We begin with week 2 and for this week I have chosen to cook Festival Recipes. Raksha Bandhan is just round the corner.This is a Indian festival where sisters tie a holy thread to their brothers and in return the brothers promise to take care of the sisters. I remember when I was young, my brothers…
Phool patasha’s are phool makhana’s or lotus seeds. These are quite popular in Sindhi cooking.These patashas are mixed with fresh green peas and cooked with onion and tomato to give a wonderful curry.The curry is normally served as the main course .I had prepared it for a routine Sindhi meal where I served it with…
Lohri is a Punjabi folk festival, which falls in the month of January. Lohri is celebrated to mark the end of peak winter and is traditionally a harvest festival. It is time to harvest sugar cane, peanuts, radish , mustard . A bonfire is lit. Lighting of the fire has been common in winter…
BM # 71 Week 1, Day 2 Theme; Make a Meal For Day 2 under Make a Meal , I have made a simple Maharashtrian meal. Thalipeeth and Zunka are relished by all in the family. We normally go to Swati Snacks a famous restaurant where you get authentic traditional regional cuisines. The restaurant is…
BM # 70 Week : 1, Day : 3 Theme : Thalis Hyderabadi cuisine also known as Deccani cuisine, is the native cooking style of the Hyderabadi Muslims. Hyderabadi cuisine had become a princely legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad State, as it began to further develop further on from there. It is an…
BM # 70 Week : 1, Day : 2 Theme : Thalis BM # 70 , Day 2 ! I have a thali from Uttar Pradesh This is a state which is very close to my heart. I simply love it’s cuisine . I love the Kebabs, the chaats, the curries.This is a state…
BM # 70 Week 1, Day 1 Theme : Thalis Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in India in the month of July or August. According to the Hindu calendar this religious festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the…
BM # 47 Week 2 Day 2 Living in Gujarat, most of my friends are Gujarati. Different groups, different castes, to be frank, At times I get confused with their regional differences.Every time I cook a Gujju meal I always refer to my friends and jot down the details as explained by them. I have already posted…
BM # Day 3 I have already written about the Gujrati cuisine yesterday.Today I shall write about another Gujrati thaali.This is a seasonal Thaali which can be relished in summers when the Mangoes are in full swing. Fajeta This is a personal favorite of mine .The mango curry is unique ,its got that mango…