EVENT: 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…
Plantain Paneer Tikki
Recipe: Plantain Paneer Tikki Plantain Paneer Tikki also known as cutlets or patties is made…
Veggie Taquitos
Recipe: Veggie Taquitos These homemade baked veggie taquitos filled with cheese and vegetables makes an…
Tomato Onion Chutney
Recipe: Tomato Onion Chutney Tomato Onion Chutney is a popular condiment especially in the Southern…
Chocolate Medallions
Recipe: Chocolate Medallions Chocolate Medallions are fun, quick and easy sweet candy or confection to…
Schezwan Sauce
Recipe: Schezwan Sauce Schezwan Sauce is a popular flavourful, hot and spicy sauce that is…
Muffin Tin Pancakes
Recipe: Muffin Tin Pancakes Muffin Tin Pancakes are a fun way to enjoy pancakes but…
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Continue ReadingRecipe Swap 2 After Dawn paired us up for the January Food Bloggers Recipe Swap, I had every intention of immediately checking out my partner Sarah Schwarz’s blog Cook At Home. However, that did not happen as I was in a holiday mood. When Sarah sent me an email asking me questions…
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Continue ReadingBack To Normal Routine Its after a very long time that I had a very relaxing holiday. Relaxing means no cooking at all, no blogging and just lazing around doing what I want. I slept, I read, I walked a bit and spent quality time with my eldest son, daughter in law and her…
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Continue ReadingA Belated Happy New Year A belated wish is better than none, so a belated Happy New Year to all my friends, family and followers. I’ve been on a no blogging much required vacation. Sometimes its truly relaxing just to turn your mind off from blogging and any blogging related activity. Hubby and…
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Continue ReadingHappy New Year A simple healthy Indian style parfait For the month of December, the Shhh Cooking Secretly group (initiated by Priya of Priya’s Versatile Recipes) is visiting the state of Bihar. Bihar is in the East of India bordering Nepal. The Ganges flows through this state roughly dividing it into two parts, the…
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Continue ReadingMERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE EVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP GROUP THEME: CHRISTMAS RECIPE: EASY CHRISTMAS CAKE Easy Christmas Cake is a fruity, nutty and spicy cake, just as a Christmas Cake should be. However, for this recipe you don’t need to soak the dried fruits for months or at all. This makes the cake much less denser than…
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Continue ReadingMerry Berries Berries in true sense are not the berries we all know… strawberries, mulberries, raspberries, blackberries etc. These in the botanical world are known as aggregate fruits. Berries are fruits produced from a single ovary. So in botanical sense tomatoes, cucumber, eggplants, bananas, pumpkins, melons are berries. Did you know that grapes too…
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Continue ReadingGingerbread and Oatmeal Bread#BreadBakers Theme: Whole Grained Holiday Breads Whether people would like to admit it or not, December brings about an air of festivities for all. The celebrations begin with ThanksGiving and will end with New Year celebrations. Shops are decorated, Christmas sales are on, friends and relatives share decorated streets, trees, homes…
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Continue ReadingThose Tiny Spices Make All The Difference It’s really amazing how addition of small amounts of spices can make a dish taste so different. Every Indian household has it own spice (masala) box or dabba (tin) which we use for our everyday cooking. Some spices like turmeric powder and red chili powder will be…
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Continue ReadingTeam Love For the past few days the weather has completely changed in Bangalore…its chilly cold and rainy. It could be due to the cyclone Ockhi that hit Kerala.Unlike homes in the western world, there is no central heating system so one has to wrap up pretty warm. I hate wearing a…
