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Chocolate mud cake( Mothers day special)

Belated Mothers day  dear readers :).Baked this Pure chocolatey cake yesterday on the occasion of Mothers day and to welcome my sonny boy who is returning from UAE today.Well,Sanju didn’t have patience to wait until this morning,so the cake was already cut before Praths reached home.Well not to forget to mention,even I was very tempted to test the texture and the taste. Sanju gave ... Read More »

Green peas masala

Green peas masala was always our childhood favourite dish. Papa used to get it from the most popular Woodlands restaurant every Saturday and Amma used to prepare her superhit vegetable Pulav.Yes, that used to be the Saturday tradition back then.Recently while browsing few blogs I found similar green peas masala in Jeyashri’s blog and I thought of trying it.The dish came out ... Read More »

White sauce

White sauce reminds me of pasta.We all are pasta lovers here including Amma but except hubby dear.We like pasta in any form.But with white sauce,the choice is always at the top.White sauce is the main ingredient in the Italian cuisine.White sauce is also known as Bechamel sauce.I prepare this sauce often when I prepare Lasagne or Penne. Ingredients:All purpose flour-3 ... Read More »

Kadgi chakko(Tender jack vegetable)

Kadgi means raw jackfruit.This is a popular GSB dish prepared in most of the GSB household during the jack season.Best combination with this dish is Dhali thoy.Cutting jack is an art.It contains milky sticky gum and one has to cut it very carefully.We use an Indian knife(Adoli) to cut this vegetable/fruit.Refer Wiki for further information.To cut the Jack,spread a thick ... Read More »

Orange Bundt cake

Yippee !!!!!! Celebration time again .Yes friends , yesterday for the first time in history I had 1000 plus page visits and I’m simply thrilled…I had bookmarked this recipe long back and was in my to do wishlist . The original recipe was of muffins,  but I baked it in a bundt pan . Bundt cakes are always my favourite . ... Read More »

Anda lal masala(Egg in red masala)

Anda lal masala is a spicy egg preparation.I adapted this dish from my facebook friend Kudpi maam whose the owner of the  lovely space Kudpiraj’s garam tawa.I modified the recipe slightly as per taste.I have mentioned the modifications  in my notes.Below here is the exact recipe on how maam has shared.The recipe came out very tasty and spicy and reminded ... Read More »

Lauki Chana dal subzi(No onion,no garlic dish)

Lauki means Bottle gourd.This subzi is a combination prepared with the  bottle gourd and chana dal(Bengal gram dal).Few days  back my in-laws were here and I wanted to prepare something new without onion and garlic since my father in law doesn’t eat both.And that reminded me of Anjana ji’s blog Maayeka which has a very good collection of dishes without onion and ... Read More »

Thoushe Hullel,A cucumber dish

Thoushe hullel is a side dish prepared with cucumber.This dish is prepared in most of the GSB auspicious occasions and one of the favourite at our place.Cucumber is a cooler.I like to eat it with salt and chilly powder.Small tender cucumber is best for this dish.A very simple preparation and very tasty too.Since dish is not heated it needs to ... Read More »

Raja pannaphkari 2(Ground method)

Two days back I was craving for Raja pannaphkari,but was a bit hesitant to cook since my partner in crime,my sonny boy, whose a seafood lover is still holidaying in U.A.E. But God listened to my prayers and my aunt brought the parcel yesterday,which her mother in law Jahnavi mayi had prepared and aunty prepares the BEST seafood.My sonny boy missed it ... Read More »

Kori rotti

              Kori rotti is a Bunt speciality  and a famous dish of Coastal Karnataka.It is served with a  combination of thin crispy crepes known as rotti which is prepared by grinding rice and a spicy chicken curry which is known as Kori . Traditionally ladies in the Bunt household used to prepare it at home , but ... Read More »