There is a very interesting story attached with this Pasta Salad. When we moved to USA in 2001, pasta was available in India but not that commonly used in households. If used, then most of the time it was Indianized with onion, tomato paste, loads of garlic and ketchup. I still love that kind. Anyways,…
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Gajar Kanji – A Probiotic Drink
Gajar Kanji is the Naturally Fermented Drink from the Northern Part of India. It is made with few easily available Pickling Ingredients. Kanji is the true form of Probiotic and is as effective as kombucha. Gajar Kanji Holi is the festival that celebrates Spring. When Winter is closing down, spring brings a lot of sunlight,…
Double Baked Potato Jackets : Meatless Monday
Potato! Batata! Aloo! One humble tuber and hundred of names and thousands of dishes and millions of lovers! Such a stud he is! POTATO! No kidding! It is serious stuff. I know, the big game night is over so why now? Well, there is no time to eat a snack! Right? Especially Double Baked Potato…
Mushroom Achari, Mushrooms in Indian Pickling Spices
If you have observed then I use mushrooms a lot in my cooking. The reason being they are always available, they are delicious and nutritious, they are economical, they are versatile and can be used in any cuisine. So I document mushrooms in a particular curry and always give options towards the end for the…
Guest Post : Alu Posto and Kalai Dal, Vegetarian Delight from Bengal by Sarani Tarafder
Aren’t these pictures speaking thousand volumes? Keeping my tradition alive for Angie, The Novice Gardener’s Fiesta Friday; taking Sarani along with me for a fun ride at the blog party, co-hosted by 2 very talented and super awesome bloggers, Fae of Fae’s Twist and Tango and Suzanne of A pug in the Kitchen. Cross blogging…
2 Simple Dressings for your Salads : Orange Ginger Balsamic Dressing and Lemon Mustard Dressing
Am I tooting too much about Spring? Well it’s not here yet but round the corner :). I am bringing it earlier, inside the home with spring inspired flavors . The 2 Salad Dressings that I make in my kitchen are so DIY (do it yourself), so simple, least number of ingredients and need just…