The tea time snacks I have been bringing to the blogging table started off with a healthy cucumber sandwich. Next was a shallow fried potato and broccoli (...)
I made these pancakes for my son’s lunch yesterday. Now, if you knew the state of affairs in the morning time at my place (crazy crazy time!), you will (...)
Most of my knowledge about Indian mythology is from Amar chitra katha, the Indian comics. Interesting stories presented with beautiful pictures, never fails to (...)
I was standing there, watching the waves dance. Hubby and kiddo were playing hide and seek with the waves. Teasing the water to come and touch their feet. At (...)
Ever prepared a dish specially for a loved one, and then messed up when packing it? I have a horrible feeling that I have packed Harry’s lunch box with mint (...)
My memory is really bad. Really, really bad! If I am trying a recipe from the internet, I come and check the recipe at least 20 times while making it. Reminds (...)
Aloo bhindi sabzi - indian potato and okra stir fry
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I am from Kerala where at the drop of the hat the political parties call for hartal (a strike action by shutting off of all public services, shops, schools and (...)
Deep-frying? Not my thing. Eating deep-fried food? Now, that’s my thing! A friend fried these for me once and ever since that I have been planning to make (...)
Originally posted on My Kitchen Trials:My memory is really bad. Really, really bad! If I am trying a recipe from the internet, I come and check the recipe at (...)
Breakfast, back at my home, has always been idli and dosa. Varieties and new recipes do come in every now and then, but nothing has come even close to (...)
Kiddo spent the first one and a half years of his life teaching me baby language. I learnt ‘Goo goo’, ‘Gaa gaa’ and ‘Hee hee hee’ from him. Then I graduated to (...)
I like cooking. I just don’t like doing it 3 times a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks in a year. It gets boring. And it gets tiring. I am either standing in the (...)
Summer vacation is here , the most dreaded time for any parent. Vacation camps and classes are saviors for many, else entertaining a single kid at home is no (...)
My friend makes the best plum-cake ever. And my trials have never even come close. But that has never stopped me from trying again and again. Pretty soon, I (...)
I moved to Chennai in 2000 when I got a job there. The next 5 years there with my roommates was one of the best phases of my life. Those were the years when (...)
It would have been their fiftieth wedding anniversary in September. That’s when our neighbor uncle passed away, peacefully, in his sleep. A few days short of (...)
BM # 72; Week 4, Day 1 Theme : So many smoothies, so little time Dish: Mango smoothie bowl While me and my son like smoothies in a bowl, my husband likes it (...)
When we are talking about Gujarat, the first thing that comes to my mind is our BM 25 meet. It was three days of absolute masti. Thanks to Vaishali, she saw to (...)
I have been given a very different bringing up than others. For one thing, our parents never raised their hands on us. To be honest, especially in our teens, (...)
This one straight from the drafts. I tried posting this for December, but again it sat there until now :-). I am publishing it as it is, because there is (...)
Oh please don’t be surprised! I did mention in yesterday’s post that I made the energy bites a couple of times. This was a variation of the recipe I tried. But (...)
People talk to solve a problem. But if I am doing the talking, you can be sure that the problem is only going to get bigger. Why? Because I have very big mouth (...)
Punjabi thali with palak paneer, dal tadka, chole, aloo paratha, jeera rice
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What are the dishes that come to your mind when you think about an Indian thali? Paneer butter masala? Palak Paneer? Paneer Tikka masala? Dal Makni? Rajma? (...)
That’s what a Microwave is there for – to make life easier. I am always looking for ways to cut out the cooking time (and cooking itself, some days), and my MW (...)
I have a ‘love-hate’ relation with telephone, especially my mobile phone. I am either talking in my phone or I am frantically looking for it all over the (...)
