BM # 27 Day 14 Traditional : Bengali I have never cooked Bengali Cuisine, though I have a Bengali friend and have eaten at her place a couple of times. I have enjoyed this cuisine, the only hitch is the addition of little sweetness in it. I surfed hard and finally worked from a…
Kutchi Bhatia Kadi
BM # 27 Day 13 Traditional : Kutchi Bhatia When I say Kutchi, the first thing. That normally comes to the mind is the Kutchi Dabeli….right? Kutchi is a cast originating from the Sindh province and Rajasthan. The Kutchi ‘s living in Kutch are the Kutchi Bhatia’s. Their cuisine is a mix of Sindhi and…
Tomato Kurma.. with Idli / Dosa
BM # 27 Day 12 Traditional Recipes: Andhra There was a time I would cook lot of South Indian food, but of course I was absolutely restricted to the famous Idli, wada and Dosa.I cant remember making any kurmas, or rice variety . I have learnt so much about this cuisine, but yet when it comes…
Maharashtrian Thaali
BM #27 Day 11 Traditional Recipes : Maharashtra After working on thalis for BM my family kind of got addicted to these and would want me to try different ones. My daughter was coming from Japan , so this was a good occasion to make a thali, I tried a Maharashtrian Thali , which…
Ghughni with Dhuska Bihari Cuisine
BM # 27 Day 10 Traditional Recipes: Bihar Bihari Cuisine is similar to North Indian cuisine, but has a influence of Eastern cuisine Musturd oil is used for cooking most dishes. They use Paanch Poran masala, which is a combination of five spices . The spices being Cumin seed, mustard seed, ani seed, fenugreek seed and…
Thai Green Curry with Rice
Weekend Cooking We cook throughout the week, but weekends are special, when we are more relaxed and perhaps want to try new cuisines or dishes.For us weekend is only Sunday .we work on Saturdays too. Sunday, is one day when the family is together, so naturally, one wants the best. With a family like ours, the breakfast is normally…
Dal Pakwan | Sindhi Breakfast
Dal Pakwan | Sindhi Breakfast is a scrumptious breakfast. Sindhi Families serve it for special occasions like weddings, Diwali or when you have some guest coming over. Many families feast on it on Sunday’s too. Dal Pakwan is a combination of fried crispbread and boiled yellow lentils. We temper the lentils with cumin seeds and…
Kids Birthday Party
BM # 27 Day 8 Occasion: Kid’s Birthday Party When we talk of a Birthday Party, somehow I always associate it with Kids. I feel it’s all about Kids affair. I mean obviously we grown ups also have parties, specially to celebrate land mark birthdays. Cooking for a kids party is fun and one…
Make your own Dessert ..Ice cream and Toppings
BM # 27 Day 7 Occasion : Celebrating Victory ..Cricket World Cup I wonder how many of you are cricket fans ? I was a great fan of cricket matches and as a school girl would take a mini transistor with head phones to school. The transistor would be tucked in side the inner pocket of the…
7 Layer Dip with Blue Corn Chips… Celebrating Participation !!
BM # 26 Day 6 Occasion : Celebrating participation in a Reality Show National Geographic Channel has launched a new show titled Mission Cover Shot . This is a reality show , which captures the journey of eight amateur photographers as they battle with their Single Lens Reflex cameras to get that perfect…