…ar Paste. This time I just thought it necessary to post my cooked Marzipan recipe for Easter Eggs on my blog for my family and for all those who would like my favorite recipe which has always been a great success. I am not much into decorating Easter Eggs with royal icing as we are not so fond of it. We prefer our Easter Eggs coated and decorated with Chocolate. My hubby being a diehard fan of CHOCOLATE!! My DIL Ramita Mascarenhas suggested that I…
…he middle of the road… you would hardly see many vehicles pass by. Most of Pune is Cantonment & Southern Command area. Major part of Pune had Army Bungalows, out houses, guest houses, etc. & was very clean. We frequented Naaz because it was close to my home in the Southern Command area. Besides, the famous West End movie theatre was just a hop, skip & jump to Naaz. Another restaurant was Café Delite which was a bungalow & very spac…
…below mentioned recipe for Shortcrust Pastry is a tried and tested no fail recipe. The same recipe is used for the Mini Lemon Tarts. You may double the quantity of the below mentioned ingredients for the pastry if you wish to make a sufficiently large quantity of Date Rolls. For the Shortcrust Pastry: 115 gm Maida / All-purpose Flour 60 gm unsalted Butter (chilled & cut into cubes) 2 tsp Caster Sugar / Sugar powder (optional) 1/4 tsp Vanilla E…
…Chicken Kachpu. I liked the preparation and our host was kind to share the recipe with me. Little did I know that there would be a request for this Mangalorean preparation. I hope this is the recipe you are looking for dear Dolphy and I hope you enjoy it as much as my family did. 🙂 Ingredients : 500 gms. Chicken (cut into pieces) 1 tbsp. fresh Garlic paste ½ tbsp. fresh Ginger paste 5 flakes Garlic (peeled & finely minced) ½ inch piece Ginger…
…l “Mummy was the best”. I’m sure she would have been proud of me & my blog .. This recipe is dedicated to her. I feel blessed to have her as my mother. I say this because I feel her presence every day. Mummy’s Chicken Roast is an all time favorite with my family & so here is this recipe just for you .. Happy Roasting! J Ingredients : 3 Tender Chicken Breasts (boneless) 10 Peppercorns 6 Cloves 2 one inch Cinnamon Sticks ½ tsp. Turm…
…ly served in small ‘vaatis’ (katori/steel bowls or small steel glasses. In Pune, there are many restaurants serving unlimited/limited Maharashtrian thali meals and they serve taak/mattha. Did I tell you that we get awesome thali meals in Pune? Irrespective of which thali you choose… Mahrashtrian, Rajasthani, Gujarati, etc. spiced buttermilk is a part of it as it helps digest heavy and spicy food. Mattha is known as ‘Chaas’ in Hindi. You can have s…
…me magic but it is still not the same…after all I do not know their secret recipe. I feel the person who fed us all used to cook with great passion & lots of love. J I just can’t wait to share this wonderful recipe, so without much ado let us prepare & enjoy this great Punjabi dish.. Ingredients for Chole : 2 cups Chickpeas (Kabuli Chana, Garbanzo) 2 Onions (finely chopped) 1 tbsp. Tea leaves 1 tsp. Kasuri Methi (dried Fenugr…
…Stuffed Recheado Mackerel so often, I realized that I have not posted the recipe as yet! Every time my family is so eager to eat it as the aroma is so enticing and inviting. We have been postponing the photo shoot for this recipe. It is high time I share it with you. Goan Recheado Stuffed Mackerel is just fantastic. It pairs well with Dal Tadka & Rice, Traditional Goan Fish Curry Rice (Xitt Kodi), Ukdem Xitt & Sorak. You can enjoy it with…
…up of tea and as a snack with green chutney which we like. I will post the recipe later. So here is the recipe for you which I am happy to share. Add this gorgeous Khasta Punjabi Mathri to your gift hamper with all your sweet goodies which I am sure will be much appreciated. Serve it on your festive sweet goodie table and savor the joy of festivities with your loved ones. Make a batch on weekends and keep them handy to serve unexpected guests, mak…
…ey do take keen interest and actively participate in the intricacies of my blog. I am proud of my younger son Bjorn who introduced me to the world of blogging and for giving me this invaluable gift. Special thanks to my husband Merwyn who is ever willing to capture the food in all its glory. My older son Denver is my biggest critic who helps me to improve and sharpen my cooking, baking and writing skills. I am blessed with great tasters in my fami…