BM # 19 Day 3 Like every year this Raksha Bandhan I went to the Blind Girls Association to do some designing for their raakhis. This time I saw students there who had come from Brazil, for a rural project. At the association, the girls and the staff converse in Guajarati, English for them…
Chocolate Granola Squares
BM # 19 Day 2 Granola bars have become a good option for breakfast and since I love chocolate..I try to add it in most of the sweet stuff. Strange but my little two year grandson is a granola freak…so I sometimes give it that chocolate look .My daughter is happy to see the…
Eggless Brazilian Coffee Cookies
BM # 19 Day 3 For the past two days I have been cooking with tea so today I decided to make something with coffee. I simply love the aroma of coffee, though I do not drink it, yet I cannot resist coffee based products. I made these Brazilian Coffee Cookies, which turned out…
Almond Stuffed Apples
BM # 19 Day 2 I read about this recipe and it kind of fancied me.It surely was challenging to try a dish where you don’t like the star ingredients. Yes I hate apples..and I have never tasted tea!! Does this sound strange?..well people wonder how my eyes open early morning without tea or coffee..well…
Lemon Tea Infused Pasta Salad
BM # 19 Day 1 I have never tasted tea,……..coffee I do drink, but rarely…….maybe once in six months though I love its flavor and aroma.This time when Valli announced the BM I thought since I don’t drink these two things it would be more challenging for me to work with them. For Day…
Aaloo Dum
BM # 19 Day 3 For today I have chosen yet another Gourmet gravy which can be used in various ways. This is gravy which is dominated by onions and has a very strong flavor of the roasted powdered masala. It is the spice powder, in this gravy which makes this dish so very…
Kashmiri Dum Aaloo
BM # 19 Day 2 While preparing for this BM, I realized I had not posted the Kashmiri Dum Aaloo recipe from my Kashmiri Thali.This is one of the most hit recipes and though it surely is some procedure, but with a little planning one can easily make this aromatic rich gravy.You can even…
Paneer Koftas in Rich Gravy
BM # 19 Day 1 For the first week of this edition of BM, I have chosen Gourmet Gravies. A North Indian meal is normally rich by itself, but of course when we have dinners the same food cannot be served. It has to be special…rather rich. Now what makes these gravies rich? I…
Carrot and Pumpkin Terrine with Gulab Jamun
BM # 18 Day 3 This is one recipe which was in my book marks since a few years.I wanted to make it in winters when we have those beautiful sweet red carrots, but I could not get the terrine mould .I forgot all about it.Yesterday when I was clearing the jumbo frig I…
Broccoli Cutlets
BM #18 Day 2 Broccoli is full of nutrients, fiber and vitamins.My children are all grown up so I have no issues about sneaking veggies in food, but I see my grandchildren who do not want to eat them.These cutlets hide the broccoli and adding cheese for kids the flavor changes .The kids ,as…