Far Breton is a flan type cake from Brittany region of France. Apples, Raisins or Dried prunes are usually used for making this traditional cake, and its quite an easily and simple cake with easy available, pantry friendly ingredients. I am a great fan of this cake and i love to make this cake while my fruit baskets have apples abundantly. Its quite an easy cake to finish some apples quickly
Far Breton Tart/Apple Far Breton Tart
Far Breton is a flan type cake from Brittany region of France. Apples, Raisins or Dried prunes are usually used for making this traditional cake, and its quite an easily and simple cake with easy available, pantry friendly ingredients. I am a great fan of this cake and i love to make this cake while my fruit baskets have apples abundantly. Its quite an easy cake to finish some apples quickly
Eggless Sweet Potato & Chocolate Chips Muffins
Sweet potatoes are easily available for us during the fall and winter season. Whenever sweet potatoes shows their heads in my local farmer market i dont forget to get them as i love to bake some delicious bakes out of them. Not to forget that sweet potato are just fabulous to make our Indian style curries as well. Sweet potatoes makes some delicious, super moist cakes, do you know that, if not
Ajwain & Butternut Squash Paratha
Fall season is here, obviously summer fruits and vegetables are very rare in local farmer's market. Finally Fall season vegetables and fruits are showing their heads now. I just love fall seasonal fruits and vegetables, especially the squashes. We do get varieties of squashes and i will never fail to buy them from local farmer's market. My recent visit to farmer market pulled me to grab some
Mollete/Spanish Antequera Bread Rolls
After some soft pancakes from Somali and a bowl of comforting soup from Sudan, my today's post is from Spain. Yes my theme for this week's blogging marathon is Pick a Alphabet,3 Countries as theme, and i picked 'S'. Hence i grabbed a popular Antequera bread rolls aka Molletes for this theme.This Molletes are super soft and delicious bread rolls which is typically served for breakfast or for a
Addas/Sudanese Red Lentil Soup/Sudanese Addas
Soup, this dish have their own place in our daily meal once the weather starts too cold or rainy. We are in fall season and obviously the weather keeps on changing everyday drastically. Recently we had a super chilled morning with a super hot sunny evening. Yes you heard me rite, we dont even know how to dress ourselves. Obviously i couldnt keep my summer dresses away as Sun god is showing his
Malawah/Malawax/Somali Sweet Pancakes
If you are looking for a different, flavourful and easy breezy breakfast for your weekdays or some fabulous crepe like pancakes for your brunch, you should take a look to my today's post. Malawah, is a simple sweet crepe like pancakes prepared with flour, egg and sugar along with milk. These are basic ingredients for Malawah, however many variations do exists. But i grabbed this pancakes from
Sabudana Thalipeeth/Sago Pancakes
Sago or sabudana, much known as Tapioca pearls which is very much used in South Eastern Asian countries. Sabudana Thalipeeth is a popular Maharashtrian snack dish which is made during vrat, upwas or fasting. Sago pearls are widely used and consumed during fasting. Thalipeeth is prepared with soaked sabudana, mashed potatoes, crushed peanuts, cumin seeds, grated ginger and salt. And it is cooked
Eggless Buckwheat Flour & Banana Pancakes
Pancakes, these tiny stove top cooked cakes are my younger one's favourite, he just love to eat pancakes to kick start his day. Pancakes are easier to prepare and quick to cook if you have dont have much time to spend in your kitchen. I have already tried couples of pancakes in my kitchen. Either they are with eggs or eggless, multigrains or else with fruits or vegetables, my space have already
Gluten Free Jowar Rava Tomato Upma/Broken Sorghum Tomato Upma
If you ask a South Indian for an easy breakfast, trust me most of us will definitely talk about the popular upma. Yes this breakfast dish is quite an easiest one to prepare, usually prepared with semolina, you can dish out this quick and easy upma with any sort of broken grains aka rava. Nowadays you can find out varieties of broken grains like wheat, ragi,millets, sorghum, barley etc. Recently
Vegan Besan & Oats Bread Toast/Vegetable & Gramflour Bread Toast
Breakfast, is the first meal of a day which means breaking the fasting period of the prior night. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast dishes varies from countries to countries depending upon the culture, people and availability of local grains, vegetables and fruits. Earlier am not a breakfast person, i usually drink a coffee or tea and eat directly my lunch. But now i
Recap - 26 Days of A-Z International Flatbreads
Every year we plan earlier to blog for both April and September, as these two months calls for a whole month of blogging marathon. Do you know the brain child of blogging marathon Srivalli of Spicing your Life plans everything very earlier than you can imagine. Trust me we have already decided for April 2019's theme and we even got a mail regarding for next september theme. See how we guys are
Za'atar Pizza/Man'oosheh/Lebanese Manooshe
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia with Syria, Isreal,Cyrpus as boundaries. A unique cultural history has helped to make Lebanese food the most popular of all Middle Eastern cuisines. Lebanon has been ruled by foreign powers that have influenced the types of food the Lebanese ate.The Ottoman Turks controlled Lebanon and introduced a variety of foods that have become staples in the Lebanese
Doodhi Molagootal/Bottlegourd Molagootal
A balancing meal calls always for rice, dal and some side dishes, and obviously being a South Indian i cant give up rice for any reason. I usually make different dals or gravies to have with rice especially during weekends as i dont carry my lunch to work. Obviously i plan everything to make some rice based dishes during weekends. And here comes a super easy, protein rich Kerala dal based curry
Yemeni Malawah/Yemenite Malawach
Yemen is known as Republic of Yemen situated in Western Asia, with Sana'a as capital this country is indeed right of Mecca, the holy city for muslims. I have already tried couple of dishes from this cuisine. You might have noticed that am running a month of blogging marathon with A-Z International flatbreads and i grabbed a Yemenite flat bread aka Malawach. Malawach/Malawah is quite a Yemenite
Xaxaba Diphaphatha/Phaphatha from Botswana
Am running a month of blogging marathon with A-Z International flatbreads.And we are almost nearing the end of this Mega marathon. And my today's flatbread is supposed to start with the alphabetical letter 'X'. X is definitely a complicated alphabetic letter to get a flatbread. Obviously i grabbed a flatbread aka stove topped muffins from Priya's space which ressembles quite like English
Warqi Paratha/Lucknowi Warqi Paratha
Indian cuisine shares varieties of parathas, these Indian flatbreads have their own place in many thalis or in everyone's meals. Parathas are the most popular unleavened breads in India. And parathas are prepared with whole wheat dough.This dough when rolled out either thick, thin or stuffed, which is later cooked in hot tawa makes this parathas. Parathas are eaten for breakfast, lunch and
Virgin Islands Johnny Cake/Fried Johnny Cakes
Virgin Islands is a group of islands which is situated in northern part of Lesser Antilles and form the border between the Caribbean sea and Altantic Ocean. Virgin islands falls under three different politicial jurisdictions: British Virgin islands, United States Virgin Islands and Spain or Puerto Rican Virgin islands. Today am taking you all virtually to St.Croix, which is an island and a
Umbrian Torta al Testo/Umbrian Flatbread
Umbria is a region of central Italy, and its the only region having neither a coastline nor a border with other countries. Wiki says that Umbria is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, culinary delights, artistic legacy and influence on culture.Umbrian cuisine have its origins from its Etruscan roots and they are simple, relying very heavily on the seasonal ingredients that can be
Taftan Naan/Taftoon Bread/Pakistani Flatbread
Pakistan is Islamic Republic country in South Asia. Its one of most populous country with Islamabad as capital. Pakistani cuisine is a blend of various regional cooking traditions of India, Central Asia. Pakistani cuisine is quite flavoursome rich cuisine with western part of the country is strongly influenced by Persian and Central Asian style while the eastern part is more similar to Northern
Shelpek/Kazakhstan Flatbread
Kazhakhstan officially the Republic of Kazakhstan is a dominant nation of Central Asia. Kazakhstan is offically a democratic, unitary, secular, constitutioal republic with diverse cultural heritage. Kazakhstan share borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Capsian sea.Kazakhstan has undoubtedly adopted some of the peculiarities found in the cuisines of neighboring
R’ghayef/Moroccan Stuffed Flatbread/Rghaif
Morocco is a Northwestern African country with rugged mountains, large tracts of desert and lengthy coastline with Atlantic ocean and Mediterranean sea. Moroccan cuisine is a mix of Arabic, Andalusian and Mediterranean cuisines with European and Subsaharan influence. Moroccan's quite popular and familiar dish is Couscous, its quite a old national delicacy. Daily meal of a moroccan people have
Qashqari Patir/Uzbekistan Onion & Yogurt Bread
Uzbek cuisine one of the most savoury cuisine in Central Asia. With very appetizing flavours, Uzbek food make everyone's mouth water. Plov, manti, shurpa, shashlik, lagman, samsa are Uzbek dishes which smell too good so that one cant resist to taste all those dishes.Many Uzbek recipes have centuries-old history, and the process of preparing food is accompanied with various rituals. At their
Peinirli/Peynirli/Boat Shaped Greek Pizza
Greece, this European country is my recent favourite. Did i told you that we went to Greece for our summer vacation?. Trust me, its was a wonderful vacation and we had a fabulous time in Longos, a small village which is 2h30 minutes from Athens, the Greek capital. Greece is well known for their olives and you cant finish a meal without having olives. You can see olive trees everywhere, next to
Obi Non/Vegan Uzbekistan Flatbread
Uzbekistan is a Central Asian country which is bordered by five countries : Kazakhstan in north, Kyrgyzstan to northest, Tajikistan to southeast, Afghanistan to south and Turkmenistan to southwest. Uzbek cuisine shares many culinary traditions of Turkic peoples of Central Asia. Breads and noodles are the most favourite foods hence Uzbek cuisine has been considered as Noodle rich. Uzbekistan's
Nan-E-Roghani/Afghan Oil Flatbread
Afghanistan,officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is located in South Asia with Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, China,Uzbekistan and Tajikistan as border countries. Afghan cuisine is sufficiently based on the crops grown there in Afghanistan like wheat, maize, barley and rice served with native fruits, vegetables and daily products such as milk, yogurt and whey.Unlike the foods
Matlou/Algerian Semolina Flatbread/Kesra Matlou
Algeria is a North African country on Mediterranean coast. With Algiers as capital, Algerian cuisine is a part of Maghreb cuisine. This cuisine is influenced by various cultures like Berber, Andalusican, Ottoman, Arabic and French. Algerian cuisine differs from region to region and most of the Algerian dishes consists of Bread, lamb,beef, poultry, olive oil, fresh vegetables and herbs. Algerian
Lefse/Norwegian Potato Flatbread
Norway is one of the most known Scandinavian country. With Oslo as its capital, Norwegian cuisine is a traditional form of their own cuisine cooked with the ingredients really available in Norway. However this cuisine is influenced by some globalization hence pastas, pizzas, tacos are easily available in Norwegian cuisine. Bread is a staple food of Norwegian cuisine. Hence varieties of breads
Ka'ak/Lebanese Flatbread/Beirut Street Food Bread
Lebanon which is offically known as Lebanese Republic is a country situated in Western Asia. With Syria, Isreal,Cyprus as its borders, this country is very rich in history and ethnic diversity. Lebanese cuisine is a Levantine style of cooking which includes grains, fruits, vegetables seafoods and meats. Lebanese well known dishes are Baba Ghanouj, Hummus, Baklava etc.Here in Paris, we have
Jordanian Shrak Bread/Markook/Shrak Bread
Jordan is an Arab nation on east bank of Jordan river with many ancient monuments, nature reserves and seaside resorts.With Amman as capital, Jordanian cuisine is a part of Levantine cuisine with smiliarities along with Lebanon, Palestine and Syrian with some variations. Food is a must in Jordanian culture. Meals are the main part of community event and food is commonly used by Jordanians to
Imeruli Kachapuri/Imeretian Kachapuri/Georgian Cheese Flatbread
Georgia is a Caucasus region of Eurasia which is located at the Crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. With Tbilisi and Kutaisi, the legislative captial, Georgian cuisine have its own cooking styles and delicious dishes created by Georgian people. Though Georgian cuisine is unique, its also have some influences from Causcasian, Eastern European and Middle Eastern cooking style. The
Hönökaka/Swedish Flatbread/Isle of Hönö flatbread
Sweden is a Scandinavian country with Stockholm as capital. Swedish Cuisine is quite an interesting cuisine of Europe.A typical Swedish breakfast consists of a hard cheese, cold-cut, sausage or marmalade sandwich. The beverage is coffee, hot chocolate or tea and milk or juice. Some prefer porridge, others various breakfast cereals with yoghurt or filmjölk, processed sour milk.There are many
Chia Seeds & Banana Spelt Flour Muffins
If you are looking for a prefect baked treat to finish your over ripen bananas, you have to look at my today's post. This muffins makes an excellent breakfast muffin or a after meal dessert or else an evening snack to enjoy with a cup of coffee. These muffins are completely butter free, yes i skipped butter. Trust me these muffins came out extremely spongy with bit dense because of Spelt flour.
Gourassa/Gorraasa/Gurasa/Sudanese Flatbread
Sudan is a country in Northeast Africa with Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,Chad, Red sea,Central African Republic as borders. Sudanese cuisine is a reflection of multicultural society, yes their cuisine is a mixture of Arabs, Africans, Indians, Greek and Turks who settles in Sudan. Hence they use spices from all over the world which makes their food so special and comforting. In Sudan, the meals are
Ftira/Maltese Vegan Ftira Flatbread
Malta is known as Republic of Malta which is a Southern European island country situated in Mediterranean Sea. Malta is one of the world's smallest and most densely populated country with Valleta as capital.Malta is a popular tourist destination with its own warm climate, numerous recreational area with three UNESCO world heritage sites. Maltese cuisine have both Sicilian and English influences
Emirati Khameer Bread/Traditional Khamir Flatbread from UAE
United Arab Emirates which is also known as UAE is also called simply as Emirates is a Federal sovereign absolute monarchy in Western Asia. And UAE is a federation of seven emirates which consists of Abu Dhabi which is the capital, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by a ruler and all together jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One
Dhalpuri Roti/Trinidadian Dal Stuffed Flatbread
Today am taking you all to Trinidad which is the larger and more populous island of two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad cuisine is a blend of Indian, European Creole, Arab,Chinese,Latin American, African west, influences. And their well known dishes are Sada Roti, Fried Bakes, Coconut Bake which includes street foods like Doubles, Pholourie,Kachori, Roti Wrap, Aloo pie and much
Crescentine/Crescentina Modenese/Tigella
Crescentina/Crescente or Tigella, this Italian bread is known with all these names, this Italian flatbread is a small round shaped bread which belongs to Modena area of Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy. Typically, crescentine is baked in between tiles called Tigelle, a latin word which means cover. Now the name Tigella came to the bread as they are baked in those designed tiles. In ancient times,
Balep Korkum/Tibetan Flatbread/Tibet Monastery Bread
You might have noticed that i have kick started a month of blogging marathon since yesterday and the theme for this month's Mega marathon is A-Z International Flatbreads. Obviously after an Egyptioan bread,my today's post goes to Tibet, which is an autonomous region of China. And Tibet is a traditional and historical region of Centrel Asia. Tibet is the highest region on Earth. With Lhasa as
Aish Baladi/Egyptian Flatbread
Cant believe we are already in September, how fast na! looks like just now we had a month of blogging marathon in April and here comes an another month of Blogging marathon. If you are a follower of my space, you might have noticed that i will be running two months of Mega marathon with different interesting theme for 26 days. And here comes an another Mega marathon and this time i will be
Rava Halbai/Halubai/Semolina Halbai
Halbai or Halubai is a sweet dish from Karnataka which is literally known as rice halwa or rice cake as this dish is usually prepared with rice, jaggery and coconut with ghee. This sweet is prepared during Nagara panchami festival and its quite a healthy sweet to indulge without any fuss. Halbai is often made in Udupi, Mangalore and Malnad region of Karnataka for a festival or celebration.
No Cook Chocolate Mascarpone Cereal Parfait
You might have noticed that am running this week's blogging marathon with No Cook Desserts as theme. A breakfast parfait dish is quite easy to dish out to please some hungry tummies easily with some wholegrains flakes and fruits. However easy parfait desserts do exists which can be dish out with less efforts as well. Parfait is a type of dessert which have its origin in France. Parfait is made
Vegan Banana Chia Seeds Pudding/Gluten Free Chia Seeds Banana Pudding
Chia seeds are tiny black seeds which ressembles like the basil seeds. When soaked in a liquid, chia seeds double their volume, and these seeds comes from the plant Salvia Hispanica which is related to mint. These chia seeds were an important food for Aztecs and Mayans since a long. Chia seeds give a super massive amount of nutrients with very few calories. These seeds are excellent in fiber.
No Churn Frozen Mixed Berries Icecream
Looking for an easy, eggless and a delightful luscious dessert for your sunny days. Dont forget to check my today's post, No churn frozen mixed berries icecream is quite a quick icecream to prepare with less efforts. This icecream doesnt need any special gadgets apart from our mixie or else a hand blender. Here in Paris, we get easily frozen berries in every stores as they are available for
Instant Vegetable Cornmeal Uthappam/Glutenfree Cornmeal Oothappam
Uthappam/Oothappam is a thick pancake which is usually prepared with leftover dosa batter, uthappams are almost like dosa but with toppings. Its one of the known South Indian dish after idlies and dosas. Uthappam is traditionally made with toppings such as tomatoes, onions,chillies,capsicum and coriander leaves and however other ingredients like chopped mixed vegetables, coconut are also used
Glutenfree Vegetable Quinoa Kichadi
One of the most favourite South Indian breakfast of mine is Semolina aka Rava Kichadi. I can have this dish everyday without any fuss. Prepared usually with mixed vegetables and roasted rava, this dish makes an incredible breakfast with some spicy coconut chutney. However when i planned to prepare semolina kichadi, i opted for quinoa instead of semolina. With lovely medley of vegetables and
Tamarind Broken Wheat Upma/Godhumai Rava Puli Upma
Puli upma aka tamarind upma is usually prepared with rice flour, coarsely grounded rice batter or else with rice rava. Its quite an interesting dish which makes a fabulous breakfast, snack food or else prefect for dinner. Almost like upma,this puli upma is flavoured with usual spices which we usually use for upma apart from cooking the grains with tamarind extract. Whoever loves to kick start
Baked Tortilla Cone Pizza/Tacos Cone Pizza
You might have noticed that am running this week's blogging marathon with Make them as Pizza as theme. After two interesting pizza, am finishing this week's theme with an another kid's friendly cone pizza. Trust me this pizza will definitely become everyone's favourite at home, if you make this cute looking pizza at home for a dinner or lunch. My kids went crazy when i served this pizza for
Whole Wheat Minced Soya Naanizza/Soya Kheema Naanizza
Whenever i make naans at home, i will definitely gather all the ingredients to dish out pizza with them. But somehow i have been postponding to post my home made naanizza in my space. Recently, after our Summer vacation, back home kids were missing our spicy foods. One week with non spicy Greek foods, our tastebuds started begging for some spicy Indian foods. Obviously for our dinner day before
Pizza Quesadillas/Fusion Pizzadillas
When Pizza and quesadillas meet together, obviously the final result will be Pizzadillas or Pizza Quesadillas. My kids are crazy fans of Pizzas, and nothing can beat the homemade pizzas na. However i plan myself to make pizza crust often at home with different grains in it, so that i can feed my kids easily pizza with healthy grains in it. And do you know that these homemade pizza crust base can
Channadal Khatta/Creamy Chattisghari Channa Dal /Khatte Channa Dal
Nothing can beat a bowl of comforting dal with some rice or rotis to finish our meal. Am a ardent fan of simple dal recipes and whenever i get a prefect dal recipe to cook with, i wont skip making the dish. A prefect satisfying meal must have definitely a dal based dish to please our tastebuds rite. And my space is loaded with many delightful protein rich dal dishes. However i have many to try
Dhuska/Dhooska
Dhuska is a well known deep fried snack from Jharkhand. This fried snacks are eaten all over Jharkhand which calls for rice, channa dal as two main ingredients. Actually, earlier Jharkhand cuisine is quite unknown cuisine for me. Before a year, for an event i cooked a dish from this cuisine and totally enjoyed going through their cuisine. Learned few recipes through google master and have
Ring Shaped Vegetable Samosas
Samosas, these deep fried beauties are our family favourite and none will say 'no' to these crispy beauties. Am running this week's blogging marathon with A dish with different shape as theme, hence i have been posting different shaped dishes for the past two days. Today is the final post for this theme, hence i opted to our family favourite snacks aka Samosas. Samosas are popular Indian street
Vegan Handbag Shaped Stuffed & Seeded Bread
I have been baking some preservative free breads at home since ever the yeast god works fabulous with me. Though active dry yeast works prefect for me, i have been using instant yeast since a while as they are seriously very easy to handle. Hence bread baking have became a routine whenever am free at home. Obviously my family members look for homemade freshly baked breads to have as their
Eggless Rose Shaped Donuts/Rose Doughnuts
Doughnuts/Donuts are deep fried dough which is typically shaped as ring shaped or else as ball shaped doughnut hole. Some donuts have holes and some may not. And this doughnuts called for yeasted dough which is usually prepared with eggs.I have already tried couple of doughnuts and todayam here with an another doughnuts which is completely eggless. Am running this week's blogging marathon with A
Mutton Kheema Masala Kuzhambu/Minced Meat Masala
Minced meat Masala is my hubby's favourite, he just love this masala with anything. When served with dosas, idlies or else with rotis, one can enjoy this lipsmacking kuzhambu without any fuss. Its a prefect dish for meat lovers. Excellent to relish even with mildly flavoured pulao or parottas this dish is definitely a must try. My meat lovers at home are crazy fan of this dish, however i love
Masala Red Rice Dal Dosa/Gluten Free Masala Dal Dosa
Idlies and dosas, both are the typical South Indian breakfast which have their own place in every houses. Masala dosa is one among the most favourite dish of my family, whenever we go to Indian restaurant, my kids wont hesitate a second to order masala dosas as they are crazy fan of this dish. Though dishing out masala dosa is not a big task to prepare at home,dunno why am very rare to make them
Vegan Radish Greens Channadal Kootu
Radish greens are the green leaves on stalks on top of the root vegetable aka the radish . Radish is an extremely popular vegetable in the world. Different parts of the plant, including the seeds, sprouts, and leaves, can be used both in culinary applications and traditional medical treatments. In some parts of the world, radishes are actually cultivated specifically for their leaves, as they
Black-eyed Peas Dumpling in Tangy Gravy/Kaaramani Urundai Kuzhambu
Black-eyed peas, which i fondly call as Kaaramani is one of the protein rich legumes aka beans which have loads of nutritious content in it. Do you know just a cup of Black eyed peas have 20% of daily value of magnesium, calcium and iron. Yes if you are vegetarian, dont forget to add this beans quite often in your diet. Also a cup of cooked black-eyed peas have 160 calories with interesting
Gujarati Dal Vada/Moongdal Wada/Gujarati na Daal Vada
If you love deep fried beauties for your evening snacks, you should definitely give a try to this gluten free vadas. Actually Gujarati na Daal vada are quite a famous street food as they are sold by street vendors. Though this dal vada is known very much as tea time snacks during monsoon days, this dal vada got its origin from Ahmedabad where these crispy fritters are easily available in tea
Chettinad Prawn Thokku/Chettinad Eral Thokku/Chettinad Prawn Masala
Chettinad cuisine is one of most popular cuisine of Tamilnadu and this cuisine is somehow very close to my heart. Yes Pondicherrian cuisines have chettinad touch in their cooking style. Obviously some of the Pondicherrian traditional dishes ressembles quite like Chettinad cuisine. Our seafoods curries to vegetable pirattals, i can list out many of Pondicherrian dishes which sounds almost like
Anda Curry Dhabba Style/Punjabi Egg Curry
Punjabi style of curries are seriously fingerlicking goodness. Trust me i love their dhabba style dishes and when ever i get a chance to taste in their dhabba, i dont hesitate a second at all. And its been a long i had punjabi dishes in a Dhabba. However to replicated their dishes at home is definitely a must for me. And my today's recipe is a Dhabba style Punjabi egg curry which is also known
Chicken Salad Wraps/Chicken & Salad Wraps
My third post for this week's blogging marathon is definitely a complete meal. Loaded with vegetables and chicken chunks, this chicken salad wraps makes a filling meal. Chicken salad is a simple salad prepared with chicken or else as a mixed salad with chicken and handful of vegetables which calls for lettuce, tomato, avocado etc with mayonnaise or salad dressing. And this chicken salad can be
Potato Cheese Bread Rolls/Cheesy Potato Bread Rolls
My today's post is definitely a fabulous dish to give a try when you have kids around you. After a delectable Fusion Zucchini wraps, here comes an interesting cheesy potato bread rolls. Looking for an easy snacks, then you have to look my today's Cheese potato bread rolls. One of the quickest and filling bread rolls to pack even in a kid's snack box. With store bought bread slices, and a simple
Zucchini Quinoa Kebab Wrap/Fusion Zucchini Kebab Wrap
This Week's posts are going to be Wraps and Rolls, yes this week's theme for the first week of blogging marathon of this month is Wraps and Rolls. Wrap is a kind of sandwich which is made usually with soft flatbread like tortillas, lavash or pita flatbreads. Most of the filling for making wraps calls for cold meats or seafoods stuffed along with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sauteed vegetables
Kashmiri Saag Haddar Yakhni /Kashmiri Style Mushroom in Spinach -Yogurt Sauce
Kashmiri cuisine is still quite a unknown cuisine for me. Actually i rarely cooked from this cuisine, however blogsphere pulled me to explore this cuisine. I have already two - three dishes from this cuisine. However for this month's Shh Cooking Secretly, a monthly event started by me, which is now hosted by Mayuri Patel we are cooking from Kashmiri Cuisine. Every month we are exploring
Vegan Black-eyed Peas Cumin Rice/Jeera Lobia Chawal
Jeera rice is a well known Indian dish prepared with cumin seeds and rice. Its quite a popular and well known dish in North Indian cuisine and in some part of Pakistan this dish is an everyday rice dish for many. Quite an easy one pot meal to prepare with less efforts. Usually served along with rajma, jeera rice makes a prefect meal to enjoy without any fuss. Cumin seeds when fried in oil,
One Pot Watermelon & Green Chickpeas Kootu
Am an ardent fan of one pot dishes, yes these dishes are quite easy to prepare as they calls for a pot. Most of my one pot dishes goes for Indian pressure cookers. Indian pressure cookers are definitely a blessing if you know how to handle them. I have been cooking with them since my earlier young age and i cant survive without them. Hence i have more than 5 types of pressure cookers. From
Vegan Kala Channa Pulao/Black Chickpeas Pulao
Looking a gluten free one pot meal which is quite a complete meal, obviously my today's post will definitely fulfil those criterias you are looking for. A simple pulao which calls for one pot cooking. With a dry roasted and freshly prepared spice powder, this pulao gets ready very quickly than you can imagine. No tomato or ginger-garlic paste is needed to dish out this pulao. Already cooked Kala
Nariyal Khoya Laddoo/ Dessicated Coconut & Khoya Sweet Balls
If you are looking for an extremely easy sweets to dish out for some special occasions or else for a festival, dont forget to check this incredible Nariyal Khoya Laddoo. With just easily available ingredients and less than 5 ingredients you can roll out these incredibly delicious sweet balls in an ease. I carried unsweetened Khoya all the way from India and i have freezed them as small portions
Multigrains Ghee Laddoo/Sathumaavu Nei Urundai
A packet of whole multigrains aka Sathumaavu cereals were sitting in my pantry since a while. Though i grabbed this packet of mixed whole multigrains for making the usual traditional porridge with it, i changed my mind to dish out some dangerously laddoos with them. Its quite an authentic sweet balls, which is quite often prepared in many South Indian households just to feed everyone at home
Makhana Goond Ka Laddoos/Puffed Lotus Seeds & Edible Gum Laddoos
Phool Makhana aka puffed lotus seeds, its looks like popcorn is a good source of protein, carbohydrates, fibre, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc. High in fibre and low in calories, its enables weight loss. Makhana seeds can be eaten raw, roasted or ground. The puffed seeds are also used in some Indian sweets liks kheer, puddings and dry roasted snacks. Makhana Phool is also known as foxnut,
Club Kachori/Kolkata Style Club Kachori
Indian cuisine is seriously vast and each region of India shares many droolworthy dishes. However i learned so many Regional dishes through blogging, seriously now i can dish out some delightful Regional dishes with an ease. However i love learning some traditional Regional dishes especially North Indian foods. Though been born and brought up in South India, my love for North Indian cuisine
Bingka Telur/Indonesian Egg & Coconut Milk Cake
After two different Asian countries, today we ar going to land in Indonesia. Indonesia cuisine is quite as much as like our own Indian cuisine. Yes spicy foods have their own place in their cooking, most of their cooking style sounds very aromatic and flavourful. Trust me they use loads of herbs and spices in their cooking. However this cuisine is also quite an interesting cuisine to explore. I
Pandesal/Filipino Bread Rolls
Pandesal which is also known as Pan de Sal is a popular bread rolls which is quite common in Philipines. Pan de sal which means Salt bread in Spanich is quite a common bread there and this bread calls for usual ingredients like flour, eggs, yeast,sugar and salt. And the particularity of this bread is they are rolled finally on bread crumbs before baking. This gives a fabulous look to these bread
Srilankan Minced Meat Rolls
Srilankan cuisine, this cuisine is one of my favourite after Thai and Chinese cuisines. Whenever i get a chance to cook from this cuisine, i wont hesitate a second to check their delectable dishes to grab something interesting from this incredible cuisine. Though i have cooked couple of dishes from this cuisine, am yet to dish out many interesting recipes. However my today's post is a fantastic
Pyaaz Poha Kachori/Onion & Rice Flakes Kachori
Onion kachori is known as pyaaz ki kachori, and this dish is quite a fabulous snack dish. Though this stuffed snack supposed to have their origins from Uttar Pradesh or Rajasthan, now these kachoris are quite famous around India. Kachoris are often served with chutneys made with tamarind, mint or coriander. The most popular Kachori is made with yellow moongdal or urad dal spiced with red chilly
Mozzarella Stuffed Bread Sticks/Eggless Mozzarella Bread Sticks
My kids are ardent fan of mozzarella cheese, obviously my fridge and my freezer will always have this cheese chunks. We dont forget to add them in our salads, however i love to bake with these cheese. This mozzarella cheese works awesome in many breads, stuff them or top them, these cheese brings a fabulous touch to anything cooked with. Few days back i tried baking some cheesy bread sticks to
Rajma Batata Vada/Kidney Beans & Potato Fritter in Appe Pan
You all might know about the popular street food aka Batata Vada. Its one of the most famous fast food in Maharashtra. These batata vadas are nothing but potato fritters. The name Batata comes from Portuguese who brought potatoes to India. Its a deep fried food which calls for mashed and spiced potato ball which is later coated with chickpea flour,served along with chutney. Batata vada is served
Sidu/Siddu/Himachali Steamed Bread
Sidu or Siddu is a Himachal Pradesh steamed yeast bread which is quite famous in this region. Sidu dough is a yeast based dough which is prepared especially with wheat flour. And this steamed bread have a stuffing in it. Though the stuffing can be anything, however the most known stuffing is prominently prepared either with walnuts or paneer along with a combination of vegetables. This steamed
Andhra Style Mint Rice/Pudhina Annam
I will always look for simple rice dishes to prepare whenever i feel bored to cook especially for our lunch on week days. And i have bookmarked some easy dishes to dish out quickly on those days. One among my bookmarked recipe is this Pudhina rice from Hari Chandana's Blend with Spices. Am an ardent fan of Andhra style dishes especially for their pickles. Whenever i cross a different and easy
Vegan Seeded Challah Bread
Whenever i cross some different breads, i dont forget to bookmark them immediately, one among those bookmarked bread is this Vegan seeded challah bread. I recently crossed this extremely seeds loaded challah bread at Pavani's Space. Since this bread is loaded with varieties of seeds, these challah bread caught immediately my attention. These vegan breads are just prefect to enjoy with some
Vegan & Gluten Free Spiced Quinoa Stuffed Eggplant Rolls
I have couple of Bookmarked recipes to be cooked, its getting much harder to go with when you decide to cook up something especially from your bookmarked. Yes i have numerous bookmarked dishes to try and taste at home. However thank god to this week's theme, you might have guessed my theme for this week' blogging marathon na. Yes its Bookmarked recipes, and i have dished out three different
Maa Choley ki Dal/Langarwali Dal/Amritsari Dal
Langarwali dal is a delicious, protein packed dal served at the Langar in the Golden temple in Amritsar. Since this dal is served regularly in Langars or in Dhabas in Gurudwaras, this dal is called as Langarwali dal.This ultimate dal dish calls for Whole urad dal aka whole black gram and channa dal cooked with simple spice powders. Definitely a fabulous dal to give a try without any fail if you
Dal Lucknowi/Lucknowi Dal/Awadhi Dal
I was looking for a different dal dish for this week's blogging marathon. You might have noticed that am running this week's blogging marathon with Dazzling dals as theme. After a delectable Dhaba style dal fry, my post for this week's theme goes for an another interesting, easy breezy and definitely a comforting dal dish from Awadh cuisine. Google master took me to Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Site
Dhaba Style Dal Fry/Punjabi Dal Fry
If you are looking for a fingerlicking dal dish, am sure my today's Dhaba style dal fry will definitely tempt you to give a try at home. Dhaba style dal fry is quite a popular North Indian lentil dish served in Dhabas. This dhaba style dal is enjoyed along with rotis or else with hot steaming rice . This dal fry is prepared completely with toor dal which is also known as Arhar dal. Dhabas are
Almond Chia Seeds Breakfast Smoothie
Breakfast smoothie, this smoothie is quite enough to fill some hungry tummy easily with less efforts. Actually am not a breakfast person earlier, i usually skip them but now am very much strict towards me to have atleast a slice of bread with a cup of coffee or tea before leaving. And this works,am skipping that mid morning snacking habits which helps a lot for not skipping my lunch. Yes i love
Quinoa Masal Vadai/Gluten Free Quinoa Dal Fritters
Third dish with Quinoa for this week's blogging marathon is our usual South Indian masal vadai aka channadal fritters loaded with quinoa. You might have noticed that am running this week's blogging marathon with Protein rich ingredients and i opted for Quinoa. Quinoa is a protein rich grains,and these tiny grains are extremely versatile to dish out many incredible dishes out of it. Masal vadais
Gluten free Quinoa Coconut Milk Payasam/Quinoa Kheer with Coconut Milk
If you are looking for a healthy and droolworthy Indian sweet dish for your festive meal or to celebrate an event, dont forget to give a try to this gluten free Quinoa coconut milk payasam. Actually South Indians makes ultimate coconut based kheer with freshly squeezed coconut milk along with rice. Obviously i cant stop myself to dish out the same kheer aka payasam with protein rich quinoa. Am
No Onion No Garlic Vatha Kuzhambu with Quinoa/Quinoa Vatha Kuzhambu/Quinoa in Tangy Dry Berries Gravy
If you want to give a twist to your usual Vatha kuzhambu saadham aka tangy dry turkey berries or dry black nightshade berries gravy with rice dish, then you have to look at my today's dish. Actually while i was running the Mega marathon, i picked No onion No garlic dishes as theme for my second week of April's marathon. And i prepared this lipsmacking gravy for the theme, but unfortunately i
Churmo/Goan Churmo Sweet
You might heard or had Churma, one of the popular sweet dish prepared either with crushed baatis or rotis with ghee and jaggery but about Churmo? you may wonder na. Even when i crossed this dish while googling i was very much surprised to see this Goan sweet. Obviously i was very curious to try this dish at home. And bookmarked immediately from Pooja's Space. Pooja shares many delicious Goan
Goan Sangacho Ross/Goan Drumstick Curry
You might have noticed that am cooking from Goan cuisine for this week's blogging marathon. Yes my theme for this week is Regional cuisine from a country. Though many regional cuisine do exists, i couldnt resist to go with Goan cuisine. This cuisine is particularly very interesting to explore as most of their traditional dishes are influenced by the Portuguese cuisine. Seafoods have their own
Alle Belle/Goan Pancakes
Though we finished with our April month's mega blogging marathon, we are back to our usual 3 days of blogging marathon which kick starts from today. And am taking you all to a beautiful Indian region 'Goa' which have its coastal region known as the Konkan. Its is bounded by Maharashtra in North and Karnataka to east and south, and Arabian sea on its western coast.I had an immense chance to
Recap - 26 Days of Explore the Flavors
You cant give up few things in your life, for me its blogging. I cant let down my blog baby for any reason. Its very close to my heart and i love blogging. Though my professional life is taking most of my leisure time, i dont want to stop myself from blogging. This virtual world gave me so many wonderful friends, lovable sisters, adorable followers and many more relationships which i never
Alsi Ki Pinni/Flax Seeds & Edible Gum Sweet Balls
Though am running a month of blogging marathon, i couldnt stop myself to dish out some super duper healthy Alsi ki Pinni for this month's Shhhh cooking secretly event. This month's Shhh Cooking Secretly, a monthly event started by me, which is now hosted by Mayuri Patel is taking you all to Haryanvi Cuisine. You might have noticed that since few months, we are cooking from different Regional
Hara Channa Aloo Ki Biriyani/Vegan Green Chickpeas & Potato Briyani
My recent find in Indian grocery is a packet of frozen green channa, seriously i was the happiest person in the world. Yes i have been looking for this fresh green channa since a long and finally i saw them in frozen section. Without any hesitation i grabbed a packet happily. I have been hunting for this green channa since a long and everytime i go for Indian grocery, i will ask the saleman
Herbal Chicken Biriyani/Green Chicken Briyani/Mooligai Kozhi Biriyani
My kids are meat lovers, though i love vegetarian foods, i had an obligation to cook meaty foods atleast a meal per day. Though i cook meat dishes often, i post them very rarely in my space. If you check non vegetarian dishes in my space you will find them lesser than the vegetarian dishes. Dunno why i think twice to post meat friendly dishes here. Since its sunday today, i felt like posting
Carrot Paneer Rice
If you dont have any ideas for some lunch box friendly dishes on your mind, dont get tensed. Just check my today's dish and am sure this simple but yet a healthy and delicious rice dish will definitely please your kid's tastebuds. I have seen rarely kids saying 'no ' to paneer, obviously my today's rice dish is one of the easiest dish you can prepare in less time than you can imagine. Honestly,
Egg Tomato Pulao
Easy meals are always a blessing when you are engaged with so many stuffs in the morning. Preparing foods for a lunch box is definitely a difficult task for a mom especially if the kids are picky eaters. Thank god my kids arent that much picky eaters and now they are grown up. Though i never packed their lunch box for them, i always want to feed them with healthy stuffs in their meal. However i
Eggless Multigrain Tomato Pesto & Cheese Rolls
If you want something easy and cheesy to pack in your kid's lunch box, you should definitely take a look to my today's post. Its quite an easy cheese rolls you can bake either with store bought bread dough or pizza dough or else with homemade bread dough. This time i opted for a multigrain mixture of flours as i was planning to bake a bread rolls with rye flour, spelt flour, oats,quinoa,pearl
Vegan Eggplant & Sunflower Seeds Powder Rice/Kathirikkai Podi Rice
After making two delicious kid's friendly lunch box dishes, i couldnt stop myself making an another delicious lunch box dish with a healthy twist in it. Usually i love to make eggplant rice with a special spice powder to make them more flavourful and delicious. And my today's recipe is definitely a different recipe you would have never crossed yet. I prepared this eggplant rice with a
Potato & Minced Meat Paratha Pockets
Packing a kid's lunch box is definitely a hard task especially for picky eaters. However i dont pack foods for my kids as they dont carry their lunch boxes. We are running a month of blogging marathon during this whole month of April. With 4 themes for 4 weeks, i have been posting for the past three weeks with different themes. And the final theme for this week is going to be Kid's Lunchbox
Protein Tomato Biriyani/Gluten Free Black-eyed Peas Tomato Biriyani
We are running successfully a month of blogging marathon for the past three weeks. And this week is the last week of this Mega marathon. You might have noticed that am running this month's marathon with 4 themes for 4 weeks. For the first week i picked International Breakfast dishes, 2nd week was No Onion No Garlic Recipes,3rd week was Wholegrains. And for the last week of this blogging
Vegan 3 Seeded Spelt Bread
Its been a while, i baked bread at home, if i dont bake a weekend, everyone at home will complain that am not baking at home. And one of my recent visit to a nearby organic shop pulled me to get a packet of spelt flour. Spelt is one among the wheat varieties and its one of the ancient grains which is very much used in the place of wheat flour. Since this grain is completely healthy, they are
Brown Rice Paal Payasam/Brown Rice Milk Pudding
Brown rice is a highly nutritious food. It is a whole grain that is relatively low in calories, high in fiber, gluten-free and can be incorporated into a variety of dishes. Since brown rice is a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, selenium,thiamine, niacin, Vitamin B3 obviously its high in fiber. When the outermost layer of a grain rice (the huskà is removed) brown rice is produce.Brown rice
Broken Jowar Sambar Bath/Cholam Sambar Sadham
Jowar is a gluten free grain and its an incredible millets, i have been looking for a chance to cook with this grain and finally during my last trip to India i grabbed a packet of broken jowar from an Organic store. Obviously when i picked this organic broken jowar, the first dish came to my mind is Upma. Yes upma is the only dish we can think about when you grab these sort of unique broken
Nuts & Fruits Oats Breakfast Bars
If i pick 'Wholegrains' as theme for this week's Mega marathon, how can i keep myself away from Oats. Yes oats, this fibre rich grains are my most favourite wholegrain which i never fail to grab them whenever i go to the grocery. Oats is an another versatile wholegrain which works awesome to cook any sort dishes with. I have already dished out many delicious with this incredible grains. Oats
Egg Quinoa/Easy Egg Quinoa
Quinoa, this nutty grain have its own place in my weekly cooking. I dont forget to cook these healthy, protein rich grain often to include in our weekly menu. Since these grains are seriously versatile you can dish them as much as you like from starters to desserts. If you want to get ideas to cook with this incredible grains dont forget to check my space. Yep i have already posted many
Eggless Rye Breakfast Pancakes
Hope you guys might have enjoyed 6 different No Onion NO Garlic gravies thoroughly which i have posted during last week. And this week's posts are going to be different and very healthy as well. Yes this week's of blogging marathon theme is Wholegrains. Am an ardent fan of oats, quinoa and i dont forget to grab them whenever i go for groceries. Recent addition to my pantry is Organic rye flour
No Onion No Garlic Aloo Rasedar/Mashed Potato in Tomato Gravy
Potatoes are our family favourite vegetable, we can survive for many days with anything cooked with potatoes. Obviously potatoes have their own place in my vegetable basket. My today's post is a well known curry dish which is quite popular in North India especially in the state of Uttar pradesh. Its a breakfast dish served along with puffed Indian fried breads aka pooris. And this dish is one
No Onion No Garlic Tomato Saar/Goan Tomato Curry
While i was looking for something simple, yet a comforting food with tomatoes, i crossed this ultimate Tomato saar at Pooja's Space. This dish is one of popular Goan vegetarian curry which is often cooked in most of the Goan families. This curry is a simple dish which is completely free from onions and garlics. Obviously if you dont eat onions and garlic or else if you follow a strict diet and
No Onion No Garlic Banana Blossom Tomato Kuzhambu/Vazhaipoo Thakkali Kuzhambu
South Indian makes excellent tangy gravies with tamarind extract. Though i have already posted varieties of tangy tamarind gravies in my space, am yet to post some more delightful gravies. And my today's post is a No onion No garlic tamarind based gravy with Banana blossom and tomatoes. Banana blossom is very much used in South Indian cuisine. Though people dish out often some crispy vadas with
No Onion No Garlic Paneer Butter Masala
Indian curries have onions and garlic as the most wanted basic ingredients for flavouring them. But however many interesting masala do exists without garlic and onions. My today's post is kinda restaurant style of Paneer butter masala without any onions,garlic but with heavy cream in it. You wont miss the onions or neither the garlic in this dish. Since this is not made with onion or garlic,
No Onion No Garlic Capsicum Kurma/No Onion No Garlic Capsicum Coconut Curry
Kurma is a flavoursome rich gravy which can be relished either with rice or rotis. I do prepare varieties of kurma with different vegetables or meats. Since i have be running this week's blogging marathon of this month's Mega marathon with No Onion No Garlic dishes as theme, i want to experiment myself to prepare a delicious kurma. Personally for me Kurma cant be prepared without both onions
No Onion No Garlic Pepper Gravy/No Onion No Garlic Milagu Kuzhambu
Am kick starting my second week of this month's Mega marathon with an another interesting theme. As i told earlier am running this month's marathon with 4 different themes. After posting 6 International breakfast dishes from different part of the world, this week's posts are going to be some fingerlicking delicious gravies with No Onion No Garlic as theme. South India gravies or curries are
Hootenannies/Baked German Pancake/Hootnanny Cake
Hootenanny is a baked version of German pancakes which is an easy, weekend special breakfast recipe which is know with different names. Yes dish is also known as oven pancake, Hootnanny cake or else as Dutch baby pancakes. The speciality of the Weekend breakfast dish is this dish calls for basic ingredients which we usually go for making pancakes. Put all the ingredients in a blender, blend as
Vitumbua/Tanzanian Doughnuts/Gluten Free Coconut Pancake Balls
Vitumbua is a gluten free East African breakfast pancakes which is well known in most part of African countries. Though their name varies like Masa in Western African countries like Nigeria and Cameroon. This dish is eaten happily in Swahili countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar,Uganda,Zambia Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi,Malawi and Mozambique. However you can even find this same Vitumbua in few
Chebab/Emirati Saffron & Cardamom Pancakes/Emirati Chebab
Chebab/Chabab/Shebab is one of the most known Arabian pancakes which is eaten for breakfast simply with butter,honey,sugar, jam or else with date syrup. Chebabs are yeasted pancakes and they are the most liked breakfast of many in Arabic countries. These chebabs have their own place even in Ramadan meal. Flavored with cardamom and saffron,these pancakes are simply fabulous to indulge with some
Rundstykker/Danish Breakfast Buns/Eggless Danish Bread Rolls
I cant imagine a breakfast without breads, that too freshly baked homemade breads are seriously a blessing when you prepare your brunch or breakfast especially on weekends. When i picked International breakfasts as theme for this week's Mega marathon, i immediately looked for a popular bread from European countries. And this Danish breakfast buns tempted me a lot to give a try as i love to bake
Mashed Potato Pancakes/American Breakfast Pancakes
After some Norwegian pancakes, am taking you all to USA, yes my today's post is one of the most known pancakes. Mashed potato pancakes is a very common dish in most of the countries around the world. Many versions do exists especially in European countries, Europeans add some cheese or spices depending upon the countries, however this mashed potato pancakes are from America. While i was looking
Pannekaken/Norwegian Pancakes
April starts with a bang, we blogging marathoners gonna run a month of blogging with sundays off. Yes here comes an another month of Mega food marathon, every year a group of food bloggers who shares the same passion for food ran two whole months of Mega marathon. We picked April and September as mega marathon months and we have been following this ritual since 4 years. This Mega marathon needs
Eggless Dark Chocolate Hot Cross Buns/Easter Special Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
Today is Easter here, and i cant imagine Easter without hot cross buns. Though i have tried couple of Hot cross buns, i was looking for a chance to bake some chocolate loaded hot cross buns. Chocolate is our family favourite, obviously i couldnt stop myself to bake some chocolate loaded hot cross buns.Wiki says that "A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins, marked
Methi Na Gota/Gujarati Methi Pakoda/Methi Pakora
Somehow i felt like blogging is taking a back seat, professional life is quite hectic now. With just three months to end an Academic year, so many things are happening in my profession. Nothing to do with, late month i couldnt able to participate in an event which is quite close to my heart. Yes am talking about the Shhh Cooking Secretly, a monthly event started by me, which is now hosted by
Muttai Kola Urundai/Spicy Egg Balls
Today's dish is completely one of my trial which turned into some fabulous spicy balls. Actually i want to create a kola urundai aka spicy chettinad style balls with eggs since a while. And this week's blogging marathon theme pulled me to come up with this incredible spicy balls. I used boiled eggs to dish out this incredible spicy balls. If you dont have enough eggs to feed your family member,
Quinoa Flaxseed Sweet Balls/Quinoa Alsi Laddoo
Quinoa is one of my favourite grain after rolled oats. I have been preparing many delicious, healthy dishes out of this incredible grains since a long. And this grain is completely versatile, yes you can dish out many fabulous healthy snacks to sweets with this grains. When i picked All that come round are laddoos as theme for this week's blogging marathon, i couldnt stop myself to dish out some
Mushroom & Spinach Balls/Kaalan Keerai Kola Urundai
My this week's posts are going to be some interesting round balls. Yes this week's blogging marathon theme is All that come round are laddoos. Obviously when i picked this theme for this week's blogging marathon i couldnt think more than dishing out some crispy balls. Chettinad cuisine shares many succulent dishes and one among those dishes is their popular kola urundai aka spicy deep fried
Havrebrød/Eggless Danish Oat Loaf
Bread baking is one of my favourite passtime especially when i dont have nothing to do apart from mobbing and cleaning. Havent baked bread since a long as i had a small health issue, now am doing much better. Obviously i gathered everything to bake some bread at home during the weekend. Hubby and kids were asking me to bake something as a loaf for their weekend breakfast. And i picked this
Ryttarkaka/Norwegian Sticky Chocolate and Coconut Cake
If you love chocolate, this cake will definitely please you. And trust me if dont like coconut in your bakes, then this cake will definitely tickle your tastebuds. While i was looking for a different baked goodies from Norwegian cuisine, i was surprised to see this Ryttarkaka, aka sticky chocolate cake with coconut topping. Though i dont have great fans of cake or cookies baked with coconut at
Eplekake/Norwegian Apple Cake
Scandinavian cuisine includes three countries, yes Norway, Denmark and Sweden. And these three countries shares similar cuisine style. The most important meal of Scandinavians is their breakfast as they start their work early in the morning. Though Scandinavian cuisine goes for easy cooking process, most of their dishes are quite popular around the world. Am running this week's blogging marathon
Patatesli Gozleme/Turkish Potato & Cheese Gozleme
Gozleme is a popular Turkish stuffed flatbread and its quite a comforting food whoever loves stuffed flatbreads. My today's post is potato and cheese loaded flatbread which is quite a filling meal for anyone. Gozleme comes from the Turkish world 'GOZ'' which is refers to the Little eyes or brown circles that form on the dough while its gets cooked. Am postng Turkish potato and cheese gozleme for
Masu Aluvi Roshi/Maldivian Stuffed Flatbread
If you want to give a twist to your usual aloo paratha aka Potato masala stuffed rotis, am sure my today's post will definitely tickle your tastebuds. Masu Aluvi Roshi, this incredible stuffed flatbread is from Maldives. This fantastic flatbread is stuffed with a mild spicy and very delicious stuffing. Yes a spiced, cooked tuna fish and potato masala once stuffed with an all purpose flour dough
Qutab/Kutab/Gutab/Azerbaijan Stuffed Flatbread
This week's posts are going to be some delicious stuffed flatbreads from different part of the world. Yes this week's theme for blogging marathon is going to be Stuffed flatbreads from different countries. When its comes to stuffed flatbread, the only dishes comes to our mind is obviously Indian style of stuffed flatbreads like Stuffed Naan, stuffed rotis etc. But varieties of stuffed flatbreads
Sugo Al Pomodoro / Italian Tomato Sauce
Sugo al pomodoro, is a simple, easy and delicious classic Italian sauce which is prepared with simple ingredients. This sauce is prepared with onions, tomatoes with basil leaves, and this combination makes an excellent sauce to enjoy with pastas or else for layering your lasagna and why not to top a pizza crust. Yes this sauce is quite versatile and can be freezed very much for further use.
Ragù di Carne/Italian Meat Sauce
Italian sauces are quite interesting to prepare ourselves at home. Actually i started learning Italian sauce through few of my friends, however you can still learn many more sauces from the virtual world of blogging. I love to make my own dose of Authentic Italian dishes at home as i can find easily all ingredients from a nearby Italian store. Most of the Italian sauces are cooked with tomatoes,
Sugo Alla Puttanesca/Puttanesca Sauce
Sugo alla puttanesca is one of the traditional sauce recipe which is quite an easy, delicious recipe to put all together. Puttanesca sauce recipe may varies depending upon the regions, Neapolitan version of puttanesca is prepared without anchovies. Sugo alla puttanesca aka Puttanesca sauce is a little salty sauce with wonderful flavor. This sauce is prepared with capers, olives and anchovies
Gluten Free Chinese Peanut Cookies
Third post of this week's blogging marathon is dangerously addictive Chinese peanut cookies, this cookies is definitely a must for Chinese New year as well. This cookies is a melt in mouth kind of baked goodies and these cookies have their own place in every Chinese New year sweet platter. For chinese peoples, peanuts symbolize the happiness.Obviously most of Chinese New year friendly dishes
Fa Gao/Chinese Fortune Cake
You might have heard a lot about Fortune cookies, but do you know about Fortune cakes, yes Chinese peoples have their own Fortune cake which is usually prepared during Chinese New year. This Cake is one of simplest cake i have prepared till now. With easy ingredients and simple steaming process, one can prepare this Fortune cake with less efforts. I have bookmarked this Fa Gao from Chinese
Kok Chai/Peanut Puffs/Kok Zai/Chinese New Year Puff
If you are follower of my space, you might have noticed that am living in Chinatown. A week back we had a fabulous Chinese New year festivities as we have a couple of chinese living in our appartment. As like every year,last year one of my chinese neighbour shared few of their New year sweets with us. One among those interesting sweet which i completely enjoyed thoroughly is this Peanut puffs.
Carrot Burfi/Carrot Khoya Burfi
We, Indians makes excellent desserts with carrots, one among those delectable dessert is Burfi. Actually making halwa out of the carrots is a well known Indian dessert around the world, but burfi can be made with grated carrots is equally a super delicious dessert to serve after a meal or as a sweet for a festival or else for a celebration. Since am running this week's theme with Valentine's day
Chocolate Gulab Jamuns/Dark Chocolate Gulab Jamuns
Gulab jamuns, these succulent juicy Indian sweets is definitely a must if Indians celebrate a festival, a party, or for a family get-together. Though i live in abroad, even i cant think more than dishing out some juicy gulab jamuns for our parties. Obviously gulab jamuns are our favourite sweets, i have already posted couple of gulab jamuns in my space. However as much as always,sometimes as a
Besan Mawa Laddoo/Gramflour Khoya Laddus
Besan ladoo is a very much popular North Indian sweet which can be made easily with less efforts. These laddoos are quick to prepare with simple ingredients, however my today's post is a dangerously addictive besan mawa laddoo aka gramflour khoya balls. Traditional besan laddoo asks for loads of ghee, however using khoya, the popular milk solids helps a lot to add small amount of ghee than the
English Muffins/Homemade English Muffins
English muffins, i have some fond memories of this incredible breakfast dish. I had this English muffins with eggs benedict few years back when we visited our French friends who lives in Normandy region. I must say that this cute, small, round and flat yeasted bread was one of my favourite breakfast food when they are toasted and buttered. You can dish out some cute sweet and savory sandwiches
Brioche Buns/Homemade Brioche Rolls
Brioche is a French bread with rich,soft,light crumb. After baguette the famous french bread, brioche have their own place in French breakfast. Most of our weekend breakfast goes for brioche, nutella, jam with hot chocolate or coffee. Yes brioche and croissants are our most favourite weekend breakfast foods which we never miss to enjoy with our family. Since weekdays are very hectic, each and
Mekitsa/Mekitsi/Bulgarian Fried Dough
Mekitsa is a breakfast fried dough from Bulgaria, often served with powdered sugar, this fried doughs can be enjoyed with jam, honey or else with soft cheese. However this Mekitsa ressembles quite like the popular Hungarian Langos which is also fried and topped with cheese, mayonnaise or ketchup etc. Mekitsa is made usually with flour, eggs, leavening agents like baking soda or yeast with
Poivrons Farcis/Stuffed Bellpepper with Minced Meat
For the past two days i have been posting Indo-French recipes for this week's blogging marathon with an interesting theme. My theme for this week is Adapted cuisine in Different country, i couldnt think more than showcasing one of the adapted cuisine of Pondicherry, my home town. Pondicherry is very much known for its French influences in their culture, food,language even in their street's name.
Oeufs Mimosa/Indo-French Deviled Eggs
Oeufs Mimosa is a French Deviled Eggs, but Pondicherrians have their own versions of Indo French style Deviled eggs. French Deviled eggs calls for two most important ingredients to dish out this fabulous dish. Yes ' hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise' is a must to make this dangerously addictive starter. Earlier mayonnaise is not that much known in Pondicherry, obviously Pondicherry style of oeuf
Tomato Bisque/Indo-French Tomato Bisque
I simply love this week's theme of blogging marathon, do you want to know about the theme. Its 'Adapted cuisine in different Country'. When i picked this theme, i know very well that i will be showcasing one of my favourite cuisine. Obviously i cant think more than Pondicherry. Been born and brought up in Pondicherry, this old French territory in South east coastal region of India is very much
Fara/Chattisgarhi Rice Flour Dumplings
Fara/Phara is a steamed rice flour dumplings which is a favourite breakfast food of peoples of Chattisgarh. This region is known for their rice production on large scale, hence rice is eaten widely in the state. Called either as Muthia or Fara, this dish is a beautiful steamed dish to relish with a spicy chutney.Rice flour once kneaded with hot water and shaped as oblong shaped dumplings which
Puto/Filipino Steamed Cake
Puto is a Steamed rice cake usually served for snacks or as accompaniment for savoury dishes in Philipines. This dish is believed as a derived dish of Indian steamed puttu aka rice cake of Kerala. This cake is served simply with butter or else topped with grated coconut as much as like Kerala puttu. This puto is prepared as small cakes using mini round moulds which is steam cooked in Bamboo
Carrot & Oats Kozhukattai/Steamed Carrot & Oats Dumplings
After a super spongy, fluffy light steamed cake, my today's post is an another healthy, fibre rich steamed dumplings aka Kozhukattais. Usually Kozhukattais are prepared with flours or semolina, but for a change, i tried my hands with rolled oats. Rolled oats works awesome for making this easy breezy steamed dumplings quickly than you can imagine. If you dont know what to cook for your breakfast
Mah Lai Goh/Cantonese Steamed Sponge Cake
While i was googling for an interesting steamed dish, i accidentally crossed this Mah Lai Goh aka Steamed spongy cake. Actually Mah Lai means Malay and Goh as means Cake, this Cantonese/ Malaysian steamed cake is definitely a dangerous cake, served along with tea or coffee, you just cant stop munching this steamed cake. This steamed cake is very easy to prepare as well, and the end result is a