Pav Bhaji Masala
Pav Bhaji Masala is simply a blend of spices that is used for cooking the quintessential street food of Mumbai, the pav bhaji. There are a number of pav bhaji masala brands easily available at most Indian groceries…
Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is the quintessential street food of Mumbai and across India and now a famous one dish meal of Indians across the globe. The name pav bhaji literally means bread and vegetables. Pav or pao is the word for …
Homemade Naan Bread
Naan is a type of bread which originated in the South Asian subcontinent but which has gained immense popularity in the west over the past few decades. Traditionally naan is made using a clay oven called “tandoor”. It is made …
Mung Bean Sprouts Salad
Sprouts are living foods which are healthy for the body & mind. They are high in vitamins, minerals & proteins and in ancient Indian Ayurvedic science said to be good for all the three dosas (or body types). Making sprouts …
Christmas Fruit Cake
As far back as I can remember, Christmas was always celebrated with a rich fruitcake laced with fruits, nuts & yes with a hint of some kind of alcohol like rum or brandy. I guess the origin of making fruit …
A Family That Stays Together
Lent season is here and for practicing Christians, it is a season of abstaining from meat and such other dishes and a period of prayer and fasting. Times have changed and hardly a few people practice these traditional customs now.
Is Cooking Fun?
While growing up I had a full time working mom and all of my early memories related to cooking is of my mom hurrying about the kitchen to get either lunch or dinner going. But Sundays were a different matter …
It’s Only Rice
The other day I was busy flipping channels while doing my tread mill and I saw this recipe for Spanish paella on the food channel. As our family is going on a Spain holiday this December, I was very interested! …
Masala & All Things Spice
When you think of Indian cooking the first word that often comes to mind is – yes you are right, SPICY! The fragrance that makes up Indian cuisine is derived from the blend of correct spices that are used for …
