Pizzas are a favorite with the new generation. The origin of Pizzas has been from Italy but it surely has made a rage throughout the globe. The taste might vary in different countries but the basic remains the same..the bread, purée, cheese and some toppings. Here in Gujarat we get a whole lot of variety…all the big…
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…
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…
Guru Nanak Jayanti … Langar and Kadah Prasad
BM # 27 Day 1 Occasion: Celebrating Guru Nanak Jayanti with Langar and Kadah Prasad From today we start a month long Blogging Marathon, so you will be seeing a post everyday, We have four themes, one week for each theme.The themes that we shall be working on are… Week 1. Occasions Week 2.…
Diwali Dinner
BM #23 Day 3 Get togethers and dinners are a part of Diwali celebrations.Normally we have two dinners, one for family and the other for friends. Both these are before Diwali. For Diwali a special meal is made , which varies in Sindhi homes. When I got married for the first Diwali the traditional…
Dilli ki Aaloo Chaat
This month’s Magic Mingle has my favorite ingredient. Yes you guessed right! Potatoes!!When Pradnya announced Kalyani’s event I knew I had to make this Aaloo Chaat.It would not be fair if I would miss this finger licking Delhi street food. The boiled potatoes are peeled and fried on a gridle with a generous helping of…
Sprouted Lentil Kebabs
BM # 21 Day 1 Moong daal is one of the main daals used in our family, whole moong and the split green gram is the next preferred choices. All these are light and comforting daals. I decided to pick this as my theme for the second week of BM. For today I have…
Daal Raita from Kangra Valley
BM # 20 Day 3 Since the last two days of BM I have been posting daals from Kangra Valley which is a beautiful valley of North India. Madra and Khatta both are very popular dishes of this valley.When I first heard the name Daal Raita, I felt it must be some kind of…
Kaale Chane ka Khatta from Himachal Pradesh
BM # 20 Day 2 Yesterday , I made a special dish from the Kangra Dham, since Dham has so many dishes, I have decided to make one more dish from this beautiful valley.For today, the second day of daals I have made Khatta. Khatta, means sour.So the basic flavor of the dish is slightly on…
Madra from Kangra Valley / Chick pea Curry
On our summer trip to North we were in Kangra valley.This was on route to Manali.We had to take a night halt at a hotel,which was totally secluded. As there was nothing around, we j took a walk around and then stayed indoors.I went up to the hotel owner to find more about the valley…