Rice Kheer (Pudding/ Payasam)

Dear Friends, Wishing you all and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali.  Hope you are all having a wonderful time with family and friends celebrating Diwali. Deepavali called Festival of Lights has had been my favorite festival while growing up in India. The excitement would begin even before the festival actually started. As compared to the other festivals this had fun, excitement right from the get go. First off we get the much needed holidays from school/college, then we get to wear new clothes, indulge on varieties of goodies, light up fire crackers, light some beautiful diyas(lamps), meet with…

Pumpkin Coconut Curry (Dudhi Ghashi)

 Last week, we had a visit to the local Pumpkin Patch. Dear Son’s school had a trip there and we had a fun time with the other kids and the parents. The weather was good and the kids had a great time playing, exploring, and running around while the adults had a good change from the usual grind. While returning back we got to carry some pumpkins back home.      I am a huge fan of pumpkins and could not wait to try out different things with that. I am not good at carving or baking so the next best thing…

RedChillies and other Food Bloggers in a press article (Telegraph India)

Ever wonder why food blogging is getting so popular? Ever wonder why so many people prefer to visit the blogs for recipes rather than referring cookbooks, cookery shows or other websites? Are the food blogs predominantly written by women? What are the important things to keep in mind if you want to start your own food blog? If you have spent sleepless nights pondering over these questions and did not know where to look, then look no further. For all your answers are here. You get insights from so many different bloggers and get to see of them too. And…