Friday Fun Food Fact – White Chocolate is not a chocolate!

White chocolate is made with a blend cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids. It does not contain cocoa solids which is the primary component of conventional chocolate liquor — chocolate in its raw, unsweetened form. So, as it contains no cocoa solids, white chocolate contains only trace amounts of the stimulants of caffeine.

Nutella Ganache Topped with Strawberry Mousse

Today I am here with a little twist to our classic Strawberry Mousse. When I added a good dollop of Nutella ganache to this mousse, it simply elevated my dessert to a sweet ‘ambrosial’ level.

Summer Fresh Linguine Pesto

I simply love to relish the classic pesto pasta. Pick your choice of pasta, add in some veggies of your choice (optional) and mix well with pesto. I have always tried with Fusilli Pasta, but after trying with long thread pastas like spaghetti, tagliatelle and linguine, I am so stuck to it.

To its authentic best – South Indian Chutneys

South Indian Cuisine is filled with a variety of fresh and prepared chutneys to be served in any part of the meal – breakfast, lunch or dinner. Visit any South Indian Restaurant in India or elsewhere, your idli or dosa or uttapam will be always served with sambhar and two essential chutneys – coconut and tomato onion. And there are other varieties like garlic-red chili chutney, coconut-sesame chutney, peanut chutney and plenty of others.

My Healthy Breakfast Bowl For Super Fresh Day

Today’s Breakfast – Gingerbread granola (with good mix of pecans, dried cranberries and walnuts), fresh strawberries and raspberries with a good sprinkle of chia seeds, pumpkin seeds flax seeds and Choco hoops on the bed of plain Greek yoghurt

Watermelon Strawberry Agua Fresca

I made this classic Mexican Fresh Fruit Drink with fresh watermelon cubes and strawberries which are blended with mint, lime and sugar. These goody ingredients work well for your body, skin and mood too. It is an easy-to-make drink which is quite nourishing, hydrating and refreshing too.

Fortune Cookies – Food Facts

Do you know that there is no single accepted Chinese name for the cookies! In fact, fortune cookies is relatively unknown in China, but due to their availability in Chinese restaurants, they are commonly thought to be of Chinese origin. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Spring Rolls, Mushroom Manchurian & Veg Momos

Presenting – Szechuan Veg Spring Rolls, Mushroom Manchurian Veg Momos served with Tangy-spicy Momos Chutney. A perfect menu in this surprisingly dull, a lil cold and dreary weather. Enjoy!

Monday G&T and Merlot Moods

A silly question to myself on a Monday evening was ‘To Gin or not to Gin?’ And of course the clear answer was ‘Let the evening BeGIN!’. Come on! A hot sunny day in London, me – a G&T fanatic and with forever company of a wine lover, the best thing was to sink in to a bowl of cheese and olives, and chill after a long wfh.

Tandoori Grill & Chinese Bhel at Mumbai Junction, London

Being a vegetarian I am used to have fewer options in any restaurant or café, but I am always confused which one to miss when I am at Mumbai Junction, London. It serves great chat, good variety of Punjabi, Gujarati cuisine and not to miss lip-smacking Indo-Chinese dishes.