Chicken Reshmi Kebab

Chicken Reshmi Kebab

grilled chunks of chicken marinated in rich, creamy and mildly spicy mix I started making chicken kebabs for barbecue parties for this group of college friends. We would have at least 2 backyard barbecue parties every year and I was assigned the job to make …

Kati rolls

Kati rolls

An Indian street food consisting of grilled meat pieces wrapped in a paratha (flat bread) with some condiments and sauces. Kati rolls are originally a street food from Kolkata, but in the recent years their popularity has increased exponentially and they are quite globally adapted. …

Mac and Cheese

Overnight Mac and cheese recipe, that basically makes itself! Let’s end 2018 on a high (calorie) note 😛 !! One of the highlights of my stay in Plymouth Indiana, while in the US, were these potluck lunches that we organized in my office! Being in …

Shankarpali (sweet)

The most favorite Diwali faral sweet in my household! crunchy fried doughnuts/ cookie pieces is the best way I can describe them! My maternal grandmom makes the best Shankarpali that I have ever eaten and below is her recipe! I failed at it slightly last …

Puran Poli

Wheat flatbread (poli) filled with a sweet aromatic lentil filling (puran). A Maharashtrian delicacy made specially for the festival of Holi (popular for playing with colors). Puran poli is one of the most-loved desserts (or a main dish, rather) of Maharashtra. It is best enjoyed …

Bhadang

spicy puffed rice snack After a long productive Saturday of decluttering my Philadelphia apartment, I didnt realize it had been 4 hours since I had had dinner and I was starving! I made this at 11.30 p.m and devoured two bowls, so you know its …

Apple Pie

Best Apple Pie Recipe you will find. From scratch. Can be made Vegan. My sweet friend Shachi made this apple pie last year for thanksgiving and I helped 🙂 It was so much fun to make and just looking at the pictures makes me nostalgic. …

Shepuchi Bhaji

Dill leaves – Maharashtrian style with garlic and lentils.   As I have mentioned before I was a weird kid that liked to eat home-cooked vegetables (and lots of them). At times mom complained about why I couldn’t eat toop-sakhar-poli like the other kids (ghee …

Chitranna

A breakfast dish made with rice flavored with raw mango and south Indian tempering It will be an understatement to say that I dig rice preparations. Especially traditional Indian rice recipes. I am planning on doing a whole series on just a variety of Indian …