Hey don’t run away at the name of Karela!!! This is really really tasty!! And believe me you will be only too happy that you listened to my advice and decided to stick around 🙂 Even my toddler loves it!!! Calls it crispy karela and enjoys them!! Apparently i did the sameRead More →
Hubby and I love Pao Bhaji, and almost everybody i know relishes this 🙂 So when we shifted to Hyderabad, we were hit by Pao-Bhaji crisis…as we couldn’t find any place that served Pao Bhaji the way we like it (Amdavadi style)….So i had to learn to make it. ThoughRead More →
This Gujarat special food is my all time favorite….Come winters and we would start asking mom about Undhiyu!!! For me, any Uttarayan celebration is imcomplete without Undhiyu…And no, that mix of sundry vegetables swimming in the oil, and sold as Undhiyu is not the real Undhiyu, at least not forRead More →
My hubby is mad about them. Anytime you ask him what does he want to eat, he will say Chhole!!! No, he doesn’t consider the fact that you can’t make them instantly….And he is very particular about the colour of the Chhole!!! In initial days of marriage i called upRead More →
This is North India’s favorite food during Winters. Made of Mustard greens, this saag is rich in vitamins and minerals and also calories (due to butter and ghee)….. Traditionally eaten with Makki ki roti, this saag is sure to bring food induced Nirvana to any Punjabi (except my hubby though,Read More →
I have this childhood memory of going to the Collegian restaurant with my parents and nicely place the napkin on my lap acting like a grown up and ordering my own food and enjoying our dinner together…But what i remember most from those days is the Malai Kofta…Every time we went there,Read More →
I learnt this one from my friend and neighbour P. And it was an immediate hit. Zini too loved it. And it is so easy and fast to make, i make it now to impress my guests 😉 Shahi Paneer….. So let’s get to the business… Ingredients: 2 Big TomatoesRead More →
My mom used to make Paalak Parathas and i loved them. My MIL suggested Paalak-Paneer Puris as my hubby loves them. So i made them and Zini too liked them. I have mixed the gujarati & punjabi versions of puris.I have tried this on friends, all of them loved theseRead More →
In a Gujarati home, this daal is a staple food. Whatever else may have been cooked, you will find either this daal or kadhi made everyday to be eaten with rice. Though i don’t make it everyday, i make it often as all of us like it 🙂 In differentRead More →
Now, this veggie is pretty common in Northern India, but practically unheard of in rest of India!!! I had never heard of or tasted, Aalu Methi (AKA Potato Fenugreek) till I got married and my MIL whipped up this simple but tasty sabzi one day!!! The thing about Aalu methiRead More →