Archive for January, 2007
Ginger Lime Pachak (Digestive)
Ginger-The wonder herb is widely used in Indian cooking.
The ‘horn’ shaped pungent rhizome adds a special invigorating flavour to many dishes and is one of the crucial ingredients for many home remedies.I guess the healing properties of ginger are quite well known to most of us. Alternative medicine recommends chewing a piece of ginger daily-‘A [...]
Makki di Roti-Sarson da Saag
The festival of Lohri was celebrated on 13th Jan. The traditional Lohri food Sarson da Saag and Makki di Roti is specially cooked for the main course on this day along with sweets and other delicacies. I learnt this mouthwatering duo -the Punjabi way from my Punjabi colleague. Whenever she brings this for lunch I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Bhogichi Bhaji (mixed veg curry specially made for Bhogi)
Kites of different shapes ,sizes and colours dot the sky as the sun commences its journey towards the Northern Hemisphere (onset of Uttarayan).The harvest festival-Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Lohri was celebrated (is still being celebrated) in most parts of India with all the traditional festivities and feasts.
Last Saturday was Bhogi-the first day of Makar Sankrant. Traditionally Maharashtrians [...]
Chocolate Samosa with Cappuccino cream
I happened to accidentally stumble on this recipe by Sanjeev Kapoor here while surfing the net.
I love chocolates and I had the ingredients in stock. I tried this recipe out of curiosity and it turned out to be something different and great. Frying the chocolate was something different!I halved the proportions in the original recipe [...]
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