Adopting the Tradition - My Way
This category is dedicated to my inspiration, my cheerleader, and my hardest critic, the youngest in the family my beloved younger son :) He is a complete foodie and loves to eat “Good” food.
I was contemplating a little on what should be the first post of the year and then decided to go with (Gurer) Payesh, also known as Rice Pudding with Date Molasses. Rice Pudding is a traditional Indian dessert, that is made with aromatic, non-parboiled rice,…
Spongy Cheese Dumplings in Sugar Syrup KamalaBhog Yesterday was a historic moment in America, we had our first Women colored Vice-President Kamala Harris. Irrespective of our political belief it is a moment of celebration for all women and men who has the courage to share…
Nothing can beat a freshly baked cake! Here is another quick and easy mug cake recipe. Today’s flavor is Coffee! I love the concept of mug cake, as it is portion controlled and super easy to make, and can easily be scaled up or down…
Easy to make Peach Murabba, only needs 4 main ingredients, Peach, sugar, salt and water. It is super easy and can be stored for few weeks/month.
Temperature is slowly rising in Bay Area and we are craving for our Sunday afternoon Farmer’s market Shaved Ice rituals. There is nothing new to making lemonade, but this Mint-Lemon Slushy is a super easy and absolute favorite in our household. This has become a…
Kumquat Meatballs are inspired by the Pineapple Meatballs. The pineapple meatballs and the Kumquat Salsa are both very popular in my household. So I thought of combing the flavor of the Kumquat Salsa with the traditional meatballs, and it came out to be awesome! This…
There are days when we all need a little sweetness to uplift our mood. Today I will share a very quick and easy way to pamper yourself on a very busy day. Nothing can beat a sweet nutty warm muffin with or without fresh coffee/tea…
Pati Shapta is nothing but eggless dessert crepe with sweet coconut filling. It is a very popular traditional dessert in Bengal especially made during winter. Sometime in mid-January Bengalees celebrate “Poush Sankranti” also known as “Makar Sankranti”. That is the end(“Sankrant”) of “Poush” a Bengali…
Biriyani is now an Oxford Dictionary word, which means “Asian dish made from rice with meat, fish or vegetables”. So I am not going in details of what this dish is about. Rather I will focus on the emotions attached to Biriyani from a food…
Bengali Sandesh, an Indian confectionery is a very popular dessert from the eastern part of India, Bengal. We find various kinds of Sandesh in every local sweet shops, but one of the popular Bengali dessert is soft Sandesh. Soft Sandesh in colloquial is called “Kancha…