Recipe: Gur Na Ladwa /Churma Laddoo Gur Na Ladwa /Churma Laddoo is a common sweet made during Diwali by most Patel homes. Made from wheat flour, ghee, milk with spices and nuts added to the mixture. These delectable, melt in the mouth laddoos are made either with jaggery or sugar. Diwali is incomplete…
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 ReadingHealthy and refreshing Did I mention its pretty hot here, yes I think I did. Yesterday we were without power the whole evening and night! Afternoons can get quite humid. These days, we don’t even feel like have a cup of hot tea. So I resort to making iced tea. Sometimes, I just…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_ REDOING OLD POSTS #15 Recently held birthday party with friends gave me the opportunity to make this silky, smooth and creamy Vanilla Chia Panna Cotta. As a result, got the opportunity to take better photos which so badly needed to be updated. The Group Foodies_Redoing Old Posts allows me to focus on…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Watermelon Cucumber Salad Watermelon Cucumber Salad is a refreshingly delicious summer time salad. Easy to make, I love to drizzle homemade watermelon vinaigrette over it. Feta cheese pairs amazingly well with watermelon. If you don’t like feta then go for halloumi. Summer Time This summer I literally went crazy buying watermelon. They are…
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Continue ReadingRich, soft and delectable When I made egg curry a few days ago, I wanted to make some different parathas from the normal ones that I make usually. Yes, as I mentioned before, I am going through my recipe book and trying to cook recipes that I have not made even once. Some…
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Continue ReadingMy first jam making session I have over the years accumulated many jam recipes but have never tried making jam. I don’t know, is it because I feel it might be difficult or I get scared to sterilise the jars. Don’t know why. However, today Julius my househelp, walks in with a…
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Continue Readingtime to bake I haven’t baked a bread in a long time so decided must bake one before I forget how to knead the dough and bake a bread. Really does one forget certain skills? I don’t know, yes my language skills are bad so no wonder there are…
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Continue Readingheavenly The word heavenly can be used to describe both the cake I am about to post and also our stay in Montreal. We absolutely fell in love with the city with all its colours, culture, art and the french influence. People can be passionate and proud about their city and it was so…
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Continue ReadingDoodh Pak is a delicious, creamy milk based Gujarati sweet with a little rice added to it. It is usually served with puri, sabji, kadhi, gota and rice as a part of the main meal. What is Doodh Pak? Doodh in the Hindi or Gujarati language means milk and pak in Gujarati refers to…
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Continue ReadingHappy New Year I am back to blogging after such a long break. My trip to Canada was wonderful. The country is so beautiful and the best part of the whole trip was that my husband and I got to spend 5 whole weeks with our son Neel. Ever since he left high school,…
