BM # 32 Week 3 Theme:Regional Cuisine: Bengali Cooking with alphabets ” O” Sandesh is a classic sweet from Bengal .It is made from cottage cheese and sugar.I love the way Bengali’s pronounce it Sondesh, it sounds so sweet.The first time I made sandesh was for holi and made my favorite flavor , yes it…
Nawabi Pulao
BM # 32 Week 3Theme:Regional Cuisine :Mughlai AwadhiCooking with alphabets : “N” Mughlai cuisine is one of the most popular and rich cuisines , which originated during the Mughal Empire. The cuisine is rich in whole spices and uses lots of nuts.Milk and saffron are a favorite in this cuisine. Nawabi Pulao is a rice…
Missal Pav
BM # 32 Week 3Theme: RegionalCuisine: MaharashtrianCooking with alphabets “M’ Today we are into the third week of this month long marathon, where we are cooking recipes with alphabets, starting with A to Z. For the third week I will cook Indian Traditional dishes.So for the next six days you will be relishing some mouthwatering dishes from…
Kardoi | Assamese Snack | Festival Snack
Kardoi | Assamese Snack is a deep-fried snack from the state of Assam, specially made for the festival of Bihu. Names can be so deceptive, truly when I heard the name Kardoi. I wondered what it would be. Valli announced this for our Indian Cooking Challenge. Kardoi’s are sugar-coated sweets snacks made from either wheat…
Locho
BM # 32 Week 2Theme: Street FoodCooking with alphabets “L” The last few days I have been posting the Delhi street food, today for the final day of this week under street foods I shall take you to Surat. Locha is a Gujarati street food from Surat. Surati’s eat very spicy food, they generally use green chilies to spice their food,…
Kulle ke Chaat
BM # 32 Week 2Theme: Street FoodCooking with Alphabets ” K ” I was introduced to the Kulle Chaat about five years ago.My brother ‘s office is in the walled city of Delhi. During my stay in Delhi, he makes it a point to get a different chaat every evening.He knows my love for these…
Happy Birthday Mom..A Scrap Page on Mom’s 80th Birthday
This is a scrap page I have made for my dear mom…it is her 80th birthday and I could not think of a gift..this is a small way of saying Thank you to her and wishing her the best of everything in life. It was my elder brother who called me to plan something…
Jal Jeera / Minty Lemon Drink
BM # 32 Week 2 Theme: Street Food Cooking with alphabets : “J” Since I am from Delhi, somehow the street food of Delhi has always been a favorite. When I decided to post street food for the second week, the alphabet “J” immediately reminded of the cool refreshing drink Jal Jeera. Jal is water…
Imli ki Kulfi
BM # 32 Week 2 Theme: Street Food Cooking with alphabets : ” I ” Three years back before our second school reunion , some of my school friends and I met up for dinner.When we were about to call for the dessert ,one friend suggested that we could eat Imli ki Kulfi. Now what…
Halwa Paratha
BM # 32 Week 2Theme : Street Food Cooking with alphabets :”H” I had read about Halwa Paratha being sold near Jama Masjid during Ramzaan and was very keen to see this as I had heard that this paratha is about 3 foot diameter. Now that sure is a massive size. Fortunately I was…