Instant ‘Peda’- An Indian festive treat!

Hi Foodies! The other day I noticed that its been long since I put up a dessert recipe on my blog..let alone, an Indian dessert recipe! The festive season in India is about to begin and we are always miserable and highly nostalgic remembering home during these days.  The number of years that pass haven’t made it…

Sizzling N’ Red-Hot Masala Vada-Pav!

Helloooo my lovely foodies! Today’s recipe is all about two things- Indian food, and.. Using the leftover Indian food Now, if you have Indian friends or colleagues or neighbors, I can bet that they must vouch passionately for street-food enjoyed at the road-side stalls in India. Just mention it to them and see their eyes…

Rich & Soothing Mango Lassi! (A Yogurt-based Indian summer drink)

So, last Friday hubby and I went to the Indian store for the first time after returning home from our India trip and the first thing we saw perched on the counter was- A box of Mangoes! In the past, we have tried the mangoes available in the UK and now Ireland, and never have…

Holi special: Khasta Dal Kachoris (Spicy, lentil-filled puffed pastry, made from scratch!)

Festivals is the time I miss home aka India the most! The get togethers , the enthusiasm and the food!! The festival of Holi calls for a variety of delicious sweet and savory snacks like gujiya, namkeen-paare, kulfi, mathris and thandaai. One of the most loved Indian snacks, crispy  or ‘khasta’ dal kachori is a particular favorite…

Holi special: No fuss, delicious Kesar-Pista Kulfi! (A frozen Indian dessert)

oli, the Hindu festival of colors that marks the beginning of spring season, is just a day away. Whenever I think of Holi, I always think about particular traditional Indian foods like Gujiya, Kachori and Kulfi!!! I remember, back when we were little kids, after playing Holi to our hearts’ content, we would all sit in…

An explosion of flavors- Pani-puri!! (Puffed up, crisp dough-balls, filled with spicy mint water, then eaten whole!)

Where do I start with describing Pani-puri? ‘Pani‘ literally means ‘water’ and ‘Puris’ in this case, are deep-fried, puffed up crisp dough-balls. In this dish, these puris, along with some other fillings, are filled with spicy water one by one and eaten whole immediately. No one knows when, where and how Pani-puri was invented but we Indians…