PUTTARISI/PUTARISI SWEET " INDIAN STICKY RICE PUDDING "

Puttarisi/putarisi which is called as sticky rice is used throughout Asia.  It is also called with different names such as glutinous rice, sweet rice, pearl rice, mochi etc.  This…

CROISSANTS (PLAIN AND SOME SPRINKLED WITH ZATAR) - DARING CHALLENGE FOR SEPTEMBER 2011

The Daring Bakers go retro this month! Thanks to one of our very talented non-blogging members, Sarah, the Daring Bakers were challenged to make Croissants using a recipe from the…

Roasted Small Bitter Gourd and Sambar with Freshly Ground Spices - A hearty meal !!!

Small bitter gourd (Midhi Pavakai in Tamil) is very tender ones which are much tastier and healthier than the big variety.  They are not much bitter and when it is roasted, it tas…

BEETS RICE - AN AWESOME LUNCH BOX MENU !!!

Beets and Green peas are wonderful combination for making Curries and Rice.  The sweetness in both the veggies gives  wonderful taste for the rice.  This lunchbox menu can be prep…

EGGPLANT FRY/ ROASTED EGGPLANT WITH UNIQUE SPICE BLEND

Blend of few spices gives unique flavor to the dish.  In this case this is one of my simple yet flavorful spice blend that goes very well with any stir fries particularly eggplant…

BISCOTTI - ITALIAN DELICACY FOR SWEET PUNCH

Hope everyone had wonderful weekend.  This time I am doing pretty late post for Sweet punch :(  Anyway here is an Italian Delicacy.  I used to make them for my Kid snack box for s…

TANDOORI TOFU AND A SANDWICH :)

If you ask me what's the breakfast today?  I always end up saying Sandwich or toasts :)  Yes almost 300 days of the year our breakfast is Sandwich/toasts; it may be sweet or s…