HAPPY NEW YEAR! My first post in 2018 Rabri in North India is thickened and sweetened milk which is generally had as an accompaniment with other desserts like Jalebi,Malpua or Gulab Jamun.Milk is thickened over low heat and as the skin forms over the surface […]

“Moti” means “Pearl” and “Choor” means to pulse so this Laddu is exceptionally delicious as we are making everything here from scratch. This Laddu is made on almost every occasion,festival,engagement and marriage in India and is loved by all.In some places there is a custom […]

I have posted the recipe for Chana Sundal earlier on the blog and now I have used the darker version also called Kale Chane.These are popular for festive occasions especially when an offering is made to the Goddess Durga/Parvati and her various avatars.In Northern India […]

A great method of cooking healthy food is through steaming and this was the theme for the 103rd Foodiemonday Bloghop.This delicious theme selected by Priya Iyer from thephotowali.wordpress.com I chose something really healthy which would justify the process of steaming.Something gluten free and which was […]

Presenting a delicious cutlet for fasts and occasions where we have no Onion,Garlic,Legumes and food grains.It can even be made on rainy days when you love to have fried snacks! Making this recipe for Foodiemonday Bloghop where the theme of the week was Saawan Vrat […]

My upbringing in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh made me incline towards the customs and traditions followed there and despite hailing from another community from a completely different part of the country I made this my home and enjoyed all the celebrated occasions and […]

Jai Mata Di! A “bhandara” is a mass feast given in North India on auspicious occasions of mostly Navratri (the 9 days fasts of Goddess Durga).It is an opulent event where many people include sometimes more than 56 items (chappan bhog).One item which is a […]

This is a summer special cooler prepared in the city of Madurai in the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu!The name is adapted from Hindi as Jigar means “heart” and Thanda means “cold”.So this is a cold relief to a much heated up heart??…no in […]

Greetings for the New Year and glad to publish my first post in 2016.This recipe is easy and indicative of the Indian system of fasting which means: Not consuming anything at all which includes drinking water. Eating select food with no salt or using Rock […]