Month: February 2020

Coffee Marble Cake with Almonds

Coffee Marble Cake with Almonds

My husband is super lucky. Of course isn’t it? The fact that he gets to make food requests at will and in most of the cases I will usually oblige. Last month, on his birthday he got to make one of this requests for a 

Sattu ke Parathe/ (Flat bread Stuffed with Spicy Toasted Bengal Gram flour)

Sattu ke Parathe/ (Flat bread Stuffed with Spicy Toasted Bengal Gram flour)

I’m pretty sure you have heard the word “Parathe”/”Paranthe”. It’s essentially a form of Indian flatbread which is glazed in oil. It can be considered an upgrade from the more conventional baked flatbread, better known as “Chapati” or “Roti”. But wait, there is another level 

Bottle Gourd with Shrimp Curry/ (Lau Chingri)

Bottle Gourd with Shrimp Curry/ (Lau Chingri)

Generally speaking, there is an inherent advantage of growing up close to a water body. Guess what? Fish & Shrimp! I grew up in a little town on the banks of river Hooghly (a tributary of river Ganges which you might be more familiar with). 

Frizzled Vegan Mushroom

Frizzled Vegan Mushroom

friz·zle/ˈfrizəl/ – fry or grill with a sizzling noise. As interesting as this particular term sounds, the results it yields are also equally good. Its essentially the middle path between a stir fry and sauteing. Mushrooms are a very unique ingredient with a character of 

Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast

There is a love affair in the family. Seriously. There is! It’s Avocado. And possibly everyone is involved in the affair. My Brother-in-law, my mother-in-law and my husband, so much so that they are ready to have this every single morning. I believe avocado and 

New Orleans -“Let the good times roll”

New Orleans -“Let the good times roll”

Hey Y’all! This is my first attempt at a blog and honestly I haven’t decided on a structure or a theme that I want to follow for my posts. I am not sure whether I would even follow a pattern for all my posts or