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Whole Wheat Lemon & Cranberry Muffins

Whole Wheat Lemon & Cranberry Muffins, with the tartness of lemon and cranberry, are winners every time I make them. Muffins are a favorite at our house and these healthy lemon & cranberry muffins are eaten up in no time! I think muffins are fantastic weekend breakfasts, specially if you do whole wheat and cut down on processed sugar in it. They are a perfect treat to the soul after a tiring week. These lemon and cranberry muffins, with the tartness of lemon and … [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...]

Rendezvous with Double Black @ Blue Bar

My rendezvous with Double Black at the Blue Bar! I remember some years ago, whiskey was something that only dad drank. It wasn't ever in my list of preferred drinks but now as I get older I am slowly taking to it. Slowly but steadily. So when the invite for the Double Black invite came I was almost passing it off but then thought why not? Pic Credit : Johny Walker Fan Page I am not a whiskey expert is something I should tell you before hand but did I enjoy Double Black, oh … [Read more...]

Dahi Walla Tinda

Dahi Walla Tinda is something my mom started making a few years ago and I love this way of cooking tinda. To be honest, I love love love tinda. And this dahi walla tinda is such an awesome way to make it! I know it is shocking, but really, I love Tinda. Whether it’s the small round ones stuffed with masala or the ones made as a simple onion-tomato curry or the nawabi malai tinda or a simple tinda stir fry. Some years ago, mum started making these dahi walla tinda and when I ate … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu 27th July & Recipe Links

The weekly menu this week and the recipe links to it! Enjoy! The weekly menu for this week to enjoy the rains and make life easier! Recipe Links. Dahi Walla Tinda Baked Ajwaini Fish Coriander Chicken Baked Eggs Corn Chilli Muffins Pav Bhaji with home made masala Tomato Upma Methi Khichdi Since I am travelling through the mid of the week, I have not taken those days into account. I am just sharing the menu which I plan to follow personally. You can … [Read more...]

Chettinad Recipes : Crab Rasam

A foolproof crab rasam recipe from the Chettinad cuisine, made with freshly ground rasam podi! Super delicious and yummy! So after a month's break, the kitchen divas are back and this time with Chettinad Recipes. Years ago, in one of my visits to a restaurant called "Thalapakkatti" in Chennai, I had a dish called Crab Rasam. I liked it so much that I had two servings of that for lunch and nothing else. The crabbiness blended superbly with the usual pepper, garlic and other spices in … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu Planning and Spicy Cabbage Rice

A spicy cabbage rice which is a regular in my house and a perfect quick meal option! Weekly menu planning is something I have wanted to do for many years now, but there things that I procrastinate forever and keep putting them off saying later. And this was just one of them, but then some months ago I saw Archana start a tag called #summermealplanning and I thought this is my chance to start something that I have wanted to do forever and I jumped right in. This spicy cabbage rice is a part of … [Read more...]

Citibank Restaurant Week India : Caperberry

The Citibank Restaurant Week India is an awesome festival organized in Bangalore! I have said this before and I say it again Citibank Restaurant Week India is one of my favorite food festivals in the town. Well organised and it showcases some of the best places in the city. It opens to public for delightful 10 days tomorrow morning and this is where you can see the menus and book your tables. This time around I picked up Caperberry for the preview meal of RWI, its … [Read more...]

Lucknow/Awadhi Recipes : Tikkia & Alu

Tikkia & Alu is a traditional Awadhi dish which is delicious and drool worthy! While reading Tehzeeb, if there is one recipe that haunted me it was tikkia & alu. I have never had it before and the picture in the book looked drool worthy. Also, the recipe was quite interesting. I love alu and eggs together, but I have always made them together in the form of a curry and not a dry sabzi. In this alu, thin slices of potato and onions are cooked with tempered methi seeds and chillies and … [Read more...]