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Have you ever been to a Pab Bhaji seller ??? If yes, then you might have definitely noticed the vendor making some amazing pulao using the same vegetables and spices of Pav Bhaji. The guy take merely 5 mins to make this amazing pulao loaded with lots of chopped vegetables. Pav bhaji being a common Mumbai street food, tawa pulao is yet another popular street food that can be found in almost any corner of busy Mumbai lanes. Tawa pulao is another great option if you have left over rice at home. Just few handful of ingredients and this lip…

Cheers to good health! Grilled paneer shashlik is a perfect guilt free weekend recipe. Enjoy it as a snack or as a main course. Perfect appetizer which not just want to to crave for more but also leave you guilt free. specially for the weight watchers. Loaded with the goodness of cottage cheese and loads of vegetables, Paneer shashlik has two methods of preparation. Can be broiled in the oven or simply grill it in your grill pan on stove top. Paneer and vegetables when marinaded with curd, cream and the spices, infuses the flavors inside each piece that leaves…

Pav bhaji is a fast food dish from Maharashtra, India, consisting of a vegetable curry served with a soft pull apart bread. The dish originated in the 1850s as a fast lunchtime dish for textile mill workers in Mumbai. Pav Bhaji was later served at Udupi restaurants throughout the city. Pav Bhaji is now offered at outlets from simple hand carts to formal restaurants in India and abroad. Pav Bhaji has many variations in ingredients and garnishes, but is essentially a spiced mixture of mashed vegetables in a thick gravy cooked on a flat griddle (tava) served hot with a…

It’s been more than a decade, fast food has captured our hearts and stomach all over. One such American fast food that i loved by every single man/woman/child is BURGER. In India these days the teens are mostly found hanging out at Burger King. So now no more going to any fast food joints to have your favorite burger when you can make oven fresh, warm, fluffy and pillowy Burger Buns at home. Bread baking is an art, once you skill it you will start enjoying it the most. Believe me it’s a serious addiction and at the same time…

Arey agayi agayi agayi…. Dil khush khush khusham, dil khush khush khusham… kare smile ko salaam agayi, maggi maggi maggi!!! Maggi is the most desired instant noodles in our country. Me and my sister grew up eating this, and now my son is doing the same. Fit for any age group, maggi just sorts out all your hunger cramps just in few minutes. Maggi is an international brand of seasonings, instant soups and noodles owned by MRR, Nestlé since 1947. The original company came into existence in 1875 in Switzerland, when Julius Maggi took over his father’s mill. He quickly…

Makar Sankranti is an Indian festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in lots of cultural forms. It’s basically a harvest festival. Just like Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri are celebrated in South India and Punjab. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event. Makara Sankranthi is a solar event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian calendar every…

When you have an industrial oven at home and a big time cake lower …. all you want is to bake a cake every next day…lol. But who says cake baking is a whole day task …well, a 1 minute mug cake proves you wrong. Yes, you heard that right, it’s a super moist and spongy mug cake baked only in a minute. And the best part is that it doesn’t ask you to own a oven. All it need is just a microwave, which i guess everyone has in today’s home kitchen. A perfect baking experience for all the…

The best thing about winters i like is we get a superb variety of food which we can enjoy without a guilt. Winters comes with a great appetite and a cool digestion…lol No matter how spicy you go in winters, your stomach doesn’t mind at all … see this is what i love the most. So now as we know that we are open to food completely, let us have something hot and spicy. What better than having a curry loaded with the goodness of peas and potatoes. wow! Yellow peas curry! Though i have made it before also.. but…

My friend Anisa Arif is a great human being. Her hard work and dedication towards her work is remarkable and commendable. The proud owner of Zaiqa – The spice store , does wonders with her hands. Her spices are simply outstanding and far better than what we usually purchase from shops. Recently Anisa asked me to try her Zaiqa Palak Paneer Spice Mix and as a blogger what better gift i could have asked for. Anisa, being the most kind and generous person sent me various other spice mixes too…which i shall be reviewing in my upcoming posts. Before this…

As a kid i had been fond of paneer a lot and my love for it is still not over :p One of my most favorite childhood recipe made by my mom is Shaam Savera. Honestly i never knew this name till i came acroos Sanjeev Kapoor’s recipe. My mom use to call it as palak paneer kofta. But after coming across Shaam Savera i realized the significance of it and the very beautiful reason behind the naming of this dish. Shaam in hindi means Evening and Savera in Hindi means Morning. Now as you see both paneer and spinach…

Bread baking was never so much fun! For me bread baking was no less than a rocket science. Recently i changed my oven from the little tiny one to the big 40lit Morphy Richards. Always wanted to have a big oven where i can bake breads, cakes n cookies in a large scale. So to start with i tried making it simple…so what better than a simple white sandwich bread! Though it’s easy but still it requires skilled hands to get that perfect pillowy loaf. Well after this my family has decided never to get breads from shops anymore…lol So…

Hey everyone, wishing you all a very happy and a prosperous new year! I wish all my readers lots of success and good health. May this new year bring lots of happiness in your life. So starting up with my first new year post, what else could one think of…yes, it’s a cake! Ya ya i know i am a week late almost for this post, but i had to share this with you all. So here it is, a classic vanilla sponge cake with DDL filling and frosted with fresh cream and strawberries. Oooh so apt for the season…isn’t…