Yo! Today it’s gulab jamun time, my favouritest dessert of all times. One of the best gulab jamuns I’ve had was from a famous shop in the narrow streets of Jaisalmer, where I had gone on a “study tour” from college. They were huge, and cost a whopping 10 Rs per piece (this was more [...]
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Sev Usal ~ A blast from the past
Twitter’s caught my fancy these days so that’s my favourite place to kill time. Plus since last month or so I have been out socializing more than I did in my entire life. Which means I have tried out pretty much every dessert at Corner House. Weight loss can go take a flying f***. To [...]
Aloo paratha
Aloo parathas are our favourites for weekends. It is a stand alone dish, which means it doesn’t necessarily need much accompaniments. Aloo parathas can be eaten by themselves or with some curd or pickle or mint chutney.
For years I have been in love with my mother’s aloo parathas where she used to add raw masala [...]
Basundi ka Koupon Konnection
The milk delivery system in our house works thus. We have prepaid coupons that we buy before hand from the doodhwala. Every night (or early morning) we hang a bag outside the door with the milk coupons. Jitni zaroorat utne coupons! And poof! the milk bags appear magically in the morning.
The system works fine and [...]
The ultimate comfort food for dinner – Bhakhri, Khichdi, Kadhi, Shaak
Bhakhri, shaak, khichdi and kadhi is the ultimate comfort food for me. Dinner is called vaalu in Gujarati, and this is a typical combination for dinner in a Gujarati household. There are subsets of this combination of course, which are also quite popular like bhakhri-shaak and khichdi kadhi.
Moving counter-clockwise and starting from bottom left, the [...]
Bataka wada – Raipur Bhajia House Style
Any Amdavadi worth his/her salt will swear by Raipur na bhajia. Non-resident Amdavadis like me, would kill for a plate of Raipur bhajiyas, even when they are in the city just for a few hours. The Raipur Bhajia House near the Raipur Darwaza at Ahmedabad sells the best bhajias in the city. The menu is [...]
Malpuas – soft, rich deep-fried Indian pancakes
As promised, I am back from a hiatus. Had a nice vacation at home and this recipe of a sweet called Malpua is going to mark the beginning of a series of recipes, all by my mother. Every time I visit home, I am reminded of at least a couple of delicacies, that were fairly [...]
Poha for breakfast
When it comes to breakfast, poha rules supreme! This recipe I am posting is mainly based on my mommy’s, with a few additions I picked up during trips to villages in Maharashtra. There are quite a lot of variations of this dish, like in Pune kanda(onion) poha is common while in some parts of MP, [...]
Methi Thepla
Travelling by train in sleeper class, along with its own unique charm, brings forth the heavenly taste of theplas, especially for a Gujarati. They sure taste good, but after two consecutive meals from the train’s pantry car, they taste *divine*. :). So, go ahead, try it and do remember to carry it with you while [...]
Fresh & instant tindora pickle
This pickle is not *really* a pickle. It has the essence of a pickle, but it takes as little time as a quick “kachumbar” (Sort of like a salad) to prepare. Hope you like it.