I have heard from many people that they plan their menu for the entire week in advance. I have tried to do that but most of the times the plan does not work out as expected. The reasons being there are some last minute changes; unexpected leftovers from previous days or requests from the family members for something different or some experimenting on my part to try out new dishes etc. So I don’t plan way in advance but I am in awe of those people who plan and maintain it. I restrict my menu planning for the…
Seasoned Yogurt Rice (Mosaranna)
Diwali came by and went on in a jiffy as usual. But along with that came flurry of activities, cooking, hoarding, more cooking and packing of caloriesJ. Diwali is just an excuse, but frankly the hoarding starts a week before when the preparation of sweets, snacks starts and ends a week later with goodies brought from guests. This festival involves preparing so many different varieties of eatables that it is hard to resist the temptation. Why do inviting, decadent, tasty stuff have to be so bad for health? I wish I were transported to some unknown planet where oil and…
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…
Banana Halwa (Burfi)
It happened yet again this weekend. I had so many of those over ripe bananas languishing on my kitchen counter top that the smell and the sight just drover me nuts. I had made eggless banana bread earlier, but the quantity this time as way higher and I was desperately looking for other alternatives.Dear Son in the earlier week had shown keen interest in eating bananas and acted as if it was his new found love. So I was overtly overjoyed and proceeded to bring some extra bananas from the grocery to keep the little one happy. Two days later,…
Fenugreek Goodness: Methi Onion Bhaaji and Methi Muthiya ( A Guest Post)
When I had hosted the Herb Mania Fenugreek Event, I had received a sweet email from Falguni a non-blogger containing 2 beautiful recipes for Methi (Fenugreek). I could not post this during the roundup as I was caught up with so many different things and my apologies for the same. But then it is better late than never and I am including her recipe in this post. I am also including this in the Herb Mania Fenugreek Roundup. Back to Falguni and her recipes. Even though Falguni says that she is no expert and has just started exploring her culinary…