…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 “Hilda’s Touch of Spice” with “Creamy & Juicy Chicken Kabab… Today’s post is the ever popular kabab which has aromatic spices. It is mildly spicy but very flavorful, juicy & creamy. The combination of cream & curds with the queen of spices viz. cardamom…
…keep posting them; Goan Cuisine tops the list for us. How many of my Goan recipes have you tried till date? Do continue to visit and try out if you haven’t as yet. My journey of food blogging has just begun… it again feels like the first post! 🙂 Ingredients: 175 gm Digestive Biscuits; crushed to a fine powder 75 gm Butter; melted 175 gm dried Blueberries or fresh Blueberries 450 gm Cream Cheese 150 gm Caster Sugar 4 Eggs; lightly beaten 1 tsp Van…
…It is worth a mention that we are blessed with really good restaurants in Pune… you name it & we have it!! Most of the restaurants serve great food, priced reasonably & offer good service. They are spacious & clean as well. It is very rare that restaurants do not live up to our expectations in Pune. Today’s post is actually long overdue! I make this dish quite often at home & every time we are excited about it. This is a great one…
…038; Band Stand (Bandra) too. The preparation in Mumbai is not the same as Pune. The Bhel Paapdi Puri at the famous Bund Garden in Pune was known to be the ultimate. It was sold on a cart & the man was known as “Anna.” There used to be huge crowds to eat the bhel & the various chaat he prepared. People had no patience; there would be a lot of jostling as he was located near a public garden. Now he has a shop & still has his cart too…
…t homes in Punjab have a smoky flavor as food is cooked over wood fire. In Pune, we have quite a few authentic Punjabi dhabas which are run by Punjabis. The food is so delicious and awesome. Today’s recipe is Dal Tadka which is also popularly known as Tadka Dal/Dal Tarka, is healthy, hearty, beautifully textured, smoky flavored Indian preparation which is loved by many. Like most people who love dal, we too love it with Indian breads and rice but…
…p; proportions mentioned below turned out well so I thought of posting the recipe for you to try out. We like our sannas sweeter but you may adjust the sweetness. My grand mother used to sometimes make one large sweet sanna to enjoy & savour at tea time. It used to be so delicious.. I just couldn’t resist the sweet aroma especially when I would return hungry from school! Will post the recipe when I make it .. until then enjoy these soft &…
…weetness & tanginess. I have tried to incorporate a few changes from a recipe taught to us during our school cooking class. My recipe of the Khatta Meetha Khaman Dhokla does have that light, airy & spongy texture with a perfect jugalbandhi of sugar & lime which allows it to just melt in your mouth… So I am happy to share this wonderful tasty Gujarati delicacy with you… Happy Steaming …Cheers! 😀 Ingredients : 1 cup Besan (Chana Dal Flou…
…fresh, you hardly need spices. In Pune, I use the spices mentioned in the recipe but I must tell you, in Goa when we prepare it in our own home kitchen, all we need is a lot of onions, some green chillies, tomatoes, vinegar and just a dash of dry spices. Prawn Chilli Fry tastes awesome when piping hot and can be relished at breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack. It is a great appetizer to be served in canapés with cocktails and tastes fabulous i…
…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…
…omeday I may make my own mawa just for the thrill of it! 🙂 I have posted a recipe for plain rich and dense Mawa cake earlier. Today’s recipe for Mawa cake is an extra special one and so perfect for Valentine’s Day. It is the Irani Mawa Cake which is regal in all its splendour. Persian dry fruits, nuts, aromatic dry rose petals are well known. Commercial bakeries are known for their plain Mawa Cake while home fresh cakes and other goodies are made…