Whenever we visited my paternal grandma in summer holidays, her courtyard used to welcome us with mango poli and jackfruit poli (sweet made from fruits in a round shape), aamsul(dried mangosteem), roasted cashewnuts and my maternal grandma used to wait for our help in finishing the burnished dough of pappdam lied at the bottom of…
Yet Another Jewel 🤩
It’s been 4 months since my last post. Now my friends are grumbling over this topic. It’s not that I haven’t realized it’s bad. So today no excuses. I am back in India and I have so much to share. My google keep is full of thoughts and recipes but..No but,I have became lazy. That…
A Recipe Worth Retaining!
There are some old,traditional recipes which I think loosing it’s touch with younger generation. I know how difficult it was for us to find the recipe of fish pickle(coming soon)-specialty of my great grandmother. Recently I was listening to a podcast and the speaker was addressing this issue. He came up with a very wonderful…
L.D.I. 6 : Cibatta
Cibatta..because it resembles a well-worn slipper. It is the prolonged rising and high liquid content that produce this very light bread,with it’s uniquely open and porous texture..precious air bubbles trapped inside. Starter is used to make this bread so you need to started a day in advance. Ingredients : For starter 1/2 tsp – instant…
‘Momos’ recipe – finally!
It all started in the Stobey’s😊. A small but tidy pizzeria at the corner of busy Wellington street facing towards a big church like seeking it’s blessing by bending humbly in front of it. There were we! Looking at each other. I suppose,it was looking at me🙄. I had heard so many bad things about…
Chilli Oil🌶
Chilli oil..what can you possibly use it for? It’s only limited to your own imagination😊. Serve with hot crispy pakoras or steamy dumplings or any rice or noodle dish or you can stir-fry vegetables in it. Anything,literally! Let’s start. As I am writing this recipe I am dipping a piece of savory pancake with green…
‘Bolani’ – Afghan Flatbread
‘Would you like to sit with that couple over there?’, a waiter asked me as all tables at the pizzeria were taken. I said yes,hesitating a bit. I thought,I am being a disturbance in their good time. Thats why I never liked going alone in restaurants. For me,going to any food place is an experience…
L.D.I.5 : Victorian Milk Bread
When I searched for “Victorian Milk Bread” recipe,the top result was showing me the same recipe that I followed. This recipe is by Eric Treuille and Ursula Ferrigno. No doubt this is the best recipe to follow. For me the main attraction was the shape of the loaf-‘S’ shaped. And as the name says,it is…
Chicken Bihari Kebab
The feeling of “hate” towards rain turned into “what a beautiful season it is!” as I got to spend the weekend on the hill station in the beautiful western ghats..’Mahabaleshwar’. In the earlier evening I was looking for a way out of crowded, dirty roads and the next morning,actually at the dawn I was enjoying…
Spaghetti aglio e olio with soya chunks
I have a friend with whom I generally talk about food and whenever we are not talking about food still we end up talking about food😬.The other day while I was talking with this friend of mine,I realized, There are number of dishes that I have made myself before tasting them in restaurants or stalls….
Coconut Cake😋
I was drowned in the coconuty aroma!The coconuty waves were painting all of my things into it’s color. What a coincidence!! Coconut flavored chocolates, biscuits, pina-colada drink and even my shower gel, shampoo all was in the coconut variants. It was like god telling me to make something coconuty to eat too(Like god has only…
L.D.I. 4 : Daktyla
This sesame seed coated bread is traditionally made with yellow flour. A blend of white and whole-wheat flour mixed with finely ground cornmeal. In Greece,the bread is commonly known as Daktyla, meaning fingers,because it is broken into fingers of bread to eat. Ingredients : 2 tsp – dry yeast 1¼ cups – water 2½ cups…
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