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Wheat and coconut cream pudding
2009-06-07 13:57:00
A couple of days back my good friend Kavita left UK and went back to India for good. Before leaving she gave me a bagful of groceries that she had left over and obviously couldn't finish before she left. This is a normal practice amongst us friends . Whenever one of us is leaving for good we kind of have a grocery distribution programme between us . The person who is leaving accumulates all the store cupboard groceries that she cannot use up and asks us to take what ever we fancy . So everyone kind of gets to explore her groceries which is fun . Although of course it is no fun to have one of your group leave forever. It leaves a kind of empty void that is very difficult to get used to.So this time along with other things I got something that I had never used before. She had a container full of hand-threshed whole wheat from her family farm back home in India. So it was of the best quality ever. K said her mom-in-law and sisters in law make a kheer out of it although she had never t...
More About: Vegetarian , Indian , Milk , Wheat , Desserts

S.P.D.P
2009-06-03 10:50:00
Have you heard of the abbreviation S.P.D.P before? Well if you are from Pune or have lived in Pune for a while you are sure to know what I am talking about. It's the most popular dish in the most popular cafe in Pune. The dish is Sev Potato Dahi Puri , a tantalising combo of crisp puris filled with boiled potato, beaten yogurt, sweet and sour tamarind chutney, hot chilly and mint sauce, finely chopped onions and tomatoes all topped with more yogurt and crispy sev. In short it is heavenly.The cafe is of course Vaishali on Ferguson College Road . For those of you who don't know Pune so well Vaishali is the most popular hangout for people of all ages in Pune. Mostly frequented by college going teenagers, it is also a favourite with ladies who come there in groups maybe for theie kitty parties or just to catch up on the latest with their friends , with people who come there for steaming hot idlis and delicious coffee after a session of tennis or badminton in the morning , and of cours...
More About: Vegetarian , Summer , Indian , Snacks

Mango Mastani (It's seriously addictive)
2009-05-19 13:11:00
My memories of enjoying a Mango Mastani go back a long long way, right to the time when I was about 10 years old. I mean today Pune has some fabulous Mastani places where the Mastani is sold in many different flavours but back then my dad used to take us to a small place , a stall actually, located at Saras Baug (readers from Pune will know the location ) . It was called Vasant Cold Drink House . It belonged to a friend of my dad's and he and sold the most awesome Mango Mastani made from fresh Alphonso mangoes and made in a hand turned ice cream maker. Eating this Mastani was a luxury and at a price as low as Rs.10.00 per glass it was practically free considering today's prices. A Mastani today costs around Rs.60.00 to 70.00 at Sujata Mastani in Pune .So every time I think of Mastani I always remember that small place which gave me my first taste of this beautiful beautiful dessert. No wonder it's also got this royal name . Mastani was a danseuse and wife to Bajirao Peshwa . She ...
More About: Summer , Fruit , Indian , Milk

Five Star Dal Fry
2009-05-13 11:31:00
See guys I have kept my word and am posting every few days now. In fact I keep rushing to take pics every time I have a dish ready to serve. I just hope I can keep it up. So this is a dal that I have for you today . I make this quite frequently for dinner as it is a good change from the regular Amti (a maharashtrian dal preparation) that we make practically everyday . I call it 5 star dal fry not because I first ate it at any 5 star restaurant or something but because it is a combination of 5 different dals, which makes it a powerhouse of protein. The special touch comes from cooking it in pure ghee rather than everyday sunflower oil. The ghee even when used in small quantities imparts a delicious taste and aroma to the dal which has everyone helping themselves to seconds and thirds. I very often cook this dal when I am out of fresh veggies . As there are 5 lentils in here it more than provides all the nutrition to make a balanced meal and as it is thick in consistency it is also ve...
More About: Vegetarian , Indian , Mango , Star , Lentils

Very wholesome Chapati and Egg Rolls
2009-05-07 11:09:00
Come summer and my mind goes into the "Quick Recipes Mode" or the QRM as I like to call it. I mean it's simpy impossible to toil over the hob for hours at a stretch to cook elaborate meals . And the weather in UK being so kind for once , you just have to make the most of it and spend time outdoors as much as possible rather than in the kitchen. So currently I am constantly on the look out for recipes requiring minimum time but with no compromise on taste and full flavour. As you must have derived by now from my previous posts I fancy all kings of wraps. I just love making wraps. They are quick and easy to make , delicious and a single wrap can hold the nutrition of an entire balanced meal. And most important of all is that in my family all three of us like them just as much. So everybody is happy.Yesterday I made these chapati and egg wraps for my lunch and they tasted so good I just have to share them with all of you.What you need is:2 chapatis (homemade or readymade store bought)...
More About: Summer , Breakfast , Eggs , Mushrooms

Blushing Pink Raspberry Smoothie
2009-05-01 10:53:00
Hey ! Here I am back again so soon . I said I was going to break the bad habit of taking long breaks and I have kept my promise. So what do I have today? Well it's this deliciously refreshing raspberry smoothie that is my son's favourite . And mine too actually although given a choice I really prefer to eat the raspberries just like that . They are so delicious and have sucha heady aroma that I can never have enough. It's very funny actually because believe it or not there was a time when I was not particularly fond of this fruit, but that was because I had yet to taste really great tasting raspberries. I now buy mine from M& S and they are perfect everytime. They are sweet and deliciously tart and I just want to buy them by the kilo. My son and I actually fight over who has eaten more raspberries from the box and who gets the last one. Very often it is I who get to eat more because of course I am snacking on them when the poor guy is in school but then I compensate him by ma...
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Yummilicious Paratha Frankies
2009-04-28 15:43:00
Hi everybody! I am back after my long break again. These long breaks are becoming an annoying habit you might say , but it is one that I definitely intend to break very soon. Anyway, how have you guys been? I have missed you all too. What I have for you today is something I thought of today morning at 5.00 o'clock when I was disturbed out of my sleep and just could not go back to sleep again. And our mind you know has this annoying habit of immediately kicking into action with all kinds of thoughts rushing in which makes it even more difficult to sleep. So my mind turned to the most nagging of thoughts and that was what to pack in the lunch boxes. Fortunately there was paratha dough already ready in the fridge, but as that was what we had had for dinner there was no way I could repeat the same in the lunch boxes . Well not as an ordinary paratha anyway. But then I remembered the block of paneer in the fridge and the mixed frozen veggies in the freezer and I had my lunch boxes all p...
More About: Vegetarian , Spinach , Paneer , Paratha

Amazingly Delicious Paneer Potato Bites
2009-03-26 11:40:00
A very warm Hello to all my dear readers. Sorry I have been away for so long. Had a lot of other tasks to do and somehow in all the rush to do 20 things at the same time it is always my blog that takes a back seat. But it is never far from my thoughts. Whenever I cook something different from the ordinary my mind is planning out how I can present this on Food-n-More. In fact in the last fortnight it so happened twice that I did make some tasty snacks and was determined to take pics of the dishes but somehow I left it too late and the food was over and gobbled up (don't ask by whom) before I could get my camera out of it's case. But not this time. This time I did take pics before anyone had a chance to set eyes on what I had made. And what did I make? Yes these very delicious ,crispy and mouthwatering Paneer Potato Bites. They were practically made in minutes . They are a great starter for any party or get together and my friends loved them. So will you!Here's what you need:1 larg...
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Happy Holi everyone !
2009-03-09 10:16:00
The Spring Festival of India, Holi which is on the 10th of March this year is a festival of colours. Celebrated in March or April according to the Hindu calendar, it was meant to welcome the spring and win the blessings of Gods for good harvests and fertility of the land. As with all the Hindu festivals, there are many interesting legends attached to Holi. It is the second most important festival of India after Diwali. Special sweets are prepared on Holi with the Puran Poli taking the place of pride and in the evening friends come together around a bonfire which is a representation of burning away all that is evil and starting afresh. It is a festival of fun and frolic and the exuberance and the festivity of the season are remarkable. The day after Holi is called Dhulwad in Maharashtra and is celebrated by splashing colours and water on each other. This is particularly popular with teenagers and collegians who are seen going around the city in large groups on their bikes and scooter...
More About: Indian , Indian Sweets , Happy , Lentils

Delicious Chicken Wraps (Like they say"No one can eat just one")
2009-01-21 10:51:00
I am a cook of varying moods. I guess we all are to some extent. What I cook each day is to some extent ruled by my mood on that particular day. Many people get the impression that because I run a food blog I am completely besotted by cooking and the kitchen. But that's not always true.I have also read and heard people say that cooking is relaxing. Not for me. It can be very exhausting at times .I feel cooking can be relaxing only if you do it once in a while. It also depends on where you are when you are cooking. For eg: cooking in the UK where the weather is mostly cool is OK. It does not make you all hot and flushed. But I have also cooked in Pune and Mumbai where the temperatures are soaring quite often and cooking is the last thing you want to do in such weather . And that too Indian cooking which has you standing at the hob for at least an hour doing all the stirring and frying and rolling out piles and piles of chapatis. Not a thing I relish always. So when I have one "I don...
More About: Summer , Chicken , Delicious

Fritatta
2009-01-16 14:22:00
Fritatta is something I have always been fascinated with but never cooked. For that matter until a few days back I had not even tasted a fritatta. But somehow it just always managed to catch my attention from pictures in food magazines and food blogs and of course food shows on TV. On one of my shopping trips I even bought a oven proof pan particularly with the intention of making a fritatta. I just loved the idea of eating a big fat omellete filled with all kinds of delicious veggies, cheeses and mushrooms.Well last week I was at the surgery (that's what a doctor's dispensary is called in UK) to see my GP . ( Reason for which was I had a nasty fall 2 weeks back and have been making quite a few trips to the doctor's for treatment on my leg which I hurt very badly.) So while I was sitting in the waiting area for my name to appear on the electronic display I was browsing through a magazine and once again my attention was drawn to a very yummy pic of fritatta. I memorised the ingred...
More About: Baking , Vegetarian , Breakfast , Eggs , Mushrooms

Ruby Red (Click :January 2009: Red)
2009-01-12 11:23:00
It's been ages since I participated in Click . For those of you who are not aware of this event (although I really doubt that there is any food blogger who is not aware of Click), it is a fabulous photography event hosted by the very talented Bee and Jai at there blog Jugalbandi each month. An event completely devoted to good photography. An event that motivates amateur photographers like me to try and come up with something different everytime and to keep taking better and better pics . I just love it.But as I said it has been a very long time since I participated for various reasons, but when I saw what the CLICK theme was for the month of January I knew I wanted to participate and post this photograph of Ruby Red Strawberry Jelly as my entry.I hope all the viewers (and judges of course ) like it just as much as I do.

White peas with Sweet Potatoes (Some simple cooking after a very sweet Chri
2009-01-06 21:39:00
Hi and a very bright and beautiful New Year to all my avid readers. May all your troubles this year be as short-lived as your New Year's resolutions:>) So! ! I am back again from one of my long breaks . I know I have been taking so many long breaks between posts that I think you all are probably tired of hearing my reasons. But please hear me out one more time. The break in blogging started because of the Christmas holidays. 2 weeks of sheer relaxation. I like Christmas holidays particularly as it is a holiday without having the stress to celebrate the festival as we don't celebrate Christmas . Well we do it a little bit just for my son who still believes in Santa and reindeer and all the Christmassy bits that are so important and delightful to a child . So we have some fairy lights in the house and of course he has a Christmas stocking and his Christmas present of course. But basically what the holidays mean is husband and son at home . (i.e son for 2 weeks of course and husband ...
More About: Cooking , Vegetarian , Indian , White , Sweet

Layers of Chocolate Delight (For a sweet Christmas)
2008-12-17 17:04:00
A very warm Hello after a long time. I believe we all need all the warmth we can get in this cold cold weather. My long break this time is due to the fact that my broadband connection was cut off and I could not access the internet for quite some time. But all is fixed now I am back. While I was away from blogging I did do a couple interesting things that I would love to share with you all. I sold my first cake ever . Yesss ! I did. It was at the Christmas Bazaar in my son's school that I got the opportunity to do so. They had a cake stall at the bazaar and I made a Banana Cake. I was very happy . And secondly I gave my first ever cooking lesson. OK maybe calling it a cooking lesson will be an exaggeration, as it involved only showing a friend how to prepare some Indian dishes. But all the same I did prepare for it very thoroughly. I showed her Chana Bhatura and Paneer Tikka . The Paneer Tikka will soon feature on Food-n-more. I really enjoyed doing it. So doing these two things in...
More About: Desserts , Sweet , Santa , Chocolate

Quick Coffee Cake in a Microwave
2008-12-02 11:43:00
For past few days hubby and son keep craving something sweet after meals. I mean my son has always favoured sweet more than spicy but hubby dear is going even further and asking for desserts everyday. It's quite unusual for him. It's probably all the Christmas sy ads on TV showing all different kinds of yummy desserts that is causing these cravings. It's also maybe because it's winter it really feels nice to tuck into a hot dessert after dinner while sitting warm and cozy in front of the telly.So I just went out and bought a few ready to eat desserts that can be like warmed up in the microwave for a few seconds. But then I also browsed the internet for some easy to make desserts and came across some pretty good stuff. What caught my eye this time was this very fast to make Coffee Cake that can be baked in 5 mins flat in the microwave. I am great fan of "coffee anything" and immediately got down to making it. There was also a butter frosting in the recipe and I had my usual doubts...
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A very quick and very delicious rice
2008-11-19 13:35:00
On weekdays I eat my lunch alone. Hubby and son both having carried their packed lunches along with them are never at home for lunch on a weekday. Now I am a person who loves one dish non-fussy meals. Hubby being a bit of a traditionalist where eating is concerned likes elaborate meals and so when I cook a Maharashtrian meal for the three of us (which is every evening ) I cook Bhaji, Amti, Chapatis some form of Koshimbir or salad and sometimes rice. It takes about an hour and a half to cook all this from scratch. Gets a bit monotonous when you have to do it almost everyday, though I admit I do prepare pasta and garlic bread and stuff like that and all three of us are very happy eating that too. Why wouldn't we be?But then when I eat alone I try to make food that requires minimum amount of time cooking but is at the same time filling, nutritious and full on flavour. No compromise there. Some days back I made this rice with whatever was available in my fridge. I was surprised at how ...
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Vegetable and Chicken Stew (A very satisfying combo)
2008-11-14 12:28:00
Last whole week has been a nightmare. I mean something like a boiler breakdown in mid November leaving you with no hot water and no central heating is something that happens only on TV commercials where they are tying to persuade you to to purchase one particular brand of boiler, right? Wrong! It happens . It happened to us. Seven days ago the boiler made a series of very threatening sounds and then went completely silent. Result: No Central heating and no hot water running from the taps. Total nightmare. The CH problem has been temporarily solved with a portable electric heater which our kind home-owner provided us with but no hot water means taking a bath with only one small bucketful of water ; water that has been heated in a big pot on the gas hob, no showers , and washing up the dishes all other pots and pans in ice cold water , which is ice cold even with rubber gloves on. My one major concern was doing up the washing up in the evening after dinner. The idea of washing dishes ...
More About: Soup , Vegetable , Chicken , Combo

Nankatai (Earthquake cookies ??)
2008-11-06 21:24:00
I was asked a couple of days back by my son's teacher if I would like to come to school to celebrate Diwali Day. They were celebrating it a little after Diwali as the school had it's half term break exactly during the Diwali break. I was asked whether I would be interested in doing some cooking so that the children could have a taste of some Indian food. I was definitely interested and it really got me thinking as to what I could make. It had to be something that children found attractive , didn't take too much time to cook and had an Indian touch to it. Making Diwali snacks was totally out of question as we all know that most of the snacks that we prepare for Diwali are very very time consuming and also require concentration.So I asked Google for advice and I also did some blog hopping but finally the idea came completely on it's own accord . " Nankatai": The delicious Indian cookie. I knew it was a great idea as it is quick to make does not require too many ingredients and as ...
More About: Baking , Earthquake , Cookies

Wishing You All A Very Bright And Sparkling Diwali
2008-10-27 15:49:00
Hello people! I hope you all have a fabulous and fun-filled Diwali .Finally it took a big event like Diwali to get my blog out of hibernation. It's been a whole month since I blogged. That must be my longest ever no-particular-reason break I have taken. But no more. I am very much back. Last whole week I have been practically tied to the kitchen counter concoting all different kinds of Diwali snacks and although it's been a bit tiring I have enjoyed every moment of it. It's really only once a year that I devote so much of my time to the kitchen and so it's really welcome. I love the challenge and am thrilled when the end products turn out well. Seeing friends and family members eat the treats and rave about them is priceless. And I am very lucky to have friends who are very generous with their compliments.I feel so happy to recieve the compliments that I can hardly eat any of the snacks myself. I am completely filled with joy at just seeing people enjoy the food that I have work...
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Simply Delicous Eggless Semolina Cake
2008-09-29 11:16:00
I have for a long time now been on the lookout for a good recipe for eggless cake and there are a quite a few on the net. Some advise the use of extra baking soda and some instruct you to use sparkling soda water. I even went looking for those egg replacement substitutes in my food store but could not get my hands on any. So I tried my hand at one recipe which had a substantial amount of soda-bi-carb in it. What happened was initially the cake rose beautifully but a few minutes after I had removed iy from the oven it fell flat. So flat that it got a stodgy texture and was simply impossible to eat. Even my 6 year old son who normally eats anything sweet quite happily refused to accept this one. So I gave up on it for some time.Some days back though when I was planning the menu for a tea time get together for my friends I recollected this awesome eggless semolina cake that my aaji (granny) used to make in a non-stick pan when I was a child. At that time the concept that my aaji could ...
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Hot Crispy Spicy Samosas (Just the thing for a rainy day)
2008-09-23 13:20:00
Just the thing to eat on a rainy day. That's what came to my mind when I made these. Crispy and spicy they are the kind of food that everyone fantasizes about on a wet rainy day, don't we? . So for a perfect ,almost Utopian afternoon indulge yourself with these samosas , make yourself a hot cup of alyacha chahaa (ginger tea) to go with them , settle down near a window where you can see the rain pouring outside with a book by your favourite author and sink into complete bliss. Wow!! Wouldn't we all just love that!Well to bring this into reality you have to first start making the samosas at least. Right? Well here goes then. I made these with Filo Pastry and that made my task oh so easy. I used Filo for the first time and was not sure how exactly to go about it but the instructions on the pack were so clear with such good illustrations that it was a breeze. For the Filling I used:3 cups frozen green peas (I thawed them in the microwave before cooking them)1 onion chopped finely1 cu...
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Mini Egg Rolls (Perfect for the school lunch box)
2008-09-16 22:03:00
It's been quite a few months since I shared any lunch box ideas so when I made these mini egg rolls for my son I knew they would make an appearance on my blog. But what put me into action sooner was my 6 year old . He had the egg rolls at school and liked them so much that when I asked him if he had enjoyed his lunch ,he said" Aai they were so good , you must put them on your blog".So here they are. Basically a sandwich but put together in a more interesting way. I occasionally buy these cute little wholewheat rolls in a pack of 6 from M&S. They are healthy no doubt as they are not only wholewheat but also seeded and secondly just the correct size for little hands to hold. Plus they appeal tremendously to children as avery welcome change from the normal sandwich.Though my son is very comfortable with most foods it is my constant endevour to get more and more veggies into him. So to make the rolls healthier I had a handful of chopped frozen veggies to the egg mixture. I als...
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Ganapati Bappa Moraya
2008-09-03 14:43:00
A very big Hello !!! to all my dear readers and blog friends. I am back after a very very long break and believe me I am now really really ready to blog again. My trip to India was super. It was one big social event. I was visiting friends and family left ,right and centre. Visited some nice restaurants too and ate lots of delicious stuff and inspite of all the hogging I did there I lost some weight. Isn't that amazing? I am very happy.And here I am with my latest dish that I have just prepared minutes ago and is fresh off the stove. I couldn't have chosen a better day than today to start blogging again . Yesss! It's Ganesh Chaurthi today . That special festival of Maharashtra which is celebrated for 10 days with great pomp all over the state. Before starting any new venture we believe in praying to Lord Ganesh or Ganapati Bappa as he lovingly called in Marathi. It is believed that Ganapati can remove any obstacles that may be a hindrance in your way to success and that is the re...
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Much needed trip to India.
2008-07-07 12:57:00
A big Hello to all my dear readers after a long time. But with the big Hello also comes a tiny Goodbye. Nooo !! I am not giving up blogging, I am only taking a small break from it as I am off to India for my annual trip. This trip was due in Jan but had to be postponed till July due to one reason after the other. But yesss !! Finally we are going. I can't wait to meet my parents and my sister and also very eager to see my in-laws again. I have spent these last few weeks shopping for myself and for gifts to take back home and have really enjoyed myself. It's that one occassion when hubby dear does not mind loosening the purse strings a bit. And you can bet I take full advantage of it.So I'll see all of you sometime in August. I am going to click loads of snaps of everything that my mom cooks and then when I am back again I'll share every delicious recipe with all of you. So it's bye from me for a few weeks. Try not to miss me too much!
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Fresh Mango Yellow (Click: Yellow for Bri)
2008-06-23 05:40:00
My entry to Click :June 2008 {Yellow for Bri} is this delicious fresh and very tantalising Alphonso Mango . I clicked it with my Sony DSC-P73. This is an appeal on behalf of a group of food bloggers who are friends of Briana Brownlow @ Figs With Bri.Bri was diagnosed with breast cancer two and half years ago. A mastectomy, chemotherapy and two years of relatively good health later, the cancer is back. It has metastasized to other parts of her body. At the age of 15, Bri lost her 41-year old mother to the disease. Now, she?s waging her own war against breast cancer. More about it here. She is going through intensive chemo and other treatments and needs to focus single-mindedly on healing and finding what treatment works best for her. Her health insurance, unfortunately, does not cover holistic alternatives which she would like to try. Bri and her husband Marc have enough on their plates right now in addition to worrying about her medical bills.The team organising the JUNE edition of ...
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Delicious Summer Mango-Strawberry Trifle
2008-06-10 20:00:00
The Mango Mania in Maharashtra is something that words simply cannot describe . Alphonso or Haapus: The King of Mangoes is the one that grabs all the limelight and quite rightly so.There is a palpable excitement in the air at the arrival of the Alphonso which makes an appearance in the markets in small numbers at the start of the season (which is from end March to May) . On it's arrival it is quite expensive. But by the time the harvest peaks it is all over the place and can be bought in large quantities though I would say the price is never really as low as that of other other ordinary fruit like apples and bananas. It?s sweetness and flavour go way beyond the word ?delicious? and is truly a ?Slice of Heaven on Earth?.The Alphonso takes it?s name from Afonso De Albuquerque : a Portuguese sailor who brought this exquisite and expensive variety of mango to Goa. The locals took to calling it Aphoos in Konkani and in Maharashtra the pronunciation further changed to Hapoos.At my mom's...
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Do you have one of these?
2008-06-03 19:00:00
OK , guessing game over! When I posted this pic I knew with all the expert cooks that we have on the blogosphere that this one was too easy, but still I could not resist. So Srivalli ,the first one to comment was absolutely right. For those who would like to know what this is ,it's a Paneer Mold, or a Paneer Maker. I have one in India and now thanks to a friend who gave me her's when she permenantly moved to India from UK , I have one here too. I used to very often make my own paneer at home in India. Whenever I made it people always exclaimed over how soft , creamy and fresh it tasted than the store-bought variety. But here in the UK this gadget (if you can call it that) has been lying at the back of the cupboard for ages. I love paneer but somehow I could not be bothered to make it at home here in the UK till date. But then last week with a surplus of milk at home and no space in my tiny fridge to store it all was when this Paneer Maker came out and was finally used. After using...

My First Awards Ever !!
2008-06-02 12:04:00
Last two weeks have seen some fantastic things happening on my blog. It started with the terrific response I got for my Sandwich Festival . When I decided to host it I had not anticipated the huge number of entries that would flood my mailbox. So something that was initiated by me very casually turned into a real grand festival and was I thrilled to bits about it. Thanks again to all those who participated. While I was still basking in all the limelight and the attention that was being showered on my blog I got two more lovely surprises. The first one was THE YUMMY BLOG AWARD given to me by Suma of Suma's Cuisine. Thank-you Suma for the Award and for thinking of me. As I told Suma this is the first award my blog has recieved till date and will always be cherished. As per the rules I have to mention 4 of my favourite sweets and they are:1. Rasmalai, 2. Jilebi, 3. Sutar Pheni, 4. Puran PoliThe rules also state that I have to pass on the award to 4 other bloggers who I think put up th...
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Spicy Chana Chaat {Click: Beans & Lentils}
2008-05-30 11:33:00
My Entry to Click :Beans & Lentils for the month of May is this lip-smacking and very moreish Spicy Chana Chaat. I could not decide whether to picture raw lentils and beans or something cooked. But this dish made the decision easier. It's a great side or starter with a casual evening meal with friends.Toss together cooked chana (chick peas), boiled and cubed potato, chaat masala, slices of raw mango, salt ,chilly powder, lemon juice and plenty of fresh chopped coriander. Serve it as a starter or a side and watch it disappear in minutes.I clicked this pic with my Sony DSC-P73
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The Sandwich Festival 2008 : Grand Round-Up
2008-05-26 11:09:00
A very big HELLO to all of you. Welcome to the Grand Round -up of The Sandwich Festival 2008. To say that the event was a success would be the ultimate understatement . We have 63 delicious sandwiches from Sandwich Lovers all over the world and you are going to be spoilt for choice. So now without any further delay let me take you on The Grand Sandwich Tour. {Note: I have listed the entries one by one according to the horizontal rows}1.Peameal Bacon Sandwich by Kevin of Closet Cooking2.All Grown Up: Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Bacon and Stramato by Lalaine of The Cook Mobile3.Veggie Toast by Hetal of Isha's Kitchen4. Veggie Garden Burger by Karuna of Foodie by Nature5. Vegetable Club Sandwich by Vandy of Vandy's Culinary Adventures6. Muffuletta Sandwich with Olive Salad by Asha of Aroma Hope7. Fish Sandwich by Homecooked8.Tempeh Club Sandwich by Pavani of Cook's Hideout9. Vegetable Frankie Wrap by Shubha of Chutki Bhar Pyar10. Vegetable Chutney Sandwich by Madhu of Ruchii11. Sand...
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