Even though Maa does not eat Pasta , yet she cooks pumpkin very often , she says it’s light and healthy. Today’s post is for her..Happy Birthday!! to.the lady whom I admire most.Hats off to your immense will power, patience and knowledge .Happy Birthday maa!! Since Kalyani announced Pumpkin and whole chilies for MM # 9 , I…
Garnishing with Flowers
BM # 20 Day 3 The third day of BM and today I shall tell you about vegetable flowers.One of the most attractive and creative way to present a dish is with vegetable flowers, curls and sprigs. Roses surely take a lead in flowers.The roses carved out of beetroot or turnips, or basically the…
Garnishing with Bundles, Ties and Bows
BM # 20 Day 2 I picked the theme garnishing, but while working on them realized the rainy season is absolutely the wrong time for this . I went bonkers looking for the right veggies and most of all fresh leafy stuff.I guess it was a real challenge , all the same I enjoyed…
Garnishing with Cucumber
BM # 20 Day 1 For the second group of BM # 20 , I have picked the theme Garnishing, Kitchen set up and storage, Styling your pantry. Since I have already done a post on My Kitchen, where I have my kitchen set up and tips for storage, I decided to do Garnishing ‘s. Enjoyment…
Photo Frame
While shopping in a mall I spotted these wooden photo frames, since they were on a discount I picked them up.The minute I bought these I knew I would transform them with some buttons and lace. I had these simple transparent shirt buttons lying since years, so thought of using those with some pearls. In fact The…
Pumpkin Chilly Soup
While cooking with pumpkin for the first time I bought a big chunk, put it in my frig, so I would try few more recipes with it.Thanks to Magic Mingle for making me innovative.For today it is a simple soup, but flavorsome. 1cup………….. pumpkin , chopped into pieces 1………………….onion, chopped roughly 2-3 pods……. garlic…
Spicy Pumpkin Hummus
I have never cooked with Pumpkin, what does one do to those mental blocks, I always thought pumpkin to be a sweet veggie and that is one thing I don’t like. As a result, never cooked anything. With Kalyani announcing Magic Mingle ingredients.I was kind of lost did not know what to do.No choice left…
Pickled Baby Onions
BM # 20 Day 3 For the third day of this marathon I wanted to cook something with a different variety of onions, but somehow my love for baby onions and this particular pickle, made me post this. A meal without onions is kind of incomplete, specially a north Indian meal.This is a pickle which…
Creamed Onions
BM # 20 Day 2 For today , the 2nd day of BM I have chosen to cook with baby onions. The creamed onions are a little unique, as they are immersed in hot water ….without peeling. This procedure lends them a stronger aromatic yet very pleasing flavor. 6-8………… baby onions 1cup ……..white sauce…
Mehun wara Chawaran (Tinda Rice) au Bhe’ Patata Gesh mei (Lotus Stem Curry)
BM # 20 Day 1 For the first week of BM # 20 I have chosen to cook with onions. Strange people hate to cut onions where as I enjoy chopping them .All I need is a sharp knife. When you cut onions peel away the dry outer layer, but avoid cutting into the…