Posted in All Recipes, Chicken, Non-Vegetarian, Pork, Quick to Make Recipes, Snacks, Starters, tagged Finger Food, Non Vegetarian, Quick to Make Recipes, Sausage, Snacks, Starters on February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I still remember the day, while at college, when one of our friends brought sausages in her tiffin box for lunch. Being a hosteler, getting to taste sausages was a rare occasion, one would not like to miss. So the moment we got wind of the sausages, we dug in shamelessly without even bothering whether our friend was left with any. The tiffin box was empty in a matter of seconds. Well those were the days….. 
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Posted in All Recipes, Eggless Cooking/Baking, Rice, Vegetarian Dishes, tagged Biryani, Eggless, One Dish Meals, Quick to Make Recipes, Vegetarian on February 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The other day my cousin asked me to put up some vegetarian recipes as it was lent period. Keeping the request in mind, I prepared Vegetable Biryani. It is an ‘easy to prepare’ wholesome meal. Here goes the recipe……
Posted in All Recipes, Chicken, Gravies, Non-Vegetarian, Quick to Make Recipes, tagged Chicken, Coriander Chicken, Gravies, Non Vegetarian, Quick to Make Recipes on February 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Today I was busy packing and was just not in the mood for any elaborate cooking. One quick look at the pantry and I saw chicken and a whole lot of coriander leaves. So that’s it….. Decision made. It’s going to be Coriander Chicken. No recipe books, no TV shows, no net browsing, not even my diary…… Just went along the way and added whatever I felt like. After tasting, D gave a thumbs up and said “Mama, it tastes different and I liked it a lot”. Even I was pretty happy with the result. Its a quick to make recipe and tastes yummy too.
Posted in All Recipes, Bakes, Cookies, Desserts, Eggless Cooking/Baking, Quick to Make Recipes, tagged Bakes, Chocolate, Chocolate Cookies, Cookies, Eggless, Quick to Make Recipes on February 20, 2012 | 25 Comments »
Yesterday D offered me a piece of Sunfeast Dark Fantasy Chocofills and asked, “Isn’t it good?”, to which I replied in the affirmative. However, I wasn’t quite prepared for the question that followed. “Mama, can’t you make this???” That set me thinking….. Well, yeah I gotta try making this. Even though I have never done any experimentation in baking till date, I thought it was time to stretch my limit. After all it was a challenge… (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Eggless Cooking/Baking, Gravies, North Indian, Vegetarian Dishes, tagged Eggless, Gravies, North Indian, Paneer, Paneer Recipes, Vegetarian on February 19, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Lately, life has become hectic as I am busy packing for our move next month. The funny part is that while I am trying to pack, my mind drifts towards the blogpost and while I am in front of the computer, the thought of packing takes center stage….. (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Bakes, Cookies, Desserts, Quick to Make Recipes, tagged Cookies, Cornflakes Cookies, Desserts, Quick to Make Recipes on February 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I have lost count of the number of times I have baked Cornflakes Cookies at home. This is one easy to make cookie and is very tasty too. D and his friends really love it and I get requests from them very often to make more. (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Chicken, Gravies, Non-Vegetarian, North Indian, tagged Butter Chicken, Chicken, Gravies, Murgh Makhani, Non Vegetarian, North Indian, Side Dish on February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
When you are thinking about food and the word Punjab is mentioned, what is the dish that comes to your mind? For me it’s Butter Chicken. Those juicy, succulent, char-grilled chicken pieces cooked in a rich gravy. Yum…I am already drooling…. Luckily, I have my plate of butter chicken by my side… (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Desserts, Eggless Cooking/Baking, North Indian, tagged Carrots, Desi Sweets, Desserts, Eggless, Gajar Ka Halwa, North Indian on February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It was ‘celebration time’ in our household yesterday when J got the admission offer from the prestigious Indian School of Business. Such occasions call for a sweet treat and the first thing that came to my mind was Gajar Ka Halwa….a sweet dish made of grated carrots cooked in milk. Having a bowl of warm Gajar ka halwa……yummmmmmm… (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Bakes, Cookies, Desserts, Quick to Make Recipes, tagged Chocochip, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Quick to Make Recipes on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Valentines day and what better way to celebrate than with a treat of Chocolates!!! So how did the relation of valentines day with chocolates come into being? I did some research and this is what I found……In 1861, Richard Cadbury created the first ever heart shaped box for Valentine’s day and the rest is history (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Eggless Cooking/Baking, North Indian, Vegetarian Dishes, tagged Eggless, Mushroom, North Indian, Side Dish, Vegetarian on February 14, 2012 | 4 Comments »
The word ‘Lazeez’ in Urdu means delicious and ‘Kumbh’ in Hindi stands for mushroom. I wrote down this recipe from a book by the famous ’Jiggs Kalra’, some years back. This is indeed a delicious dish which can be served with rice or roti. (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Eggless Cooking/Baking, North Indian, Vegetarian Dishes, tagged Cauliflower, Eggless, Gobi Sabzi, North Indian, Vegetarian on February 12, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Cauliflower was a vegetable I used to really dislike, till a few years back. What changed my liking was this dish that I had at a party. I could never imagine that cauliflower can taste so good. I found out the method and the ingredients that goes to make this recipe and tried my own version. It’s a very simple North Indian style dish. (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Desserts, Eggless Cooking/Baking, Quick to Make Recipes, tagged Desserts, Eggless, Homemade Ingredient, Marshmallows, Quick to Make Recipes on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Marshmallows has been an item in my ‘To-do’ list for a while. I was a little apprehensive to try it out, especially since I didn’t have a candy thermometer. The other day, while chatting with my dear friend S, who is a pastry chef in San Francisco, she gave me a technique to circumvent the thermometer issue. Wow!! That’s some news!! I just couldn’t wait to try it. The technique is mentioned in the recipe. (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Beef, Chicken, Gravies, International, Lamb/Mutton, Non-Vegetarian, tagged Beef, Chilli Con Carne, Gravies, Mexican Recipes, Mutton/Lamb, Non Vegetarian, One Dish Meals on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Chili Con Carne aka Chili is a spicy stew. The name of this dish is derived from Spanish Chile Con Carne, which means “Chili Pepper with Meat” (Courtesy: Wikipedia). The first time I tasted Chili was at Skyline Chili during our Cincinnati trip. A bowl of awesome Chili LOADED with grated cheese…Superb!!! (more…)
Posted in All Recipes, Gravies, Lamb/Mutton, Non-Vegetarian, North Indian, tagged Gravies, Mutton/Lamb, Non Vegetarian, North Indian on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The first time I heard of Mutton Rezala was on Madhur Jaffrey’s show on TV. Rezala is a traditional Bangladeshi recipe for a classic meat-based curry in curd, flavoured with cardamom, cloves, garlic, ginger and chillies. Even though it has its origins in Bangladesh, it has a Mughlai influence in its taste and preparation. This dish goes well with rice, naan, roti etc.
