If you have ever traveled by train in India, the above picture would make you nostalgic 🙂 One of the primary reasons I like to travel by train in India is all the yummy food available to buy, each time the train stops at a station. This is recipe 16 of 30 and one of…
Missi Roti
Missi Roti is a North Indian style bread. What makes it interesting and delicious is the combination of ingredients that go into it. It tastes great with Sarson Ka Saag. This is recipe 15 of 30 🙂 Recipe: Whole wheat flour – 1 cup Gram flour (besan) – 1 cup Onion – 1 medium, finely…
Sarson Ka Saag
Sarson Ka Saag is a specialty from Northern part of India. I used 3 different kind of green leafy vegetables in making this. Sarson (Mustard leaves) is generally bitter in taste and so I try to balance off the bitterness by using Spinach leaves. Feel free to change the proportion of the Mustard, Spinach and…
Cioccolata Calda – Italian Hot Chocolate
This, the spirit of Christmas, that forever and ever endures. May it leave its richest blessing in the hearts of you and yours! May the warmth of love and family fill your homes this holiday season! During this special season, here is a special recipe to keep you warm! Ciccolata Calda – the Italian Hot…
Bombay Pav Bhaji
Simply put, Pav Bhaji is a sizzling medley of veggies, simmered in various spices, and dollops of butter! Bombay street Pav Bhaji is supposed to be the best of all! This is a recipe given by a friend who grew up in Bombay (now Mumbai, but am not changing the name of the recipe :))…
Dinner Rolls
The joy and aroma of baking bread at home surpasses all the effort it takes to do so! This is my first time baking a bread. My nephew was very enthusiastic about helping me it was great fun baking the bread with him. Recipe (makes about 18 dinner rolls): All purpose flour – 6 cups…
Cream of Carrot, Fennel, and Orange Soup
I used Fennel for the first time in my cooking and it turned out to be a very refreshing addition to the soup. Before I was leaving for a dinner, my nephew asked me if I could make something nice as his friend was coming over for dinner. I literally had less than half an…
Vegetable Dum Biryani
This is one of my favorite recipes. It has an elaborate process but not that difficult to make and tastes great. This past weekend, I made it at a Cooking Party hosted by a friend and had lots of fun making it. This is recipe # 9 of 30 🙂
Crispy Hash Browns
Not the most photogenic of all, nevertheless, yummy to the core! The other day me and my family were out until late on a weekday night and on our way back, got hungry for a midnight snack and I got this bright idea of making hash browns at home for the first time. Of course…
Chilled Raspberry Soup
I had this soup when I went on a cruise, a couple of years ago. Instantly, I fell in love with the taste. It had been on my mind to try making it for a long time. I searched the internet and got several different recipes. I did not follow one complete recipe but combined…