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I had made the Eggless chocolate truffle cake for my son’s birthday party and everyone loved it. We had some leftover cake. Before frosting or icing the cake, it has to be leveled by cutting, so some more cake pieces and crumbs were left after leveling the cake. I had made chocolate truffle … Read more
Anjeer Badam Burfi- This is a very healthy, tasty and easy to make sweet dish. It is packed with the goodness of dried figs, almonds and other nuts. My mother in law (Geeta Shah) often makes this dish. She makes mava/khoya at home by boiling milk and then adds the soaked and ground … Read more
Dal Tadka is a very popular Indian dish served with plain steamed rice, jeera rice, roti or parathas. It is made by cooking lentils along with onions, tomatoes, ginger garlic, chili, and spices until soft and creamy. At the time of serving the dal, a tadka or tempering is made with oil, ghee, garlic, spices … Read more
Quesadilla is a Mexican Street food where the tortilla (Corn tortilla or flour tortilla) is filled with either vegetable, meat, chicken, refried beans or kidney beans along with cheese. It is covered with another tortilla. It is then grilled on a flat pan with oil or butter till golden and crisp. It is served … Read more
Paneer Tikka Pizza – As the name suggests, it is an Indian style pizza. It is a fusion pizza made with pizza sauce which has Indian spices such as tandoori masala or garam masala. It is topped with cubed paneer, onions, capsicum and tomato cooked in yogurt with spices such as red chili powder, tandoori … Read more
Making everyday breakfast is a big challenge. I often make Rava idli for breakfast and for my son’s lunch box. I usually make moong sprouts at home and use it for a variety of dishes. I like to eat it raw in salads. Moong sprouts are low in calories and a good source of fiber. it … Read more
I had made eggless custard powder cupcakes for my son’s birthday celebration at the school. We had organized a small birthday party for him with his dear friends. I made this eggless chocolate truffle cake for his birthday party celebration. The cake has chocolate flavor and has a rich chocolate truffle icing in it. It … Read more
My son’s birthday was being celebrated at school and I had to make cupcakes for this occasion. This time he demanded to have the cupcakes with icing in them. I had made eggless chocolate cupcakes. These were very simple and easy to make cakes. I made two batches of these cakes. When I was sifting … Read more
Spinach and peas soup is a thick soup made with the goodness of spinach and peas. The soup is made creamy by adding rice to it; carrot gives it the thickness. It is very healthy and serves as a complete dinner meal with a piece of bread or garlic bread, pasta or thepla (moong dal thepla, … Read more
Ravioli is a traditional Italian dish. A ravioli is a form of pasta where different kinds of ingredients can be filled between two pasta sheets and sealed. It is made in square, circle or semicircle shapes. It is cooked in boiling water and then served with tomato based sauce, white sauce or with butter and … Read more
Lasaniya batata is a popular dish made in Kathiyawada (Saurashtra) region of Gujarat. It is hot and spicy. It is a treat for people who like spicy food. The hotness of the dish is due to to a large amount of fresh garlic added to it. Lasaniya means “with garlic” and batata means “potato”. It … Read more
We are currently getting very good blueberries in Sydney. Blueberries are small purple colored sweet fruit. It can be eaten fresh. It is also processed and is available as a frozen fruit throughout the year. We can make different dishes such as juice, jam, ice cream, cake, smoothie, milkshake, muffins from blueberry. I love blueberries … Read more
Winter season brings in fresh vegetables and herbs. The cold air tempts us to eat something spicy and tasty. In Gujarat, India, you will find stalls of fresh tuvar (pigeon peas), peas, surati papdi, val ni papdi, fresh coriander, green garlic leaves, green chili, ginger everywhere. The tuvar is fresh and cheap during the winter. The ladies … Read more
Mumbai City is popular for a variety of street foods which is enjoyed by everyone. People are always in a hurry for catching a train or bus and so some of them end up eating street food for all their meals. Some others prefer to eat it as a snack in the evening. The street … Read more
I have lived in Pune, Maharashtra for 8 years. I started my married life there. Pune is a beautiful cultural city and is considered as “Oxford of East” as it has several well known educational institutions. Besides, it also has many automobile industries and IT industries. It has the National Defence of Academy (NDA) quarters … Read more
Sweets made from cashew nut are very popular and loved by all. The most popular are Kaju katli, Kaju barfi, and kaju rolls. But nowadays many sweet shops offer different shapes and designs made from cashew nuts such as kaju apple, kaju sandwich, kaju paan, kaju watermelon, kaju sitafal or kaju jalebi. The process and main … Read more
Corn Bharta is a very tasty recipe made with fresh corn and capsicum cooked in tomato cashew nut gravy. It can be served with rice, naan, roti or can be eaten plain. I have shown you the restaurant style preparation of corn bharta. The tomato cashew nut gravy made is the basic sauce for … Read more
“Ganpati Bappa Morya Ghee Ma Laddoo Choriya”. Happy Ganesh Festival to all !! Laddoos and modak are popular sweets offered to Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Festival. Different types of laddoos and modaks are made during the festival to welcome Lord Ganesha. Besides these, various other types of sweets are made for the 10 days … Read more
“Kulcha” is a type of leavened flatbread. It is a popular dish in North Indian Cuisine and is served with spicy veg or non-veg curries such as Chole, Chicken Masala, Curd, Raita, Pickle or Dal Makhani. It is made in the big clay tandoor. Usually, it is not made as a daily food in houses … Read more
Today, I am sharing with you the step-by step procedure for making Kaju Badam Puri. It is basically a flourless and butterless cookie and is gluten free. It consists of nuts, sugar, milk and flavored with saffron and cardamom. If you want to make it vegan, the milk can be substituted with soy or almond … Read more
