What could I choose for the alphabet ‘ X ‘ but for Xmas Cake ? Frankly speaking I did not put in the effort to search for something else . May be I should have but this made my task easy . So it is Xmas Cake for A -Z Baking around the World Xmas…
P – Panforte di Siena
It has been two years since I have been wanting to try Panforte. Finally the A-Z Baking around the World made it happen. Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert which is served for Christmas. It contains fruits and nuts and resembles a fruit cake. We could say it is a cross between a fruit cake, candy and…
F – Fruit Cake
A – Z Baking around the World is an interesting series where I am baking a Fruit Cake with the alphabet F. The earliest recipes of the Fruit Cakes are from Ancient Rome. They would use pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, raisins, and a lot more of other fruits but lot of variations took place subject…
Makki de Roti
Makki de Roti is a flat bread from the Punjabi Kitchen. Makki is corn flour made from dried yellow corn. It is a rich source of zinc and vitamin A. Since the flour is gluten free it is in popular demand for those on gluten free diet. This Makki Ki Roti is made with…
Pindi Chole
I am working on the Special theme this week and I shall be posting recipes from the Lohri Thali. I have already posted some recipes but a few still need to be featured. For Day 1 of the last week of BM #74 I have Pindi Chole. The minute I talk of Pindi Chole it…
Flavored Choorma for Holi
BM # 73 Week: 3 , Day: 3, Theme: Festival Recipes For the last day under festival recipes I have Flavored Choormas from Rajasthan. Daal Baati Choorma is a staple diet of Rajasthani’s, they have the tradition of making this meal on special occasions. While chatting with one of my Rajasthani friends I learnt…
Til ki Chikki
BM # 72 Week 3, Day 3 Theme: Festival Recipes Can we miss the Til Chikki for Lohri?No. we can’t! So today I have a Til Ckikki for this festival. The last two days I have been posting Lohri recipes like Gud Ka Halwa and Murmure ke Ladoo. The harvest festival is celebrated with…
Murmure ke Ladoo
BM # 72 Week 3, Day 2 Theme: Festival Recipes For the second day under Festival Recipes I have Murmure ke Ladoo. Few years back every Lohri my neighbor friend used to send me all Lohri goodies, but since we both have shifted to different apartments, it is rather difficult to catch on these occasions.…
Janamashtmi Chappan Bhog
BM # 70 Week 1, Day 1 Theme : Thalis Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in India in the month of July or August. According to the Hindu calendar this religious festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh or the 8th day of the…
Sheer Kurma
BM # 69 Week 2, Day 2 Theme : Sweets from Indian States I have always enjoyed cooking specifically from regional states. I love those elaborate thali’s and spreads. It is the Hyderabadi Cuisine, which takes you to the rich world of nawabs and I bring you Sheer Kurma, a special Kheer that they…