A large beautiful luscious piece of a Classic British Victoria Sponge Cake sandwiched with Whipped Cream & Strawberry Jam and a steaming cup full of Darjeeling tea on the side table, a crime thriller in my hands; this is my kind of ideal lazy evening. You can replace the thriller with George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, the novel behind the popular tv series Game of Thrones. Remember? Of course you do, silly me! Anyways, that’s my current favourite and I won’t put it down until I ... continue reading...
Oven Baked Modak with Date Palm Jaggery | Gur er Modak | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes
So here begins the Big FAT (pun intended) Indian festive season today with Ganesh Chaturthi and will be followed by Eid, Durga Puja or Navaratri, Diwalifor next couple of months. Anyways, back to my favourite topic, ‘foods of festivals’ before I get carried away with the ‘festival-fair’! To me it’s more like ‘festival of foods’. I believe foods are the second best thing in any festivals after the most important thing, people who celebrate. Every festival has handful of special platters to spread ... continue reading...
Rava Kesari | Zafrani Sheera | Sooji Halwa | Kesari Bhath | Mohanbhog | Misti Suji
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;" ~ William Shakespeare'splay Romeo and Juliet If you get a bowl of dessert which smells heavenly and tastes nothing less but you are confused with the name, you are completely allowed to recite these kinds of famous quotes to save your ass. Please don’t leave the page by thinking I’m here to lecture on how to cover our dumbass acts. Actually, I have an delicious yet quick recipe to share with you all. And ... continue reading...
Spicy Mango Ice cream | Vegan No Cook No Churn Ice cream
Hello guys, I’m back after a short (medium sized to be honest) break. Actually I dint mean to take such a long break but there were some other things in life which needed my attention on priority basis. And I had to step up this time instead of juggling with things. In the race of busy daily life cooking on daily basis became a luxury; gradually blogging was left little behind. But now my foodie soul needs a break from the monotonous life to enjoy the last few drops of summer. A (read, few) ... continue reading...
Healthy Spicy Mango Jam | No Sugar No Pectin, Preservatives, Artificial Colors
“Happiness is like Jam, you can’t spread even a little without getting some on yourself” Someone once said so wisely; only if he could ever understand that a jam is nothing but a nickname of happiness to many people. And to me it is my precious guilty pleasure, as I said before. A crusty toast with a layer of molten butter and dollop of jam on it; oh my my I can go on my knees (now you ca see the despo avatar of me) for such glorious morning treats! But as there is no such thing as ‘free ... continue reading...
