Eggless Cooking/Baking



Cream Cheese
The biggest challenge some people face while attempting a new recipe, is the non availability of certain ingredients. Whenever I come across such a situation, my first option is lookout if the ingredient could be …
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Spicy Baby Potato Fry
The other day, I had bought some potatoes thinking of making something to go with Grilled chicken. Just when I was about to start the marination of chicken, D came and asked what I was …
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Kataifi Rolls/Kadaif Rolls
Kataifi is a Mediterranean dessert. It is a pretty much similar to sweets like Baklava, Kunafah etc. Kataifi is a crispy roll coated with lemon-scented sugar syrup. It has a filling of coarsely ground nuts, …
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Kataifi Dough
I love Mediterranean desserts like Baklava, Kunafah, Kataifi etc. There was a time when I used to crave for Kunafah, especially after seeing pictures of it on social media. Unfortunately there weren’t any good places …
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Kecap Manis (Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce)
Before we left for our vacation to Bali last year, my only request to J was that we should spare some time to do some grocery shopping. He readily agreed. A day before we returned, …
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Barbecue Sauce
When D asked me to make Pulled Pork Burgers the first time, I didn’t have ready-made BBQ sauce with me. The next option was to make Barbecue sauce at home. The sauce was used to …
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Kolhapuri Masala Powder
Today, as I sat down to clear all the used pictures from my camera storage card, I came across some pictures. That’s when I realised that some of the recipes from my collection haven’t seen …
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Chakka Vevichathu/ Chakka Puzhukku with Dehydrated Jackfruit
It feels good to be back into blogging. The past few months had been a bit too hectic for me that I decided to take a break from blogging. I was really touched when some …
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Pineapple Pachadi (Pineapple with Ground coconut and Curd)
A festival becomes even more enjoyable when you celebrate with your loved ones. Last year, we had celebrated Onam with J’s cousins. As luck would have it, this year all the kids were having the …
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Southekayi Majjige Huli (Cucumber in Curd based Gravy)
Few days back, when I went to my dear friend R’s house, she made me taste a dish she had prepared for lunch. Though I had heard of Majjige Huli a lot of times, this …
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Apple Banoffee Empanadas
Couple of weeks back,when a Sprigs representative contacted me asking if I could develop a recipe for them, I was excited. The product I had to work with was Banana & Caramel Banoffee Topping & …
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Karela Masala (Bittergourd Masala)
There was a time when I would flatly refuse to taste a bitter gourd dish. What changed that? Let me take you back to those days, when our marriage was a year old. J got …
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Korean Vegetable Hotteok/Hoddeok
Hotteok/Hoddeok is a popular street food. It is basically fried,stuffed bun. It was an article that came in the newspaper that reminded me of a recipe that I had bookmarked. The moment I read the …
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Zafrani Pulao/ Kesar Pulao/ Saffron Rice
Zafrani Pulao, as the name suggests has saffron as a key ingredient. The saffron strands imparts colour and it’s unique flavour to the rice dish. The addition of the roasted dry fruits brings more richness …
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Punjabi Chole/Chana- Version 2
When it comes to Chole preparations, my all-time favourite is the Pindi Chole. However, this time, I thought of trying a new preparation. A Punjabi Chole recipe from Sailu’s food has been on my to-do …
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Eggless White Chocolate Mango Mousse
As a blogger, whenever I see some ingredient, the first thought that comes to my mind is “What new dish can be made with this?” When a friend of mine recently gifted me some Alphonso …
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Kumbilappam/ Chakkayappam (Jack fruit Dumplings)
Chakkayappam is commonly made snack, at most homes in Kerala during the Jackfruit season. These are dumplings made out of jackfruit puree, jaggery, coconut and rice. The mixture is wrapped with Indian Bay leaves(Cinnamomum …
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Upma
J never really liked Upma. Over these years, the only time I saw him devouring Upma, was during our trip to Kothagiri. We were staying at J’s company guest house. The in-house cook Raju, made …
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