Recipe: Googra/ Gujiya Googra/ Gujiya is a popular festival food that is prepared by most Indian homes or bought ready made. Some have them for the Holi Festival but Gujaratis normally make them for Diwali. Filled with semolina, nuts in a flaky pastry which is then deep fried. Updated : 03/11/2020 Must have Gujarati Goodies during Diwali – Googra/ Gujiya For most Gujarati homes,Diwali is incomplete without Googra/ Gujiya. Other must have are: Magas(chickpea flour fudge) Gur na Ladwa Doodh Pak Chevdo (savory mixture potato crisps, fried chana dal, moong and poha). When my mother in law was here in Mombasa, we would make a huge quantity of chevdo. Its actually takes about 1-2 hours to make it. Mathias (usually made from sprouted moth and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Peas Kofta Curry Peas Kofta Curry is a deliciously finger licking side dish made from fresh peas kofta with a creamy tomato onion sauce or gravy. Goes well with naan, roti, paratha or rice. Memories My hubby’s sister Arti K. taught me how to make this curry. Whenever she came to Mombasa for a holiday, the request for her peas kofta curry was always high up on the list. When we would go to Nakuru, rest assured peas kofta curry would be on the menu. After she moved to Florida, had no choice but to make the delish curry on my own. So this post is dedicated to my sister in law. A Bit About Peas Kofta Curry I have tried making the koftas…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: PINEAPPLE PALETA Pineapple Paleta is a delicious, cooling, refreshing summer time treat. And the best part is that it is made without refined sugar, is vegan and super easy to make. WHAT IS A PALETA? Though Paleta or Paletas may look like what we usually know as ice lollies or popsicles, they are so different. Usually commercially available ice lollies or popsicles are loaded with sugar, artificial colouring and flavours. However, Paletas are mostly made with fresh ingredients. That is, real fresh fruit juices are used. Sometimes fresh fruit bits are added. Usually a milk product like milk, cream, yogurt, condensed milk, etc is added. Even coconut milk or cream is used. In short, paleta is the name given to Mexican Ice lollies. Fresh…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: BEETROOT HALWA Beetroot Halwa is a colourful, tasty and easy to make halwa using fresh beetroot, milk, cream, spices and nuts. It can be served hot or cold. We prefer to have it hot. If you still haven’t planned anything for Janmashtami go on, make this halwa as it gets ready with 30 minutes. Sharing This Recipe With The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts, started by Renu who blogs at Cook With Renu, helps the members to make an effort to update old posts. We’re on our 11th re-doing post and I simply love this group. Why? Well, its got me to pay more attention to my much neglected old posts. For this post I have updated the pictures and…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Easy Homemade Chocolate What better occasion than Raksha Bandhan to make these delicious Easy Homemade Chocolate as my brothers love chocolates. With simple pantry ingredients, you can easily make chocolates at home. What is Raksha Bandhan? Rakshabandhan is a special day celebrated by brothers and sisters. On this day sisters tie a sacred thread or rakhi on their brothers wrist and in return the brothers promise to protect them just as the word Raksha means. Its also a day that sisters look forward to receiving special gifts from their brothers. In the olden times when women got married, they were not able to visit their parents homes often and parents. Traditionally parents would not go to their daughter’s homes. Raksha Bandhan was a…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Instant Dhokla Instant Dhokla is a quick and easy variation of the traditional Gujarati steamed snack. Traditionally, dal and rice are soaked in water overnight or for 8 hours. Then it is ground into a batter which is then allowed to ferment further for 8 hours or overnight. Spices are added to the batter and then steamed. Dhokla is generally enjoyed for breakfast or as an evening snack. It is also served as part of a full thali meal. Enjoy instant dhokla with some Green Chutney or some Garlic And Tomato Chutney. Memories Making traditional dhokla is a long process. However, what do you do when someone wants dhoklas for snack and you don’t have any soaked rice and lentils ready or dhokla flour?…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #46 RECIPE: THANDAI What is Thandai? In general, Thandai is a refreshing traditional milk based Indian Drink that is quite popular during the Holi Festival. Made from spices, nuts, seeds and rose petals its not only a cooler but also a nutritious drink. With the beginning of the hot days during Holi festival and also Shivratri, it’s ideal to serve this cooling drink to the guests. Actually, when one says thandai, it refers to the powder or syrup used to make the drink and also to the drink itself. As a matter of fact, in Hindi it means cooling. There are two forms: The powdered form – where nuts, poppy seeds, pepper, fennel seeds, cardamom, dried rose petals, saffron,…
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Continue ReadingEggless Chocolate Cake This eggless chocolate is my no fail cake recipe and I’ve been baking it for a very long time. I mostly get requests to bake an eggless cake for parties, for religious gatherings and for tea time. Whenever we have guests coming home for tea of dinner, I get requests to bake an eggless cake. I’ve tried the condensed milk one, even ones with flax egg but I prefer to make this recipe with yogurt. The yogurt makes the cake crumb soft and melt in the mouth kind. People cannot believe that this cake is without eggs. A Century – my 100th Recipe Cannot believe that I’ve actually posted 99 recipes. Wow! Most of my family members thought that I would give…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Chocolate Pistachio Fudge This Chocolate Pistachio Fudge is so easy to make, melts in the mouth kind and best ever candy. I love making it especially during the Christmas Holiday season. Pure indulgence. This is a Nigella Lawson recipe. Nigella Lawson Fan Its when I was watching Nigella Lawson cookery show, I remembered that I’ve jotted down a chocolate recipe from her previous show. I love the way she makes cooking look so effortless. Once the ingredients are at hand it is not a chore but a delight. Nigella Lawson has her own style and mannerism which is very endearing. So, I decided to try out her chocolate fudge recipe. Melt in the mouth type and very yummy. On the list yet to try from her…
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Continue ReadingEGG FREE CARROT MUFFINS Egg free Carrot Muffins are so easy to make, soft and delicious with orange flavour. Addition of plain yogurt makes the muffins soft and spongy. No one will believe that these muffins are made without any eggs. Adding fresh orange juice and zest makes them even more tastier. This recipe is pretty versatile where you can replace the flour, fat, flavour, liquid, spice and the raisins to make it into what your family loves. And these muffins are not overtly sweet. Adding the frosting is totally optional. Memories Happy Birthday my dear friend Daxa. I always try and bake a cake, cupcakes or muffins for my bestie’s birthday. She is not much into baking so my baked goodies are always make…
