For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, we had a simple Kulcha. The Kulcha is from Amritsar. Amritsar, in Punjab is a real foodie place and it is a treat to enjoy a meal there. I have been there many times and had food in Dhabbas there. Trust me the food there is out of the…
Dhuli Urad ki Daal te Danthal de sabzi – Punjab da Khana
BM # 39Day : 23State : Punjab The term Punjab comprises two words: “punj meaning five and ab meaning water, thus the land of five rivers. After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation…
Panner Malaidar / Cottage Cheese in Rich Creamy Gravy
BM # 32 Week 3 Theme: RegionalCuisine:Punjabi Cooking with alphabets: ”P” When we talk about Regional Dishes, I love to cook food from Punjab.The food of Punjab is rich in milk, butter and cheese.Their day to day food is also rich. Paneer or cottage cheese is one of the most used ingredient in this cuisine.No…
Thandai Phirni / Rice Pudding
BM # 31 Week 1 Day 1 I sometimes feel if it was not for BM I might not be blogging so regularly.It is the charm of BM that just pulls you.This month I had such a long TO DO list I had decided not to participate, but here I am participating all…
School Reunion Celebrations with Stuffed Bread Pakora and Raajma Chaawal
BM # 27 Day 3 Occasion : School Reunion A life time Celebration Event on the third day of 27th BM It was 2009 when I joined FB, and I received a friend request from a boy , whose name seemed familiar. I checked the profile and accepted the request.It was from a school buddy.I…
Punjab Dhabas
I was looking forward to our family vacation to the North. Some of them are my favorite places.Favorite due to two reasons,one because I love the serenity and the atmosphere of the Golden Temple….two, the food of Punjab. We were visiting Punjab and Himachal. Our journey was by train and road.After Delhi we travelled by…
Aaloo Onion Kulcha for Indian Cooking Challenge
I hate postponing things specially when I know I have to do something to which I am committed. This applies to all my posts for BM or ICC.I am addicted to both and I just have to squeeze time for them….ICC ..I simply enjoy doing, we get to learn the authentic recipes and I just…
North Indian Thali
BM # 16 Day 7 7th day and the last day for this version of BM…next month we start a new version, friends do check the details here.I love hosting elaborate formal dinners, I try to cook everything at home in a planned way so I can enjoy the meal with the guest.I hate to…
Baked Samosa
Samosas the Indian stuffed savoury !!…deep fried to a golden.!!..crunchy.!!… lovely stuffing of spiced potatoes and a bit of farm fresh peas…wow!!..served hot with sweet and tangy tamarind chutney or fresh mint chutney…or would you prefer them with a nice cup of chai? I looked at these golden beauties ..something stopped me.Yes , you guessed right…..Deep…
Punjabi Thaali
BM # 15 Day 6 Punjab is a Northern state of India very rich in its cuisine.The food is rich in ghee and butter as Punjabi’s are robust people with robust appetites.By large their non veg food is very popular but nothing like their vegetarian cuisine which has endless variation.The hit list topping with…