It has been more than 10 days, I posted in my blog. These 10 days were the toughest days in this new year. After mom left us to heavenly abode 6 months back, my dad has also followed her. I just couldn’t believe it. Now I am left without my…
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Gujarathi Gathiya
For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli got the recipe for Gujarathi snack Gathiya from Vaishali who got it from her friend. Gathiya is a savoury snack which is almost like the south Indian kara sev. The only difference is it is mildly spiced whereas kara sev is extremely spicy.…
Chocolate Truffle
Happy Valentine’s Day!! When I think of Valentine’s, I think of chocolates and cakes and candies and the colour red..But hubby dear is quite opposite to me. He is not a great fan of chocolates. He loves regional sweets and even when I do chocolate based desserts, he tastes them…
Eggless Blondies / Blonde Brownies
Who knows about blondies? I heard of blondies only two months back but never bothered to check the recipe. This month Sharanya of Just Not The Cakes hosted the challenge at Home Bakers and one of the recipes she chose was a Blondie. So I googled to know about it.…
Malai Kofta Curry
For this month’s South Vs North Challenge, started by Divya, Nupur of Northern team challenged the Southern team with a delicious and rich gravy. Malayi Kofta curry is a rich creamy gravy served along with soft paneer koftas. This is a restaurant style gravy which goes very well with tandoori…
Rainbow Cake With Ombre Frosting
Yesterday it was my daughter Sruti’s birthday. For this day my daughter has been planning since 6 August. One fine day on August 2013, she came to me with i pad and asked me to look at a video clip on how to make a rainbow cake. And after I…
Perfect French Fry
I have tasted French Fry once in a restaurant and then I never ever wanted to taste it again. It was soft, soggy and there was so much oil in it. My mom used to make the most delicious potato fries and I have never ever done it perfect. So…
Austrian Dumplings with Vanilla Sauce
I have joined another interesting group this year. International Food Challenge was started by Saraswathi and Shobana and it focuses on international dishes. We the members try out a recipe from a selected cuisine every month. I thought it was interesting to try out various recipes and so I joined the group.…
How to use a Vanilla Bean
Whenever I see someone using a vanilla bean, I imagine myself doing so but it just remained in my imagination until I saw a pack of vanilla beans at Nilgiris in Coimbatore. I had only three and was priced at 135 INR. It was so costly but I bought it…
Koulouri/ Greek Politiko Simiti
The Baking Eggless group has completed two years and is entering the third successful year. For the last 24 months, in the group we have done so many experimenting and have prepared 24 dishes without eggs. We have done so many cakes and desserts. And for this year, we just…