Breakfast & Snacks

Steamed Chicken / Vegetable Momo with Spicy Momo sauce ..!

February 23, 2012

Momos are dumplings filled with a choice of spiced minced meat or vegetables and then steamed or fried as per choice – a delicious healthy snack..! . . I have had a very long week after Valentines. No, I have not been nursing my Valentines Day hangover, but my loved laptop decided to crash last week and I had to send it to the doctors. Now, all bloggers will agree with me that being stranded on a no internet world is a nightmare. I felt like I had lost touch with so many of my friends and a part of…

White Chocolate Rocky Road Bars – G.ONE style ..!

December 10, 2011

Another delicious take on the rocky roads – a white rocky road and a lesson to learn..! Alright, I know it is a stupid thing to ask .. but how many of you watched ShahRukh Khan’s movie RA-One or how many of you have kids who go G-ONE whole day long?? Most of you right? Yeah, I have one too. And Ben 10 just lost his SUPERHERO mantle to G-ONE. After weeks of begging, promises and exams we finally took the kids for the movie. The movie was good, can be enjoyed by video game freaks and is also…

Rocky Road Crunch Bars

November 23, 2011

Mini Marshmallows + Rich Biscuits + yummy chocolate = delicious Rocky Road bars..! There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. No, I did not say that, but yes.. those are my sentiments exactly. Who would not or rather could not love chocolate? I love it and have used it to make a bad day better, an aching heart lighter, a passing moment memorable, a sleepless night passable, bribe a very naughty child and also used it as a dip to make a fussy eater to start eating carrots. So, I would be…

Puran Poli

November 20, 2011

PuranPoli is a traditional Maharashtra dish, served during festivals. It is healthy to eat and easy to prepare. It seems like a zillion years in the blog time zone have passes since I visited my dear blog space and interacted with you guys. I have been away, no not in negative health, but away on a very nice vacation to the desserts of the Sultanate of Oman. I was born in Oman and also spend a good amount of my childhood there. Hence the trip involved lots of memories and house visits. However I was kept so bbusy that I hardly had…

Chellamani Snack – a Spiced Fried Idli with Tomato Chutney

October 15, 2011

A remix of leftover idli batter spiced with shallots, ginger and green chilies and served with a chutney of choice - Chellamani Snack. What is the most commonly prepared food in the kitchen of South Indian homes? Well, apart from the curd rice, that would be the quintessential ghee laden dosa and the idli. They are often served with idli podi a, a spicy dried powder which is often referred to as gun powder by my kids because of its spice. Most women make idli batter for a week and store it in big containers in the fridge so…

Tagged ..& a Strawberry Nutella Crepes

October 12, 2011

An airy , delicious crepe filled with warm Nutella , strawberries and served with luscious , juicy chocolate kissed strawberries. What was I doing this time last year? Maybe sitting in front of the TV after a full meal, wondering what I wanted to do next , or maybe caught up in busy day to day schedules and running full circles of errands. At that point if anyone had told me that I would start a blog, I would have given them that blank look. It was my hubby who inspired or rather pushed me to start a blog.…

Ney Pathiri / Ney Pathal

October 10, 2011

Boiled rice, fennel seeds, shallots and coconut join hands to make this delicious fried bread called Ney Pathiri. I had a very weird experience during the initial days of my married life. We were invited for tea to one of my in laws best friends house, who happened to be this gorgeous muslim woman, as fair and elegant as a a Barbie princess. I was struck by her expressions and her charm. We were escorted to the dinner table which was set with beautiful cakes, kinnathappam, unnakaya and .. a plate of egg omlette..?? Ahem.. I did not see any chappatis…

Fried Apple Pies

September 28, 2011

My daughter loves apple pie – to be more specific the Mc Donald Apple Pies..!! Well, am sure everyone loves apple pies. But my daughter has this story with the apple pies from Mc D. She was never one for apples especially tart, green luscious apples. I had quite a time cajoling her and bribing her to eat that one piece of apple. But no one could convince that chubby pink girl. her nose would turn up at the sight of the plate, her eyes filled with disdain and the mouth would form the perfect “NO”. Mc D changed all that. She…

Kappa Beef Biryani – Tapioca Beef Biryani

June 3, 2011

Kappa Biryani / Tapioca Beef Biryani is a medley of spices, carbs and beef – that leaves one licking fingers and wanting more..!! Kappa Beef biryani … oh.. that does bring back memories..!! This is one of the most delicious thattukada specials that sets the mouth watering and the taste-buds tingling. I did my studies staying in a Vegetarian hostel. We were served vegetarian food day in and day out. Being a non vegetarian I really missed that piece of pepper chicken fry, fish curry or beef roast. These were all delicacies reserved for those days that we went home. However my…

Chocolate Puff Packets ..for a new beginning..!!!

May 28, 2011

Small , bite sized, flaky packets of intense chocolate goodness - amazing finger food, great dessert, yummy snack..!! It is the most amazing thing to to start a new venture and watch it grow from stage to stage. I moved to my present domain a month back. I was apprehensive because it had taken me ages to get my first comment on my previous WordPress site. And coming out from the umbrella of a free site with its many perks was scary. I watched each day waiting for that comment to come in, that line of encouragement from that unknown face, telling…