Double Chocolate Muffins are soft and spongy muffins with a double treat of chocolate. Since the past couple of months, I have practically stopped baking. I am not consuming any sugar or maida. To bake something, I need an occasion and friends or family who would relish these bakes. It was my son’s birthday and…
Lebanese Pickle /Arabic Pickle /Mukhlal / Shawarma Pickle is an Arabic pickle which is served with most Arabic dishes. It is a slightly tangy and slightly sweet pickle and goes well with most cuisines too. Lebanese Pickle is quick to prepare, once the veggies are chopped you just need 5-7 minutes and you are done.…
Burmese Tofu / Chickpea Flour Tofu is a soy-free alternative to traditional tofu, it has a nutty flavour of chickpea and works well with many recipes. I had not heard of this chickpea flour tofu till Sneha my daughter in law sent me a Burmese recipe, where the lady makes the tofu with chickpea flour and…
Thai Coconut Curry Rice is a flavourful rice with a twist to the original Thai Fried Rice. The aromatic jasmine rice is cooked with the red curry paste and rich creamy coconut milk. As soon as we talk of Thai Food , the Thai Curries with some freshly steamed scented Jasmine rice come to the…
Wild Rice with Grilled Vegetables is an earthy and rustic flavoured meal that is nutritious as well as delicious. The rice is a mix of three colours. I got this rice while I was on my trip to the Canary Islands. The rice was a mix of tri-coloured rice. White rice, red rice and black…
Maklouba is a traditional Arabic rice which is flipped and served upside down . The rice is layered with meat and vegetables , though this is a vegetarian version . Maklouba is also spelled and called as Maaluba, magluba, maqlouba, Maqlooba. The word Maqluba translates literally as “upside-down” in Arabic . The rice is cooked…
Cheesy Baked Rice with Vegetables is a fantastic baked one pot meal with rice , vegetables be’chamel sauce and cheese . It is a perfect winter treat . This is the fourth week of the Biryani , Pulao ,Khichadi Festival and this week I shall be posting Rice varieties from overseas . It was very…
Seeds Brittle is a crunchy snack , perfect for anytime munch it is loaded with goodness of protein . A healthy , nutritious and perfect candy . The Candy theme attracted me , specially when I realized I could post the Seeds Brittle that I made sometime back to give as gifts to my daughter…
Nuts Chikki is a popular and traditional Indian candy made with a mix of almond, cashew, pistachios and flavoured with cardamom . It is one of the exotic Chikki variations . Traditionally sugar is used to make this candy but I have used jaggery . One needs to melt the jaggery with out using any…
Jelly Fruit Cake is a vegetarian fresh fruit cake made with agar agar . The cake is burst of flavours , looks beautiful and is very mild and light dessert . For the third day under the theme Upside Down Recipes , I have this super simple , quick and easy yet attractive and delicious…