Imli ki Kulfi

BM # 32    Week 2  Theme: Street Food Cooking with alphabets : ” I ” Three years back before our second school reunion , some of my school friends and I met up for dinner.When we were about to call for the dessert ,one friend suggested that we could eat Imli ki Kulfi. Now what…

Halwa Paratha

BM # 32   Week 2Theme : Street Food Cooking with alphabets :”H” I had read about Halwa Paratha being sold near Jama Masjid during Ramzaan and was very keen to see this as I had heard that this paratha is about 3 foot diameter. Now that sure is a massive size. Fortunately I was…

Braided Samosas

BM # 28   Day 2 Samosas are a weak point with me.As a teenager I used to spend my pocket money on either samosas or paani puri.I still love to eat this lovely Indian stuffed pastry, sandwiched into two slices of soft bread, or a bun .The stuffing’s have changed, but as yet my…

Kaanji Wadas

BM # 27   Day 16 Seasonal : Winter Day 16 and we enter a new week, with a new theme..and this week its everything to do with seasons..Food and veggies relished in a particular season, due to it’s properties and availability.Though we do get just about everything through out the year, yet who likes…

Jhal Muri

BM # 26   Day 2 Jhal Muri , the street food from Calcutta for the 2nd day of this BM.Jhal Muri is a road side snack which is very popular in Calcutta.Something like the Mumbai bhel. Of course the ingredients vary, but the star ingredient “puffed rice or murmuras” remain the same. Our college…