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Veg Recipes for Lent
Lent is a solemn religious observance for Christians, a period that lasts approximately 6 weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. During this period one is urged to give up vices or temptations of any kind. Most Christians go on a pure vegetarian diet (one that includes no meat, fish or eggs) or a semi vegetarian diet (one that includes fish, seafood & eggs) I have tried to compile a list of almost all vegetarian recipes on my blog that cover a wide range of categories like breakfast, snacks, soups, salads, starters, mains & sides that will help you plan your menu this Lent. This compilation pretty much sums up the veg recipes on my blog excluding sweets, desserts and festive foods as Lent is a time of penance and self denial. If I find that I have missed some…
Mutton Korma
Mutton Korma is a rich and delicious dish that is essentially, lamb cooked in an onion, yogurt, nut and spice paste over a slow fire till it achieves a ‘fall off the bone’ kind of tenderness. Now this dish is fit for royalty because it is truly rich. Also, made the traditional way, it can take almost an hour or more to slow cook it like they did in the past. However, since we are poor and mere mortals who live in modern times, we use the pressure cooker to do the same job in half the time. The end result is just as brilliant. So technically, you don’t need to be a royal or have a load of time on your hands. The hubs made this on a busy Thursday evening when we had some guests over and it…
Coffee & Orange Swirl Cake
Coffee and Orange Swirl Cake is a must make! Yeah, I love words that rhyme 🙂 Well, this cake was made to curb my daughter’s cake cravings. I don’t bake cakes as much as I used to because I simply cannot resist them. I end up stuffing my face so much that I ditch whatever diet I am on. Well, I don’t ‘diet’ the traditional way anymore but since I try to avoid sweets and especially white flour life becomes a challenge when I am offered cake. The older I get the more I realise that I am a cake lover. I don’t fancy chocolates or ice cream that much but I do go weak in my knees when I see cake. So I have decided to treat myself this year and do what makes me happy. I am looking…
Oats Dosa – No Fermentation Required
Oats dosa, a modern take on the traditional rice & lentil based dosa. The difference is that while the latter is made from fermented batter this particular recipe isn’t. Since oats has been a recent favourite in my home I totally love experimenting with it. While I have added it to cakes and bakes in the past, in the recent couple of years I have moved to creating savoury breakfast options. A savoury bowl of oats is so comforting and a great way to start your morning. The oats dosa then must be on your breakfast menu because it is just so simple and easy to make and pairs very well with sambar or chutney or leftover curry, just like a regular dosa would. Should you wish to reap the benefits of that extra labour involved in fermenting the batter,…
Waldorf Salad
If there was a book on 100 ways to use up a can of pineapples, I’d definitely buy it 🙂 You see, I always end up with half a can of pineapple rings in syrup whenever I make pineapple sheera and I am then stuck with it till it goes bad and I have to trash it out. A smaller can is ideal but not available always. This is something like the hassle of using up a can of condensed milk. I am sure many of you have experienced the dilemma of having to open a whole can that came with no option to seal it back! Do they really expect us to hunt for recipes that use up the whole can? Manufacturers, please brainstorm some ideas please! So anyway, long story short, I had this can and I wanted…
Cake Rusk
I was first introduced to the cake rusk by my husband when we lived in Mumbai. There used to be a nice bakery in Lokhandwala, the upscale shopping street dotted with shops of all kinds – bakeries, dairy & sweet shops, electronic & clothing stores and what have you. Being a huge fan of the cake rusk himself he occasionally brought home some that came neatly layered in a small disposable plastic box with a transparent lid. He would then enjoy a few with his evening coffee – a practice that is prevalent even now except that the store bought rusk has been replaced by wife-made ones. You see the man has a knack of arm twisting me into learning to cook/bake stuff that he thoroughly enjoys 😀 I use the word ‘arm twist’ as a figure of speech here…
Grapefruit & Ginger Detox Drink
Happy New Year everyone!! After all that festive food and binge eating, this delicious grapefruit & ginger detox drink is just what you need to start a brand new year! A lovely blend of grapefruit juice, ginger, honey, mint & pepper with pinch of black salt can refresh, detox and rejuvenate your body. Grapefruit, a citrus fruit that is rich in anti oxidants and vitamin C amongst other nutrients is considered to be one of the best ways to detoxinate one’s body. It aids in fat burning & cleansing of the internal system. Ginger is known for its anti inflammatory properties that also aids digestion. Honey which is one of nature’s best sources of natural sweetness is also known to boost memory, suppress coughs and aid good sleep amongst a host of other health benefits. The whole reason behind…
Hot & Sweet Pork Ribs – When The Hubby Cooks
Pork Ribs has got to be one of the most requested recipes and I have not been able to oblige my readers all these years because whenever the hubby makes it, it is generally done just in time to be served to guests and I never get to click any decent pictures. On Christmas day this year, we had a small potluck lunch with our cousins and their families here in Dubai and we brought the starters while the other families brought other courses of the meal. I planned to take my props and serving dishes to where the party was hosted and managed to get a couple of pictures in the best daylight possible. I hope to get better pictures next time we make pork ribs and then I will surely update this post. Pork ribs are a hit…
Have You Tried This?
Mutton Chops Curry – When the hubby cooks!My love affair with mutton started after I had moved to Mumbai. We used to get the best quality meat there. Well, to get the facts right, what we popularly get in most parts of India is goat meat and not lamb. (‘bokdi’ & ‘bokro’ will probably put the whole …