Raj Kachori is a typical Rajasthani street food, which has become very popular .It is available in all chaat shops .Recently I visited Haldiram which is a very popular joint with Mithai walas and they have a wonderful food court..yes for all the street food plus South Indian, North Indian..oh you name it.We ordered for…
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…
Meethay Ghoday ….Hyderabad Specialty for Indian Cooking Challenge
The last few days have been terribly hectic, I normally have my posts ready much before the scheduled date, my cooking and clicking both were done,for the ICC but I did not manage to draft the recipe.I guess from the plus 400 posts that I have done, perhaps this must be one of those rare…
Kuzhalappam from Kerala for Indian Cooking Challenge
This time for a change Valli announced the Indian Cooking Challenge quite early, but some how I just could not work on it.I was leaving for Delhi and I knew I would be back on the 15th itself and it is very unlike me to work on a post at the last minute.So In spite of all…
Dapka Kadhi / Gujarati Curry with Dumplings for Indian Cooking Challenge
This month , for ICC we have chosen to cook the famous Dapka Kadhi from Gujarati kitchen. Dapka Kadhi is made by the Jain community of Gujarati’s. While Valli and I decided on this curry Tarla Dalal’s recipe seemed the best option. I followed her recipe but having Jain friends I wanted to go deep and find the authentic…
Sanna, The Manglorean Idli for Indian Cooking Challenge
This month I decided not to do the ICC. Reason?…Heat!! I read the challenge and thought forget it..they are idlis..and who is going to work on these from scratch.Normally we get the ready batter so find it tedious to soak rice and grind.Anyway, just before the challenge date, I studied the recipe and decided to…
Zarda……Kashmiri Sweet Rice for Indian Cooking Challenge
With a month long Marathon, I knew all were busy, but yet I was waiting for our monthly Indian Cooking Challenge. Valli thought of skipping, but I was keen, this is the time to cook some traditional food!…Well we decided on a simple, quick dish from Kashmir .Zarda! Incidentally This happens to be my weekend…
Pazham Varatti / Banana Halwa from Kerala for Indian Cooking Challenge
I have missed a few months with ICC, and when Valli announced this month’s challenge, I was sure of not doing it. Reason?..Banana Halwa!!..I hate banana..and a halwa , well not my kind of sweet. Anyway, when I saw the picture of these bananas, I decide to make the halwa. You must be wondering..how can…
Gujrati Khakra for Indian Cooking Challenge
With the rising sun a hot cup of masala chai along with some crisp sada khakra, smeared with ghee and drizzled with jiralu is what you will see in a Gujrati home. Khakra is nothing but a flat crisp Indian bread made from wheat flour.The existence of khakhra probably came from using the left over…
Varo – Sindhi Sweet for Indian Cooking Challenge
Every month Valli announces a traditional Indian dish for the Indian Cooking Challenge.Sometimes these dishes are unheard, sometimes challenging, and at times simple yet pleasing but traditional. I hate to miss this monthly event, as I feel I get to learn about various cultures too.For this month Valli made it very easy ..she let us…