Winters are my favourite time of the year. Always. Cold weather makes my skin glow that healthy pink blush that no amount of l’Occitane can give me the rest of the year. My hair just begins to behave itself and despite the amount of deliciousness I eat, the metabolism stays on point. Kanji ,the miracle Read More
Buckwheat flour is nutty when roasted with Desi ghee or burnt butter. There’s just an aromatic taste that you’ll never find in any other gluten free flours. Even the Singhara or water chestnut flour doesn’t come close. Now that I have been using so much alternative flours for baking, I wanted to try it out in Read More
#navratri2018 Today is the fifth day of fasting and I’m fairly sick of eating only fruit. I’ve been craving something crisp and yummy. But I don’t want to eat anything so heavy that I’m unable to digest it. The idea of the fasts is restraint, right…so I planned to do a little experiment. I made Read More
There’s always a great drama with picture taking for every Instagram and every blog post ever. There’ll always be the different plate and a different kitchen towel and looking for light. But this is the first time after ages that I had to take pictures for the blog and Instagram with only my smartphone. No Read More
Jai Mata Di! The Sharad Navratri begins from tomorrow. And we’re looking forward to seven days of fasting and nine days of festivities For Hindus, every month brings a new set of festivals and celebrations. Our faith allows us reverance of so many Gods and Goddesses and each time we bow our head before our Read More
These colors on my plate make my heart sing. I’m a big fan of warm tones. Warm aromas and warm food. Which unfortunately I generally never get. Remember, I told you of the food bloggers curse. So until I take so many pictures .. I keep the food waiting … then the food becomes cold.. Read More
My boys love chillies. Spicy food is what they crave always. Small children are averse to spicy food. My nephew Yug will not eat Dal or chicken if it’s spicy. He has this super cute Canadian accent, “It’s too spicy ,Nani. The food is too red. I can’t eat it!!” So he eats roti and Read More
Chicken dum biryani is a deal breaker in our home. It has to be the most eagerly awaiting lunch and its almost like everyone’s hopes and dreams are resting on the first bite of the biryani. In the words of my mum ,the biryani musts be fragrant and the chicken juicy. Basically, the chicken must Read More
Morels or guchchee are probably the most rarely found mushrooms after truffles. And are equally sought after. And equally expensive. At the last count a kilogram of morels cost almost 30,000 INR. And that is pretty expensive for a plate full of mushroom rice. So we tried this box of chanterelle mushrooms. The first thing Read More
Yakhni is comfort food. Its a Sunday afternoon meal. Especially when it’s cloudy and foggy and not sunny, a bowl full of slightly sour but wholesome yakhni . Tastes best with boiled rice sometimes with a roti like Taftaan. So this is a Kashmiri soup like curry that is generally part of a wazwaan or Read More
Cake for Naivedyam . Prashad. Well, everyone offers modak and laddoos, I made cake. A Mithai cake. With the same flavours that Mithai generally has. I generally make this cake with all purpose flour, but that night my stocks we’re superlatively low. Yes… always low. So I used whole wheat instead. Atta. The difference , Read More
Dal Makhani , Makhni Dal, is nothing but buttery ,creamy lentils. Made famous Moti Mahal and Bukhara restaurant, this is the piece de resistance from the Punjabi cuisine. Whole urad dal is generally cooked whenever there is something to celebrate or during festivals. This takes a long time to cook -approximately 12-16 hours , but Read More
Hello my friend. Lets talk comfort food today. With a superfood. Quinoa. I know this is curd rice style Quinoa and I have the happiest memories of curd rice. Of warm slightly tangy yogurt and crisp fried curry leaves with a smattering of mustard seeds and some fried cashew nuts too. But it’s been a Read More
Memories are enough to drive you nuts! Especially cravings! Every once in a while I get these mad cravings for Aloo Tikki. If you’ve spent a large amount of your life in a place like Delhi, you’ll understand my cravings. The crisp, hot FRIED Aloo Tikki served with Imli ki Sonth, Pudine ki Chutney and Read More
Butter Chicken is synonymous with North India and is Indias yummiest export to the world. Tart and sweet , perfectly balanced flavours with a creamy mouth feel. And smokey too. Its a perfect dish that goes best with flatbreads . We make Naan or Lachha Parantha or sometimes Roomali Roti to,go with this . And Read More