anyways? Why the association? The answer is – what is the harm in joining hands together for creating more awareness about eating vegetarian meals more often. Eggplants or Aunergines or brinjals…
Sooji ka Halwa / Semolina Pudding
Sooji ka Halwa / Semolina Pudding You ask any Indian about this halwa (pudding), and they will instantly start drooling over it. Yes, it is that common dessert in India. I might take the liberty to call it the “national pudding” of India. No seriously! Not only India, it is relished in many middle eastern…
Basic Guidelines to Performing Ashtami/Navami Kanjak Pooja
Basic Guidelines to Performing Ashtami/Navami Kanjak Pooja {Image Source – Google Images} Disclaimer 1 – The mentioned article Basic Guidelines to Performing Ashtami/Navami Kanjak Pooja is created by me, keeping in mind how I have observed the Ashtami & Navami Pooja in my mother’s and mother-in-law’s home. Disclaimer 2 – It is an unbiased article and describes…