Recipe: Varan Varan or Varan Bhaat is a Maharashtrian style dal with simple ingredients but bursting with flavour. Generally served with plain rice, it is comfort food and at the same time a must have dish during special occasions and festivals. Varan is the dal or curry and Bhaat is rice. I made Varan dal…
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Recipe: Sheer Khurma Sheer Khurma is a thick, rich, creamy, flavourful vermicelli dessert that is prepared during Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. This recipe is without any refined sugar. Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and parts of Central Asia prepare Sheer Khurma during the Islamic festivals. Generally enjoyed as breakfast or as a dessert…
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Recipe: Thandai Cookies Thandai Cookies are buttery, delicate, and beautifully floral, with just the right amount of warm spice. The unique flavour comes from aromatic thandai masala, a fragrant blend of nuts, seeds, spices, and floral notes that makes these cookies irresistibly delicious.. Easy to make, these cookies are ideal not only for Holi celebrations…
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Recipe: Mixed Berry Sponge Cake Mixed Berry Sponge Cake is a light, fluffy, moist vanilla sponge cake topped with mixed berries, a mixture of mascarpone and sour cream. It is an ideal dessert for the summer, be it for an afternoon party, picnic or birthday parties. Memories My First Sponge Cake On several occasions I…
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Recipe: Mughlai Paneer Qorma Mughlai Paneer Qorma is a luxurious royal-style curry featuring tender paneer cubes simmered in a velvety sauce of yogurt, aromatic spices, nuts, and cream. What Is Qorma? Qorma or Korma is a rich, mildly spiced curry that originated in the kitchens of the Mughlai Empire. Generally meat based, it was…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Olan Cooks prepare Olan, a traditional Kerala dish, from white ash gourd, cowpeas or black eyed peas, coconut milk and simple seasonings. They prepare it as part of the Onam Sadya. Easy to make, this delicious curry is gluten free, vegan without any onion or garlic. It is a popular dish that is…
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Recipe: Persian Love Cake This Persian Love Cake is delicious with subtle fragrances of rose and lemon. It is irresistibly buttery and moist. Perfect for any celebration. Baked with all purpose and almond flours, it has a mixture of aromatics, from rose water, lemon and cardamom. Remains moist because of yogurt. Light and airy due…
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Recipe: Mambazha Pulissery Mambazha Pulissery is a traditional Kerala style sweet and tangy mango curry made with ripe mangoes, coconut and yogurt. It is prepared as the main dish for the Onam Sadya. It is also enjoyed as a curry with rice during the mango season. Mambazha is the Malayalam (local dialect of Kerala) is…
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Recipe: Viral Japanese Cheesecake My version of the popular Viral Japanese Cheesecake is easy to make, delicious and amazingly cheesecake like. Make it day before and leave it in the fridge for a big party, make it within a day for sudden parties, enjoy it as summer dessert. When I first came across the viral…
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Recipe: Sweet Potato Brie Bites Sweet Potato Brie Bites are easy to make, delish and a crowd pleasing appetizer or starter. Swap the brie with cream cheese, halloumi, paneer, goat cheese, feta, etc. I came across one recipe that used marshmallows. For me it had to be brie as hubby and both simply love it.…