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Incredible India & Post 5

My post on Incredible India! The states I have visited and my favorite memories of the state :) No No, don't judge because I have taken up a tag on just the 5th day. I did it because part of my plan is to clear the many many drafts I have in dashboard and this was the one that was itching to get finished from a long time. So here is the Incredible India tag picked up from Bikram's blog (I think Swaram also did it once but I cant find the link to it) The rules are: The list contains all … [Read more...]

Meetha Gud ka Parantha BM#4 Day 7

Meetha Gud ka Parantha is my grandmom's recipe which is filled with so much love! Delicious dry fruits are powdered and added with jaggery to make a kickass filling and put in as a stuffing to create an amazing dish! What? Is it day 7 already? Time flew this time. A week just got over, without me even realizing it! And, like they say, it is best to end the meal with a dessert. So we end our marathon with something sweet too, a sweet parantha. The memories of this parantha for me go back to my … [Read more...]

Vatteppam/Vattayappam : ICC : BM#4 Day 5

Vatteppam or Vattayappam as it is called in some parts of Kerala, is a simple steamed sweet rice cake, which tastes absolutely amazing! Its the time for Indian Cooking Challenge again and this time we have some from God's Own Country Vatteppam.... I have missed last two or three ICCs for some reason or the other! Oh, the last one I missed because the khandvi didnt turn out well and you know why because I used maize flour instead of gram flour ha ha ha anyways I made it again … [Read more...]

The Best Masala Poori Recipe

Masala Poori is a simple dish with whole wheat flour flavored with some basic spices, some awesome mint chutney and curd! It sure tastes yummy! The saying "you get what you hate the most" really is true. As much as I detest deep fried foods my son loves them. Pooris is something he can have at any time of the day. And as a helpless mom of a picky eater, I don't have a choice but to give in to that wish. This masala poori is a variation that he and us both love. I usually make vegetable … [Read more...]

Paneer Kulcha with Burnt Garlic & Mint Chutney BM#4 Day 2

Paneer Kulcha is a delicious Indian style bread which tastes amazing with chole (or any curry!). In fact, it is so yummy that you can serve it some garlic and mint chutney or just some pickles and watch it disappear from the plate :) N loves kulchas, absolutely loves any kind of kulchas. The plain kulcha, onion kulcha , paneer kulcha - any form of kulcha. So, sometime back I took it on myself to make the yummiest possible kulcha at home and I am proud to say I did it. I managed to create the … [Read more...]

Stuffed Peas Paranthas – The best winter treat

Stuffed peas parantha with some soya and oats flour added are super nutritious and they taste so delicious too! Use fresh peas available in winter or just use some frozen ones, the paranthas taste amazing anyway! Today I start with the fourth edition of the blogging marathon. The first one was the one-month long marathon I did along with Valli, followed by the two 'one-week' ones and I am starting a week-long one again! God bless Valli, for keeping my blog alive. This week, I have selected the … [Read more...]

Strawberry Jam

Have strawberries? Make this delicious strawberry jam! You can spread it over a hot piece of toast, roll it up in some rotis or just spoon it over a plain muffin, and you are in food heaven! Its that time of the year when you get fresh red strawberries every where you go.Those slightly tangy, sightly sweet, pretty looking red berries with a lovely green little leaf on top. They are a delight to have in the house, by mere being there they add a zing to the house. During these days I typically … [Read more...]

Mumbai se Gayee Puna – Street Food Trail in Mumbai

My delightful street food trail in Mumbai! I went from Mumbai to Pune, actually Lavasa. But then one passes through Pune right. I am foodie to the core (doesn't having this blog prove that?) So when the opportunity to go to Mumbai came, in the back of my mind, I had already starting plotting what all I should eat. I just had like half a day in Mumbai and the list of things to eat was a huge list. I would just call it my street food trail in Mumbai. After following FinelyChopped's tweets and … [Read more...]

Pull Apart Fruit Buns

Pull Apart Fruit Buns, also known as Chelsea buns, with dry fruits, dried cherries and tutti-fruiti are delicious fruit buns which are pretty much irresistible! Pair them up with a cup of tea or coffee! Pull apart fruit buns are so addictive that once you start eating them, you just can't stop :) I first heard about these fruit buns in my baking class and since then, I have made them twice. Every time, I make them, they usually get over within a day! Fruit buns are really a … [Read more...]