Recipe: Nasi Goreng Nasi Goreng is a popular Indonesian dish that is enjoyed as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Pretty easy to make, vegetables and sometimes meat are added to fried rice. Commonly, fried egg is placed on top of the nasi goreng. The ubiquitous kecap manis adds a sweet and savoury flavour and the umami…
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Continue ReadingPineapple Coconut Virgin Mojito Float The original plan was to make a virgin pineapple mojito. By the way, did you know that the new term for a non alcoholic mojito (moheetoh) is nojito (noheetoh). Its been so hot and humid the past few days that hubby insisted that whatever I make it has to be…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FANTASTICAL FOOD FIGHT RECIPE: CARROT CAKE SMOOTHIE Carrot Cake Smoothie – a smoothie without the actual carrot cake but full of carrot cake flavors, healthy and filling. Fantastical Food Fight Theme: Its after quite a while that I’m taking part in the Fantastical Food Fight. The theme for the month of March, chosen by…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOOD BLOGGER LOVE – VALENTINE’S DAY RECIPE: WATERMELON GAZPACHO Watermelon Gazpacho, full of fresh ingredients is so light, refreshing and a wonderful balance of sweet and savory. Serve at garden parties or BBQ parties as a summer time starter or appetizer. Gazpacho is classic Spanish Soup, generally made from tomatoes and served chilled. Watermelon…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY THEME: CUISINE FROM CHHATTISGARH RECIPE: BAFAURI Bafauri is a healthy, steamed snack from the state of Chhattisgarh in India. This delicious snack is made from chana dal and simple spices. Usually it is enjoyed as a breakfast or evening snack with some chutney. Theme: For the month of January the Shhh…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: 119TH – UDUPI CUISINE RECIPE: UNDI/ RICE DUMPLINGS Undi/ Rice Dumplings is a famous Udupi breakfast dish. In fact it is also known as Pundi Gatti or Oondi. Basically, rice dumplings are steamed and served with a chutney or sambhar. Sometimes coconut oil drizzled over it is enough. It is a simple,…
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Continue ReadingSo comforting On 4th Nov 918 kg of khichdi sets Guinness World Record. 125kg rice, 45kg moong dal, 6.5kg salt, and several kgs of millet and barley was used to make this khichdi at the World Food Event in New Delhi cooked by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor with the help of a 50 member team. Check…
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Continue ReadingInclude Millet In Your Diet Theme: Cookies For Your Sweet Tooth BM#81 Week 2 Day 3 What is Pearl Millet? Even as a kid, I used to love pearl millet flour. Most kids don’t like it, but I used to love the bajri na debra, raab, rotla that my mum would make using this healthy or should I say…
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Continue ReadingSuper Healthy Navratri and Dussera are over, all the feasting is over..for now. After all the rich snacks and desserts, Saturday meal was a simple khichdi made using bajri (bajra, pearl millet) and moong dal. The 112th theme for FoodieMonday/Bloghop suggested by Amrita who blogs at The Food Samaritan, was #1Tsp Oil. This…
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Continue ReadingMEGA BLOGGING MARATHON -SEPT 2017 THEME: PROTEIN RICH DISHES RECIPE: MINT & MORINGA ICED TEA Mint & Moringa Iced Tea is not only a refreshing and cooling drink to enjoy during the summer months, but also very nutritious. Easy to make if you have moringa powder at hand. What Is Moringa? Moringa is considered as…
