Happy Valentine’s Day Advance Valentine”s day wishes to all my readers. Valentine’s day is not complete with out a box of chocolate and it will be very special if we make it at home. I had some chocolate moulds which I bought long back but never had a chance to…
For the third day of Blogging Marathon I selected a sweet crispy snack from Sikkim. This is a famous recipe of Nepal and as Sikkim is nearby, this recipe is there in Sikkim cuisine also. I saw an youtube video on making the snack. Before seeing the video I thought…
Khar is a signature dish of Assamese cuisine. There are so many varieties of khar. The main ingredient of khar is kola khar, which is got from dried banana peels. For the second day of Blogging Marathon #25, I opted to make a vegetarian khar using spinach leaves. As kola…
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…