I recently bought my favourite book with a flipkart coupon which I won at a competition conducted by Fortune Rice Bran Oil. The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart has been in my list for so long and I was so happy to hold that book in my hand. If…
For the alphabet theme of Blogging Marathon #32, today is the turn of C and under international cuisine, I selected the Chinese Chowmein Noodles. This is a simple dish with the goodness of lots of vegetables. The best part of this noodles is that the vegetables retain their crunch and…
Have you ever tried using lotus seeds in cooking. I have seen some subzi recipes around the blog world but never tried it myself. Once I saw a pack of these seeds in Nilgiris and I bought them home with out any idea of what to do. Then when blog…
If you are a regular visitor of my blog, you would have noticed that this space has been silent for the past 10 days. The last day I posted in my blog was on August 19th which was also the last day I spoke with my mom. And it was…
Papdi is a base for many chaat items and is easily available in the market. But it is also very easy to make it at home and it tastes better than the store bought ones. Here is a simple recipe for home made papdis. I will be posting some interesting…
I was first introduced to French Toast when in school. I visited my aunt on a vacation and she made that eggy bread slice which was sweet and soft and I just loved it. But mom never made it for me. After I became a vegetarian, I stayed away from…
Hyderabadi Biryani is a delicious layered biryani with lots of nuts and raisins as garnish. The actual taste of biryani is got with the spice powder we add in the vegetables. The preparation of this powder is quite easy and it is very very flavourful. I saw the recipe at…
Today I am starting the first week in the Blogging Marathon sequence for the month of August. For the first week I am doing posts under mini servings theme. I made a simple snack for today with bread slices and processed cheese slices. It was very easy to put together…
Last month I made New York style pizza and for that I made this sauce. The New York Style pizza sauce is slightly different from the pizza sauce I usually make. And it is very easy to make. It is thicker and has onions in it. Though this tastes good, I…
For this month’s South Vs North Challenge – SNC, the host Manjula of Desi Fiesta challenged the southern group with a tough platter – The Rajasthani Thali. Though I have done Dal Baati Churma at one go, when I read about the Thali for our challenge at Desi Fiesta, I was…