Wishing you all and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali. May you be blessed with Health, Wealth and Happiness Always. Growing up, Deepavali was always the most exciting festival for us from the get go. What with the holidays, new clothes, sweets, snacks, savories, lights, friends, family and most of all crackers, there seemed to be non-stop excitement all day around. My Mom would prepare all the usual sweets, snacks like Besan Ladoo, Churmundo (wheat ladoo), sweet tudki, chivda etc etc and along with these would also prepare this unique snack called “Rose Cookies”. They were shaped…
Stuffed Mini Peppers (Dry Capscium Curry )
This story has the fixings of the same old plot with the same old twist, except that this involves rich, deep, vibrant colors in the background. So, during the weekend when we went to do the usual grocery, I was smitten by a pack of mini peppers sitting coyly in the corner. I stood there looking at the tiny vegetable, gazing at their even, vibrant colors admiring them as though they were flowers.The bigger ones have usually caught my eye, but not the smaller ones and I have wondered ever since how I happened to missed them before. Anyway the…