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by Monika

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Old Fashioned Cherry And Almond Tea Cake

There is something so charming about a tea cake. No frosting, no frills just good old cake. This Old-fashioned Cherry and almond tea cake is a recipe blast from the past and is so comforting. If you ask me to pick a choice of cake, I would pick a tea cake over anything else 9 out of 10 times. I love tea cakes and their simplicity. "Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake." - Dean Koontz They remind me of childhood and Enid Blyton stories. Of picnics and … [Read more...]

Prawn Masala : Easy weeknight dinner

This super easy, ready in 20 minutes Prawn Masala is just the recipe you need for weekday dinner. It works fantastically well as meal prep boxes too. A total winning recipe if you ask me! I love Prawns! In fact, all of us at home love prawns and that is just one of the reasons this Prawn Masala is a winning recipe for us. My son is slowly turning into a carnivore and no you aren't allowed to stare at me or blame me for it. In spite of getting chicken or fish in school lunch every day, he … [Read more...]

Til Khichadi | Easy and delicious recipe for best khichdi ever

Til or sesame seeds meet the comfort food Khichdi to make the best khicdhi I have ever had. Here is the recipe for gluten free, ready in 20 mins Til Khichadi ! I first had this Til Khichadi at JW Marriott. At one of the dinners when the atmosphere was relax and chatty, a bite of that and we were all lost to the khicdhi. Khichdi has always been my comfort food. I crave for a bowl when I am down, or in a hurry or simply seeking some comfort. I love most versions of Khicdhi, whether it is … [Read more...]

Spicy Corn Curry | Corn on the cob curry | Bhutte ki Sabji

Recipe for best gluten free, spicy and easy to make Spicy Corn Curry or Corn on the cob curry or Bhutte ki Sabji! Perfect dish for those rainy monsoon evenings! I think if you grew up in India, you are sure to have bhutta memories. And this corn curry just devels on that nostalgia and takes it one step ahead to make the best of both worlds. The bhutta meets the curry along side of a lachaa parantha or steamed rice. What is not to love I ask. As a child, I remember during monsoon we used to … [Read more...]

Avocado Cheese Parantha – Easy, healthy tiffin box recipe !

Avocado Cheese Parantha  - creamy avocado meets cheese to make the yummiest child friendly parantha. Perfect for tiffin box or dinner ! I recently got a whole lot of organic Avocados from a farm in Coorg. They are creamy and delicious. While the usual avocado milk shake, smoothie, guacamole is happening. I also ended up making a delicious Avocado Cheese Parantha with them. No one needs to tell you that avocado's are extremely healthy. We end up seeing one video a week on social media, … [Read more...]

Stayaction at Howard Johnson Bengaluru Hebbal

Stayaction at Howard Johnson Bengaluru Hebbal. Of two days of eating, sleeping, swimming and family chats. On rinse repeat. A perfect way to spend time with each other and when you need food there is always room service :) We as a family love stayactions. There is something so relaxing about them. Check into a hotel and eat, sleep, chat, swim on rinse repeat. No worries about anything, not even pressure of seeing something like at a normal vacation. It is truly relaxing in every sense. I was … [Read more...]

Steamed Besan Ki Sabji | Gram flour Dumplings Stir fry

Steamed Besan Ki Sabji or Gram flour Dumplings Stir fry like we may call it was a result of something gone wrong in my kitchen. It resembles muthia in many ways but yet is different. After that initial discovery, it is now a regular in my house. Gluten free and ready in 30 minutes. What else can one ask for ! I think the first time we had this steamed besan ki sabji was in February when mum was here. We wanted to make gatte and somehow when mum asked my house help to make a dough, she ended up … [Read more...]

How to make Easy Phalse Ka Sharbat

Phalse Ka Sharbat is a popular summer cooler made from the famous Phalse or Grewia asiatica. An Indian berry which makes it appearance in Summer for a short time and is much loved while it is there. Easy and quick to make this is the perfect drink to get you through summer heat! "Phalse Kale Kale", does that phrase mean something to you? For me it is one of the call of chilhood in Delhi. It reminds me of that lazy summer afternoons, lying next to my badi mummy and a street hawker calling out in … [Read more...]

Ready in 20 minutes – Raw Mango Kadhi Recipe

Ready in 20 minutes this Raw Mango Kadhi Recipe is a summer Delight. Fresh curd instead of the usual sour one along with sourness from Raw mango gives it a lovely flavour twist. I love Kadhi's of all kinds. Whether it is the Punjabi kadhi which is my first love, the light Mor of south, the slightly sweet Gujrati kadhi. But come summer and it is Raw Mango Kadhi that I overdose on. One of my first memories of this kadhi are from my badi mummy (grandmother) making it, like most of the … [Read more...]