…nt and has immense medicinal, soothing and healing power. Try this simple, easy and quick recipe for an elegant and awesome ladoo, this Diwali.Serve and gift a combination of traditional and modern ladoos and make the festival of lights extra special… 🙂 Look at these spectacular bright orange Carrot Coconut Ladoos which are so dainty and prettily decked in pristine white coconut lace. Does it remind you of snowflakes? Kids who are not fond of carr…
…specially at Easter, Christmas and Halloween. Sugar cookies are so simple, easy and pretty. It brings together families, friends and creates a happy positive feeling. It is a great activity for children and they are ever willing to help in making these cut out cookies and always look forward to frost and decorate with creative designs. I baked these beautiful sugar cookies for Easter with Easter cookie cutters. I frosted and decorated them with gl…
…This recipe is with whole spinach leaves. The batter has spices which aid easy digestion (ajwain, jeera & asafoetida). Enjoy these sinfully, crisp spinach pakoras smothered in gorgeous chickpea batter. These spinach pakoras are simple yet so quick and easy. Just perfect to be relished with a hot cup of your favorite beverage in the company of your loved ones and may be serve them to unexpected guests. You may even consider preparing a platter…
…weets at home inspite of having busy work schedules. Many of you loved the recipes I posted last year – Marzipan, Christmas Milk Cream, Jujubes, Nan Khatai. I’m glad many of you tried out my new posts which were quick & easy to make – ChocolatePistachio & Apricot Fudge, Christmas Fudge. Since Christmas is celebrated through the week & lasts even after New Year’s Day till the 6th of January, I will continue posting some more…
…food to toddlers and also to wean them from their only milk diet. Today’s recipe is Methi Moong Dal Khichdi. Methi/Fenugreek has medicinal and nutritive value especially in Ayurveda. It is important to eat piping hot khichdi to enjoy and relish its goodness. On cooling the khichdi cakes up so always prepare just enough so that there are no left overs. According to Ayurveda, the topping of home made/desi ghee/clarified butter helps digestion but o…
…ely participate in sports activities. I have been thinking of posting this recipe since quite some time now but had forgotten about it. Just yesterday, I happened to pass by the Sindhi Mithai shops and Sev Barfi came to my mind. Before I forget again, I thought it best that I should post the recipe for all you wonderful visitors. After all Diwali is just around the corner and I think it is time to celebrate the festival of lights with this beautif…
…much fun as eating them! To make Danish pastries at home, it is extremely easy if you follow the method very carefully. You can even cut the squares, lightly flour them so that they do not stick to each other when they are stacked, cover in a foil or cling film & freeze them to be used whenever you would like to bake! In Pune, pastry dough is not available in the stores, bakery or super markets across the counter so you have to make your own…
…to pick the leaves which is time consuming. Today’s recipe is very simple, easy & quick to prepare & a great combination too. Moong dal is very light on the stomach & easy to digest. This preparation is very refreshing & tasty too. I hope you will enjoy this as much as we do! 😀 Ingredients : 1 bunch fresh Methi (Fenugreek Leaves) 3 tbsps. Yellow Moong Dal (soaked in warm water for 5-8 mins.) 5 flakes fresh Garlic (crushed & fin…
…of the world, this soup is ideal in this weather to maintain good health. Easy and quick, cream of spinach soup requires a little pre-preparation. It is a good idea to prepare the spinach puree and white saucein advance so that you can use it at short notice. It is a simple vegetarian soup which needs a few minutes to prepare and less than 20 minutes to cook. This rich, smooth and creamy soup requires few ingredients and is perfect at any time of…
…summer vacation instead of fizzy and aerated commercial drinks. To make it easy to grab a healthy glass or tumbler of buttermilk; especially when we are looking for convenience, I prepare a batch of buttermilk in a large jug. Then refill it in tumblers and chill it so that my family can just pick and drink it straight from the tumbler! Besides, I use various combinations of spices and condiments to break the monotony. Above all, each one gets to e…