You may remember this post where I shared my experiences with a new chocolate cake recipe. This time, I followed the original recipe without any major modifications, greased and lined the pan properly and ended up with two perfect layers of moist chocolate cake. Now the question was, how do I make it even more…
Ven Pongal And Masala Vadai (South Indian Rice Dish And Spicy Lentil Fritters)
Is there any particular dish that you abhorred in your childhood, but have found a new appreciation for later on? Well, tell me about it. I have a long list of such foods. Ven pongal is one. It is a simple savory rice and lentil dish infused with lots of ghee and cooked to a…
Naked Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting {And A Coffee Surprise}
I brought my mom’s tiny 5-inch cake pan with me on my last visit home. Yep, I don’t buy stuff, I lift them from mommy dearest! Since then, I’ve wanted to make a tiny Thumbelina sized cake in it. It has been so long since I took the time to properly frost a cake. I…
Angoor Ka Sharbat {Red Grape Juice Concentrate}
Sharbat (not to be confused with sorbet, a frozen fruit based dessert) is a Persian influenced soft drink concentrate popular in and around the Indian sub-continent. It is said that the Mughal emperors got ice shipped to their palaces from the Himalayas to enjoy cool fruity drinks in the hot Indian summer. Kings and their…
Tofu In A Chili-Garlic Sauce {Served Over Crispy Noodles}
I just love Chinese, not the sweet American-Chinese (which is just weird, IMO), but the spicy Chinese and Indo-Chinese cuisine. I’ve also come to love tofu over the past year. The best tofu I’ve had was at a local Chinese restaurant. They thankfully do not serve sweet chicken or tofu. I love their pot-stickers, dumplings…
Homemade Spicy Red Chili & Garlic Sauce
If you love Chinese or Indo-Chinese cuisine, some kind of chili sauce is a must in your pantry. I made some of my own, but I must warn you, it is one spicy, firecracker sauce! It has the burning, lingering heat of dried red chilies combined with the smoky goodness of garlic. You can use…
Watermelon Milkshake Granita
Yep, another frozen treat post. This just might be the last one of the season, I promise! I wanted to make watermelon popsicles, then decided upon granita at the very last minute. I have a cantaloupe and honey granita recipe on the blog. Do check it out. When I made that, I prepared a light…
Healthier Banana Malpua {Indian Pancakes Drenched In Sugar Syrup}
I bring you a lovely Indian-inspired dessert in honor of India’s 68th Independence Day on the 15th. It is a beautiful Indian tradition to have something sweet on any auspicious occasion, so if you are looking for something unique to celebrate this national holiday, do read on. Malpua is an Indian dessert, which like most…
Oat Flour Apple Muffins
There is this whole world of healthy and alternative food recipes out there which espouses the virtue of getting rid of processed food and food ingredients. There are any number of products to take their place – quinoa, chia seeds, flaxseed, acai berries and what not. I am always late hopping on to the bandwagon….
Chicken Kofta Curry (Meatballs In A Delicate Indian Curry)
Kofta/kofte are fried meat or vegetable balls which are then dunked in a smooth tomato based curry/sauce. I am pretty sure I don’t need to “sell” this recipe to you. Meatballs are comfort food in any cuisine all over the world, right? If you are making vegetable kofta, boiled and mashed potatoes would be the…
Easy Homemade Coffee Ice Cream With Sugar Waffles
After a fun poll on the blog’s Facebbok page, this coffee ice cream recipe was requested by the most number of readers for the weekend. I guess we are all addicted to coffee in any form! In our house, we love ice cream and we love a simple vanilla flavor (or white ice cream as…
Blueberry Vanilla Muffins
My latest obsession is homemade muffins. They are extremely easy to bake, don’t need frosting and also keep well for a few days. Blueberry muffins are a classic. Though you could make them any time of the year using frozen blueberries, nothing beats the taste of fresh summer berries. A good muffin is really easy…
