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 […]

“What’s for tea” squeaked out the voice of Jyoti (my Indian neighbour! I was feeling very tired as I had hiked 10 km a day ago and was feeling the fatigue.I looked at her in disbelief as she sat down with a tired sigh. Well […]

The next Indian festival of importance is Holi which is the festival of colours!It is the celebration of the arrival of spring and the colours represent the myriad flowers,leaves and fruits which are abundantly supplied by nature for our consumption!Colours(skin friendly these days) are applied […]

My blog will not be complete without posting gems from such parts of India which are hardly ever mentioned.Chhattisgarh is a State located in the centre east of the country.It borders the states of Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Maharashtra in the south west, Telangana […]

One fine evening I did not have anything to have with tea!Marie biscuits had got over and I had a late brunch after which I was terribly hungry.I had prepped and boiled Jackfruit which I had stashed away in the refrigerator and that plus Kanda […]

Kara Boondi is another great item for festive occasions like Diwali or if you want you can make this as a tea time snack for anytime use.I personally have less of fried items these days so make this on festive occasions or times when I […]

Om Ganeshaya Namah! I have posted the recipe for the delicious Indian dessert Gujiya before. Then the blog was not even a year old and it was one of my most liked recipes! Check the recipe of Gujiya here : Gujia(Half Moon shaped stuffed pastry). […]

“Bhajia” in Mumbai language means chickpea/gram flour coated and fried fritters.Pav is the traditional Indian bun and when the Bhajia is sandwiched between halves of a Pav generously spread with 2 types of mouthwatering chutneys the result is unbeatable!Served with hot tea this snack is […]

Chiwda is one staple ingredient which is common throughout India.It has multiple names – Namkeen in North India,Farsan or Chiwda in Maharashtra,Chanachur in West Bengal and this is described as a delicious trail mix in the West which loves Indian snacks in all their forms!We […]

I just love trying out something different and this is one of them!All of us are too familiar with Pakodas and this is a little modification to give them a new twist and a new way to eat!I have also added new ingredients to the […]