I never had a craze or fondness for sweets, before marriage, but then my “sweet-tooth” hubby and his family have managed to draw me too into the world of desserts and sweets.…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that chocolates are perfect. Chocolates do have, dare we say it, a flaw: You can’t help thinking about the size of your waistline when gobbling up…
Durga Puja has arrived! For Bengalis, pujo is always accompanied with good food. During daytime, as Bengalis offer prayers to the Goddess Durga, they mainly eat vegetarian food. But during the evenings,…
My craving for the attractive fruit ‘pineapple’ drives me, to lavishly experiment on a variety of pineapple recipes. The sweet and sour pineapple raita is an excellent and satisfactory accompaniment with rotis…
Believe it or not, sugarcane actually is a form of grass. Sugarcane belongs to the Poaceae family and is native to warm temperate regions and tropical areas. Sugarcane can measure up…
We’ve had it at food joints, we’ve had it’s amateur version at home, we’ve even classified places that serves simply the best hot dogs in the world. But how many of us…
What are we cooking today? Pavlova. Named after the famous Russian Ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova, this is said to have been originated in New Zealand, since the dancer’s visit to New Zealand…
What inspired you to join the hospitality industry? Lucknow inspired me to be a chef. Lucknow has both the cultures of khana and khidmat, and food and hospitality are in every Lucknow-ite’s…
Remember that song by Rupert Holmes? “If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. If you’re not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain. If you like making love at…
It’s getting colder, now that we’re officially enjoying full monsoons. A warm cup to hang on to and some piping hot Aloo Tikkis to slurp on: there shouldn’t be any tears left…
Although Farali Pattice is eaten during Navratras, during the non-festive time, it can be presented in a non-vegetarian way as well, dressed in a completely new avatar. So this recipe (minus the…
Sago or Sabudana is a great Sattvik food during the Navratra, and is traditionally made as a part of Vrat ka Khana. It has to be eaten freshly cooked (fried) and the…
To mark the occasion of the birthday of the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, India celebrates a national holiday every year on October 2. On this day, the liquor shops…
Dosas with rice batter is a regular make at home, but I wanted to try something different. So ‘Dal Dosa’ it shall be for breakfast today, I thought. The recipe turned out…