Ruchik Randhap

Gulab Jamoon With Milk Powder

One of my most favourite Indian sweets of all time is the gulab jamoon. I don’t think anyone is unfamiliar with this sweet treat, but for those who are, ‘gulab’ means ‘rose’ and ‘jamoon’ is a kind of a seasonal Indian summer berry which has many fans. I am not sure who named this sweet as gulab jamoon, perhaps the round shape and the colour can be best matched with pretty roses. Whoever it was is a genius because I know many people who can kiss their foul mood away after a single bite of this amazing sweet. This is so popularly served at weddings and parties these days that perhaps the only strong contender to the gulab jamoon would be ice cream. And perhaps that is why most people serve both together. The combination of fresh and hot gulab…

Khobz Al Khameer (Traditional Emirati Bread) #Breadbakers

I just went through my archives to see my last post for Bread Bakers – a lovely little baking group that I have been a part of since early 2015. I realised that my last post was dated Oct 2016! Oh boy! It’s been two years since I last took part in the monthly challenge. This group has helped me learn so much about baking bread by simply being a part of it. I am not sure where the two years have flown by. It seems like just yesterday that I was hunting for a suitable bread recipe to post. Somehow I guess life got in the way and I didn’t quite make the effort to post along with the group. A few days ago when I was on Facebook I got notified of some upcoming themes for their monthly…

Kerala Style Easy Mutton Curry

It is one of those few times when I am still awake after packing off my kids to school. I generally sleep late and wake up too early and try to catch a nap after they leave. Today I decided to finish off some pending blog work and was too tempted to post a recipe. This is a small treat for those of you who will come to check for a new recipe this week 🙂 I know I haven’t been regular with my recipes but in the past couple of weeks I have managed to amass another bunch of new ones that I hope to post in the upcoming days. I have set a weekly target for myself. I just hope I can stick to it. So earlier this week I made this easy mutton curry. I generally grab…

Nutella Flower Bread

Nutella flower bread for the Nutella lover’s soul, anyone? Well, we used to be huge fans of Nutella and would religiously buy bottles of it until I started making the chocolate hazelnut spread at home. The taste was the same especially since I could control the amount of sugar used. There is so much one can do with this lovely chocolate spread apart from using it as a spread on bread or toast. You can bake with it, add it to milkshakes and smoothies and use it as a dip. These are the few things that I can recall as I type this but I am sure there are a ton of different ways to enjoy it. I have a few recipes that call for a chocolate spread, I will link them below. For the longest time I used it…

Chicken & Bell Pepper Rice

Today I am going to share with you a few tidbits about how my life has been these past few months. We are slowly but steadily inching towards the end of this year. Time has just flown by. As I do every year, I embarked upon a wonderful journey of cutting calories earlier this year. Call it fat loss or fad diet, I tried two different low cal diets between Nov 2017 and July 2018 and was pleased with the results. As a food blogger it is sometimes impossible to say no to a variety of food (most of which I end up cooking at home). Eating out doesn’t really contribute to the excess weight gain because I only limit myself to food that we eat out as a family and not so much the food that is an inevitable…

Country Style Sardine Curry

Sardines, you can love them or hate them. I have transitioned from the latter to the former over the years. I totally disliked them during my childhood because of their innumerable bones that had the highest likelihood of getting stuck in one’s throat. However, my tastebuds got transformed drastically during my second pregnancy and I love sardines ever since. They say that mums to be experience nausea when they eat or even smell or see certain foods as the baby apparently will grow up to dislike those foods. Not sure how far you believe it but this saying has come true in my case. While I couldn’t even stand the aroma of fish when I was expecting my son, I totally loved it during my daughter’s time. This probably explains why my son detests fish and my daughter adores it,…

Pineapple Pulao

Peeps! It has been a while since I posted a recipe. I really miss blogging these days. Life has become so very busy for me now as the school routine is in full swing with my kids spending longer hours at school. My daughter who used to have fewer hours at school till last year now has full blown timings to get used to. They now have two breaks and planning and executing the additional lunchbox is killing. The drop offs and pickups have to be managed too so that leaves me with little time to blog. Even taking pictures of the dishes I make has taken a back seat. I realised that I had barely a handful of recipes in my backlog and so have planned to keep you all busy in the next few days 🙂 I totally…

Chocolate Sheera – Semolina Pudding Using Condensed Milk

I have grown up with such strong love for the semolina that I can never get tired of eating it in any form. From sajjige (also known as ‘upma’) to sheera (also called as ‘rava halwa’ or ‘kesari baath’), I also enjoy it in porridges or dosas. I have quite a few recipes made using semolina and I will link all of them down below. The latest addition to this repertoire is chocolate sheera, cuz why not? On days when I have a little free time after lunch, I try out something new and this recipe was the result of one such experiment. I had a little condensed milk leftover from another recipe and I had to put it to good use before it went bad. I also had to make something chocolatey to satisfy my own craving and something…

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