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by Monika

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Pickled Carrot Hummus – Easy, Delicious & Healthy

I love Hummus and this Pickled Carrot Hummus is Easy, Delicious & Healthy. Just the recipe you need. I actually posted this Pickled Carrot Hummus as an Instagram post earlier in this week. And it generated such curiosity and many questions around it leading me to this blog post. The birth of this dish happened when I had lots of leftover pickled black carrots last year after making Kaanji. We at home love all kinds of hummus and usually have at least one variation in the refrigerator … [Read more...]

Poached Fish in Thai Spices – A light summery fish curry

This Poached Fish in Thai Spices is the perfect summer fish curry. Light, yet full of flavour and so easy to make that there is hardly any time needed standing on the stove to make this! Summer is here in Bangalore in its full force (or whatever we call full force here) and all I am craving for are salads and light meals. Light curries which don't need be labouring over the stove. Curries which aren't heavily spiced and this Poached Fish in Thai Spices is perfect for the same. One … [Read more...]

Apple Raisin Cake with Salted Caramel Drizzle

This simplistic Apple Raisin Cake made with part whole wheat flour and finished with some Salted Caramel is just what one needs to cheer up any day. The child at home has suddenly been craving cakes! Coming up to me every week and saying, "Let's bake mumma". I am not complaining since that means I can pull out old recipes and refresh some blog posts. This Apple Raisin Cake is one such recipe. This time we made it with a simple but delicious Salted Caramel Drizzle and realised that made the cake … [Read more...]

Andhra Style Garlic Pepper Rasam – Family Recipes

This Andhra style Garlic Pepper Rasam recipe is soul food in our house. A family recipe that has been passed down generations, it is a complete winner. Garlic Pepper Rasam is probably the most comforting food for both the child and man at home. They crave for it when they are sick, when they are back from a holiday or when they want something to snuggle with. Actually, not just the garlic pepper rasam but all rasams are truly loved in my house. Whether it is the famous summer mango rasam … [Read more...]

Easy Ginger Plum Upside Down Cake

This Easy Ginger Plum Upside Down Cake is a just what you need when the gorgeous plums are in town. Perfect for evening tea, snack box or as a party dessert along with some ice cream. Stone fruits are my soul food, whether it is the peach, mango, litchi or plums. I adore them, I love to eat them. I also love to cook and bake with them. And this plum season I have already made this Ginger and Plum Upside Down Cake three times. It is easy, delicious and has been wiped down every time. And … [Read more...]

Chole Bhature : Spicy Chickpea Gravy Served With Fried Bread

Chole Bhature is one of my favorite foods in the world. Sharing with you our family recipe for the same. It has a secret ingredient which my grandmother taught me and will get you the best results ever! Chole bhature is my second most favorite food in the whole wide world. What can beat this you ask? Of course, my favorite food of all time in this world and the other if there is one, kadhi chawal! Every single thing about this recipe counts as sinful and fully sinful. That why it’s made very … [Read more...]

Ice Apple Salad with Sugarcane Juice Dressing

Tadgola, nungu or Ice Apple Salad with Sugarcane Juice Dressing is as local as we can get. Inspired by a recipe in Tara Deshpande's book, it is a delight in every bite. I use a lot of local stuff in my salads. Vegetables, fruits, grains, and spices but for some reason, I never thought of using tadgola/nungu or ice apple in my salad. But after I have eaten this ice apple salad inspired by a recipe in Tara Deshpande's book An Indian Sense of Salad, I don't think I can look beyond … [Read more...]

Sweet Potato Salad with Broccoli and Chipotle Dressing

Sweet Potato Salad with Broccoli and Chipotle Dressing is a hearty, comforting salad. Perfect for that healthy meal or as a side to a light stew and bread. I love sweet potato aka shakarkandi in all forms! But a few years I discovered that it is almost perfect in salads. As perfect as the shakarkandi chaat you get in Delhi. There I said it! So here is Sweet Potato Salad with Broccoli and Chipotle Dressing, a salad which will make your meal a happy one.  If you make this, share a picture with … [Read more...]

Garlic Shrimps and Red Rice Salad

Garlic Shrimps and Red Rice Salad with Buttermilk Dressing is the perfect summer meal! With a little inspiration from my favorite Kerala cuisine, this one is delicious and super healthy. Summer months demand light cold food but we often mistake that food which is not filling. This cold red rice salad with garlic shrimps and a buttermilk dressing is the perfect example of my kind of summer meal. Light on the stomach but full marks on flavor and nutrition. I am a big fan of Kerala food, … [Read more...]