Ingredient: butter

Millet are some of the oldest of cultivated crops. The term millet is applied to various grass crops whose seeds are harvested for food or feed. The five millet species of commercial importance are proso, foxtail, barnyard, browntop and pearl. The minor millet consumption has been in practice since the beginning of ancient civilizations of world. Generally, the millet are small-grained, annual, warm-weather cereals belonging to grass family. They are highly tolerant to extreme weather conditions such as drought and are nutritious compared to the major cereals such as rice and wheat. They contain low phytic acid and are rich…

Chenna poda |ଛେନାପୋଡ଼ is a cheese dessert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. Chenna poda literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia. It is made of well-kneaded homemade fresh cheese chenna, sugar, cashew nuts and raisins, and is baked for several hours until it browns. Chenna poda is the only well known Indian dessert whose flavor is predominantly derived from the caramelisation of sugar. Chhena poda is usually made at home during traditional festivals in Odisha, such as Durga Puja. It is also served in small traditional roadside stalls and confectioneries throughout the state along with other delicacies such…

No fine dining can beat the taste of rustic dhaba style food. It takes hardly few minutes for the food to get prepared and arrive to your table in a dhaba and trust me the taste is unbeatable. Dhaba Style Spicy Paneer Masala. This is one dish which my family has to order whenever we stop/ halt in a Highway Dhaba for lunch or dinner. Spicy and aromatic curry with heavy pieces of soft paneer and crushed kasuri methi all over,,,ummmm complete bliss! Today i am sharing the recipe of this rustic paneer dish which i got to learn from…

Thengai Arisi Payasam is rice and coconut cooked with jaggery and coconut milk. It’s a kind of kheer where the rice is soaked and then coarsely grounded with coconut and later flavored with jaggery syrup and topped with fried nuts and dry fruits. Thengai Payasam is made during the Tamil New Year. Among many payasam recipes, this thengai payasam happens to be my favorite during the festive season. I often use to enjoy this delicacy sent by our Tamil neighbors but never got a chance to learn to cook this. Finally got the recipe at Sharmi’s Passion and thought of…

Winters have gone but my love for some authentic winter delicacies will never fade away. One such love is the Bihari Litti Chokha! Ever since i visited one hawker at my city who seels some mouth watering Litti Chokha i had been wanting to make this at home. The hawker use to sell two littis with baigan and aloo chokha along with an awesome tomato garlic chutney with some salads as well for 30 Rs. Isn’t it too cheap? Well i say this today because after making it today at my home, i realized how much labour it takes to…

Arcot is sweet lover’s paradise in Vellore City, this historical town has carried forward a piece of its rich legacy in the form of a delicacy known as Makkan Peda! Well the Makkan Peda certainly looks close to our very famous Gulab Jamuns or you can say it’s quiet close to those super delicious, heavy duty, stuffed Mawa Batis from Indore. No matter what and how it looks, this recipe certainly doesn’t calls for that instant gulab jamun mix. To get the authentic Makkan Peda flavor, you have to go through an elaborated way. The procedure of making Makkan Peda…

Nankhatai or Indian short bread cookies is one of the most favorite recipes in Indian homes. I remember my mother use to make Dabba full of Nankhatais when i was in hostel. The moment i use to open the box, the whole room use to fill with the exotic aroma. Nankhatais can be flavored as per one’s choice, But the basics remain the same. Well the cracked khasta cookies is not just aromatic but also very filling. Here i am sharing the basic Nankhatai recipe with you all where i have used cardamom as the flavoring ingredient and topped with…

Valentine is the day of Love, Care and Affection! The special day in a year when you get an opportunity to tell people around you, how much you love them. Though everyday is Valentine, but in today’s busy life each one of us somewhere miss telling our partner that we love them immensely. Hence, the day 14 Feb is special to all those busy people who forget telling their loved ones how much they are in love. A special day to make someone special feel out of this world. The day to care, pamper and spread loads of love. Though…

It’s not even 2 years and today i am celebrating my 300th blog post. Whenever i look back into time, i see how far have i come. The journey of 300 posts have been like a roller coaster ride. I started with an amateur writing and all i knew was to click pictures through phone camera. People often ask me why haven’t i changed those ugly pictures from my previous posts, sometimes even i feel like changing them. But honestly i won’t change them as they make me realize how far have i come. Blogging has been by far the…

For all those sudden sweet cravings, here is a perfect solution! A mouth watering chocolaty peda loaded with the goodness of milk both in powdered as well as condensed form is something that can be made in a jiffy. It’s soft and fudgy and an all time favorite sweet of children who love to have sweets at any time of the day. Isn’t it lovely ??? After having a lot of internet search i finally landed up making an instant doodh peda. Though the recipe has been followed by Sharmi’s Passion but i made few changes by adding a chocolaty…

Oops! i did it again…hahaha! Yes, i’m talking about the magic pan aka Panniyaram Pan or the Appe Pan. Ever since i got this magical pan in my kitchen, i am everyday experimenting something or the other on it. I am amazed to see the results, it’s truly amazing, how the appe pan cooks almost every snack with minimum consumption of butter/oil. Who doesn’t love pan cakes? Wel i have a big time pan cake fan in my home, yes you got it right! It;s my son Abeer 🙂 Last night, he came up with a demand where he wanted…

Once in a life time everyone must have visited a Dhaba and had a Dal Fry for sure. No road trip is complete without having a Dhaba stop and enjoying smocking hot Dal Fry with Tandoori roti…. sheer bliss! The thick dal, slow cooked and later tempered with absolutely aromatic spices gives a feeling of heaven on every bite you take…isn’t it? I have been mentioning about Anisa Arif from quiet a long time now, her spices and her knowledge about the flavors and spice mix is commendable and worth all the praise. Anisa has contributed a lot in my…