Hi friends! Ganpati festival is on in full swing and the positive, charged atmosphere everywhere is contagious. We’re having the best time visiting friends’ homes and pandals for darshan and enjoying loads of amazing modaks and sweets for prasad. While I don’t have a sweet tooth, my family has a sweet jaw and I love… Read More Indulgent Sweet Recipes from my blog
With monsoons in full swing, food cravings are at an all-time high any time of the day. Pakodas and chai are perfect baarish ke saathi but one cannot risk health by indulging every time. Moreover, if you’re like me then the day has to start right on a healthy note. Breakfast is the most important… Read More Breakfast special: Healthy Moong and Oats Dosa recipe
Cooking and creativity go hand in hand. Only someone who enjoys it can identify the joy of playing with known flavours and exploring new ones. A recipe is the same for everyone but it’s the love you put into it that gives it your personal touch. It also includes replicating something you had somewhere with… Read More Quick Dana Bharta recipe
I have a special relationship with food; the kind that is closer, stronger and purer than any other I’ve ever had. We understand each other, know each other’s strengths and misgivings and stick together no matter what. Although my eating habits and choices have drastically changed for the better over the past few years, I… Read More White Khatta Dhokla Recipe
Monsoons have made their grand entry giving us Mumbaikars much respite from the sweltering summer heat. Although clichéd, reactions like petrichor winds and tip-tip sounds of raindrops with trees and roads awash with renewed freshness are out in full force already. While typical monsoon fare like roasted corn by the roadside and pakodas with evening… Read More Homemade Layered Mango Dessert
Fasting has been an important part of Indian culture. Every religion, in some way, urges us to observe this ritual by abstaining from regular food while cleansing our bodies and thoughts with it. I’ve grown up seeing my parents fast every Monday and skip one meal. Fruits, milk or chikkis were enough to satiate their… Read More Vrat ka khana ~ Samo Rice Masala Dosa with Chutney
Fusion food blurs the line between traditional and daring and isn’t always everyone’s favourite pick. Personally though, I love surprising my taste buds with something new. If you follow my recipes you’ll be aware of my liking for mixing flavours. Ice-cream and gulkand both taste awesome, how about putting them together? Part innovation and part… Read More Homemade Gulkand Ice-cream