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An effortless Veggie Korma (without onion and garlic) can lift your mood from feeling blue to bright! This dish is full of powder packed, nutrient rich ingredients. Tastes best as a side dish with any Pulao/ steamed rice/ Chapati or Naan Bread. Give it a…
If green shows up on his plate in this form, he never says no, otherwise my husband is a meat lover. However, in search of some nutritious, healthy food and to satisfy my craving for rice I made this quick spinach & parsley rice in…
My dad’s staple evening snack with his favourite cup of darjeeling tea is “Muri” (Puffed Rice) and sometimes “Muri Chire Bhaja” (A mixture of roasted puffed rice, flattened rice, peanuts & spices). And some memories are so nostalgic that it pushes us to relive them.…
Are you Greek or Cypriot? Then you probably havent missed out on this jewel of a dessert. Otherwise read on. “Kalo Prama” translates to “Good stuff”. And believe me when they say that. It is good. Period. The semolina based batter is easy to make…
“Gajar ka halwa” is one of the most popular Indian desserts. At the same time it is unlike most Indian sweets which are primarily milk product based. In this case our humble carrots form the base of this dish while Cardamom, Nutmeg and Ghee impart…
“Doro” means chicken and “Wot” means stew. This is considered as Ethiopia’s national dish. It is a slow cooked onion gravy based chicken dish. Things that make this preparation unique is the typical spice blend called ‘Berbere’ and a spiced butter called ‘Niter Kibbeh’. Although…
For many of us, the perception of Indian cuisine is limited to Butter Chicken and Naan bread. But it is much more than that. India has got 22 official languages, 720 local dialects, written in 13 scripts. The local cuisines of India are as diverse…
The first thing that comes to mind when we think Mexican cuisine is the Taco. Followed by probably Burritos. And then come Enchiladas. Of course this order is from my perspective and it might slightly differ for each one of us. For those of you…
Any Indian festival is incomplete without sweets. Our festival of colours “Holi” is no exception. We love “Peda” (Dry bite sized dessert), usually made of Mawa/ Khoya kheer with a range of flavors from Saffron (Kesar) to Elaichi (Cardamom).This Holi I gave our known “Peda”…
Indian Food = Spicy. That’s almost a natural association for a lot of us. But the important part that we often miss out on, in this story of Indian Food is the flavors, of the herbs and of the spices. And as all of you…
I was a kind of person who would never buy a carrot cake from a store. People usually make Carrot cakes at home during Easter. I tasted it for the first time at one my friends’ place in Ohio and it had frosting on it. I really liked it, but I mostly prefer cakes without any kind of frosting. So last week I came up with this recipe and wanted to share it with you. Considering that it is super moist & without frosting , you can serve it as a tea cake. I think it should be enjoyed all year long.
