A cousin, one day dropped in a message " Hey ! I hogged in a lot of brownies and now am driven to make the eggless ones for my husband. Recipe Please. " A simple message yet shows a lot of her love for husband and yes for food too that indirectly fulfills her desire to please her husband. Lovely na !.. For me it is best way to show a person how much you love when you try your hand in kitchen and at the end of a tiresome day, just pop up in front of your loved onewith a lovely dish in your hand a sweet s...
Summers are really energy draining. In a day, with in an hour of drive to your office in morning, you might feel that Ohhh man ! I don't have energy. Frankly speaking this is my daily story in this season.And the ultimate solution to this is MOM or GRANDMA. In my case, both played a vital role. The moment I entered home after my school, I had only one thing to say, "Ma! No energy and no freshness" . Then popped in my nani one day with a glass of this golden drink and guess what since then till today, I a...
It feels great when out of no where, the website you have been running and the culinary skills that you possess get a recognition by a fashion magazine ! Amazed I am ! Delighted it feels ! ........ And the feeling to see your own self and your food web page on a Fashion magazine like FEMINA ! no word to express that. Yes ! This year's april brought a lot of success for this webpage as it was chosen to be featured in the national issue of Femina. Don't know how to thank you all and how much to thank you ...
Yes ! This is what was served to some very close family people on the dinner last sunday . ANGOORI THANDAI MOUSSE : [makes 2 ] It is one of the best desserts to be served in hot summers. Totally soothing experience. Ingredients: For Thandai paste: Cashewnuts - 5 Almonds - 5 Pistachios - 10 Khuskhus - 1tbsp Melon seeds - 1 tbsp Fennel seeds or saunf - 3 tbsp Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch Pepper corns - 4-5 Ellaichi or whole green cardamom - 4-5 Rose petals - 8-10 For Mousse - Freshly made cottage chees...
Sometimes I really think that its always better to put your heart and soul in what all you do and whenever you do. Delicacies are not to be made everyday but one thing is certain that whenever you make a delicacy, it should make your day. Hot apple cinnamon pudding with chilled apple butter compote. Ingredients: Apple cinnamon pudding: Apple - 1/2 cup, peeled and finely chopped Maida -1/2 cup Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Baking soda - 1/4 tsp Butter - 1/2 cup Cinnamon powder - a pinch Caster sugar...
I am really happy with the technological advancement in this age. Just sitting at home, I can keep in touch with my cousins who are staying miles away and chat with them as if we sitting together and chatting over a coffee. Pooja S (the one settled in China) today came up with a request that she wants to have a Gujarati dinner at her place on 15th with few of her folks. And as usual, I promised I ll put up a nice curry for you on my blog. Chola is basically the Indian name of Black eyed beans and Dho...
Its such a fun to just enter into the kitchen with a blank mind and suddenly sense some idea on seeing one single ingredient in the refrigerator. Got up to see what can I do with what all I ve and I ended up making this. WHITE CHOCOLATE CIGARS WITH APPLE CREME FILLING AND CRISP PRALINE WAFER: Now for Cigar what you need is Melted White cocolate - as needed [I took approximately 50 gms] Butter - 1 tbsp Apple - 5 tbsp, peeled and finely chopped For praline water, Sugar - 3 tbsp, Cinnamon powder- a pi...
M early by few hours (for chirayu and early by a day for papa) but I wanted to b the first one to wish... HAPPY BDAY Chirayu Buch and Deepak Buch... Chirayu this is my first fondant cake... :)... top layer is fondant... its a orange mud cake...Papa ll have a bite or so... Chirayu is in pune.. so who ll eat ? Me and adi..hehhe.............. bEING MY FIRST FONDANT CAKE, I TRIED ONLY A BIT OF IT IN MAKING.. SO THE TOP LAYER IS ONLY FONDANT I am really grateful to see you here. Wish to see you again
A lot of rain always make you feel like having something extremely sumptuous that can spice up your taste buds. But this time I felt like eating something that is less spicy but full of flavors. So this is what is going to fill my stomach tonight. Earlier too I had told you that Indian curries are nothing at all to worry. PANEER HARA DHANIYA : I am going to have this curry with butter roti ! Ingredients: Paneer - 100 gm, cubes Oil- 3 tbsp Black cardammom - 1 Bay leaf - 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 ", two p...
