Butternut Squash {pumpkin} Bisque Is it starting to get cooler in your part of the world? It is getting pretty pleasant in here these days. Dawn and Dusk are beautiful, crisp and cool. The days are “just” perfectly warmed. I feel like locking this time of the year for ever. Butternut Squash {pumpkin} Bisque adds to the…
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Maandhia
Maandhia Maandhia is also known as Maandh. It is a quintessential side dish prepared especially during summer season in Northern India. Maandhia is another heirloom recipe from my family. My grandmother made it. My mom makes it. I love it. I was visiting home (India) this summer, meeting my family this after 4 long years. The…
Dal Lehsuni – Red Lentils Cooked with Garlic
Dal Lehsuni – Red Lentils Cooked with Garlic Dal Lehsuni – Red Lentils Cooked with Garlic, is an uber simple, easy, nutritious and filling dish. A dal made with dry red lentils and a magical potion of comfort and satiety of Indian flavors, is best enjoyed with either a Chapati / Roti or just plain Jeera Pulav /…
Arbi Masala
Arbi Masala or Masala Arbi is a very popular North Indian, Punjabi dish. It’s finger licking good. Spicy. Raunchy. Full of Bite & Texture. Starchy turned comforting. If you are wondering what is arbi?…..then you must know that Arbi is called Taro in English and Ghuiya in some North Indian regions. Taro belongs to the…
Tawa Pulav
I believe that there can never be too many rice recipes to keep handy. If you are Asian, it makes more sense. We Asians eat a lot of rice, I mean a lottttt of rice, be it South Asians or East Asians. Rice is the staple food for most of us. Many a times when I…
Paneer Butter Masala / Paneer Makhanwala
I had blogged the Paneer Butter Masala 2 years ago but it was too amateur-ish, post wise and photos wise, that I had to re-do and re-vamp the whole post. THereford, I have deleted the older post and created the new one. Paneer Makhanwala is a rich rich rich curry and oh-so-easy to put together. It…
A complete Indian Meal
Few months ago, a UK based e-magazine Fresh View Magazine had contacted me over Twitter, requesting an article and recipes on Indian Cuisine. I agreed delightfully. They said that they can’t pay me but will publicize enough. I didn’t mind at all since I take a lot of pride in introducing my cuisine with more…
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…
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…
Sookhe Kaale Chane
Sookhe Kaale Chane Sookhe Kaale Chane is a “must make” dish for Ashtami / Navami Kanjak Pooja. Along with it, Halwa and Poori are prepared for the Prasaad (food offering). This celebration is widely observed by the Hindu community of India. Sookhe means Dry and Kaala Chana is Black gram which is a close cousin…