For the second week of Blogging Marathon #25, I selected North East Indian Cuisine. There are 7 states which come under North East India. They are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. I recently came across a face book page on Assamese cuisine. When going through the…
When my brother was in college, he used to bring his friends home and mom would make delicious bread rolls for all. They were great fans of mom’s cooking and this tradition followed when I went to college. When I bought home sweet potatoes, I had a different plan. But…
I have been part of the South Versus North Group Challenge from January. This is the brain child of Divya of You Too Can Cook. The whole group is divided into two teams- The Southern Team and The Northern Team. Every month a member of the northern team will challenge…
For the third day of Blogging Marathon for which I am baking with whole grains, I decided to use rice flour. Rice flour is gluten free and it is tough to bind it together to bake a cookie. This Persian cookie uses egg yolks for binding. As I was changing…
For the second day of Blogging Marathon, to bake with whole grains, I selected oats. When going through the web, I saw this recipe at serious eats. As I also had a bottle full of jam, I decided to bake this. The original recipe had eggs and I substituted it…
At last I am back for Blogging Marathon!! This month is the silver jubilee for Blogging marathon. It has successfully crossed 24 months and has enters its 25th month. I am proud to say that even though I have missed a few months, I have been participating in BM from the start.…
Javvarisi also known as sago, sabudana or tapioca pearls are rich in carbohydrates and contains no cholesterol, fat and protein. It is made from the root of tapioca/ maravalli kilangu. There are so many processes involved before the roots become pearls. It is known as poor man’s food. Javvarisi is…
This is the month of Dutch specialties. After the Gevulde Speculaas I made for Daring Baker’s challenge, I had to make another wonderful cake for the baking eggless challenge also. Meena of Chettinad Fiesta suggested this Dutch dessert. The cake is from the Brovst region of Denmark and so the name. I…
I am visiting Uzhvar Sandhai often and I am so happy to see all the fresh vegetables out there. I never miss a chance to buy the fresh green peas. There is also a vendor who sells mushroom and hot mushroom soup. We usually have a cup of the soup…
I have been thinking hard about the paneer I had in my fridge. So many ideas flow through my mind but non of them came to reality. And at last yesterday I decided to do this pulao. Adding crumbled paneer to pulao made it very delicious. At first when I…