Sinamon Tales

by Monika

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Winter in a bowl : Carrot, Radish & Peas Salad

A salad that screams winter! Carrot, Radish & Peas Salad which come together with an Indian dressing, to create a perfect winter dish! I eat a LOT of salads at home but somehow I only get around sharing salads on instagram (follow me there BTW, if you aren't already. Some fun food and travel stuff). This year with a promise to myself to share more recipes, I will do 52 salads, one a week. Looks doable. Fingers crossed that this will happen. What better than starting off with this carrot, … [Read more...]

Weekly Menu : WW0116

Weekly menu including school lunch box and snacks for WW0116 along with weekly grocery shopping list and prep details. And with a brand new year, the weekly menu is back and in a cooler better version. The awesome Shruthi of Artsy Crafty Mom, designed this menu template for us. So every week, I will post the menu along with a little prep note which can make your life easier and a weekly grocery shopping list.     Also sharing a pdf that you can download, print (or keep on … [Read more...]

Poha : The Breakfast Star

Poha is definitely a star breakfast option! Delicious, easy to make and full of health! Matar poha which is made with fresh peas is an ideal and healthy breakfast or snack. This is one breakfast option which is perfect for the kiddie snack box as well.   I love a good breakfast and I am often cranky when I don't get one. I can miss any meal of the day, but breakfast is  one meal I definitely have to have! And Poha is one of the easiest and yummiest breakfast options at home. … [Read more...]

Top Recipes & Food Memories of 2015

The year 2015 that was in recipes, meals, food books and more. Amazing food memories in the post! It's that time of the year again when the year is changing and we are all taking stock. Thinking about what we did in the year that went by and what we want to do with the coming year. For me it is also about food memories! 2015 was a good year work wise, for the blog and the consulting. It saw me back to blogging in full form with thekitchenDivas kicking off the new year. I was taking a stock … [Read more...]

Indian Style Scrambled Eggs (Anda Bhurji)

Indian style scrambled eggs aka. Anda Bhurji is full of health and deliciousness! High on proteins and really quick to make too! A great breakfast idea! Anda bhurji is probably India's answer to the ever famous scrambled eggs. Sautéed onions and tomatoes combined with chillies and other spices, make a delightful high protein breakfast with toast! Or eat it to make a wholesome and delicious lunch or dinner with a parantha. I have many memories of college days and early working days, … [Read more...]

Punjabi Choore

Punjabi Choore is a traditional sweet made out of leftover paranthas or rotis by crumbling and pounding them coarsely and stir frying them with ghee, sugar, dry fruits and nuts. Punjabi Choore is specially given to young kids in the winter season as ghee is known to warm the body and keep young ones from catching cold. This Punjabi style, sweet, crumbled dessert is also a great way to use up leftover rotis the next day. You can even eat this as an indulgent mid-morning snack or pack it for your … [Read more...]

Garden to Plate : Spinach Pesto

Spinach Pesto made from fresh spinach leaves is so flavorful and can be used as a dip, a spread or just as an accompaniment to any food! Some weeks ago my spinach patch at home was flourishing and yielding about 2-3 kg of spinach a week and that led to the making of this spinach pesto!   There was spinach rice, palak chicken, dal palak, palak paranthas, baked spinach balls, palak chutney, palak dhokla, and of course, salads. Essentially, every meal had palak in it. Three … [Read more...]

My Grandma’s Nankhatai Recipe

Nankhatai which is basically the Indian equivalent of the shortcrust bread, is a magical biscuit associated with so many of our childhood memories. This one is my Grandma's recipe and every time I bake it, I fall in love with it a bit more! Nankhatai is the Indian equivalent to the shortcrust biscuit. I have always been in love with them, the round thick ones you get at the bakeries round the corner. The medium sized ones typically made at home with a kaju or badaam in the middle, or the … [Read more...]

Adrak Ki Sabji for #SeedTheRise by Mahindra

Adrak ki Sabji is a traditional Punjabi curry which reminds me of the rustic life in rural Punjab. Delicious and striking the senses, this is one curry which will ensure you remain warm during the cold winter months :) Mahindra is running a fabulous campaign called #SeedTheRise. It is a fundraising initiative to improve the lives of farmers. Through this campaign, Mahindra aims to raise Rs. 2 crores from the public and they will match the amount equally from their end. The amount will go to … [Read more...]