Foodie In Me

Strawberry Compote

As promised, here I come with this delicious recipe of Strawberry Compote. But before we head to the recipe, I would like to give you a little insight into what a compote is. A compote is any fruit which is cooked in syrup. Compote is a healthier version of jam because it has very less quantity of sugar and no preservatives. Here you use the natural flavoring and sweetness of the fruit.You can

Banana & Sesame Pancake With Strawberry Compote

Pancakes are really one of the fastest ways to cook up something delicious instantly. I prefer to make it as an evening snack as its not too heavy and it fills the stomach just enough to have enough room for dinner. Everybody loves it, so its pretty much like one-snack-for-all types. I decided to make this pancake with banana and sesame this time. Banana has a rich source of anti-oxidants and

Low Calorie No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

As the post title suggests, Low Calorie No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake, you must be wondering, if there is chocolate and its a cheesecake, how could it be low calorie - well, its not really low calorie, but it would be definitely lower than an actual "cheesecake" :) This cheesecake is a fast track recipe which can be thrown in within a few minutes. I don't follow the classic baked cheesecake

Methi Malai Matar

A few days back, we had some friends over for lunch. Amongst various dishes that I made, I made this Methi Malai Matar dish. This is the first time I was preparing and was'nt sure of how it would turn out. But once it was served, everybody said it tasted fantastic. This was a high calorie dish but it tasted heavenly. I served it with hot rotis and jeera rice. Here's my version of Methi Malai

Kachori Chaat

Last weekend we had a fest in our apartment. They hold this every year and encourage residents to participate and display their creativity. It gives everybody an opportunity to showcase their talent and also make some quick bucks. My neighbour and me decided to put up a samosa-kachori stall along with tea and coffee. We just picked up the samosas and kachoris from a local vendor and prepared

Book Review - Southern Flavours by Chandra Padmanabhan

Blogadda had sent me this book to review. I was extremely thrilled to receive the book. I thank Blogadda to have chosen me to review this amazing book Southern Flavours. The first opinion as I flipped through the pages - authentic, simple and informative. Being a South Indian myself and hailing from Pallakaad, I'm familiar with some of the recipes, however, I have never prepared most of them

Khara Bhath

On days when I'm really busy, I try to get past the cooking as fast as possible. I try not to make cooking an elaborate affair and keep it as simple as possible. The quickest thing to make on such days is a mixed vegetable rice or pulao. Its really something that you can fall back upon on days when you don't have too many vegetables or too much time! In Maharashtra, we make something called

Pomegranate Milkshake

I always try to think of innovative ways to include fruits into my son's diet. He is quite picky with fruits. I normally try to incorporate fruits in juices, milkshakes, or into any baked product. Last weekend I picked up some very good looking pomegranates. I'll be honest, I was tempted to take some pictures for my photo blog. Today, I picked up the camera and went on a clicking spree :) This

Walnut Brownie

I feel like a newbie all over again. I've not updated this blog for more than 2 years now. Its just that my schedule has become pretty hectic now. But I've made a promise to myself to update atleast 1 post per week. In this post, I'm sharing my Walnut Brownie recipe with you. Its the most amazing recipe I have and I have always received overwhelming response from all my customers for this one.

Children's Day Celebrated...

Hectic weekend went by..and I finally get a moment or two to myself. As Children's Day was being celebrated across the country, the color, happiness, and smiles on the faces of all the little ones brightened every nook and corner. My son went for a school picnic on Friday to Dharamshi Resorts, Bangalore. He thoroughly enjoyed the swimming pool and toy train ride. The trip left him completely

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

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!!!

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.