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Of Hard Days, Comfort Food and Lacha Onion Parantha

Lacha Onion Parantha combines onions with some simple spices to create an amazing dish! Pair up with some pickles and a bowl of curd and you have some comfort food in hand! Whenever I am upset, I have realised that comfort food always perks up my mood a bit. This lacha onion parantha is one of those dishes! Yesterday night, I was feeling down the dumps. I had just come back from spending a harrowing day at the Regional Passport Office, Kormanagala, after feeling helpless and defeated. I … [Read more...]

Comfort Food Series : Methi and Corn Pulao

Simple methi and corn pulao is the perfect one pot meal and certainly is comfort food for me! Serve it with some raita and papad and you will have a very fulfilling meal! It seems like ages I was here the last time. It is ages since I posted something which is funny because there is so much to write about. So many travel and food stories. So many recipes to share (including this methi and corn pulao one!). So many restaurants to review. The pictures are now gathering dust in my laptop HDD if … [Read more...]

Capsicum Ginger Dal – Comfort Food Series

Capsicum ginger dal is full of taste, the slight spiciness of the capsicum, the sharpness of ginger and the earthiness of the moong dal! A perfect comfort food option! My love for dals is no secret for the blog readers. I love them. They add such a comfort factor to the meal and when I not in a mood to cook too much, a dal rice or dal roti meal is one of the most comforting things ever. This capsicum ginger dal falls in that category. I grew up eating a variety of dals which we … [Read more...]

Tomato Rice & Comfort Food Series

Tomato Rice is a delicious combination of Indian and Mexican flavors which come together to create the perfect comfort food option! We all need some comfort food occasionally (especially that which can be cooked quickly too!) and this tomato rice sure is one of them for me :) Its time for Blog Hop Wednesday and while I was browsing through the blog assigned to me for this week, I realised how we pick some recipes instantly and some just don’t even give it a chance. While I was … [Read more...]

Methi Palak Dal : Comfort Food – Post 25

Methi Palak Dal is a delicious combination of greens and lentils which come together to create magic! A super comfort food option! Everyone has a comfort food, isn't it? The food you crave when you have nothing else to do and when you are feeling a bit down, or when may be your mood is not great or may be the health is not the best! For N, its rasam-rice and for me its dal roti! Seriously when nothing works, dal-roti does magic for me. This methi palak dal is a favorite for … [Read more...]

Potato Chowder: A comforting soup for Day 14 of COVID Isolation

Soups are topmost in comforting dishes for most people. Today's Potato Chowder gets 100 marks in comfort and is also a full meal in itself, since potato takes care of those carbs too A chowder is a thick chunky vegetable or seafood soup (Potato Chowder is my favourite) that is usually white sauce based. It ogriginated in New England, North America was actually a dish brought about by the fishermen with only seafood or wary sailors with very limited food they had in hand. It is usually a … [Read more...]

Le Jardin @ The Oberoi : FoodLovers Gourmet City

Foodlovers Gourmet City at Le Jardin at The Oberoi! A delightful experience in dining! Since the last couple of years, the city has been booming with food festivals or restaurant showcases. FoodLovers Gourmet City is one of them. This is the time when people who love eating out, mark their calendars, pick their favorite places and explore the menu that represents the place and showcases some of the restaurant's best food at a prices which are very reasonable. Though there are many … [Read more...]

Kheema Gobhi – Winter goodness of Minced Cauliflower and peas

Kheema Gobhi for me is the dish that highlights the Winter goodness of Cauliflower and peas. Minced Cauliflower, tender peas make it the perfect accompaniment to roti. Its winter time and the time we get yummy, fresh and tender cauliflower. The flowers that begged to be picked up and cooked. I have been making a lot of gobhi a lot of ways but one of my all-time favorites is Kheema Gobhi. Kheema Gobhi is a very traditional Punjabi recipe which is essentially made in winter. Actually, come … [Read more...]

Mixed Millet Khichdi

Mixed Millet Khichdi is the perfect comfort food for the entire family! Healthy and delicious! In the past year, millet have found a firm place in my house. I use them in many dishes - salads, pulaos, soups, bakes like cookies and more. But the favorite at home is this Mixed Millet Khichdi which is quick to make and absolutely delightful to eat. And it definitely helps that khichdi is an absolute comfort food for me as well as N, at home. I combine this with kadhi or mango rasam for a perfect … [Read more...]