The minute I hear of Jaggery and sesame combination the first thing that comes to my mind is Til ki Chikki..but with rainy season, and humid climate one can never get the chikki right, it will become soggy in minutes. Time to exercise the brain for Kalyani’s Magic Mingle, monthly event where we get two…
Eggless Brazilian Coffee Cookies
BM # 19 Day 3 For the past two days I have been cooking with tea so today I decided to make something with coffee. I simply love the aroma of coffee, though I do not drink it, yet I cannot resist coffee based products. I made these Brazilian Coffee Cookies, which turned out…
Almond Stuffed Apples
BM # 19 Day 2 I read about this recipe and it kind of fancied me.It surely was challenging to try a dish where you don’t like the star ingredients. Yes I hate apples..and I have never tasted tea!! Does this sound strange?..well people wonder how my eyes open early morning without tea or coffee..well…
Lemon Tea Infused Pasta Salad
BM # 19 Day 1 I have never tasted tea,……..coffee I do drink, but rarely…….maybe once in six months though I love its flavor and aroma.This time when Valli announced the BM I thought since I don’t drink these two things it would be more challenging for me to work with them. For Day…
Shahi Tukda with Badaam Gulkand
For this Blog Hop , Radhika sent us the schedule just one day before Raksha Bandhan. I was paired with Priya Mithrawal of Mharo Rajasthan. Priya is not new to me and I have been to her blog many times. She has a treasure of Rajasthani recipes , which happens to be my second favorite cuisine. the…
Aaloo Dum
BM # 19 Day 3 For today I have chosen yet another Gourmet gravy which can be used in various ways. This is gravy which is dominated by onions and has a very strong flavor of the roasted powdered masala. It is the spice powder, in this gravy which makes this dish so very…
Kashmiri Dum Aaloo
BM # 19 Day 2 While preparing for this BM, I realized I had not posted the Kashmiri Dum Aaloo recipe from my Kashmiri Thali.This is one of the most hit recipes and though it surely is some procedure, but with a little planning one can easily make this aromatic rich gravy.You can even…
Paneer Koftas in Rich Gravy
BM # 19 Day 1 For the first week of this edition of BM, I have chosen Gourmet Gravies. A North Indian meal is normally rich by itself, but of course when we have dinners the same food cannot be served. It has to be special…rather rich. Now what makes these gravies rich? I…