This is a speciality of Punjabi cuisine. This doesn’t contain any pickle as the name says, but has the spices which gives the taste of pickles. I bought a big eggplant/ brinjal from the super market and was thinking of preparing bartha with it. But when I was flipping a…
Here is my next entry to Kalyani’s Magic Mingle. For this month Kalyani selected Paneer, which is my most favourite ingredient and paired it up with Mint. This is the third dish with this combination. As my niece has come to Madurai on her holiday, I wanted to prepare something…
Lassi is an yogurt/ curd based drink popular in North India. This is a perfect cooler for this scorching heat. This sweetened curd + milk mixture is flavoured with cardamom powder and tastes great. Lassi is usually served with lunch. I prepared this as part of Punjabi thali(click for the…
Today I prepared a simple version of kebab with vegetables. You can dip it in sauce or can have it as a side dish for pulao or rotis. The preparation is very easy. I prepared Gobi Manchurian today and had these vegetable kebab along with the manchurian. The spice level…
Today was hectic. I had to prepare food for 5 guests. I have been working the whole morning in the kitchen. When the guests left, I had to clean the kitchen and coffee time arrived. When finished with coffee, I remembered today’s Blogging Marathon post. I had all the ingredients…
Dahi Puri is one of our favourite chaat. Dahi is the hindi word for curd/ Yoghurt and the main flavour comes from this sweet and slightly tangy curd. When we visit Coimbatore, we make it a must to visit DB Road where for a plate of delicious dahi puri. After…
My husband likes coconut bun also known as thengai bun from bakeries. When ever we visit a bakery, the first snack he grabs is a piece of this thengai bun. I wanted to recreate the bun at home. Today I tried it and the result was not so bad. The…
Today is the 14th week of Blog Hop Wednesday. I was paired with Anusha Praveen of Tomato Blues by Radhika. She has a nice collection of recipes and I selected this flavourful Kulcha for the day. The mild flavour of garlic and cilantro in the kulcha was very nice. The…
Today is the fourth day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. Litti is the most famous dish of Bihar. It is stuffed with sattu (roasted gram flour) and spices. It is baked in oven. The crust is very crispy and the filling is delicious. It is usually served along with choka…
For this month’s DB challenge Catherine Enfield of Munchie Musings introduced us to two Filipino desserts. Sans Rival which means without rival and a rice cake named Bibingka. As sans rival is completely based on eggs, I decided to do an eggless version of bibingka. Catherine’s recipe asked for glutinous…