Holi special: Instant, Crispy Jalebis!

Holi, ‘The festival of colors’ is just a couple of days away and this time in addition to making hubby’s favorite Holi-mithai i.e Gujiya, I decided to give a certain recipe a try, around which I had been dragging my heels for quite some time. Holi is the Indian festival that marks the beginning of Spring season,…

Hearty Chicken & Mixed Veggie Pie… Made from scratch!

Let me just say this one thing first- I MADE SHORT-CRUST PASTRY FROM SCRATCH AND IT TURNED OUT FINEEEE!! YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!! *Jumping up and down*  Okay. Now that this is out of my system, we can proceed……… Hey guys!! Yes, finally I got brave enough to make my own pastry crust and I am ecstatic that it…

Ode to Hyderabad’s famous Karachi Biscuits!

Karachi Bakery is an extremely famous bakery located in our very own Biryani land- the city of Hyderabad.

Zesty Citrus Custard tarts with home-made Rose Jelly!

It’s Valentines week and it seems that all of a sudden, every shop in our little village has filled with red roses and puffy hearts and fluffy teddy-bears! We stopped by the flower shop the other day, and where it is usually a very quite corner of a busy road, this time it was buzzing…

“Red-hot” Rajasthani ‘Laal-Maas’ with Bajre ki Roti!(A traditional meat curry from the state of Rajasthan)

Happy Sunday foodies! Hope you are having as relaxing a Sunday as I am. We had our very good friends over for dinner last night and it was a wonderful, fun Saturday! Today, it’s a rainy Sunday (Yep, that happens a lot in Ireland)…..the kind you want to spend enjoying a hot and soothing bubble-bath,…