Watermelon Granita with an Extra Kick !!!Summer is here again & the temperatures are already soaring really high. All you really want to to do is .....just sit in air conditioned comfort & keep sipping some cold stuff all day long. But of course, who[...] |
Kozhakattai RecipeI make Kozhakattais the same way my mom used to...... The method is simple, if a little tricky, & quick & turns out perfectly for me every time I make it. I guess you know that the kozhakattais are very similar to[...] |
Kozhakattais & more...It was a long & busy morning but I managed to to get my act together quite well. Systematically I started preparing all the dishes one by one. The savoury filling for the uppu kozhakattai was made from urad dal & set aside for[...] |
Preparing for Pillayar Chaturthi ( Vinayak Chaturthi )It's Pillayar Chaturthi( Vinayak Chaturthi ) tomorrow. I am busy getting various things done today so that i don't get hassled in the morning. Have to finish making the kozhakattais. vadai, payasam & idlis by 11 O'clock & do[...] |
A Surprise Gift for Me !!!I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me when I came back home to Baroda yesterday. My daughter Urmila, who had just come back from a trip to Kolkata had a surprise gift for Me !! I was soooo thrilled & delighted. Nobody gets me[...] |
Jhatpat SubziThis jhatpat subzi is a lovely nutritious dish with paneer and capsicum. It's super quick & makes a great side dish to go with your rotis or phulkas. You can even use it as a filling for your wrap or roll. You could add a bit of cream to[...] |
Chocolate truffle cake & cupcakes with frosting..I am putting up the photographs of the baked goodies I made a while ago......... The recipes will soon follow.............. Chocolate Truffle Cake Cupcakes with Chocolate Butter icing[...] |
Samosas, kachoris & more.........Had a marathon session of cooking demo + workshop with my friend Shila some time ago.... Now, My old friend Shila is a cook of the very first order... having learnt all the finer nuances of cooking & stuff from her mother-in-law. who[...] |
Winter stuff .........Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } I am back after a long, long break ! Thanks to[...] |
CholeI am writing down a really simple & easy version of Chole . My friend in Alwar used to make it this way. All you've got to do is to put all the stuff into the pressure cooker, of course in requisite order & lo! the Chole is ready[...] |