My second entry for the Belly nirvana campaign organised by plattershare in association with placeoforigin.in. The second product that was provided to me was Leo breakfast blend coffee. I have made…

I love the sweet and tangy raw mango chutney which I look forward to every summer. Mango chutney was a must thing back home to finish our lunch with everyday. We had a huge mango tree in our house …

A simple kheer made using grated pumpkin. In India we make kheer with so many vegetables, fruits, pulses, dry fruits and various grains too. And no festivity is complete without sweet. With Diwali …

A gluten free brownie recipe which is absolutely yummy! I made this Gooey cappuccino banana flour brownies for the Belly Nirvana campaign organised by Plattershare in association with placeoforigin…

A delightful vegetarian satvic recipe from West Bengal. This isn’t a very common recipe like other vegetarian recipes that I have shared. Chaal kophi is a heirloom recipe that I learnt from m…

Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies? And addition of coconut here has made these already delicious cookies extra yum! This is my first egg based cookie recipe that I’m posting here.…

Gondhoraj lime and Syracuse grilled chicken is an aromatic, flavorful and delicious dish which gets ready in a jiffy. The Syracuse spice along with the Gondhoraj lebu has made this dish highly flav…

After I made the whole wheat cake rusks I wanted to try the Italian biscotti which are very similar to the rusks. Here also they are twice baked but here it’s the biscuit which is baked twice…

Thalapakatti Chicken Biryani Recipe is a very famous style of biryani from Dindigul region in the state of Tamil Nadu. This biryani is from a chain of restaurant with the same name. It is called &#…

Every first time event in one’s life is special, some are memorable and some are not. This recipe is special and memorable one to me because this was my first maida less cookie recipe experim…

Norwegian rice pudding or Risengrynsgrot is a traditional recipe prepared in Norweign homes during Christmas. White short grain rice simmered in milk until soft, tender and creamy for almost an hou…

The recipe is called snicker brownies not because snickers chocolate is used here. It is called so because my brownies taste exactly like the chocolate snickers. Like every other recipe of mine I t…

Coorg is a beautiful hill station in the Northern karnataka, very famous for its coffee plantation. Just as wonderful as the place is the cuisine from the hill town. Best known are the non vegetari…

Doesn’t this cake look absolutely gorgeous? It tastes delicious and it is healthy too! I have baked upside down cakes with strawberries and bananas separately but never tried them together. H…

Cake rusks were another childhood favorite like the Madras Tea shop style butter biscuits. I grew up in Chennai but my Dida bari (maternal grand mother’s house) was in Faridabad. We used to s…

I wonder who doesn’t love samosas.. Samosas are the most loved Indian snacks but did you know that samosas weren’t originated in India? It was believed to have originated in the Middle …

Today was the day to bake cookies for my little one. I always try to bake nutritious stuffs for him. So I was going through my shelf for various ingredients that I had. That’s when I found th…

Combination of coconut and Orange is a match made in heaven! The cake is really moist with great texture and absolutely flavorful. The sweetness of the cake is balanced with tanginess from the drie…

Bengalis are known for their love for fish. It is said “maache bhaate bangali” i.e fish and rice makes a Bengali. A meal is incomplete without fish and it is pretty much the same at my …

It is said “Necessity is the mother of all invention”,  I would like to change it to availability is the mother of all invention. In my case it’s always the latter. This reci…

Traditional milk buns made healthy with whole wheat flour. It is soft and mildly sweet with great texture. The combination of Tangzhong and egg makes this really soft.  Tangzhong or water roux…

Fusion of Bengali and continental flavors making a delicious, mildly spiced grilled fish. The grilled fish is flavored with kasundi and radhuni, both of which are a typical of Bengali cuisine with …

Bengalis love alu posto. It is such a comfort food and so simple to make. My hubby loves posto so much that he can eat it day and night 365 days a year!  Posto is poppy seeds, we make a paste …

Healthy crackers made with whole wheat and flax seeds meal. I just loved the way these turned out! Loved the nuttiness from the flax, whereas cheese and pepper made these extra delicious. I wanted …

My love for Maggie has lead me to create Maggie crackers. Maggie lovers like me will love this cracker. Since instant noodles aren’t great healthwise that’s when Maggie crackers come in…

Bhapa chocolate Mishti doi is my variation to the famous Bengali Mishti doi which is loved by all once they have had the taste of it.  Bhapa chocolate Mishti doi is a delight for chocolate lov…

I love the beautiful buttery smell of the freshly baked cinnamon rolls. Here I’ve used whole wheat along with jagerry to make it healthy. It does create the same magic and it is as delicious!…

A simple and nutriticious baked cutlet to try out for your family. Monsoon has set in full swing and nothing better than these hot cutlets to accompany your tea or coffee. The best part is these ar…

I had sprouted ragi at home so I wanted to try out this healthy cutlet. Ragi is highly nutriticious with calcium, iron, vitamin C. Sprouted ragi is super food with all nutrients doubling up! I stil…

A Bengali delicacy, lau er kofta is bottle guard dumplings in a spicy gravy. I have baked the koftas instead of deep frying them. I choose to bake or grill over frying in my day to day cooking beca…