Poori is deep fried puffy breads that are my absolute favorite. With being health conscious and all, I never really made them since it involved deep frying of the dough, and the one time I ever tried it, I ended up as flat and brittle – more like papads instead of soft and puffy breads … [Read more…]
Dum Aloo is a creamy curry, usually made with baby potatoes, were the potatoes are slow cooked in a spicy sauce in a sealed vessel. This cooking method is referred to as ‘dum’. The vessel is closed with a tight lid and sealed with a dough made of wheat flour and water, hence making the … [Read more…]
 If you look at most of the subzis, or side dishes for chapatis you see on ‘Oh Taste n See;, you will see that they are saucy. Yes, we are a big fan of masalas or curries as side dishes for chapatis as opposed to sookhi subzis or dry curries. Dry curries are typically … [Read more…]
I had wanted to make Potato Pancakes for a very long time now. Ever since I had these at a restaurant here called ‘Chace’s Pancake Corral’. I loved the ones I had, which were traditional potato pancakes. But, when I saw these ones, that were crunchy, like the Swiss Rosti, I was determined that this … [Read more…]
I had tasted aloo tikkis for the first time, and the best aloo tikkis so far, when visiting my dad while he was working in Varanasi, probably when I was about 10-12 years old. It was streetfare, where a guy sold pani puri and aloo tikkis, hot from the griddle for 25 paise a piece. … [Read more…]
If asking any one from Bombay or Pune what their favorite breakfast is, they would probably answer kanda poha. Kanda means onions in Marati and poha is rice flakes. I had first tasted this dish when my Marati neighbor offered it to me one day, I so fell in love with the taste. I then … [Read more…]