…k & vegetable stock as this comes in very handy when I want to prepare food & soup at very short notice. We do love & enjoy a lot of vegetarian food but when it comes to a soup, a chicken soup always wins hands down! So if you like or love soup just try this one as you might want to make this often… Enjoy this wonderful & hearty Sweet Corn Chicken Soup… 😀 Ingredients : 1 tin Sweet Corn Cream Style 1 cup boiled Chicken (shredded or…
…lad I finally did. In most of my cooking & baking I try to use minimum food coloring. I know the red food coloring does justice to the red velvet cake/cupcakes but I was happy with the final outcome of the cupcakes. Besides, this time I used vanilla butter cream frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting because the cream cheese was not available in the speciality stores. The weather conditions in Pune did give me a hard time with butter cr…
…s to my dear younger son Bjorn, who inspired & motivated me to start a food blog… & my hubby Merwyn, who clicks the amazing food photos that you admire so much. I hope you continue visiting & trying out the recipes which my family loves & which I love to share with you. “Hilda’s Touch of Spice” will continue to give you recipes that you will relish with your friends & family… Let’s celebrate the First Blog Birthday of “Hi…
…e from fava beans boiled until soft & then crushed. Hummus is a staple food of Palestine & a common part of everyday meals in Israel. It is sold in super markets & speciality shops & also served in restaurants. To make your own hummus, you may use canned chickpeas or make fresh chickpeas by simply pressure cooking soaked dry chickpeas. You may use bottled tahini or make your own in advance & use it. It is a healthy dip full of…
…res it. Dried methi leaves (Kasuri methi) is widely used in many wonderful food preparations. In Mumbai (Maharashtra) it is grown near the sea in the sandy tracks & is known as Samudra Methi. These are sold in very small bunches & are very tender. The only tedious part is that you have 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 ligh…
…ft. 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 family which helps me to visualize, improvise, develop, and create new recipes. Today’s post of this gorgeous Triple Chocolate Cheesecake is a true symbol of celebration of joy, happiness and success…
There are times when we all long for comfort food which can be fixed in a jiffy. You look into your fridge and you find some leftover steamed rice and you are in no mood to make a curry or even a simple dal. Then you look into your vegetable crisper and lo and behold you have some vegetables… a few shallots, a quarter cabbage, may be some carrots and capsicum staring at you! The first thought that comes to my mind when I am too lazy to fix an el…
…ab’, it is already understood as ‘Royalty’. Whenever one thinks of Mughlai food, you know it has a perfect smooth blend of spices which is mild with sweet aromatic spices. Mughlai cuisine is known for its lavish use of exotic spices, dried fruit and nuts. It is also rich due to the extensive use of curds or yoghurt, milk and cream. Hence Mughlai food is aromatically spicy and rich. Today’s recipe has all the ingredients and frills associated with…
…hahijeera (Caraway Seeds) 1 cup Milk Few strands of Saffron/ Yellow/Orange food color Salt to taste For the Marination of Chicken : 4 tender boneless Chicken Breasts 4 Potatoes (peeled, washed & quartered) (optional) 150 gms. Curd (preferably slightly sour) 2 tbsp. fresh Garlic paste 1 tbsp. fresh Ginger paste ½ tbsp. Red Chilli pwd. 1 tsp. Garam Masala pwd. 2 fresh red Tomatoes (peeled, deseeded & chopped) 3 med. Onions (peeled, finely…
…rge open space…barbecues and grills, the flavor of charcoal permeating the food enjoyed with mugs of chilled beer or wine; especially if the weather is great. Do not worry if you do not have great open spaces or a charcoal /electric/gas fired barbecue. You can still have all the fun and enjoy it by grilling on a grill pan. This is exactly what we do when we want to enjoy grilled food at short notice. We do have a portable barbecue set which we do…