…ally make it for evening tea and it tastes so good in the monsoon and cold winter months with a hot cup of adrak chai or masala chai! 🙂 My family loves Sabudana Khichdi and I make it whenever we feel like eating it. In Pune (Maharashtra), we have restaurants, road side eateries and small stalls serving delicious sabudana treats throughout the day especially for breakfast and on fasting days and we do patronize eateries but we relish home fresh too…
…appears very quickly and it’s a task to click photos every time I make it. Winter is here and the time is right for comfort in a bowl and this Caldo verde sure warms up the heart and soul. 🙂 Ingredients: 4 med Potatoes 1 med Onion; peeled & finely minced 3 flakes fresh Garlic; peeled & finely minced ½ tbsp Vegetable or Olive Oil 3 tbsp Milk Powder or 1 cup creamy milk – to taste 4 cups fresh Vegetable / Chicken Stock or broth /or Bou…
…etter may I ask to pep you up with that cuppa of refreshing adrak ki chai? Winter is here and a perfect time to enjoy “Chaha ani Pohe.” 🙂 Ingredients: 2 cups Pohe; thick beaten rice flakes ¾ cup fresh or frozen Green Peas 2 med. Onions; peeled & finely chopped 3 fresh Green Chillies or to taste; finely minced 3 sprigs Curry Leaves 1 tsp Mustard Seeds 1 tsp Cumin Seeds A pinch of Hing (optional) ½ tsp Turmeric Powder 4 tbsp. Vegetable Oil ¼ tsp…
…t the year but taste awesome especially during the monsoon season and cold winter months. It can be enjoyed as a tea time snack with a hot cup of tea, at breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is best eaten hot with your favorite spicy dip or chutney. 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. T…
…s well with all breads, rotis and rice. Fresh Rajma Beans are available in winter. They are still available in the markets. Give this one a try and you may want to make the most of it while it is still easily available in the vegetable markets. In Pune, the vegetable carts are full of them that you just cannot miss them! Ingredients: 250 gms fresh Rajma Beans 2 medium Onions (peeled & finely diced) 1 tsp fresh Garlic paste or grated ½ tsp fres…
…son ka Saag /Sarson da Saag in North India especially in Punjab during the winter months. This roti tastes best when roasted on a wood fired stove. It is served with other leafy greens or with dal during the rest of the year. Makki ki Roti is a very simple but nutritious and a healthy roti. It is very easy to make it if you roll it between two polythene sheets. This roti is rolled a little thick to hold the dough together and not break into pieces…
…raining heavily in the monsoons & when it is cold & gloomy in the winter months. Enjoying hot samosas with your favorite spicy & tangy chutney with hot cups of aromatic tea is something to be experienced. The samosa is a great show stopper at parties especially at a child’s party! … Not to forget kitty parties & all celebratory parties… The joy of making your very own samosa even though it may be a little tricky & time c…
…s a perfect snack with a cup of hot tea & is especially enjoyed in the winter & rainy season. It can be served with a main meal as an appetizer. Many a time it is served as a part of a vegetarian thali & also at weddings. It is a very fulfilling snack & I like to relish it when I am relaxing with a book/novel or having a cool weekend at a hill station or just lazing around which is very rare!! With people giving importance to healt…
…ake a great comfort food especially when it is eaten warm during the chill winter months. Pineapple is one of my favorite tropical fruits! I like to use fresh as well as tinned pineapples. This classic cake is usually topped with maraschino cherries which are not easily available in Pune.. I use candied cherries which is good enough. You may even use walnuts. Fresh Pineapples are easily available but since I had a spare tin of pineapple slices, I…
…with a piping hot cup of tea especially during the rainy season & in winter. Sometimes we pick up fresh savory puffs from the bakery for breakfast or whenever we have a craving for it. The choice is unlimited in the bakeries of Pune. As I mentioned in my earlier post that puff pastry is not available easily & we have to create our own if we want to enjoy a special filling. So instead of the regular puff pastry, I make my own which I am…