A few weeks ago, when the summer sun was burning hot, we made a lot of frozen treats. One after the other and we finished them off in no time. I saved this recipe to post for the power food blog group, because I knew summer and berries would be over by the time we reach the “berry” stage in the book. So what’s the story behind the black salt in a Popsicle? If you are from India or have lived there, you know that street food is a big part of our lives. Vada pav, chaat, gol gappe, dosa, …
Black Forest Cake
Every time we cook, we weave a story. Most of the times, mixed in with the ingredients are memories of the food we grew up eating. Often, we want to cook a dish just like mom does, or make something just like we had eaten somewhere. Food evokes emotion. How else do you explain the pleasure at inhaling the aromas of a baking bread, the smoky goodness of ‘tadka’ from a kitchen, the desire to eat pakode when it rains or sip a ginger tea? It’s all etched in the memory and comes back at the slightest triggers. …
Watermelon Popsicle with a hint of mint
Summer! The time to enjoy nature’s bounty and summer vacations with your kids. Also the time when you are constantly seeking new activities to do with your kids. I must confess, I haven’t really done much yet in terms of activities with Ms S. Yes she has her summer camp, and she has her books and she has the Guinea pig. And she has a job as a cat sitter for my neighbor who is out on a vacation. But if you “own” a preteen you know that that is not enough to keep them occupied. You …
Cheese Paratha – Ricotta cheese based dessert paratha with raisins
Continuing with the saga of paratha and inspired once again by the parathe wali gali, I made a dessert paratha. The thing with paratha is that if you grew up eating them, you can not stop at one. Once you start eating them, it takes a considerable amount of self restraint to stop. Just like one can’t stop eating a warm, just out of the oven bread. It is a glutton thing. Honest. But I must say, this is one paratha where you may want to eat more, but you just can’t. It is quite rich. So share and be …
Fennel Pollen Apple Cake
A cake full of decadent flavor, indulgent aroma, simple goodness of honest ingredients and it tastes like home to me. Crispy Apples & fresh smelling fennel pollen. Kashmir, the place I am from has both these in abundance and baking them in a cake was incredibly reminiscent .
Sooji Halwa
This is a no fail recipe for sooji halwa. If I can make it so can you. I know, I know … you think I can do it all. But if there is a dish that made me sweat – this is it. If there is a dish that made me shudder because I knew I would never be able to get it right – this IS the one. I tried so many recipes for this from all over. NOTHING WORKED! Until I tried this one! My lil sister shared her recipe and her secret proportions for making it and …