Laiya Bhel is bhel made with puffed rice, fried chickpeas and peanuts. Finely chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander and green chillies jazz it up.This is a lip smacking munch from the streets of Lucknow. Laiya was a new name for me , I heard this for the first time in Lucknow . Laiya is basically…
Agra ka Bhalla is a crisp tikki chat from Arga. The tikki is stuffed and fried till crisp. It is then laced with beaten curd and chutneys. Ah ! the name Agra ka Bhalla ! The name is very deceptive as Bhalla is another name for Dahi Wada , so the first time I…
Tawa? What is tawa? Tawa refers to a griddle in India . Normally it is used to cook Flatbreads, but the trend of cooking on a Tawa is getting very popular , specially on the streets or at the wedding functions . For this they use a real big , thick tawa . The ingredients…
On the last day of this year’s BM post under Special Theme I have Patra nu Paneer. One of the popular dishes of Parsi’s is Paatra ne Macchi , which is marinated and steamed in banana leaves. I substituted paneer for fish ! It was after a long thought process that I decided on this…
I have a friend who is a generation older than me but very fond of cooking . I am amazed at her skills and energy . Her grandkids dote on her as she cooks best of everything . Seriously . Incidentally we meet everyday in the gym and our topic to discuss is new recipes…
We are working on Moroccan Cuisine, and for today I have a Moroccan pancake or a bread which is also called Rghaif . The bread is made from all purpose flour and semolina . Oil and butter are lavishly used which makes the bread very soft . The msemen is just like our paratha ,…
Brookies are a rage in baking world. In couple of previous BM’s I have seen fellow marathoners posting these . I specially remember Archana and Valli posting them and they looked so so good . I had baked these long long back , yes when the kids had come for their vacation . I knew…
I normally don’t make cookies as no one is fond of these , it is only when my grandkids come I need loads of them . Sometimes I am shocked to see the amount they finish in one go . This time when they came I made different varieties for them so that they could…
I have always been fond of Citrusy flavors and while baking cookies for my grandkids I made these Lemon Cookies . These cookies are my Day 2 post under the theme Cookies for your Sweet Tooth. I have noticed that the kids always want something with chocolate , but I wanted a slight diversion…
A new week and a new sub theme . Yes we are working under Protein Rich theme for our September Mega Marathon and this week I shall post recipes with Dried Fruits , Nuts and Seeds . The previous weeks featured Kebabs, Biryanis and Salads, all with a Protein punch. Nuts and seeds provide good…