…ionally served at Parsi wedding dinners, Navjote receptions, Pateti (Parsi New Year) & other celebratory occasions. This special Parsi preparation is extremely simple, easy, healthy & tastes absolutely divine. This lovely steamed fish covered with refreshing green chutney is a weight watcher’s delight & tastes awesome with Parsi Brown Rice & Dhansak or you can even enjoy it plain. I love Parsi food & so does my family. We very…
We had a short winter this year! Well, we hardly experienced winter this year…it went by so smoothly and we did not even use our warm winter clothing. Summer is here and it is really quite hot. So it is time we start with cooling foods, salads, cool drinks & the ultimate …ICE CREAM!! We indulge in ice cream throughout the year but summertime means more is less! In my home ice cream is always welcome; more the merrier. My hubby’s all time fav…
…the list of my favourite herbs. My family loves this amazing soup all the year round. In Pune, we are blessed with an abundance of fresh vegetables & fruits throughout the year & my vegetable basket is always adorned with luscious red tomatoes which I use lavishly while cooking or in salads. So I’m happy to share this recipe which is extremely loved by my family… Ingredients : · 4 fresh med. Tomatoes (Red &#…
…r & enough is prepared to ensure there is a full supply for the entire year. We all know that fresh homemade spice blends are always superior to store bought ones. Goda means sweet but in this case it means a perfect blend of lightly roasted sweet aromatic spices which is not overpowering & intensely spicy. Goda Masala is a speciality of Maharashtra and has a heavenly fragrance which makes you feel so calm. While cooking just a pinch or tw…
…ll as vanilla, butterscotch & chocolate. My family loves kulfi all the year round. The beauty of this wonderful cool Indian dessert is that it is simple & requires very few ingredients. It can be made well in advance & served at a short notice. It is a pure wholesome & healthy dessert. It is an awesome treat visually as well as in flavor! Kulfi is traditionally sold on the streets in India, in small terracotta/earthenware pots/moul…
…uld triple our joy! Besides, you can enjoy this combination throughout the year as canned mangoes and frozen pulp is always easily available. Above all, tomorrow is the 3rd Anniversary of my blog “Hilda’s Touch of Spice” and this beautiful and delicious triple bonanza is just right to celebrate with. A fresh mango pulp swirl cake is apt to another fresh year of blogging with love and enthusiasm. The fragrance of sweet vanilla, the irresistible tas…
…posted our favorite Shahi Gulab Barfi. Do try it out if you haven’t. This year the summer heat was unbearable and the temperatures were soaring. The Indian summer was definitely not kind to us. I must say the gorgeous rose did take good care of us. It cooled our senses, mind and body. The ever popular kulfi is loved by all. All the year round I make kulfi for us but summer is the time we indulge the most with this awesome unchurned supercool wond…
…nd celebratory occasions are synonymous with cake and wine. Christmas, New Year, Easter and Weddings have the customary Rich Fruit Cake on the sweet table. Goans are proud to serve their special Fruit Cakes loaded with fruit soaked in alcohol which includes the good old Candied Ginger and Citrus Peels and it is the King of their sweet festive platter. Store bought ones are so expensive and sometimes it may not be available. There is no need to buy…
…s really very easy & quick… While browsing through my old hand written recipes, I came across this recipe which I felt should be a part of the thanksgiving meal this year. So here is the recipe for you… We enjoyed it & I hope you will too! 😀 For Poaching the Chicken : 500 gms. Chicken Breasts (washed & cut into pieces) 1 med Onion (peeled & diced) 1 Carrot (peeled & diced) 1 stick Celery 4-5 Peppercorns 2-3 Cloves 1 Star Anise…
…berries almost every day. I will be bringing you a whole lot of strawberry recipes you can select and prepare for your sweetie … Do you remember the Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting recipe I posted last year? This cake is perfect for Valentine’s Day. It has everything for your Valentine…chocolate, fresh strawberries & strawberries dipped in chocolate. What more can one ask for? The cake is soft & just melts in the mou…