A crisp-fried, mouth-watering plate of onion pakodas or onion bhajias, served with a steaming hot cup of chai, is the perfect snack for that cold, rainy day! The Fact: Pakodas or pakoras or bhajjis or bondas are a crisp, fried snack […]
Vegetarian Varieties
Banoffee Pie
Make this one out of love for the name of the dessert, if not the banana-toffee combination 🙂 “Q. Ever wondered where the phrase “to go bananas” came from? A. Why try when banana pancakes, choco-banana cakes, banana splits, […]
Patoyos, Patoleos or Patoddios
Yummy rice pancakes steamed with a coconut and jaggery filling… perfect for just about any time of any day, but specially eaten on the 15th August—the feast of the Assumption, which coincides with India’s Independence Day! “Happy Independence Day! […]
The Perfect Pie Crust/Short-Crust Pastry
The perfect pie crust is golden brown when baked, buttery, soft and flaky, and practically melts in your mouth when you bite into it. Can you taste it already? “Only very clever men can bite pie without breaking crust.” […]
Sausage Potato Quiche
The quiche has always been one of those fascinating kitchen creations that has an exotic appeal with a sprinkling of humility. I’m not sure whether it’s the many variations of the dish, its humble beginnings in Germany and France, its […]
Mango Milkshake
Summer is gorgeous—it’s pretty, it’s colourful, it’s vacation time, it’s hot (not always a good thing—ask the 42°C outside), it’s time for fun clothes, and in my part of the world, it’s also mango time! And though winter will always […]
Better Buttermilk
I swear by butter and cream and milk too; buttermilk was new and certainly was a welcome change! “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” – Woody Allen The Fact: To get the amount […]
Apple Pie
I believe in kicking off the winter with this crunchy-crusted, warm, moist, and totally droolable apple pie. And so should you! “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the Universe.” – Eugene […]
Panna cotta
The quickest, sophisticated-looking, and by far, the easiest dessert recipe I’ve ever known… “In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. […]