Tabouli Wheat Pudding/(Dalia kheer, Broken Wheat Payasam)

  Last weekend one of the items on my to-do list was cleaning up of the pantry. So I ransacked the pantry pulled out stuff one by one and tried different ways to re-use them albeit a healthy, creative way. One among them was a packet of Tabouli wheat. We have always loved Tabouli salad and this time I wanted to try something different. Since I did not know a whole lot about Tabouli wheat, I decided to consult my Know-It-All friend about Tabouli. Viola! I found that it is nothing but cracked Bulgur wheat and the first thing that…

Sleepless nights …

  There are days when life throws at you a curveball, jostling you off of the comfort zone and puts you in an undesirable, rough situation. In my case this time the curveball was lack of sleep for days together. This past 2 weeks saw me waking up at an oddly 2:00 AM everyday to handle our customer’s file and making sure that the file transfer was successful. After all, I thought we were dealing with multi-million dollar business; and it was an opportunity for our company, our team and the responsible person that I am, I decided to volunteer…

Bitter Gourd Crisps/Karela / Bitter melon Chips

  One rainy evening, with thunder and lightning blazing in the background, I sat by the kitchen window with a sense of déjà vu watching the rain pour by and dreaming of devouring on some crunchies and munchies. I heard my Dear Husband (DH) say” Dear Wife, we need to incorporate Bitter Gourd in our food everyday and I have an awesome idea”.   Dear Wife (DW) (almost falling off the edge of the chair) “Ewww! Bitter Gourd we do? Why oh why?” DH: “Haven’t you heard of the nutritional value of the bitter gourd?” DW: “Right! So we deep…