Dahi Boondi Raita is a accompaniment which is made with whipped yogurt and tiny gram dumplings . It makes a great accompaniment with any Indian lunch dinner menu and can be prepared in a jiffy . Boondi Raita is one of the simplest of raitas and every family has their own version . I make…
Thai Cuisine has amazing flavours and I have been posting Thai recipes under Oceanic Cuisine for the third week of BM 78 . I began with Cucumber Salad , next were Sweet Potato Cakes , which I served with a tangy and sweet dip . The dip reminds me of the sweet tamarind chutney I…
I have a strange relation with papaya . I love it and at the same time hate it . It is the raw papaya that I love , the ripe one has to be sweet , then only it gets my love , else can’t bear . While buying veggies I picked this raw…
BM # 73 Week:2, Day :2 Theme: Flavors of India Dahi Bhalle , yes this is what the ever so popular Dahi vadas are called in North. These are available as chat at the street vendors. You can find these chat walas at every nook and corner and throughout the year. But they are specially…
BM # 73 Week:2, Day :3 Theme: Flavors of India Finally for the last day under Flavors of India, I have a chutney from Andhra Pradesh. The kobbari chutney is the coconut chutney and it varies from the other coconut chutneys. This is a real delicious chutney which pairs very well with Idli ,Dosas or…
BM# 71 Week: 4, Day 3 Theme: Special Theme Coming to the last day under special recipes Here is a Raita which is really unique. We normally do not add garlic to curd , but here garlic is used to give that amazing , slightly pungent flavor to the yogurt. I also used some…
BM # 72 Week 1, Day 1 Theme : Dips, Chutneys and Spreads Yesterday I posted Black Bean Hummus , today it is Roasted Bell Pepper Spread. With multiple posts we are not able to post all recipes at the same time , so some end up as drafts. This is a spread which…
BM # 71 Week 1, Day 2 Theme : Dips, Chutneys and Spreads With the Mega marathon we tend to learn many new dishes and while I took Sandwiches as my sub theme for Cooking Carnival I made this Black Bean Hummus as a spread for my bread sticks. The hummus tastes excellent and is a…
BM # 68 Day 12 Theme : One Category – Bread Sandwiches Sub Theme – Sandwich Platters While you eat a sandwich in Mumbai , you will love it for the masala these road side vendors add to the sandwich. Normally we add salt and pepper to sandwiches, but this Sandwich Masala alters the sandwich…
Bigilla is a bean paste made from broad beans. We do get fresh broad beans in winter but I have never seen the dried version here. Since it was a recipe from Middle East, I called for these beans from Dubai. They looked pretty hard and I wondered how to go about. Frankly speaking I…