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Hole Salad with Ghughniya – Roasted Green Chickpeas & Wheat Salad

Hole Salad with Ghughniya or Roasted Green Chickpeas & Wheat Salad is typical Baishakhi food of Punjab in a bowl. Boiled whole wheat grains, Roasted cholia (or dehydrated green chickpeas) with a Mustard oil and jaggery dressing. It is comforting, healthy and delicious. This Hole Salad is inspired by many of my Baishakhi memories. Some my own and some inspired by the ones I have heard mom telling me. Hole or Hola is roasted cholia or fresh garbanzo beans. Ghughniya is a boiled wheat grain … [Read more...]

Doli Roti : Multani Flat Bread with Spiced Sourdough

Doli Roti is a delightful Flat Bread leavened with a Spiced Sourdough. The bread belongs to the region of Multan and undivided Punjab and was a summer staple before urbanisation killed recipes like these. Doli Roti is a traditional deep-fried flatbread from Multan. Though it's origins are in Multan, it is also prevalent in other regions of Undivided Punjab. The most interesting thing about this bread is the way it is leavened. A gorgeous spiced sourdough is what gives the bread a unique … [Read more...]

Saag Chicken – Chicken with winter greens

Saag Chicken is probably one of my favourite dishes to be made with mustard leaves. Traditionally made with mutton, this healthier version is delicious and hits all the right notes. Let me start with a confession, this Saag Chicken traditionally is a Saag meat recipe. But when I managed to put together all the greens for this, I had chicken at home. Besides, we are trying hard to avoid red meat in everyday home meals. So the result is this delicious Saag Chicken. Second confession - It … [Read more...]

15 Delicious Diwali Sweets & Desserts

A kickass list of 15 Delicious Diwali Sweets & Desserts from the blog. Some very regular at home, some festive specials. But each one a favourite. What's Diwali without some mithai and here is a list of some of my favourite Diwali Sweets and desserts from the blog. Hope you all have a very happy and blessed Diwali. Um Ali – Egyptian Bread Pudding Delicate flavours of rose in a bread pudding work like magic. Rose Coconut Ladoos The first mithai I made and still the most … [Read more...]

Til Ladoo | Sesame Jaggery Ladoos

Til Ladoo or Sesame Jaggery Ladoos are super easy to make and our family Ganpathi tradition. Try this recipe and I promise you will love it! Ganesha is known for his love for food, specially ladoos and modak. These Til Ladoo are our family favorite, not just for the elephant God but us too. Festivals are always special, aren't they? And for me they are always about food. I personally think I celebrate festivals only to make those delicious food items associated with them. Whether it is … [Read more...]

Eid Special Meethi Seviyan | Sweet Vermicelli Recipe

Meethi Seviyan made with hand-rolled vermicelli is what makes my Eid memories. Easy to make, delicious this recipe will take you right back to childhood. I know Sheer Korma gets all the attention on Eid and it does deserve it. But my Eid memories of made of the simpler Meethi Seviyan. Every Eid, the S aunty next door would send a bowl full of these. I would claim the largest share in the house and then walk over to her house for more inspite of my mom's protests. Not just the meethi … [Read more...]

Spicy Sri Lankan Crab Curry Recipe

One of my favorite food, while I was in Sri Lanka last year, was the Sri Lankan Crab Curry and here is a recipe that I got from a local while I was there. Spicy and full of flavor it is turning out to be the favorite way to eat crabs in our household. Last year this day I was in Sri Lanka on a solo trip. It wasn't my first solo trip, but it was probably the best. One of the warmest country I visited with the best food ever. I ate a lot while I was in Sri Lanka would be an understatement. And … [Read more...]

Punjabi Dhabe Walli Dal – The taste of Indian Highways

Punjabi Dhabe Walli dal is one of those amazing dals which you get while you are driving in North India and stop at a Dhaba to have some food! This dal tastes amazing with some hot rotis or rice! I love all dals.I remember growing up to eating a different dal every day of the week. There was moong, channa, urad, masoor, arhar (toor), moth and so many more which mom used to make on a daily basis. I also remember never remembering their names and telling mum by color and shape as to what dal we … [Read more...]

Best Recipe for UP walli Khasta Kachori

For years I have been wanting to make the UP walli Khasta Kachori and this recipe from a friend's mum is really the BOMB. Bookmark the post NOW. This year on Holi I made Khasta Kachoris for the first time ever. Can you believe it I have never ever made them before? If you have been reading my blog for some time, you know that I have been eating and cooking my way through grief. When dad left us suddenly I didn't know how to reach and I found my solace in food. In eating the dishes he … [Read more...]