Minty Cheese Cucumber Bites

I go back when I was in school probably grade 5 or 6.As soon as the bus would stop at the dropping point  I along with my friends would straight head to the vendor who sold fresh cucumbers with chaat masala . Lemon juice drizzled on them ,these tasted just awsum.Ever since I have been…

Mango Cake with Truffle

Having a daughter means… Seeing a thousand rainbows every day A thousand sweet dreams every night A thousand occasions of sweet success  And a thousand reasons to laugh and smile. Happy Birthday sweet daughter. As  Radhika’s Blog Hop enters another week I take this oppurtunity to wish my daughter a very Happy Birthday. This week…

Fajetha

BM # 15   Day 7 During mango season aam ras and Fajetha are a must in Gujrati homes.You all are aware of Aam ras…Fajetha is mango curry.While making the ras the mango peels and seeds are immersed in water,these are then rubbed with hand to get all the leftover remains from them..what  we see is…

Ras Rotli

BM # 15   Day 6 During summers a Gujju home must serve aam ras for lunch..A chilled bowl of this ras is welcome anytime, but Gujrati’s have it along with their meal.It has to be either Ras Rotli or Ras Puri,along with the other vegetables ,daals..etc..etc…I love these special rotis they make,they are paper…

Paneer Gatta with Tikadiya

BM #15    Day 5 Gatte ki Subzi is one of the top favorites amongst Rajasthani  Cuisines. Here I have mixed cottage cheese to make it rich and extra soft.Traditionally this is prepared with chick pea flour, but I have used moong daal flour since my hubby is allergic to besan. Infact everyone enjoyed this…

Sultaani Daal

BM # 15   Day 4 Today is the fourth day and I have picked up yet another recipe from the Awadhi Thaali. Sultaani Daal is a very rich daal.The nawabs actually never had simple daals..they always had some kind of meat in them. Perhaps this was one of the dishes for the vegetarians. I…

Shakkargandi ki Chaat

BM # 15  Day 3 Shakkargandhi, is sweet potato…and this is a chaat which is very famous in North India.Sweet Potatoes are roasted on coal and peeled, chopped and after adding spices drizzled with lemon juice.Its simple to prepare this , once the roasting is done.These can be baked as well as boiled ..One patta…

Sweet Potato Chutney

BM # 15   Day 2 Presentation of the food is surely very important,  next comes the food color and texture …but sometimes we might not like any of those and yet the dish is absolutely a hit.I guess I was not happy with the color of this first time tried chutney , but the…