BM # 32 Week 3 Theme:Regional Cuisine: Bengali Cooking with alphabets ” O” Sandesh is a classic sweet from Bengal .It is made from cottage cheese and sugar.I love the way Bengali’s pronounce it Sondesh, it sounds so sweet.The first time I made sandesh was for holi and made my favorite flavor , yes it…
Nawabi Pulao
BM # 32 Week 3Theme:Regional Cuisine :Mughlai AwadhiCooking with alphabets : “N” Mughlai cuisine is one of the most popular and rich cuisines , which originated during the Mughal Empire. The cuisine is rich in whole spices and uses lots of nuts.Milk and saffron are a favorite in this cuisine. Nawabi Pulao is a rice…
Missal Pav
BM # 32 Week 3Theme: RegionalCuisine: MaharashtrianCooking with alphabets “M’ Today we are into the third week of this month long marathon, where we are cooking recipes with alphabets, starting with A to Z. For the third week I will cook Indian Traditional dishes.So for the next six days you will be relishing some mouthwatering dishes from…
Kardoi | Assamese Snack | Festival Snack
Kardoi | Assamese Snack is a deep-fried snack from the state of Assam, specially made for the festival of Bihu. Names can be so deceptive, truly when I heard the name Kardoi. I wondered what it would be. Valli announced this for our Indian Cooking Challenge. Kardoi’s are sugar-coated sweets snacks made from either wheat…
Locho
BM # 32 Week 2Theme: Street FoodCooking with alphabets “L” The last few days I have been posting the Delhi street food, today for the final day of this week under street foods I shall take you to Surat. Locha is a Gujarati street food from Surat. Surati’s eat very spicy food, they generally use green chilies to spice their food,…
Happy Birthday Mom..A Scrap Page on Mom’s 80th Birthday
This is a scrap page I have made for my dear mom…it is her 80th birthday and I could not think of a gift..this is a small way of saying Thank you to her and wishing her the best of everything in life. It was my elder brother who called me to plan something…
Kulle ke Chaat
BM # 32 Week 2Theme: Street FoodCooking with Alphabets ” K ” I was introduced to the Kulle Chaat about five years ago.My brother ‘s office is in the walled city of Delhi. During my stay in Delhi, he makes it a point to get a different chaat every evening.He knows my love for these…
Jal Jeera / Minty Lemon Drink
BM # 32 Week 2 Theme: Street Food Cooking with alphabets : “J” Since I am from Delhi, somehow the street food of Delhi has always been a favorite. When I decided to post street food for the second week, the alphabet “J” immediately reminded of the cool refreshing drink Jal Jeera. Jal is water…
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…