Valentine Special – Chocolate sponge pudding

Belated Valentine’s day wishes to you all….Hope you enjoyed this day with all your loved ones..We had quite a little celebration too..On Sunday, we went on a casual long drive and had brunch at ‘Maltby Cafe’. Voted one of the best breakfast spots in the area, it lies in a secluded wooded area. One of … [Read more…]

Karupatti Oats Paniyaram

My mom had gotten some ‘karupatti’ when she came from India, and I had no clue what to use it for. This has been lying around for quite a while now and when I came across a recipe for ‘Oats Paniyaram’ on from Umm Mymoonah’s ‘Taste of Pearl City’ blog, I was pretty sure I … [Read more…]

Palak Chole(Channa Palak Masala)

Some people(not you, DH) call me a control-freak. I tend to over-plan things down to a detail and actually get disappointed when it doesn’t turn out that way. But, as much some people(!) are skeptical of this characteristic of mine, it helps me put dinner on the table in under 30 minutes, when I’ve planned … [Read more…]

Egg Puffs

One of my favorite evening snacks during school/college days was ‘Egg Puffs’. It would be available hot from the oven at ‘Iyengars bakery’ down the road from my house, and it was the item of choice when it came to after school snack that mom would let us buy from outside. I always thought that … [Read more…]

Cabbage soya kheema(cabbage and soya mince masala)

This dish is a signature dish of my mom’s. I have never seen anyone else actually make it the same way and whenever I serve this to guests, they get mildly surprised that it is a vegan dish. I even had a friend, who doesn’t eat vegetables, if he had his own free will(he’s married…so … [Read more…]

Apple Mango Sadham(Apple n Green Mango Rice)

Its been almost a week since I last posted. Apart from the fact that my son has been sick this past week, I have been having a sort of bloggers block. I knew what I had to post, but I just didn’t have the urge to type up a post. The cooking actually has not … [Read more…]