Recipe by a friend, thank you Nayana INGREDIENTS 1 cup Fresh Cream (malai) 3 cups Milk 1 cup Mango pulp (fresh or tinned) 1 pinch Cardamom powder A few Thinly sliced almond or pistachio slivers for decoration METHOD In a pan heat milk and cream Boil till the milk thickens, keep mixing it so that…
Chickpea Salad
INGREDIENTS For the salad dressing 3 tablespoon Mayonnaise some Freshly cut coriander or parsley ½ cup Salt water used to boil the chickpeas or alternatively just use a pinch of salt ¼ teaspoon Sesame seeds (sauted) ½ teaspoon Dried oregano or basil or thyme or even METHOD Add all the ingredients in a glass jar and…
Dry Chutney for Idlis
A simple recipe by one of my colleagues who would make this for me lovingly, I got used to her love and sharing but I also got hooked on this so in lockdown I decided to make this on my own. This recipe originally shared by Saraswati INGREDIENTS 1 cup Split Black gram (Urad Dal)…
Sand Castle Cake
When you are still fresh from a salt life vacation and it’s your hubby’s birthday the first thing that comes to your mind is the sand castles you loved to make. And here’s a cake to keep the sea breeze forever in your hair.
Mermaid Cake
So when your little sister demands for a mermaid cake on her birthday and you have just started baking after a long break you try and make it as close to what she has in mind.
Firm about Food
Almost all of us have the lingering memory of a taste with us. We try to recreate the memory either by trying to cook like our parents (who are the ones mostly responsible for embedding it in the first place) or by visiting those haunts which serve to placate the palette. We carry and care…
Christmas Cheer
It’s that time of the year when everyone is cheerful. The carols and bells ringing in the joy and the smell of yummy sumptuous food wafts into the cold streets from warm windows. When the magic is in the air bring the magical flavors of food into play with these simple steps enjoy the holidays…
Homemade Hummus
INGREDIENTS For the Hummus 1 cup chickpeas (soaked overnight) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 table spoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon pepper powder ¼ teaspoon salt For the Tahini ½ Cup sesame seeds 2 tablespoons olive oil 5-6 garlic pods 1 table spoon lemon juice A pinch Salt For the Garnish Black olives sliced Jalapenos sliced Green / Red…
White Sauce Pasta
INGREDIENTS For the white sauce 3 tablespoon grated cheese 2 cups milk, boiled and cooled 1/2 cup Fresh cream ½ teaspoon pepper powder ¼ teaspoon dried oregano or basil or thyme ¾ Cup Pasta (remember each variety of pasta requires different boiling time) ⅓ cup Sweet corn kernels, boiled ½ Green bell pepper, chopped fine ½…
Go Bananas
Benefits of Banana (other than eating): The common man’s fruit can be every woman’s beauty treatment. So what do you do with those over ripe almost blackish bananas? Don’t throw them away yet. Nature makes sure that nothing goes waste and we too can benefit from it. Here is how you can use that banana….
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