• Patate Ja pakoda~Just For You

    Firstly, sorry for the late replies (and even for no replies) to you mails dear visitors, I still have much backlog to attend to and I will do that ASAP. Darn the internet connection (I know, I know by now you all are sick of this excuse of mine, so am I, with these damn service providers) Well here I am again with this sinful food called Patate ja pakoda (potato fritters), an absolute favourite of my son.Though he gets to indulge these on ration basis, I like to let him have these on special occasions. And this time the…

  • Vegetarian Fish

    Few days back I was STUDYING with my kid and preparing him for his exams.And all the mothers (ok.. fathers too) know how many questions are bounced at us by our little wonders, during such study sessions So while revising his Gk syllabus he asked me what does goats eat….I replied Grass Pat came another question….Then why its mutton is called NON-VEG ?? Ahem ..I was boggled for few seconds,then I composed myself and answered him that Goat is veg. (herbivores) but people who eat its meat are called Non-vegetarians. And if you think he was satisfied with this answer…

  • Samosa~The most famous Indian Snack

    Indians need no introduction for this awesome  snack,which is the most sought after, deep fried , crisp Maida cone,  stuffed with scrumptious potato filling. If the name doesn’t activate the hunger spot in your brain, then you supposedly  are not fit to be called a Foodie ! There are many versions of this lovely snack,varying from stuffing of veggies to Mawa , potato to keema , but obviously a potato filling is hands down winner (at least for me)  ! So lets straight away head to the ingredients required and the method to make Samosas. Print Samosa~The most famous Indian…

  • Bread Pizza for the Birthday Boy

    Pizza at SindhiRasoi ?? I expect this reaction from everyone , very obviously , Since Pizza is not even remotely related to Sindhi Cuisine. But this is an exception, because it’s my Apple of Eye’s Birthday Tomorrow ( 4th December). Yeah, My Son (ok ok Our son …Happy Honey ? ) Will turn SIX tomorrow. So as I was discussing the menu for his Birthday- lunch box,  bubbling with excitement he replied …..Bread Pizza .The day he saw this lovely looking bread covered with melted cheese at Srivalli’s Spice your life, he ask for some, almost everyday, since then. The…

  • Patate wada|Batata vada

    By now,my love for street food is very obvious to all the visitors of my blog,and i can still go on with many more recipes glorifying the variety, taste,aroma,easy accessibility and budget friendly costs of street food( hygiene concerns and stomach upsets could be overlooked) I can rave on and on about the variations available for each snack ,moving from one vendor to another. Patate wada,or aloo tikki or Batata wada to others…is one such snack that enjoy a very prestigious position amongst all the street food sold here in Mumbai.The most staple food to many ,this Wada makes a…

  • Chaat or Salad ?

    From past few months, I have been feeling this terrible urge of attaining some super power to uproot all the maddening bad, prevailing around.I can feel a transition within me from being a happy go lucky girl to a nagging, yelling, irked person, conferring eternal damnation to at least 20 people per day (in my thoughts of course). Little things start bothering me and I see red at drop of the hat.When I discuss this with my friends and well wishers, everyone suggests the same thing…”you can’t change the world and there is no sense in fretting and fuming, so…

  • Chaap Chhola~Chole Patties

    There is a happening place, a bit far from our home called GOL MAIDAN (circular garden), which is famous for the Thela food (food sold on carts).The tangy panipuris and batar papdi are the most popular street food there, along with fresh juices, falooda ice creams, patties samosa and many more ! Just on the opposite corner of Golmaidan’s main gate is  Kishore patties waala, a person who started his culinary affair from a small thela and now is a proud owner of a huge shop.The pattise  (patties/patty) served there are cooked on a huge griddle swimming in fat that…