Carrot, largely a winter vegetable, is used in many savoury dishes, currys and even in salads. Again Carrot halwa is a very popular Indian dessert, perhaps adored by all. For me , I love to use carrot in many of my dishes, just because its colour brings vibrancy in the Continue Reading
Parathas are anonymous with North Indian breakfasts. The heavily stuffed hot parathas with a piece of melting butter is nothing short of heaven for the tongue. The stuffing is an art too. Perhaps you have heard the legends of ‘paratha wali gali’ in Old Delhi, famous for varieties of stuffing Continue Reading
We the Bengalis know the plain puris by a cuter name, “luchi”. For us, Luchi with potato curry is a fascinating combo for Sunday breakfast to kick start the lazy morning with an utmost luxury. The truth is that both the plain puris and the potato curry are individually very Continue Reading
“Chirer pulao” or Flaked rice pulao is a handy breakfast or evening snack dish. I used to find often my lunch box full of “chirer pulao” in the good old school days. These days I often prepare it as evening snack when my husband returns home from work and I Continue Reading
Medu vada is a quintessential South Indian snack. Along with Idli and Dosa, Vada holds a symbolic status in South Indian variety of foods, lauded all over India. Although I do not have much experience with South Indian cuisine, still I love to prepare different dishes, particularly the ones which Continue Reading
I got a wonderful opportunity to do my first guest post for my loving blogger friend Aruna of ãhãram. During the course of blog writing we came to know each other and become very good friends. She has a versatile blog full of recipes from different parts of the world. Continue Reading
Dosa is perhaps the most symbolic South Indian food. Whenever one mentions South Indian dishes, the first picture comes to your vision is that of a Dosa with Sambar and Chutney, its well-suited complementaries. From the point of view of western foodies, Dosa can be regarded as a savoury pan Continue Reading
Nothing beats the idea of starting the lazy Sunday morning with a breakfast of puris or luchi with Dum Aloo (spicy potato curry). However, puris can be of different kind and known as kachori, bhatura , nun etc. Among all, Karaisutir Kochuri aka Peas Puri is my favourtie. Since fresh Continue Reading
Khaman Dhokla is a traditional dish of Gujrat, a western state of India. There are different kinds of “dhokla” that can be eaten as breakfast, main course, side dish or as a snacks. Generally dhokla is made from rice and chickpea splits, whereas Khaman dhokla is prepared only by Gram Continue Reading