Kirng or Samo seeds rice is often used in India to cook ‘fasting foods. Also known as Bhagar or Moraia , Samo seeds are a kind of wild rice (seeds), hence named as ‘Jungle rice’. Botanically known as Echinochloa colona, it is actually a weed growing in rice fields. Samo is widely used in India, [...]
Bhelpuri~ One of the most popular chaat/ street food! Indians need no introduction for this quick to whip up, tangy mixture of puffed rice, boiled potatoes, chopped onion, farsan (crispy or crunchy, mixed fried munchies) mint and coriander chutney (dip), sweet tamarind/sonth chutney topped up with some crunchy sev (thin, fried, salted gram flour noodle [...]
A plateful of ‘Ubhaaryal Phota’ or the boiled, whole (in pods) fresh garbanzo beans stirs memories in many a hearts, particularly if you belong to the ‘pre gizmo-freak generation’. The generation who never got bored despite of the absence of social media networks, 3GS, WiFi, smart phones, X-box, infinite TV channels and coffee shops to [...]
Lentils…there are possibly million ways to cook and relish lentils and India is a blessed country, with the sheer variety of lentils grown here, the number of way these get incorporated into our daily diet and the exhaustive combinations of meals that we can make, using split dried lentils or Dal….be it Chana dal, or [...]
August is here..for Indians its a month of festivals..for Sindhis its special too…Apart from celebrating Independence day and Raksha Bandhan, Sindhi female fraternity is eagerly waiting for Teejri festival, a day of fasting for us. But before the fasting day approaches, let me (and you are invited too..virtually though !!!) indulge ….the cravings for some [...]
A tangy lip smacking chaat recipe…. green chilly fritters dunked in curd and chutneys and garnished with Nylon sev.
Bread Pakora or Bread bajji is one of the most popular deep fried snack.Made in minutes,using easily available, few ingredients, this one top the charts when it comes to sinful eating. Bread Pakora Print Recipe type: Snacks Author: Alka Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 1-2 Bread Pakora [...]
Talking about a Mom’s worries, unanimously each of us would confess it to be feeding our kids just the right food. Healthy food options aren’t hard to find, thanks to blooming internet resources, cookbooks, Cookery shows etc. To cook those healthy recipes too isn’t a big problem but the toughest challenge is to feed the [...]
