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.

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!

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.

Ramekin Cake – A Quick Dessert Fix For You!

This weekend when I was in good mood to have a chocolate cake (always in a mood to have chocolate, whichever form it is), I whipped up choco batter to bake which was ready in a jiffy. This was my 1st trial and I used a ramekin heart shaped bowl to bake my cake.

Pizza Dosa – A famous fusion street food adored by Indian foodies

A very tempting, delectable and appetizing dosa stuffed pizza sauce, assorted vegetables (corn, capsicum, mushrooms, jalapenos), seasoned with chilli flakes, oregano and black pepper. As the pizza tradition goes, it is heavily topped with grated cheese and our Indian fusion says to finish with good dollops of mayo.

Mix Veg Curry and Roti with Aamras – National Vegetarian Week Day 6

So, here we are on a warm Saturday afternoon, relaxed with no ‘work from home’, just weekend chores, binging movies and a big weekend question ‘What’s cooking today? Anything special?’ Well, to answer that question on National Vegetarian Week – Day 6, I had a very simple answer – Lets have some Desi Food. A…

Avocado Bagel with Sauteed Mushrooms

mashed avocado lightly seasoned with lemon juice salt and pepper & garnished with cherry tomatoes & basil on warm & toasted bagel. To make it a little mightier lunch, I have served my bagel with a good portion of sauteed mushrooms & tomatoes.

Desi Indian Cooking – National Vegetarian Week – Day 4

Famous Punjabi cuisine vegetarian meal – Oven Grilled Paneer Tikka with peppers and onions, Scrumptious Dal Fry, Creamy Mixed Vegetable Curry, Hearty Jeera Rice, Black Pepper Papad, Onion Coriander Mint Chutney with sliced lemony onions and Thick Salty Butter Milk.

Buckwheat Yakisoba Noodles

I found Buckwheat noodles in Tesco and was tempted to add a little twist to what I had at Wagamama. Of course my attempt was not to make anything like that, it was a big inspiration to try this recipe. And I can tell you for sure, this version is lip smacking !! A perfect fresh recipe in 10 minutes. So, here is a simple dish on National Vegetarian Week Day 3