BM # 27 Day 22 Seasonal: Summer Kulfi is an Indian Ice cream Unlike the ice creams available in the market traditionally these are flavored with cardamoms and nuts. Of course with fusion foods, even kulfis are taking new avatars and we see lot of fusion flavors. Kulfis are best made with full fat…
Paalak Dahi wada / Spinach Fritters in Curd
BM # 27 Day 21 Seasonal : Summer The food habits change with the season. Summers , one just likes to drink loads of butter milk or lemon juice to beat the heat. I like to eat all chilled stuff, like salads, dahiwads, chaats… Paalak Dahiwadas are really unique and they taste fantastic.My sister…
Choco Strawberry Pudding
BM # 27 Day 20 Seasonal: Summer The Strawberries are still in season, well even if they are not, just dig out the frozen ones. The dessert is nice and chilled and absolutely appropriate for those summer evenings.Here is a simple dessert that you can whip up in a jiffy, if you have the…
Carrot Pickle
BM # 27 Day 19 Seasonal : Winter This is a pickle recipe ,which I had been searching since years.My granny used to make this and it was everyone’s favorite. Mom does not make any pickles and just could not recollect the measurements …strange , but I got this recipe from a book by…
Sindhi Pickles
BM # 27 Day 18 Seasonal : Winter While we are in winter season, I would like to tell you that this is the time when we have lots of pickles. These pickles are oil free and have a shelf life of a week or so.They have to be prepared fresh and it takes…
Paalak Paratha
BM # 27 Day 17 Seasonal : Winter Spinach or Paalak is a green which is really green and fresh in winters. The taste and the look of the spinach is definitely different from the summer spinach, which comparatively looks dull . It is during winters that we make these Parathas, which are stuffed with spinach…
Kaanji Wadas
BM # 27 Day 16 Seasonal : Winter Day 16 and we enter a new week, with a new theme..and this week its everything to do with seasons..Food and veggies relished in a particular season, due to it’s properties and availability.Though we do get just about everything through out the year, yet who likes…
Gujarati Kathiawari Winter Meal
BM # 27 Day 15 Traditional: Winter meal in Kaathiwari house The Saurashtra or Kathiawar region comprises the south western parts of Gujarat.There is a slight difference in the modes of preparations and eating habits in the main three geographical regions of Kutch, Saurashtra and Surat .Kaathiawari and Kutch food both use red chill…
Aaloor Dum with Luchi …Bengali Cuisine
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…