Gingerbread is a type of baked dish that uses spices such as ginger, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and black pepper. It is sweetened with molasses, honey, golden syrup or brown sugar. Gingerbread can be as soft as a cake loaf or something crunchy like a biscuit. As per Wikipedia, A gingerbread man is a biscuit or cookie made … Read more
Kebabs is a popular snack dish. It is served as starters. It can be made by combining different vegetables, pulses, paneer, and cheese. Today, I am sharing with you kebabs made from rajma (kidney beans). They are very easy to make. They are shallow fried and thus contains less oil. They are packed with proteins, vitamins, … Read more
To make Ribbon sandwich, spread butter, chutney, ketchup and fill a moist filling on one slice of bread and then cover with another bread slice. Press them firmly. Then wrap them in a damp cloth and chill for 2-3 hours. The moist filling helps to hold the slices together. Before serving cut the sandwich lengthwise. … Read more
This is my 50th recipe! I thank all my viewers for supporting me and motivating me. It is your Inspiration that keeps my site going. I was waiting to reach the 50th recipe mark. I wanted a dish that would be easy and irresistible to make and so I thought of baking some cookies. I love … Read more
[easy-image-collage id=852] I like baking cakes and also decorating them. I had made a cake for my son’s birthday; It was an AFL Sydney Swan team logo theme cake . I had used buttercream icing for decorating the cake. There was some buttercream icing left after the cake was decorated. I usually try to … Read more
Sukhadi is a traditional Gujarati sweet. It is also known as golpapdi. It is made from very simple and basic ingredients such as whole wheat flour, ghee and jaggery. It is very easy and quick to prepare and is most commonly prepared during winters. It can be prepared and stored in the containers and can … Read more
A very different style chiwda made from very few ingredients that are available at home. It is made from flat pressed rice flakes (poha), papad and spices. It will be found in every Gujaratis home. There are several ways of making papad poha. Some use turmeric and red chili powder to make yellow papad poha. … Read more
The festival of Diwali is near. Houses are getting ultra cleaned and some of them are getting painted with new colours. They are getting decorated and illuminated with lights, candles and rangoli. After cleaning of the house is done, the next process is to make delicious sweets and snacks for everyone at home. Housewives are … Read more
Avocado, also known as alligator pear is a large pear shaped fruit having a single seed. They are mostly cultivated in the Mediterranean or tropical climates throughout the world. They are green skinned and have a pear shape. The fruit has a higher fat content than the other fruits. It is fleshy and has a buttery texture. It … Read more
Health awareness everywhere; Counting the calories you consume; Every time you want to eat something tasty and oily you have to think and rethink. But now do not worry. I have tried to make the lesser calorie version of fried masala puris which we use to relish in our childhood. So enjoy this baked version … Read more
It is a nice chilly Friday evening and want something tasty but not fried. My son suggested french fries, but I did not want it to be fried. So just thought of baking them. I has this fresh rosemary in the fridge. And so decided to make them. The big and starchy types of … Read more
Kebab is an Arabic word. It is a dish in which small pieces of meat is cooked on skewers along with some cut vegetables like onion, tomatoes, bell peppers etc. These are then cooked on a grill or a barbeque. Sheekh Kebab is a dish where usually a mixture of minced meat (usually lamb) , … Read more
Ratalu is a type of Yam. It has nice violet colour and is generally available during winters. It is used to make many dishes. Gujaratis make maximum use of it in their special mix vegetable dish named Undhiyu. It is also used to make ratalu puri (a type of fritter dipped in gram flour batter). It … Read more
Once i just happened to go through femina magazine (august 22, 2012 edition) and saw this recipe. I just could not resist to make it. It is from Avadhi cuisine and just gives the feeling of kings and their feast. Avadhi cuisine belongs to royals or nawabs as known. It is loaded with all the … Read more
This is a traditional maharashtrian recipe and is usually prepared during the month of shraddh while they do shraddh pooja in their homes. Shraddh or also known as pitru paksh is observed in the month of september -october immediately after the Ganesh festival on the full moon day till the new moon day. So during … Read more
This is a popular tea time snack. The ‘Chaklis’ are crisp and golden. They are my son’s favorite. He likes to take them in the school lunch box. Hence a good option for lunch box snacks. Chaklis are traditionally made in maharastrian and gujarati family. These are prepared during Diwali festival. They can be prepared … Read more
