The first time I am seeing this fruit is at the house of one of our family in Kerala. I was on vacation on my own (I was 11 or 12 at the time) during the summer holidays and my grandmother took me along wherever she went. It was my most favourite time ever. Getting…
Watermelon juice
Yes!! it is watermelon juice! Can you believe nature? It made us believe that watermelon is the luscious red colour, then gives us this bright yellow version of the fruit!! Nature is truly surprising. Many sites claim that the yellow watermelon is a natural mutation while others suggest hybridization. I like to believe in the…
Mutton Karahi – cruising through Pakistani cuisine
Joining in for events done by different blogger groups is always exciting. So this time, when the facebook group of Muslim Food Bloggers set up the challenge of blogging about Pakistani cuisine was really exciting. Despite the borders drawn by the political factions of our countries, the Indian subcontinent and Pakistan are just two faces…
Srilankan Tuna Patties
Snacks during tea time is a bliss. I love spicy things with tea. Spicier the better. When I was younger, we used to have a srilankan maid. She was very young when she started working for us. She had very few cooking skills. My mother taught her all our Kerala dishes and she excelled…
Fillings for all occasions
In the Malabar region of Kerala, we make a lot of palaharams (snacks). These snacks welcome the guests to our houses, is a great tea time companion and are starters to a meal or a meal in itself. Most of these snacks are stuffed with delicious fillings. Be it our samosas, cutlets, special kinds of…
Athisaya Pathiri
This is a name by which I know the dish. The name of the dish loosely translates to “Surprise Bread” in English. The first time I have tasted the dish was at Doha, at one of my aunt’s friends place. She is a great cook and creates great dishes! That week we stayed in Doha…
Breadcrumbs
You might be thinking, “Breadcrumbs??? Really???” I know, it is easier to get a store bought one. One easier step in the kitchen. But then, it’s not that hard to make in your kitchen too. Making breadcrumbs at home gives you the freedom to add different flavour combinations to the breadcrumbs. The flavoured crumbs give a…
Coffee and cake Ice-cream
As the summer has set in full force in my part of the world, I am leaning towards making popsicles and ice-creams. I like making ice-creams at home, as it gives me the freedom to add and combine flavours. I have tried many techniques to making ice-creams but have always ended up getting cream icicles….
Mochaccino Blondie
My kids are hardcore brownie fans. In fact, they love all the baked things I make, especially if it involves chocolate. A pan of brownie disappears so quickly that I always think its magic. I had never tried blondies, when my friend suggested to make it. She told me it tastes great with vanilla ice-cream….
Kheema Sandwich
Sandwiches are something that I really enjoy eating. Whenever we go for a picnic, I like to have a sandwich in my picnic basket. My Blogging Marathon entries for the category – Picnic Hamper would not be complete without the recipe for a sandwich. My favourite sandwich is kheema sandwich! I am a cafeteria junkie.. I love…
Erachi Pathiri (Steamed-Layered Rice cake with meat stuffing)
As you get to the northern part of Kerala, you will come across various pathiris. Pathiris are basically a flat bread. Some are made with rice flour some with All-purpose flour and the other with wheat flour. It can be plain, stuffed, steamed, fried or cooked on a tawa. The names you hear for the…
Taco Try-Out
This is my first try at Tacos. Kids and I had fun making them. Lots of fun and mess..
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