BM # 39Day : 8State : Gujarat A week has passed by and today being the 8th day we are cooking from Gujarat.Gujarat is the state where I live and have been living since the past 35 years now, and to think I haven’t tasted all it’s cuisine. Gujarati cuisine is predominantly vegetarian, and the Gujjus can…
Gujarati Kathiawari Winter Meal
BM # 27 Day 15 Traditional: Winter meal in Kaathiwari house The Saurashtra or Kathiawar region comprises the south western parts of Gujarat.There is a slight difference in the modes of preparations and eating habits in the main three geographical regions of Kutch, Saurashtra and Surat .Kaathiawari and Kutch food both use red chill…
Aaloor Dum with Luchi …Bengali Cuisine
BM # 27 Day 14 Traditional : Bengali I have never cooked Bengali Cuisine, though I have a Bengali friend and have eaten at her place a couple of times. I have enjoyed this cuisine, the only hitch is the addition of little sweetness in it. I surfed hard and finally worked from a…
Kutchi Bhatia Kadi
BM # 27 Day 13 Traditional : Kutchi Bhatia When I say Kutchi, the first thing. That normally comes to the mind is the Kutchi Dabeli….right? Kutchi is a cast originating from the Sindh province and Rajasthan. The Kutchi ‘s living in Kutch are the Kutchi Bhatia’s. Their cuisine is a mix of Sindhi and…
Maharashtrian Thaali
BM #27 Day 11 Traditional Recipes : Maharashtra After working on thalis for BM my family kind of got addicted to these and would want me to try different ones. My daughter was coming from Japan , so this was a good occasion to make a thali, I tried a Maharashtrian Thali , which…
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…
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…
Mumbai Beach Food
BM # 16 Day 6 Today I shall take you guys to Mumbai beach. Juhu Beach. I just close my eyes and I am there.The lovely sight of the sun descending, with tints of red and orange…the sky looks breathtaking!…a little later lights and bulbs lit up this bubbly place and one can hear…
Jain Parna Thali
BM # 16 Day 5 Paryushan is the king of Jain fesativals,which lasts for 8 days. The Jain festivals are not meant for eating,drinking,and to make merry. They are celebrated by prayers worship and fasting,the Jains follow Lord Mahaveera. During these 8 days the Jains do not eat any greens. By greens, i dont…