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5 Ingredients Done in 10 Minutes – Lemon Pepper Prawns

5 Ingredients Under 10 mins Lemon Pepper Prawns have exactly 5 ingredients which are always available in my pantry are made in under 10 minutes and can eaten as a starter with a chilled beer or as a main course along with a salad and some garlic bread to wipe that lemony buttery sauce. I don't know about you but I often have those oh my God, I forgot to cook or the days when I am so lazy that I don't want to spend more than 10 minutes in the kitchen or the days when I have friends call me 20 … [Read more...]

Content Aggregation, Making of a blog post and Zucchini Chutney (Spicy Zucchini Relish)

Ever thought about what goes behind a blog post? A post which throws little light making of a blog post :) Also my thoughts on Content Aggregation and a kick-ass under 20 minutes recipe for Zucchini Chutney! The past week went by in a blur. The blur of confusion, anger, despair and to a certain extent helplessness. I kept wondering that if it is so easy for anyone to come and lift off the work you have put your heart and soul in, why should one create? Why should I take the effort of cooking, … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu WW2916

Weekly Menu for the week, with some monsoon delicacies! Monsoon is upon us in full force, it seems to be raining in most parts of India making me a happy girl. And this is the weekly menu for the week. I love rains and besides for a country like us, which is still mainly still an agrarian economy, rains are always a boon specially at the right time. So here is my happy menu for the week with some of my favorite monsoon specials like Gatte Ki Sabji, Missi roti and more spicy stuff like Mutton … [Read more...]

Cherry Muesli Muffins with Muesli Streusel

These Cherry Muesli muffins with Muesli Streusel are 50% whole wheat, low in added sugar and have pretty much everything tick marked for them when it comes to the health quotient and are oh-so-delicious! It is time for fresh cherries and what better to make with them then Cherry Muesli Muffins ! Fresh cherries are in the season right now and someone got me a couple of small boxes from Himachal. It took me back to the time when I was living in Delhi and boxes would come from … [Read more...]

PurpleBasil : Your Answer to Home Delivery Woes

PurpleBasil is a great home delivery service which serves fresh and healthy food packed in eco friendly packaging! Bangalore is currently overloaded with home delivery options, whether it is the delivery apps or smaller startups promising gourmet food home delivered. They are mushrooming faster than we can count and despite that, on a day, when you actually want to order in food and look at the menus everything leaves you underwhelmed. There is either nothing interesting or you have eaten the … [Read more...]

White Chocolate & Tender Coconut Mousse with Wine Poached Plums

This no bake gelatin-less White Chocolate & Tender Coconut Mousse with Wine Poached Plums is the perfect dessert to put when you want something fancy yet simple. Takes 30 minutes to put it together and is my go-to recipe for impressing people. It seems like I am fast turning into the queen of mile long post titles! While I was typing this, the man passed by and told me "White Chocolate & Tender Coconut Mousse with Wine Poached Plums" seems like a never ending name of the dish. I did a … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu WW2616

Weekly Menu this week after a long time! A perfect idea to get fresh food on the table :) Time to admit that I have been super lax about posting the weekly menu here. The menus are still happening and the house running on them but I have been lax and laid back on posting them here. But so many of you wrote to me saying that the weekly menus were great help and can I please bring them back that here they are. I know this week is slightly delayed but will try and get them back on track soon … [Read more...]

Chef Sumit’s new menu at Le Jardin, Oberoi

Chef Sumit at Le Jardin, Oberio has created a new menu for the restaurant and it is worth a try! Le Jardin, Oberoi has a new senior sous chef all the way from NYC. Chef Sumit is an 'Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development' alumnus and has previously done a stint with Oberoi as well. So it's almost like homecoming for him being back in a Oberoi kitchen. The young chef is full of energy and ideas inspired by many international chefs has worked with and is ready to take the already favorite Le … [Read more...]

Nandu Kuzhambu – Chettinad Crab Curry

A recipe for Nandu Kuzhambu (Chettinad style crab curry). Finger licking delicious, spicy but that good spice that will have you slightly sweating and yet reaching out for more! An inter-community marriage has more benefits than you can count and for me the one that tops the list is the gorging on the traditional food of both sides. While we indulge in sarsoon ka saag and makki ki roti, there are also rasam and chettinad curries which are equally treasured. There are food traditions from both … [Read more...]