Udupi Styled Maavina Midi Uppinakayi Spice Mix

A favourite pickle spice powder mix used to make a zero oil Udupi styled mango pickle, Appe Midi Uppinakayi a speciality in Southern India using few weeks old baby mangoes which goes by different names, the fragrant "Appe Midi" that was part of the Karnataka Cuisine series in the month of March. I have had…

How to Make Paneer Fry in 15 Minutes

Hello friends! Back after weeks with my post. Relocation to a new city has kept me away from the blog for a while. Glad to be back with my food post, a quick 15 minute Manipuri Sana Kanghou, paneer or cottage cheese dry fry recipe. This paneer fry recipe was an experimental one that I…

No Garlic No Onion Bengali Mochar Dalna

No Garlic Onion Banana inflorescence delicacy Mochar Dalna from my kitchen after a long time. Hello to all my dear friends! Hope you all are keeping good. Relocation to a new city after some time and my new venture has been keeping me tied up a little bit, hence have been off from the blog…

Yellow Lentil and Bottlegourd Khichuri

Back after more than a week's off from my blog. This summer seems too long and staying in the kitchen for few hours is a daunting task with the temperature not getting lower than 40 degree C. Hence most of the times one pot light and quick meals are often adorning our meal table. A…

Makar Sankranti Delicacies- Urad Khichdi (By Kriti Singhal)

  Khichdi Daan, a unique tradition of offering Rice, Pulses, Jaggery, Ginger, Til ke laddoo, Papad etc made to the Almighty, and offered to the needy and poor on the auspicious occasion of Sakranti or Makar Sankranti is followed by  many communities in India. Urad Khichdi, an inherited traditional recipe share by Kriti Singhal of Krispy…

Bangladeshi Dal Poori-Red Lentil Savoury from Bangladesh

A post after quite a long time. I have been busy travelling for a week. Landed home last Sunday after a week long travelling. Not involving further on any off-topic conversation. Here's a tummy satiating Bangladeshi styled Dal Poori or deep fried lentil stuffed flatbread. Missed out sharing a post on the occasion of International Father's…

Methi Paneer Malai or Methi Malai Paneer

Monday being a meatless day of the week, cooking an all new vegan delicacy has always been a challenging task for me since I am a non vegetarian food expert. Very few vegetarian recipes can be repeated on a meatless day since my family love eating non vegetarian food most of the time. One of…

Manipuri Sana gi Pakoura Thongba

Thursdays are basically an all vegetarian meal days as my father in law had expired on a Thursday 9 years ago, so my family skip non-vegetarian meals on this day of the week. Vegetarian dishes are not welcomed at my house as both my son and my husband are fond of non-vegetarian dishes. Thus as…