“Sattu ke parathe” is a very popular dish from Bihar. It is an Indian flatbread stuffed with spicy Sattu mixture and shallow fried in a pan. Sattu is prepared by dry roasting grains (barley, wheat, sorghum) or grams, mainly Bengal gram. Traditionally, sattu is prepared by roasting the grains or grams on the sand in an … Read more
Sabudana thalipeeth is a dish made during fast/upwaas/vraat. It is very delicious and is made using soaked sabudana, potato, crushed peanuts, cumin seeds and ginger green chilies. It is cooked by applying ghee or butter till it is golden and crisp. It uses fewer spices but is yet full of flavors. Thalipeeth is a popular … Read more
The nutritional benefits of Ragi or Nachni (Finger Millet) are manifold. It is a staple diet for many people in villages of Maharashtra and South India. The world over, ragi is mostly found in Africa and Asia. Ragi is a good source of calcium and iron. It is a good food supplement for children and helps … Read more
Panki- It is a type of pancake, where the batter is cooked by putting it between banana or corn leaves. In Gujarati, “pan” means ‘leaf”. So the name panki (made on leaf). It is a traditional non-fried snack made in Gujarat. Usually, panki is made from rice flour batter. The batter for it is prepared with … Read more
Paniyaram is a South Indian breakfast or snack recipe. It is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram in Tamil, Paddu in Kannada, Gunta Ponganalu in Telugu. I had it first at a restaurant serving authentic South Indian Food in Baroda, Gujarat. I had masala Paniyaram at that time and fell in love with it. They were crispy from … Read more
Summer brings lots of heat and mangoes!! I wait for mangoes because I love that fruit very much. In fact, a majority of us love this king of fruits. The heat of summer subsides with this sweet fruit. Mangoes can be eaten as raw or as ripe. People want to eat something cool and fresh … Read more
Bread pinwheel sandwich or as my son calls it, Bread Sushi, is a small bite-sized sandwich. The buttered slice of bread is filled with various types of filling and it is then rolled tightly into a log. The log is then cut into slices with a sharp knife. This small bite-sized sandwich is good for … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Since I have seen this recipe, I wanted to make it. I am too passionate about baking and am always in search of good recipes to bake. Vacations are the good time to try out new dishes. My son also has started learning baking. He also wants to help me making different recipes. … Read more
I love baking and always strive to bake healthy. These eggless custard cookies melt in the mouth. I had made this recipe by using refined flour earlier. It was loved by all my family members. I had made them with an equal amount of whole wheat flour and refined flour along with custard powder. … Read more
I had never seen avocado until I came to Sydney. But now it has become my favorite fruit. I use it in salads, sandwiches, guacamole, parathas. I had made avocado cheese straw; they were crispy and tasty. As avocado has high fat content the amount of additional butter or oil in dishes can be reduced … Read more
My son loves idli. Aarav: “Mummy I am hungry”. Mummy: “Aarav what would you like to have”? Aarav: “Idli”. So then if I have idli batter ready then the demand can be fulfilled. But many times there is no idli batter available. So now what to do? This is now the time for instant … Read more
The schools have started in full swing. Back to the routine of making different dishes for Aarav’s lunch box. I always strive to give healthy food for all the tiffin breaks in the school. I keep on trying new ideas for tiffin that are healthy and tasty. Cupcake is the good option for small tiffin … Read more
My mother in law is at our place for vacation and we are all enjoying her traditional recipes. She is a good cook and enjoys cooking for her family and friends. She likes to make various kinds of dishes. Since we are all busy with the fast moving life, we do not have much time … Read more
