2016
The healthier choice
Pumpkin though our Halloween symbol turns out to be one of the very healthy choices in veggies. "A low-calorie vegetable that provides nutrients, fiber, vitamins and minerals, pumpkin can help keep your digestive system…
Frenchie style
The French toast - I wanted to try the vegetarian style and it turned out better than the original. A little tedious, also seems dangerous with the ingredients but for the cooking indulgence it's…
Guacamole, the tangy way
Just a little pressure on the avocado and you know it's ripe to be savored. I took two of them, scooped it with the spoon, kept the pit aside. Forked it in a bowl…
Kitchen snippet!
Some mouth watering breakfast today morning, peppers with grilled beetroot with cottage cheese, boiled black Channa, grilled tomatoes and moong Wada with fresh cream and chutneys. Good food during Yoga courses is always welcome.
2011
Cooking and teaching
Dear Blog friends, Here are some of my latest cooking pics, food which I have been cooking and eating here in Russia.For recipes, please wait for some more time with patience :)
The Perfect Lemonny Biscuits
The craving for lemonny lemonny things increases during these days of summer and what better than indulging in some lemon biscuits. I found this recipe on a blog and dressed it in my style…
Tabauli, my way
With the summer supremely setting in, the stomach was asking for something cooler and lighter while I was relaxing at home in Mumbai. When in Korea we used to have the Tabauli very frequently…
2010
Magnificent salad
One of the best salads which I have ever had happyned at Deval's house here in Suva, Fiji. Ashika is an expert on this and she re-made it for me again with the same…
The Freeman Show
Stir fry always attracted me but was a complete disaster whenever I indulged to cook it since the veggies would become soggy and gooey. The dream of learning it under a professional umbrella came…
2009
The best Pumpkin Salad
Introducing a pioneering venture, with pumpkin as its pillar and yoghurt as the base. An effortless endeavor which was enjoyed by Viru and Vijeta, the mithai-sweet charming couple from Suwon. We had to steal…
Broccoli Tofu salad in Peanutty Dressing
The main cast includes :- 50 gms roasted peanuts, a capsule of ginger, 2 pods of garlic, 3-4 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey, 1 lemon, 1/4 cup water, freshly ground pepper, 200 gms…
Love in a Lettuce
These were rolled out after the melodic verses of the Guru Puja invoking ethereal beauty at Sneha’s house and I rolled in three of them in no time, while I wow’ed at them, I…
Scrumptious Sartoria
The gloriously exhuberant restaurant which means haute couture in Engish is located in Priya Mall is three-storied and has been my long time favorite in Delhi. The floridly charming interiors wear a fine Italian…
OH! OH ! Okra
Surely not one of my favorites in the food world, but these ladyfinger's turned out highly attractive and delectable and took a special place in the memory fragments. The fulfilling experience starts with 1…
Seyal Phulka - A Sindhi Morning Delicacy
A Sindhi morning breakfast which delivers its superior taste instantly in its first morsel. The idea is to have some leftover chapatti’s after dinner and transform them into a lip smacking recipe. I used…
Mango Pash. The most simple Mango recipe
This recipe was unearthed when we found lots of paneer in the fridge and the mango season in full swing in Mumbai. It was licked off till the Pash was a thing of the…
The best Chutnee in the world
I think I have stopped communication with my stomach though it sends so many correspondences all the time. The dealing have been direct with my tongue for the past 2 days :) The morning…
A Spa-cial day
When I had booked my tickets from Indore to Pune, I thought a halt at Pune for 6 odd hours would mean staying at the airport and reading a novel cover to cover. But…
Great Green Gobble
A green Curry with a filmi twist and the taste of a blockbuster. This is what was premiered at Sunil's house directed by Sunil himself in the opening session of the afternoon meal series.…
Green Beans, the best way
1/2 kg green French beans, 2 cloves garlic,1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper,1 tablespoons olive oil),1 cup maggie vegetable broth,(Take 2 pouches of maggi magic masala, and mix it in 1 cup of boiling…
Toothsome Tomatoes
I have had so many varieties of tomatoes filled with different stuffings, but this was a blockbuster hit. Everyone kept asking for more. For all the ones who arrived late for the dinner, look…
Great Gingery Raita
Mild cold had taken over me and Prasoon was healing me with the ancient Indian herbs of ginger water mixed with honey. He would smush the ginger and then pass it through a muslin…
Primavera Vegetables
It was in Indore that I discovered this recipe. Vikram and Tina were coming over for lunch at Sunil’s house and Sunil had cooked an entire meal but insisted on me preparing something. I…
It's Gud & it's very Good
The republic day was by far the best one celebrated at Aurwan Tand – the school run by Yes+ and co-ordinated by me. More about that in another post. Varanasi is the place from…
2008
Gingery Mushrooms!!
Wanted to make a quick dinner as Guruji was going to be on air on Cnn-Ibn. I had few options and the one we finalized was gingery mushrooms. 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp jeera…
Nutty Nutty Potatoes
I know what you thinking, with potatoes one could go naughty I mean nutty. Yes, totally and these ones don’t add any more inches anywhere. 4 potatoes cut in cubes, boiled with salt so…
Daal Makhani - Deter the Determined
Had been sampling some home made chocolates splashed with almonds. They were all the same taste but different shapes and who can ignore the heart shaped, the rectangles, the rounds, geometry has its significance…