I am very fortunate to be born to parents who are passionate about food! Both are experimental – always open to tasting new food and trying different recipes. My childhood is filled with fond memories of delicious food. Back then eating out was a rare event. We mostly cooked at home, even on the weekends. One…
Tag: Awadhi Cuisine
Kale Chane ke Kabab (Preparation Time: 40 minutes, Makes:18-20)
Can’t believe it’s been two years since my last post! Well I can blame it on a demanding job – two little kids and a super busy city life. However amidst all this my passion for cooking never died. I continued trying new recipes and improvising old ones. I now have a repertoire of my…
Makhane Ki Kheer (Serves: Two, Preparation Time: 30 minutes)
In my growing up days, the variety of ‘fast’ special food used to get me super excited…lots of unusual sweets and savories…..munching continued all day long and eventually culminated into some puja, for Janmashtami or Navratri. Otherwise fasting had no religious significance for me. Funny enough, fasts and food are oxymoron but most North Indian actually celebrate…
Chicken Korma (Preparation Time: 50 minutes, Serves: 2-3)
I grew up on extraordinarily good tasting food thanks to parents who just didn’t patronize finger licking-ly delicious food, but also passionately reproduced the magic at home! Whenever my parents sampled a new dish at a restaurant or at someone’s place, they invariably recreated the experience, and with a touch of their own class! Breathing…
Chocolate-Walnut Cake (Serves 6-8, Preparation Time: 1 hour)
The mention of cakes brings back fond childhood memories…I remember that the only thing B’days meant for me was cakes and gifts; cake cutting was THE most anticipated moment that evening. I vividly remember how I, along with the other kids used to ghetto around the cake and gazed greedily …and oh what a moment…