Sinful Indulgence

Bhutte Ka Kees - Indore Speciality

I had some work in the bank today and on my way back, found a thela-wala selling corn cobs. I was immediately reminded of Bhutte Ka Kees and quickly bought a couple of them. I was super excited to try it out as I saw this recipe on the TV a couple of weeks ago. I was instantly drawn to it reason being this, apparently, is a famous cuisine from Indore and I've never had Indori cuisine before. This

Dal Pachranga

I love to experiment with dal's as I feel its that one thing without which your meal is incomplete. It goes hand-in-hand with roti or rice. But sometimes having the same type of dal brings in monotony and I'm always in the look out for different variations to it. I've had Dal Pachranga in restaurants and weddings before and found it quite interesting. I have this book by Sanjeev Kapoor, Dal-Roti

Chocolate Making Workshop - Bangalore

Hello All,After a hectic festive schedule, I'm finally shifting my focus back on the classes.Basic Chocolate Making Course Learn to make exquisitely handmade chocolates in assorted flavors at the Sinful Indulgence Workshop.Location: Ramamurthy Nagar, BangaloreDuration of workshop: 2 hrsWhen: Saturday: 11 am to 1 pm, 14th Nov, 09Varieties of chocolate: 10 assorted types which includes dry fruits,

Spaghetti in Arrabiata Sauce with Mashed Potatoes and Baked Vegies

Last couple of months have been really hectic for me.. The business is slowly picking up now..plus it was the festive season..Its taken a toll on my health..with the most obvious dark circles below my eyes! To add to this, we had to attend a wedding in Mangalore which left me completely sun tanned..Life in totality might be extremely hectic but I'm totally enjoying it. The chaos has not left me

I'm back with Lentil Soup!!!

Its been a couple of months that I've blogged and suddenly everything looks so different and it feels like I'm back to square one.. trying to figure out the formatting et all!!!To start off with I wanted a new look for the blog and ended up messing with the format.. luckily had saved the old template. Finally I managed to zero in on one but ended up losing all the widgets..messy, messy, messy!!!

Chocolate Making Workshop in Bangalore

Basic Chocolate Making CourseLearn to make exquisitely handmade chocolates in assorted flavors at the Sinful Indulgence Workshop.Location: Ramamurthy Nagar, BangaloreDuration of workshop: 2 hrsClass Timings:Every Saturday: 3 pm to 5 pm orEvery Sunday: 11 am to 1 pmVarieties of chocolate: 10 assorted types which includes dry fruits, nuts, flavoured, and soft centered.Workshop takeaways

Buttermilk Soup - Kadhi

When talking about comfort food, how can one not mention "Kadhi". This buttermilk soup has been a part of various cultures...atleast the one's I've known.. Be it a Gujrati Kadhi, or a Maharashtrian Kadhi, a Punjabi Kadhi, or a More Khozumbu down South...its pretty much the same ingredients but uniquely distinct flavours...But if one were to analyze Kadhi's importance in Indian cuisine, then the

Scrambled Eggs - Egg Bhurji

Off late, there's lots happening on the home front. We've been having guests off and on and dinners are exotic...Mostly I'm out shopping for groceries and marinating and cooking and cleaning...etc..etc.. Phew!!! Its hectic and tiring, yet am quite delighted to do so.. This afternoon I thought of making myself some simple and basic food for lunch..and what better than a simple Egg Bhurji, served

Semolina Pudding with Saffron - Rawa Kesari

If there is one sweet dish that I can have at any time of the day or night..its Rawa Kesari. I love it..and any version of it is fine...plain, or with pineapple...From the time I remember flavours, I know Rawa Kesari. I love the way my mami makes it..she adds loads of ghee..and you know me..I never count my calories :-)Both my MIL and FIL are wonderful cooks and this dish is prepared by my FIL. I

Homemade Instant Garlic Bread

Breakfast is an important meal for all and especially considering at home we have only the breakfast and dinner together, its even more important to make sure that I make something which is liked by everyone. Its really difficult to come up with something new for breakfast everyday. I myself don't like to repeat the same dishes, leave apart the weird faces my hubby and son make :(Yesterday, I

Orange Cake with Orange Glaze

A few months back, for Christmas, I had a small tea party. I had decided to make an Orange Cake from a paper cutting I had resevered for sometime. Shortly, after the tea party, I went off on a vacation and this post just did not get published. When Aparna announced the FIC-Orange this month, I knew what I had to do :-) Food themes like this, inspire you to get your posts out however lazy you

Conversion Table and Common Substitutions

A genuine problem faced across the culinary world is the conversion aspect. We love to try out recipes from various parts of the world..but a look at the recipe and there you go again...pounds, ounces, grams, cups...Gosh! that looks complicated...Lets try the recipe some other time....Tired of this..one day I went to the local market and got myself a kitchen weighing machine with a maximum

Walnut & Orange Cake with Ganache Frosting

Guess what…I had a new guest over this weekend…my mom!!! She came over on her way back from Kerala, just for 3 days..too short…I know..but I’m happy she came.. This was the first time she was visiting us, since we relocated to Blr…and I was equally excited as was my son. Oh! He was going to get a Spiderman games CD she had promised over the phone… I decided to surprise her with a nice cake..and

Strawberry Swiss Rolls

I was introduced to something known as a Swiss Roll when I had been to a baking course few years ago.. Years later, after having forgotten and also lost the recipes given by that teacher, I joined another crash course in baking few months ago, where I was introduced to Swiss Rolls again. Well, the teacher taught us a very simple one with jam which was not something that I would jump in the first

Sesame Seed Pellets - Til Ke Laddu

Happy Makar Sankranti & Pongal to all!!!Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year i.e. the 14th of January. Can you guess why? This is because the festival of Sankranti is based on the solar calendar unlike the rest of Indian festivals, which are based on the lunar calendar. Makar literally means "Capricorn" and Sankranti is the day

Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting

Warning: If you are calorie or diet conscious - do not read any further..this recipe is not for you.. However, if you want to indulge or give-in to that sinful pleasure of a delicious chocolate cupcake..read on... And for those who are like me..the "live life - queen size" types.. who don't count their calories or sorrows...this is just the perfect indulgence that you can ask for...or I would say

Oatmeal - Raisin Cookies

Well folks, its a brand new year and this is my first recipe post...I haven't blogged for sometime now..mostly because I was out-of-station. I've been getting lots of calls and emails from friends and relatives saying that they were missing my recipes.. :) I'm happy..I'm excited..Well atleast some of my friends and family follow my blogs..:)I wanted to start this year's blog with a sweet recipe.

Goodbye 2008, Welcome 2009!!!

I miss my friend whom I bid adieu yesterday..who was with me for a whole year..2008 was a year of great learning..Lots of changes in my personal life..I quit my job after working for 9 long years, a big & difficult decision for me, but I took the plunge...We shifted to Bangalore from Hyderabad where we stayed for 5 long years...again a difficult decision..Change is always difficult..isn't it? The

Black-Eyed Beans Curry - Lobiya Masala

There are days when you don't have a good vegetable in the refrigerator and you are forced to think "out of the box"....literally. I usually alternate a day of vegetable and a day of legume since dinner is the only meal the whole family has together. I want to make sure its healthy, nutritious, but ofcourse...suits everybody's taste buds :)I stack up a whole set of legumes in my little pantry and

Moth Bean Stir Fry - Matki Chi Usal

Matki Chi Usal is a famous Maharashtrian dish. Its usually eaten for breakfast and it tastes wonderful!!! Moth Bean or matki bean or dew gram is high in protein and we make it quite often at home.A slightly watery version of this can be eaten with chappati and serves as a curry in itself. Wonderful to taste..its smells divine as well..It was my son's birthday..last week..and for breakfast we made

Corn Croquettes

For breakfast today I decided to make Corn Croquettes. Corn is high on proteins and carbohydrates which makes it an ideal ingredient for kids. They are a good source of Vitamin C and yellow corn has a small percentage of Vitamin A in the form of beta carotene. Corn is also rich in fiber so its a great way to start your day..it keeps your stomach full for a long time.Ingredients: Makes 16 medium

Banana & Raisin Muffins

I'm a big muffin fan..and I love them completely..They are so easy to make..and can be made within minutes. I've baked Banana muffins before..but this time I wanted to add something more.. I didn't have walnuts..which is the ideal combination..so I thought of trying out with raisins. As I started off with the preparation, a bunch of friends pleasantly surprised me by turning up for lunch!!! I

Strawberry Milkshake

Strawberries are all over in the market now. My son loves them. He loves the taste and especially the milkshake. He's quite hungry once he's back from school, and a good glass full of this milkshake just does the trick. Its an instant energizer and at the same time fills up the stomach.How to find that perfect strawberry? Well here are some things that I follow..A good strawberry must be bright

My First Award!!!

I'm am honoured and very happy to recieve my first blog award from AK Mom who is an excellent baker herself.AK Mom from What's Baking has awarded me the I Love Your Blog Award.Thank you so much AK Mom for this award..I'm quite excited about this for sure :)Ok, so as per the rule, I need to link this post back to the person who gave me this award. Done!!!Next, I need to pass this one to 7 of my

Our Little One Turns Four....Happy Birthday

My little baby turns 4 today..My world, my darling..suddenly looks so grown up to me..Just sometime back he entered our world..and today he stands tall, talks like a mature man, knows what he wants, and does exactly what he wants to do..He's brought us so much of joy, a reason to smile, a reason to look forward to the new tomorrow. Everyday, in the last 4 years, has been a learning curve, for him