A huge thank to my friend Jeyadra for the basic Icecream recipe..? Ingredients 200ml – Heavy cream 1/4 cup – Powdered sugar 2 tbsps – Condensed milk 10 nos – Blackberries Method Purée the blackberries and set aside. I have used the seeds also, but you can seive it if you do not want…
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TOMato Rice
When i received this beautiful casserole by Fujihoro, i was so happy. It is an amazing piece, perfect for everyday cooking. It is perfect for pulavs, sabzis, dal etc. it is heavy and heavy bottomed and hence uses less oil and water in cooking sabzis. I dont use tefflon coated cookware and this one being…
CREamy Carrots
This dish is a nice change from the regular roasted carrots. Simple, quick and a healthy finger food. Ingredients A hanful – Baby carrots 1/4 cup – hung curd or cream cheese 2 nos – Garlic cloves 1 tsp – olive oil 1 tsp – Red chilly flakes Salt to taste Garlic chives and…
KAShāya / Kada – Herbal Immunity booster
Kashāya or Kada , is a decoction of spices that helps build immunity and the drink that gives you relief from cold and cough when had regularly. Kashaya is also known as Kada. Kashaya for us always meant some torturous horrible drink. It is used as a metaphor to describe a bad tasting, medicine. “Oh…
Tomato Salad with Pesto Dressing
A couple of weeks back, I received a basket full of beautiful, fresh, black, produce from FirstAgro. Black Bell Peppers, Black Tomatoes, Purple Basil and Black Radish. I was sure that was going to use the tomatoes raw and basil for Pesto. I had a Black Salad in mind. With bell peppers, tomatoes,…
JAMun Icecream
Summer is not just about the heat, the sweat, the sun….. Its also about the new leaves in the tree, it is about the peacocks singing (yes i can hear peacocks sing in the forest near my house ?), it is about the fruits filling the markets, it is about the holidays, it is…
BANana Chocolate Cake
Ingredients 170gms – Unsalted butter, at room temperature 170gms – Powdered sugar 135gms – Dark chocolate 280gms – All purpose flour 3 1/2 tsp – Baking powder Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp – Bicarbonate of soda 3 nos – Eggs 2 nos – Bananas, small overripened 2 tbsp – Choco Chips Preparation Grease…
CARrot Paaysa / Carrot Kheer / Carrot Drink
Carrot Payasa, is mild drink which can be had hot or cold. This is one of our family favourite. Carrot Paayasa is one of the easiest drink to make and every guest we have served it to loves it. It is mild and is flavoured with cardamom. We at home make carrot paayasa…
QUAil Egg Croquette
Ingredients 12 nos – Quail eggs 4 nos – Potato, boiled 3 stems – Flat parsley 1 tsp – Red chilly flakes 1 cup – Dry bread crumbs 3 no. – Egg white (3 egg’s white) 1 cup – Fine vermicelli, crushed to small pieces Salt to taste Oil for deep frying …
ONE Pot Pasta – A hearty meal in half an hour
One Pot Pasta, the name itself is self explanatory…. Chop, add everything into one pot and cook and a hearty meal for the family is ready in half and hour. I am lazy to make all meals elaborate on weekends nor can I go out for all my meals. This is one pot pasta that needs…