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Spicy Bloody Mary Cocktail

Praerna Kartha — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:00:05 +0000

Bloody Mary: The perfect drink for a hungover day (or any other!) Bloody Mary is one of my favourite cocktails of all time. I’m sure I’ve told you this many, many times, but I’m a dry cocktail kinda girl. Sweet, fruity drinks just do not work for me. Give me dry, savoury or spicy any...

Easy Microwave Meringue Crisps

Praerna Kartha — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:30:21 +0000

Super Simple Microwave Meringue Crisps a.k.a. Meringue for Dummies For the longest time, I steered clear of any recipe which called for whipping egg whites. It just sounded complicated and the chances of failure always seemed high. But off late, I’ve found some love for whipped egg whites. I can use up the (discarded) egg whites...

Roasted Tomato Salsa

Praerna Kartha — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 03:30:49 +0000

Easy Home-Made Tomato Salsa for Game Night Salsa is most definitely my favourite reason to visit Tex-Mex restaurants. Well, the few that we have in Delhi anyway. One of them, specially, offers a bottomless basket of tostadas with salsa – and I swear it’s worth it to just order that for the entire evening and wash...

Pink Lemonade with Fresh Mint

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:30:41 +0000

A pink twist on classic lemonade | The perfect summer beverage Hello peeps! I have a little bit of news for you. Remember my last post when you saw a pair of hands in the photos that didn’t belong to me? To put your mind at rest, no, I don’t have a new hand model! What...

Mango & Milk Cake

Praerna Kartha — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:30:36 +0000

Rich, milk-soaked cake, filled and topped with fresh mangoes. Yesterday was one of the best days of the past month for me. In the middle of a sweltering Delhi summer day, I broke my mini-hiatus from baking and decided to turn on the oven. Just. Because. Sometimes you need absolutely no reason at all. I know I rant and...

Instant Chopped Mango Pickle, Kerala Style

Praerna Kartha — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:12:29 +0000

Vishu Saadya Special | Chethumanga Kari, or Chopped Mango Pickle I don’t know about you but I can’t believe that it’s already April and the first 3 months of 2017 have flown by. It’s already Vishu (Malayalee New Year) today and we’re gearing up for a traditional feast at AK’s cousins’ home this afternoon. It’s one of...

Around Town | Special Easter Brunch Buffet at 1911, The Imperial Delhi

Praerna Kartha — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:26:50 +0000

Enjoy Easter Sunday at 1911 and La Baguette, The Imperial Delhi If you’ve been wondering what to do during the Easter weekend in Delhi, then look no further. Put the Easter Sunday special brunch buffet at 1911 on your to-do list. Last week, we were invited for a special preview and boy, am I glad...

Citrus Syrup Cake

Praerna Kartha — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:02:10 +0000

The perfect summer cake Come summer and I start craving lighter and colder desserts. Is it just me, or is it a thing with you too? Here in Delhi, as the temperature soars, I no longer look forward to spending ages in the kitchen labouring over multi-step recipes for food or dessert. The cooking time and effort...

Assignment Food Photography | Chaayos Seasonal Menu

Praerna Kartha — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:09:37 +0000

Chaayos | Food Photography & Styling for Seasonal Menu Remember when I told you that we were in the middle of shooting Chaayos winter menu range? Well, since then we’ve actually moved on and shot the summer range as well. It was a fun assignment to work on with seasonal cues and, of course, see the photos...

Eggless, No-Bake Strawberry Souffle

Praerna Kartha — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:30:26 +0000

Or, my foolproof, cheat recipe for Eggless Strawberry Soufflé (Before I’m called out by food bloggers, chefs and fellow foodies all over the world, I’ll be the first to admit that this is not a classic, authentic soufflé recipe. It fact, it’s not technically a soufflé at all. It contains no eggs and it isn’t baked. This is a...

Green Pea & Mint Hummus

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 07:55:27 +0000

Quick & Easy Green Pea & Mint Hummus Recipe Growing up, my parents led a pretty hectic social life. And by that, I don’t mean that we never saw them. Rather, it was the complete opposite. We always attended dinners with their friends or our family. Never holed up in our rooms ignoring the “adult...

Rum-n-Raisin Pound Cake with Rum Butter Syrup

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 03:30:54 +0000

Or my cheat Boozy Christmas Cake When my brother and I were little, my mom used to run a greeting card & gift store. Some of the most fun times were when she would let us sit in the store after school, pretending to help but actually making more of a mess of everything. We...

Around Town | Special Winter Seafood Menu, The Imperial Delhi

Praerna Kartha — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 08:26:09 +0000

Special curated seafood menu for The Spice Route’s Winter Collection at The Imperial Delhi Winter is finally here and what better way to bring it in than with the warm, spicy flavours of The Spice Route! If you’ve been following this blog long enough, you would know that I am a huge fan of seafood...

Photography 101: Whats in my camera bag

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 03:30:27 +0000

Everything you need to know about photography equipment to run a food blog Being a food blogger, I’ve had to spend a lot of time learning photography. Of course, being married to a professional photographer helped immensely – so much so that I’m also a partner in our photography business and carry my own weight when...

Haldi ka Doodh | Golden Turmeric Milk

Praerna Kartha — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:45:26 +0000

An Easy Home Remedy for a Sore Throat or to Ease the Common Cold For as long as I can remember, my parents have never been ones to make a fuss about being sick. I have almost no memory of taking days off from school because I felt “under the weather”. My brother and I...

Assignment Food Photography | Chaayos

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 04:00:04 +0000

Chaayos | Food Photography & Styling for a Tea Outlet Chain Over the past year, we’ve done a few studio food photography assignments for Chaayos – the tea outlet chain with stores across Delhi+NCR and Bombay. It’s always been a fun experience for the simple reason that, even though they’re a pretty young brand, the Chaayos team...

Masala Peanuts

Praerna Kartha — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 04:00:44 +0000

Tangy, Spicy & Crunchy Masala Peanuts | Make a 5 minute bar snack or tea-time snack Masala Peanuts are a great favourite “bar snack” or Chakhna in North India. Popularly served in bars, restaurants, community clubs and more, they’re usually the cheapest item on the menu and quite a few steps up from simple salted peanuts. Chakhna is...

The first professional food photography assignment with a mobile phone!

Praerna Kartha — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:00:58 +0000

We did the first ever professional studio food photography assignment with a mobile phone! If you’ve been following this blog for a while, then you probably know that in addition to a food blog and a Wedding Photography business, we also run a professional food photography studio. Arjun & I are one of the few photographers in Delhi who...

Classic Sour Cream Pound Cake

Praerna Kartha — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:00:12 +0000

Or an Easy “No-Recipe” Cake The first cake I ever baked was out of a children’s cookbook that was gifted to me for my 9th birthday. It was a simple chocolate cake, a variation of the plain butter cake. But soon after that, my cousin Maneesha taught me the desi version of the classic pound cake. I say...

Cookbooks: What’s on my bookshelf?

Praerna Kartha — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 17:46:17 +0000

My Cookbook Collection: A Work in Progress Have I ever mentioned that cookbooks are my favourite kind of books? That may seem like a no-brainer but really, there’s something about the food photographs and an organised, well written recipe that makes them a real weakness. As much as I love blogs, online forums and the...