Punjab is situated in the North Western part of India. It shares its boundaries with Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu Kashmir and Pakisthan. Punjab is the land of five rivers. Punjabi cuisine uses lots of butter, ghee and paneer. Tandoori method of cooking is the speciality of Punjab and all…
Today we move on to one more state of Eastern India. One among the seven sister states, Meghalaya means abode of clouds in Sanskrit. It shares its boundaries with Bangladesh and Assam. The capitla city is Shillong also known as the Scotland of East. Fish, pork and bamboo shoots are…
After a halt at Maharashtra, we now travel to Manipur, which is one of the seven sister states of India. It shares it boundaries with Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam and Burma. From the beginning of the planning for this Blogging Marathon, the seven sister states have posed a great problem to…
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…
Littli Choka is a famous snack from Bihar. Served along with dhal, it can also be served as breakfast, lunch or dinner. I have made a version of Litti and Aloo Choka, but they were not the authentic recipes. Litti is made with wheat flour. Wheat flour dough is stuffed…
For the third week of Blogging Marathon#34, I chose the theme evening snacks. When my daughter returns from school, the very first question she asks after entering home is “Mom, What is for snacks today?” So I make sure that she gets her favourite snack every day. Some times, when…
Last week, November 6th Wednesday, I was so shocked when I opened my FB page for updates. One of my FB friends posted that Tarla Dalalji is no more. I just couldn’t believe it. I searched for so long and after an hour, many updates started coming on friend’s walls…
Gnocchi pronounced as nyoh-kee are Italian dumplings made of potatoes, flour, bread or cheese. For the second week of Blogging Marathon #30 Week 2, I am posting under Dallying With Dumplings. Yesterday I prepared Turkish fried dumplings and today Italian boiled potato dumplings. Usually gnocchi is made with flour, eggs…
As I mentioned yesterday, I made these tiny pakoras with paneer and potatoes to go along with the mullingatawny soup. This could be a nice appetizer to serve in small parties. Hubby liked it very much and told that it tasted like kola urundai. I had a cup of paneer…
For the second day of Blogging Marathon Week 3, I prepared a recipe from Hudson Canola’s Good Mood Food. When I received a pack of Hudson Canola Oil, there was a recipe book in the pack. There were so many lovely recipes but as usual I never tried them. So…