DESSERT RECIPES
Sabudana Kheer | How to make sago kheer
Sabudana Kheer is a delicious kheer made with sabudana (sago), milk , flavoured with cardamom, saffron and garnished with dry fruits. This is one...
SNACKS RECIPES
Karanji | Gujiya | How to make Karanjis
Diwali is synonymous with tons of lip smacking sweets and snacks. One such sweet is Karanji which is an important part of Diwali faraal (snacks) in Maharashtra. Karanji is...
Dal Vada | Crispy Chana Dal Fritters
It has finally started raining in Mumbai and this weather calls for hot pakodas and chai/tea. It doesn't matter if the pakodas are made of onions, vegetables or lentils....
Nankhatai – teatime snack
Nankhatais are cookies/biscuits made with refined flour, sugar and ghee. They have brittle, buttery texture and pair well with a hot cup of tea. These cookies were quite popular...
Chana Batata | Bohri style Chana Batata
I had some black chanas at home and wanted to make chana masala. But then I remembered that sometime back I had come across a dish called “ Chana...
Bhajani Chakli | How to make Bhajani Chakli
Chaklis alongwith Karanjis, Besan laddoos, Shankarpalis and Chivda are important part of Diwali celebration in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Chaklis can be made with rice flour, wheat flour, maida, moong...
Masala Pav – famous street food of Mumbai
Masala Pav – the famous street food of Mumbai is a tasty dish made by stuffing butter laden pav with spicy onion tomato masala. The masala is cooked on...
Palak Dhokla | Spinach Dhokla
Dhokla is a popular Gujarati snack made by steaming the fermented batter of chana dal, rice & udad dal, moong dal etc. There are many variants of dhoklas. Palak...
Rava Chakli | Rava Murukku |Instant Rava Chakli
Diwali is synonymous with sweets, sweets and more sweets. Along with the variety of sweets, there are certain savory dishes which are hard to neglect. One of the most...
Steamed Bottle gourd Cake | Mangalorean snack
Steamed Bottle gourd cake is a traditional Mangalorean dish. It is known as “Tureta Adde” in Tulu*. ‘Ture’ in Tulu means Bottle gourd and ‘Adde’ is steamed cake. It...
BREAKFAST RECIPES
Rava Upma | Healthy breakfast dish
Upma, a common South Indian breakfast item is a wholesome and tasty dish which you can rustle up in no time. I am sharing...
Tomato Omelette | Besan Cheela
Tomato Omelette is a nutritious, eggless breakfast dish made using gram flour, tomatoes, onion and spices. Apart from being healthy and gluten free, it...
Appam/ Appe/How to make Paniyaram
Appam/ Paniyaram - a breakfast/ tea-time snack made by steaming idli batter in Paniyaram pan. Appam can even be made sweet by adding jaggery to...
Kanda Batata Poha | Healthy Breakfast Recipe
Kanda Batata Poha is a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast dish.
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper!" This quote emphasizes the importance of breakfast ....
Dibba Rotti | Minapa Rotti
Dibba Rotti or Minapa Rotti is a spicy, wholesome breakfast dish from Andhra Pradesh. It is more like a thick uttappam with crispy golden...
GARDENING
Four o’clock flowers | How to grow Gulbakshi
About Four o’clock flowers
Four o’clock flowers or Gulbakshi (Marathi name) or Mirabilis Jalapa (Botanical name) is the most commonly grown plant. It is supposedly a native of Peru, but is commonly found in India....
Periwinkle | Vinca |Growing Periwinkle
Periwinkle, Vinca, Sadaphuli, Sadabahaar….all these are names of the tiny beautiful starry flowers which range in colour from pink, dark pink to white and purple. Sadaphuli (Marathi), Sadabahaar (Hindi) means always flowering. The tiny...
Yesterday Today Tomorrow | Brunfelsia Plant
The wonders of nature are far too many. Every element of nature is made up of astonishing beauty. It’s just that we need to have an eye to observe them. If we look closely...
Beautiful Buds | Beauty of a flower bud
Flowers have always been a symbol of beauty. However, since the time, I have taken to gardening, I have started admiring the buds as much as the flowers. Each one of them, so different...
