All people who love fine Italian food are going to rebel when they read this. But, hey its tasty, and I didn’t want to call it Tarragon and Smoked cheese khichidi 2 cups of rice washed and soaked for about an hour 2-3 bunches of fresh tarragon, leaves separated 4 strands of green garlic finely [...]

It’s the one mocktail that i almost always order whenever we go out to eat. Each restaurant has its own recipe, and no two ever taste exactly the same… So i made up my own recipe for it and it turned out really nice!! This recipe makes 8 medium sized glasses… 2 large pineapples 400 [...]

The name was coined by Vikram, the recipe put together by me You will need: 3 ripe and juicy apples, washed, cored and cut into medium sized chunks (don’t peel) 2 ripe pears, washed, deseeded and cut into medium sized chunks 1 small ripe and sweet pineapple cut into medium chunks Some dried berries, raisins, [...]

An extremely simple, very tasty, Japanese soup… A small broccoli washed and chopped into medium sized florets 1 medium Zucchini cut into medium sized slices 2 small carrots scraped and cut into chunks A packet of oyster mushrooms, washed and cut into big pieces Half a packet of button mushrooms, washed and cut into 4 [...]

A classy tomato based sauce from Prama bhabhi. Reeeeallly yummy! Peel and remove the seeds of 1 kg of tomatoes (about 12 medium sized ones). Cut them up into medium sized chunks. Finely grate a 3 inch piece of ginger. In a heavy bottomed vessel, melt 100 gms of butter, add a slit green chilly [...]

Relax, it’s a recipe ok?! This is a spin off on the Banoffee Pie recipe and also takes some time to prepare, so plan in advance. It gives serious competition to Banoffee pie as my favourite dessert, and it doesn’t have as much sugar as Banoffee pie does. And it doesn’t require the toffee, so [...]

This recipe takes a long time to prepare. You will need to start early afternoon to get it ready by dinnertime. But, it’s truly worth the effort. It’s one of the most delicious desserts I have ever had. And, yes it has (tons of) sugar in it You will need: 4 tablespoons of finely ground [...]

We had this late late at night when we went to Prama and Ranji Bhandaris home… and we simply couldn’t get enough of it for the next few days A very simple dessert to make, and it tastes divine! In a medium sized heavy bottomed pan, start to boil 1 and a half glasses of [...]

Dinesh and I spent an extremely pleasurable 5 days with Prama and Ranji Bhandari at their very beautiful home in Delhi. Prama aunty is a brilliant cook and i made her share some of her secret recipes with me… We shared many meals amidst sparkling conversation and super tasty food and one of the things [...]

Cut up a packet of (preferably firm) tofu (about 200 gms) into approximately 1-inch cubes. On a tray (I used a cutting board) spread out 3-4 tablespoons of sesame seeds. Put the tofu pieces on the seeds and gently press each piece, so that the seeds get stuck to the tofu piece. Coat the tofu [...]