This sweet is known as the 7-cup Barfi as all the ingredients used total up to 7 cups. There are multiple recipes for this sweet on the internet, with different ingredients. I have tried a few myself. This particular recipe was shared by my fellow blogger Kala and is by…
It was one of those days when nothing seemed to have gone right. I had left my, meticulously done, Geography homework at home. I had forgotten that it was PT day and went to school wearing my usual uniform instead of my PT uniform and was reprimanded for that too.…
I tell you…that girl is a young woman of remarkable strength of character…a girl of firmness and the courage of her convictions …she carried a box of chocolates home the other day without opening it – America, 1889 This quote isn’t talking about me, but it might as well be!…
I must start with a confession. Till I was almost a teenager, I thought Alphonso’s were the only Mangoes there were. I mean when you grow up in Bombay and feast on Hapoos (the local name for the Alphonso Mango), why would you want to eat, or know otherwise? Summer’s…
The beauty of our vast country is that as geography varies so does the cuisine. I was born and bought up in Bombay, Maharashtra, and having lived there for most of my life, the South Indian dishes I enjoyed were the conventional Idli and Masala Dosa with Sambhar and Chutney.…
Dal Makhani or Kaali Dal is what this popular Punjabi Sunday Special Dal is known as. However, at home, we call it ‘Maah ki Dal’. As a child, whenever Mom said she is cooking Maah Ki Dal, I remember asking, ‘Oh, then what will Dad eat?’ 🙂 This is how…
Besan I honestly don’t know if this dish exists , or it is one of my mothers inventions, but we have been eating Besan since we were kids, and loving it! When I grew up, I tasted Zunka, and realised that our Besan has a Maharashtrian cousin! I love Besan…
Kadhi in any form is a favorite along with being comfort food. My taste buds had a faint memory from a long time ago, of eating this Fenugreek Leaves and Peas Kadhi made by Mom. Now, Mom being an impulsive cook had no recollection of how exactly she made it. After…
The haughty grains of Basmati Rice refused to stick together, preferring to stand a hair’s breadth apart from their own. Till the creamy Kadhi cascaded down to meet them. The cheerful yellow of the Kadhi and the snowy whiteness of the Rice merged together in a joyous union. The plump…
If you are a regular on Social Media you will know that Dalgona Coffee is trending, rather going viral. Images of this beautifully contrasting, frothy, beaten coffee sitting atop cold milk are tempting those who see it to make their own version of it. Some stick to the original recipe,…