Indian style scrambled eggs aka. Anda Bhurji is full of health and deliciousness! High on proteins and really quick to make too! A great breakfast idea! Anda bhurji is probably India's answer to the ever famous scrambled eggs. Sautéed onions and tomatoes combined with chillies and other spices, make a delightful high protein breakfast with toast! Or eat it to make a wholesome and delicious lunch or dinner with a parantha. I have many memories of college days and early working days, … [Read more...]
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Onam Recipes : Parippu (Moong Dal With Coconut)
Parippu - Kerala Style moong dal with coconut in it! A delicious dal to have with some piping hot rice and a dollop of ghee! An integral part of the Onam Sadya! Dal has always been comfort food for me, whether it is the simple toor dal with a hing tadka Or the kickass methi & palak dal my MIL makes with tamarind o r the Punjabi dhabha walli dal. So it wasn't a surprise that I fell in love with parippu, the kerala style roasted moong dal with coconut. The roasted moong dal gives it a … [Read more...]
Five Curries to Make Without Onions
Five curries to make without onions! Definitely a post to bookmark! So about an hour ago, I got yet another joke on whatsapp on the soaring onion prices and while I laughed I also wondered that what do I cook without onion. I know a lot of Rajasthani and Jain food is indeed cooked without onion but otherwise onion is a pretty integral part of Indian cooking. At least the cooking I do at all. But when I looked on the blog I realised I do have some yummy dishes which are made without onions on … [Read more...]
Menu of the week 10th Aug & Recipe of Rongi
Rongi is black eyed beans (cowpeas) which are cooked in a delicious gravy to create a dish which tastes amazing with rotis or rice! Some days ago, I had posted a picture of one my comfort foods from Delhi days on Instagram (are you following me yet? click here to follow: https://instagram.com/monikamanchanda/). Rongi is essentially black eyed beans, also knowns as lobhia. In Punjabi, it is fondly called rongi. When I was small, I used to call it "Chota Rajma". A bowl of rice, rongi, a spoon of … [Read more...]
Tomato Saar
Tomato Saar is a tomato rasam like gravy which is so similar to the south Indian tomato rasam, minus the rasam spice powder in it. Usually eaten with the Maharashtrian Masala Baath, this saar is a part of the traditional Maharashtrian cuisine. Like I told in my previous post, I made the Tomato Saar and Masala Baath after talking to my friend about comfort food. It really astonishes me at times on how the simple tomato is used in so many various forms all across India. Whether it is the … [Read more...]
World Baking Day 2014 : Lets Bake A Long
Its World Baking Day and so lets get baking together! Its World Baking Day on 18th May, so get baking folks. Bake for your loved ones, a cookie, a cake, a brownie. Anything you fancy. Who wants to do a bake along? I will post a recipe tomorrow morning and we all bake and post pictures? I asked this on my FB page yesterday and the response I got was very encouraging. So here I am with a list of 10 recipes that I found interesting and exciting to bake, you can choose from these or you can pick … [Read more...]
Meeting Kate Bracks and the launch of Whitefield Baking Co at Marriott
A wonderful evening of meeting Kate Bracks and the launch of the Whitefield Baking Co at Marriott! I have been an ardent follower of MasterChef Australia, have watched all the seasons aired till now, either on TV or on youtube. Season 3 was one of my favorite seasons somehow the chemistry and balance between the contestants in that season was outstanding. There were many of them I was cheering and hooting for, throughout the airing of masterchef, but if there was one who had my heart. It was … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Bread: Day 18 of COVID Isolation
This Whole Wheat Bread is 70% whole grain, super easy to make and delicious. The post also has lots of variations ideas for the same. One of the most common requests to me in the past 15 days has been for easy homemade bread. The stores are out of bread and most of us find it easy and comforting breakfast. This 70% whole wheat bread is the answer to all those queries. I love baking bread whether it is quick yeasted bread that get ready in a few hours or slow sourdough bakes. But I do … [Read more...]
Oats Banana Pancake: Day 16 of COVID Isolation
Breakfast is the meal I love but still find the hardest to plan for. These Oats Banana Pancake are an answer to that. Breakfast is the meal I love but still find the hardest to plan for. These Oats Banana Pancake are an answer to that. I can eat them every day for a long time without getting bored. They are also probably the only way I would be happy to use that big box of Oats lying at home. Day 16 of isolation was marked by one word - PMS!!!! God, I am alternating between wanting to … [Read more...]
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