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 […]

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 […]

Having lived in Lucknow for a long time,I always used to enjoy the marriages,receptions and parties we were invited to – maybe  more to savour the delicious food and less to show off my newest dress!I can always vouch for food being delicious then as […]

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 had posted the version of Candied Rose Petals without using eggs a few days before Valentine’s Day to include in my Rose Flavoured Nankhatai!I had also mentioned of making Candied Petals using eggs so here is the recipe! Recipe link for Rose Nankhatai : […]

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 […]

The Ruler of Awadh Nawab Wajid Ali Shah who ruled from 30 July 1822 to 1 September 1887 was a lover of food!The region of Awadh in India then comprised of the combined States of Uttar Pradesh,Uttaranchal and Uttarakhand.Some say that parts of Bihar were also […]

Everyone makes the quintessential Gulab Jamun during Diwali!This recipe is given a fruity twist when I combine the Pineapple fruit with these delicious fried balls of dough,dunk them in again Pineapple flavoured syrup and serve them for a great experience!For a change I did not […]

The vegetarians among us feel deprived sometimes when we see the meat eaters on the planet gorge of succulent kebabs and seekh and feel if only they had an option to enjoy the same in vegetarian options.This is a delicious vegetarian seekh without Onion and […]