Cookies

Yesterday,the August 15th, was  our 67th Independence day.The day  turned to be something unusual.Nothing worked what I planned.Sudden plans were made and we out in the morning, husband had brought  breakfast from outside,lunch was out etc etc…. But overall it was a good day.My plan was to cook Tiranga pulao or Tiranga dhokla,but I could not compromise with both….Though there ... Read More »

My blog crossed 1 lakh page visits yesterday and I dedicate this post to all my readers and well wishers for the support and encouragement…..Past few days I’m in a mood to bake cookies and I’m enjoying it very well….Last week my fb friend Vidya Nayak Shenoy had posted coconut cookies from the blog Treat and trick and I bumped into this ... Read More »

When baking bug bites me I  just cant stop myself.Well, I tried two versions of Nan Khatai on the same day.One was from Mrs Jaya V Shenoy’s cookbook and other from my favourite blogger Divya Kudua’s blog.Both came out equally good.Would want to try my hand in many other versions soon.I slightly overbaked this batch of nankhatai,but nevertheless it tasted ... Read More »

Most of you must be wondering what Narayan Khatar is,well it is nothing but Nan Khatai.Mangalorean GSB’s use that term often,still unaware of the fact.I adapted this recipe from Mrs Jaya V Shenoy’s cookbook.Jaya mayi is a  blessing in disguise to most of us ladies…I’m posting in this corner after a long,long time.I baked 2 versions of Nan Khatai yesterday,both ... Read More »

      Jingle bells ,jingle bells,jingle all the way….December month  means Christmas season and new year celebrations and has always been my favorite month.Even though we are Hindus ,I studied in a Christian school and had an exposure towards all the festivals.We used to  have a gala time during Christmas celebrations at school where we used to take part in the  crib competition and Christmas carols.Nostalgia…    ... Read More »

Badami nankatai is nothing but,Indian version of  Almond cookies. Nankatai is  baked in most of the Indian homes.Most importantly this is completely  eggless and can be enjoyed by anyone.This cookie is filled with the aroma of ghee and cardamom flavor.I transformed the traditional  nankatai to badami by adding Badam that is almonds and made the cookie rich in taste.So here I present you’ll one more ... Read More »