DESSERT RECIPES
Honey Nuts Shrikhand | Sugar free Shrikhand
Its festival time. Dassera is just over and Diwali is knocking at the door. Festival means celebration and celebrations are incomplete without food, specially...
SNACKS RECIPES
Aloo Tuk | Sindhi Aloo Tuk | Patata Took
Aloo Tuk is a traditional Sindhi dish, where potatoes are double fried and sprinkled with spices. This is one of my personal favourites from the Sindhi cuisine and is...
Falafel | Middle Eastern dish Falafel
Falafel is a deep fried patty made from ground kabuli chana (white chickpeas) and certain vegetables like carrots, cabbage, capsicum etc. In the Middle East, it is a 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...
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...
Onion Pakodas | Kanda Bhaji
Onion Pakodas are one of the many famous street foods of Mumbai. Simple to make, delicious to taste, this makes for an ideal snack with a cup of tea,...
Spicy Corn on Crackers | Tea – time snack
Spicy Corn on Crackers is a quick snack which can be enjoyed anytime. It makes for a good tea time snack. Cracker biscuits are topped with a spicy mixture...
Moong Dal Pakodas / Tea-time snack
Moong Dal Pakodas are popular pakodas sold by the roadside food vendors in Mumbai. It’s a perfect snack with hot cup of evening tea, specially in the rainy season. It...
Kothimbir Vadi | Maharashtrian tea time snack
Kothimbir Vadi is a famous traditional Maharashtrian snack made from coriander leaves and gram flour. Kothmir Vadi can be served with any chutney as a snack, but is also...
Chinese Bhel – a popular street food of Mumbai
Chinese Bhel, an Indo-Chinese dish, ironically is a popular street food of Mumbai. This super addictive Chinese bhel is nothing but crispy fried noodles tossed in sauces (schezwan sauce...
BREAKFAST RECIPES
Thalipeeth | Healthy breakfast dish
Thalipeeth is a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast dish. It is made by combining multigrain flours and various spices. Thus, it is nutritious and tasty. Thalipeeth...
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...
Rajgira Thalipeeth | Upasacha Thalipeeth
The benefits of incorporating rajgira (amaranth) in our diet is far too many. Apparently, it is a powerhouse of nutrition, making it worth a...
Moong Idlis | How to make Green gram Idlis
Idlis served with sambar and chutney is one of the most favourite snacks in South India. The basic idli is made with rice and...
Rava Idlis | Instant Rava Idlis | Sooji Idlis
Rava Idlis - an instant, no fermentation idli made using rava.
This recipe of rava idlis can come to your rescue when you want to...
GARDENING
Grow your own Mint | Growing mint in pots
If you have never experienced the joy of
accomplishing more than you can imagine,
...
Parijat flowers | Growing Parijat plant in pots
I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the new year than this. On the very first day of 2019, my Parijat plant started flowering.
A few months ago, someone got a sapling of...
Lavender Hibiscus | Uncommon Hibiscus
I bought a hibiscus plant from a nursery in Lonavala last December. The guy at the nursery assured me that it was a blue hibiscus plant. There were many similar plants growing in the...
Hibiscus Plant Care | Growing Hibiscus
I started taking keen interest in gardening about 5 years ago. Staying in Mumbai, having a full fledged garden with big trees is a distant dream. But, I have managed to grow quite a...
