Now before anything else I’d like to say, no this not puff pastry, no this is not a traditional flaky pastry and no it doesn’t follow any conventional rules. But yes, it’s super easy and works wonderfully with a variety of bakes whether sweet or savory. I’ll share examples where […]
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This is an easy but very tasty snack to make at home. You can serve it as an appetiser or even as a side with mains or better yet make a sinful gravy and drop these into it for a sinful mutton kofta curry. This recipe has evolved and aged […]
A cake that I do several versions of for different occasions. The one that I’m sharing with you today was what I had made with our dear friend Vasu. He had visited us in Delhi in October 2017 and I was baking to celebrate 10 years of ATA . I […]
This preparation works well as a side with an Indian meal of Dal and Rice or to be enjoyed with some Pav or bread. I even love it with mashed potatoes and sometimes just as an appetiser. It’s super easy to make and always turns out very very good. Basic […]
I am sure most of you are exactly like me when it comes to momos. I could have momos everyday of my life and still be craving them. I have run i to so many different recipes for them and each one is just as awesome. This is my recipe […]
A lovely flavoursome sauce that works perfectly with all kinds of meats and bakes and even on fries as poutine or jacket potatoes. Easy and quick! Hope this gets added to your menus soon. Ingredients 1 Onion finely chopped 10-12 Cloves coarsely cut 1 Tablespoon peppercorns cracked 3 Tablespoons flour […]
A fajita in Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisine is usually any grilled meat that is served as a taco on a flour or corn tortilla. The term originally referred to skirt steak, the cut of beef originally used in the dish. Popular meats you can now use include chicken and other […]
A fairly complex meal but worth all the effort. The separate dishes in this feast have been added to our favorites palate from different trips and experiences in our lives. Of course having Yeti, The Himalayan Kitchen in your city helps revisit the flavours over and over again. I shall […]
Mutton is a meat enjoyed far and wide all over the Indian subcontinent. We love it every form be it as Tikkas & Kababs preparations or wholesome gravies. The recipe I’m taking about today is a kind of recipe followed in northern India in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh […]
I was a child of about seven years of age when I had my taste of Yakhni of any kind. We had gone over to a family friend’s house for dinner and a nice wazwan had been prepared as there was some occasion that was being celebrated. I remember seeing […]
This wonderfully fiery mutton dish is favourite in our household. It gets its name from the wonderfully Kashmiri red chillies that are generously used in the preparation. I picked up the recipe a few years ago from distant family and have stuck by it. It has never let me down. […]
There aren’t too many people who don’t love jalebi. Though we all have our preferences, some like them super fine and crispy (I am one of those people) or some like the thick fat jalebis. The point is we all would love to make them at home if only they […]
Pita bread is tastiest when home made. And the best way to truly enjoy it is to make it fresh and consume immediately. In short the recipe is very simple and basic; Knead, rest, roll, rest and cook. I personally prefer doing pitas on a cast iron skillet rather than […]
My go to cake in summers. A gateaux is a lovely layered cake that a loaded mostly with fresh cream and fresh fruit. I end up doing many versions of this cake. The one I’m sharing here is what I made for a friend’s birthday. It has the layers of […]
I know there is going to me much discussion on this recipe as it may not be the usual go to recipe for many of you. I have been making my butter chicken this way for years and not once have I got a bad review. This is a pure […]
If there was one thing I hated while growing up it was bananas. Well so much so I had convinced myself I was allergic to them. The only way I would have them was in a milkshake made by my Mama, he loaded it with vanilla and made it all […]
I love cooking with ripe bananas. They give you the best base for a yummy ice-cream or cake. They need little or no additions, and in no time you have a yummy dish prepared. I was in conversation with Aditi recently when she asked for a banana pancake recipe. So […]
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? and to add to it one can pair them with white chocolate and fresh forest berries the experience is a heavenly one. I have been baking from a very young age and the one aroma that means cake for me is that of a freshly baked […]
We had family visiting and I couldn’t resist to use the opportunity to cook and bake and feed my loved ones. The idea in my head was simple. We needed to make sure there would be an elaborate collection of desserts that we could enjoy over the week long family […]
Almost all of my recipes have been learnt from mothers, grandmothers, nonas, Aunts across the world. Recipes that were discussed in broken foreign languages and then made together as demonstrations, because food is a universal language and we always understood each other when we cooked together. The recipe below is […]
Comfort food at its best, keema mutter can cheer anyone up. I have grown up eating keema mutter both with roti as well as with rice though a lot of my friends and family insist that keema must be had only with rice. I think keema if made well is […]
No child that grew up in India spent their childhood without being completely in love with chocolate eclairs! (okay correction! any child who is round about my age today) They were the go to treat to ask for when one went to the market or an outing with the parents. […]
there are few people who don’t share a love pizza. What better way to enjoy it than to make some at home. The recipe below is one of an easy pizza base using instant yeast that allows one to not need to wait that long before we bake. so try […]
Nothing can possibly match up to having your kitchen filled with the aromas of freshly baked bread. We often don’t attempt bread baking as we consider it either too difficult or tedious. But trust me, it is none of the above. Bread baking is not only easy but also highly […]
So one often meets a Rogan Josh on the menu in a restaurant serving Indian cuisine but rarely do you run into an authentic preparation of the same. The recipe I’m sharing with you is a traditional one picked up from Kashmiri friends. Though each family always has their little […]
As the sun rises on 3018 the premier leaders (all female) of 180 planets of the universe congregate at Sayuri Jima off erstwhile Japan. While they bask in the first rays of the dawning sun they plan to resolve the ever so famous disputes of the Domestic goddesses. It is […]
My go to recipe for a yummy cheesecake! You can switch the blueberries for other berries or fruit. Use Sugarfree sugar substitute instead of sugar. Do your own thing! I prefer using a food processor as everything is so much neater you can do the same or beat it in […]
It’s summer and we all crave refreshing desserts. mostly we crave fruit or ice cream I’m offering an in between. Here is a cool and super easy dessert for you to try to make at home. A simple recipe that can be modified on the flavour spectrum once you master […]
I had the opportunity of eating at the Mamagoto outlet at the DLF Mall of India in Noida recently, and must say I was thoroughly pleased with my visit. I’m one who doesn’t really play favorites but Mamagoto has always been my go to place for eclectic fresh modern oriental cuisine. I […]
Don`t talk to me about goodbyes, I`ve seen much more than my share. Don`t throw at me your pretty lies, I can`t do this anymore. Don`t cry for me your stories, Sleep will win over now. Don`t call out my follies, Who knows how long I`d last this time. Don`t […]
Dear R Was it difficult to find me? I saw that you did come knock on this door. Was it worth it the trip down these alleys, that lead you to this chaos that is me? I am here to answer this call and look at you in the eye […]
He had been a biter always. Or so he claimed. I had to find out. It wasn’t the right moment, or maybe the place. But all my mind could think of, was his touch, his bite. Flicking my hair aside I baited him. He couldn’t look away. There was his kryptonite. […]
“She did what? “ “So expected“ “But didn’t you ask her why?” “Hmmmm didn’t seem that way at all to me” “Are you going anyway?” “No I won’t say anything” “I’m married not stupid” “Yes, it’s ok” “Yes, the unmarried ones will never get us” “Carry a gloss for me, […]
So much to say, such little time. I peered at that tiny piece of paper and thought, “a memo? That’s how I’d tell him I had always loved him?” Braving myself up to this I scribbled in my neatest best, “It was always you, will always be you. Yours forever […]
The sirens blared all around her, the smoke thick and dark. It was too late now, but this was all she knew. If control would have been a friend this would have never happened. She now hated him as she had always loved him, limitless. If only she could have […]
“So how did you and my wife meet? “ “At a play, last year sometime.” “really? Hmmmm” “oh yes, a monologue I guess.” “really? She hates those. Wait aren’t you Anand? I thought you guys went to college together.” “Oh! yes, yes that too. Ummmm I need another drink.” He […]
Was years since she’d last seen him. These visits took away so much from her each time. He came for his entertainment, enrichment and hearts full of love and left. All she did was file these moments away. Who knew, some day she’d write it all out and have volumes […]
It was the same routine as always, A take away coffee, and a donut to eat here. He waited for these 10 minutes every day. As usual she looked up smiled at him and went back to licking her fingers. The dream lived on, she would be his one day. […]
Let’s play a game you and I, Hide and seek or maybe more. Let’s hide behind our worlds of lies, Some yours some mine and floating scores. Let’s tie some strings of fragile lives, These days that call our names. Let’s fight through the bloody nights, You I and the […]
At times we are just sleepless. Rested but sleepless. Not awake no more but sleepless. At times its being awake all the time. I want to sleep, and know it was worth it. Feel that the sleeping was done in time. At times I want to let go of this […]
Little spurts of chilling winds, Simple sparkly pools of water. The world questioning your every move, Let’s try to be a good friend, wife or daughter. Laughing hard at not laughing at all, Finding traces of newness alas. Claiming rightfully what is deserving. Hide your next move, the evil world […]
I walked through the doors and realized, this was it. Reality would be left behind very soon. It was not the company or the cacophony they came with, but rather where my mind was ready to go. I meet people everyday, and everyday they bring into my life a new […]
“Is this seat taken? “ “Not yet but that could change“ “Do you come here often?” “No but that could be changed as well” “Are you mostly out alone?” “Won’t be any more if you give me company” “You don’t even know me” “True, but that could be changed” “What […]
A smile on the face day in day out. A storm in the heart for every mile. A trip down ruins, alone and far. A skip in each step. A place to forget tears, the bar. A call out to company. A fake wave good bye. A wall of security. […]
A walk to remember, a night to forget? The look, a feel, and wanting the forbidden. Smile at me, just that little while longer. This weak heart of mine is only living on heartbreaks. Simple tales of lonely nights make this one seem a tad bit better. I ask of […]
I’m sharing with you all my famous one cup eggless brownies recipe. super easy and very yum. All you need is a measure, a cup a bowl etc what ever suits you. flour cocoa powder or cooking chocolate sugar oil water/ milk (this makes it richer) a tiny bit of […]
I love cookies any time of the year but winters excite me a little more in this department. Here is an easy recipe of crunchy oatmeal cookies. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1. Instant oats 1 cup 2. Flour 1 cup 3. Butter or ghee 1/2 cup 4. sugar white/ brown (as per […]
Main jo hoon hoon, main yahin hoon. Main jaisi bhi hoon, abhi hoon. Khwaishey meri hain, manziley mushkil. Fitraton ke rehte kabhi mehfile khaali na hogi. Meri dil ki adaaye par bhaari na hongi. Araam ki chamki kismat ka dhokha. Sawaalo ki duniya ko karke andekha.