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Stuffed Gulab jamun
Bhai phota (in Bangla) or Bhai Duj (in Hindi), is a festival for all brothers, in this country. A Hindu festival, celebrated on the second day after Deepavali. Sisters pray for a long, healthy and prosperous life for their … Continue reading
Polenta Cake
Being an Indian, my knowledge about Polenta and the numerous things that it can be made into, is limited to the extent that i could write it on the back of a stamp 😉 Then one day i came across … Continue reading
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Tagged bake, cake, candied lemon slices, deepavali, Fiesta friday#39, icing sugar, La petite paniere, maize flour, polenta, Polenta cake, the novice gardener
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Platter of Madness
Do you go crazy and overboard sometimes ?? I do, frequently 😉 I am quite well known for my moods, eccentricity and sheer madness 😛 Hmmmph !! who’s bothered ?? Not me 😀 Life would be so mundane and irksome … Continue reading
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Tagged chettinad, fiesta friday, fiesta friday #36, gravy, madness, matar, mishti doi, mushroom, mutton seekh, platter, soy mince with split black gram, the novice gardener
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Sentient food platter- sattvic food for navratras
Navratras or Durga Puja or Dussera, and many more names to the 10 day Hindu festival during Autumn. Celebrated throughout the world by innumerable traditions, customs and rituals. Food is important part of all the rituals. With 29 states, 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged Durga Puja, festive platter, fiesta friday, fiesta friday #35, navratras, sattvic food, sentient food, the novice gardener
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Mulor Chenchki – radish stir fry
Religion, is a multi – faceted sword and to me, and is born out of fear. Fear of ?? God ?? sins??…….Well this post is not about analyzing these aspects of relationship between man and religion, it is about the … Continue reading
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Tagged chenchki, fiesta friday #30, fresh coconut, ginger, mulo, mustard paste, radish, stir fry, the novice gardener, traditional bengali cuisine
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Festive Platter
I love doing ‘platters’ ❤ .Not just because i love the variety but also i love to mix -n -match with traditional and non -traditional food from other regions of the country. 🙂 This is start of the platter series……. … Continue reading
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Tagged almonds, arhar, asafetida, cooking, dhokar dalna, dolma, fiesta friday #28, kasoori methi, malpua, matka, milk, muri ghonto, mutton, pistachios, platter, pointed gourd, potato, rakshabandhan, split bengal gram, spring onion, sugar, syrup, the novice gardener, tomato gravy
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My sunday breakfast
Sunday is the most important day for a working woman, like me 😀 …….Sheeesh !! ….it the day passes too soon 😉 With loads of pending laundry, clothes mending, shoe polishings, vaccuming and innumerable other odd jobs around the house, … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, butter, cooking, egg, fiesta friday, fiesta friday #25, the novice gardener, toast
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