“The quintessential human psyche has a tendency to reminisce about halcyon days!But we must remind ourselves daily that our potential is still inchoate,and our best days are still ahead of us”, writes Jeff Davis and this is absolutely true about majority of us. In my […]

An auspicious 9 days are observed in India twice a year,one being in September/October and the other in March/April depending on the days the Lunar Calendar shows the time of arrival of the auspicious days.  The Goddess Kali/Durga is worshipped in this time and mostly […]

Kidney beans are a favourite in almost every country and in India are made as the quintessential Rajma (my soul food) with rice or paratha or as kebabs. One fine day (explicitly to say last Tuesday) my neighbour came to say that her gas range […]

After being prescribed chicken thrice a week to take care of my protein needs,I have started giving it new dimensions to suit my palate and this version is one of my favourites! Its spicy and a little sweet and absolutely melt in the mouth!Plus its […]

In our endeavour to explore Indian cuisine the Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge group travels States to educate ourselves as well as the public about the vast expanse of culinary tastes in the country.So the month of July explored the State of Jharkhand in its culinary […]

I love the feel of Kashmiri Cuisine (taking into account that it is one place for which battles have (and are) being fought on international levels and love the way in which the food is cooked there!Due to the place having extreme cold for most […]

Eid is almost here and we can expect the great stress on desserts and savouries which would be on the households celebrating this wonderful festival!The FoodieMondayBloghop group decided that this time it would be an Eid Special to commemorate the festival in our own special […]

Khoya/Mawa or let us call it solidified milk is one of the main ingredients of cooking in desserts in India and Pakistan!It is made from whole milk, and in sweet shops,the milk is poured in a huge Kadai(a kind of half circle Wok) and put […]

I am a coffee addict and I cannot imagine life without this quintessential beverage!This drink has supported me,consoled me,congratulated me,lifted my spirits and has become a part of my existence!A cup of this exhilarates me and kicks starts my schedule.I strictly have only one cup […]

We need desserts to brighten up dull days as well as in those times when our mind is troubled or disturbed!My doctor advised me to have a nibble at a piece of chocolate if I was feeling low or depressed.Chocolate is fine on some occasions […]