Flaky pastries with sweet fillings or also known as fried dumplings made with all purpose flour or wheat flour and stuffed with milk solids, coconut and nuts is known as Gujiya or Karanji. Mostly made in Northen part of India during festivals like Holi or Diwali. These Gujiyas have significant shape and the filling is done with hands. Mostly the gujiyas are shaped into a sphere with khoya and roasted nuts filling. Sometimes, to acquire a grainy texture, semolina/ roasted sooji is also added with the filling. It;s Holi time in India and i can already smell the festivity in…

White aubergine is found in various parts of Chattisgarh. I wasn’t familiar to this white beauty until i myself went to shop for vegetables in a local market near to my house and was amazed to see white aubergines. Anticipation built up and i just couldn’t resist myself from asking the lady vegetable seller that how is this cooked. Though she told me a very basic recipe of it which she probably use to make , but somewhere i thought that this would taste even great when teamed up with pickled spices. In my home, pickles are often supplied by…

I love Indian breads, for the reason that we have so many varieties in it. From rotis to the parathas, from naan to kulchas and from theplas to puris…everything is just so delicious and filling. Those who love fenugreek will agree with me that this one leafy vegetable can be used in various ways to enhance the flavor of the dish. One such enticing fried Indian bread is Methi ki Puri… call it poori or puri, it’s all the same. Hot fluffy methi puris are something which i love to have with pickles. The flavors are so wonderful and want…

SHAKSHUKA …. in Israel Shakshuka means Breakfast. Baked eggs on a spicy bed of tomatoes and peppers is a famous Middle Eastern Breakfast. This delicious breakfast is healthy and keeps your tummy fill the whole day. Loaded with the goodness of veggies and eggs is a rich source of protien and vitamins. Shakshuka is normaly baked but can also be made on a stove top. The egg whites spread on the bed of tomato sauce and gives a foamy, cushion texture with runny yolks. I personally don’t like runny yolks hence, i chose to bake it a little more than…

It’s been a decade now when i first started my cooking. Through out these years i discovered that developing a recipe is the most fun doing task in the kitchen and the left overs help doing this the most. Yes you heard me right, left over food are the best when recycled or reused by turning them into a very new dish. One of my favorite recycled dish made using left over Gujrati Kadhi or Chaas (Butter Milk) is Poha Idlis. Last night i suddenly noticed that a bowl full of Gujarti kadhi is resting inside the fridge. I made…

Summers are here and the days are getting hotter day by day. This is the season when our body gets dehydrated and requires lots of fluid intake. We need to keep our stomach full with cool and hydrated body. Though there are lots of energy drink and refreshers we get in summers but the most delicious and easiest of them is ROSE LASSI. Rose flavored sweet yogurt drink is filling and super refreshing. Today the post is focused mainly on the pictures…. though i shall be sharing the recipe too but you can also call it as a picture post….