The more I look at a bunch of strawberries, the more I realize how aspirational the fruit is! It looks glamourous but has such an accommodative space for other flavours. Don’t you think?! First bite into a raw, plump strawberry creates so much confusion in the brain. A lot of questions. Bright red colour, juicy…
Category: Recipes
Instant noodles not so much. Instant gratification – YES!
The only instant thing about 2-minute noodles in my kitchen is the instant gratification it brings. I don’t find myself indulging in them very often except when I don’t have the time to cook myself a proper meal. Or just on days, I think I am too busy to cook – for most of these…
Winter warmers: Whole-wheat Beetroot Buns
Vegetables and fruits in my opinion, are probably the best pointers towards seasonal change and finding beetroot in the weekly vegetable haul, means only one thing – that winter is here. Beetroot also in a lot of ways is a marker of my development in the kitchen. From eating it only as chuqanadar-matar made in…
When life gives you lemons – make pickle two ways.
An early morning pickling expedition came by for mainly two reasons. First and more importantly, I was looking for ways to save these aromatics from rotting. Second, a desperate yearning to indulge in some culinary activity outside the daily routine meals. Things turned interesting when midway between making the turmeric root and ginger pickle, I…
Wish you a Crabby – Bakhried.
Yet another Bakhried away from home, yet no loss of the sense of Barkat the festival brings. Being able to feed someone is truly a blessing or Barkat (Arabic). And as much hate Bakhried garners all across, it resonates with me because of its community care aspect more than anything else. I did not cook…
Dal ki Dulhan
If you grew up in a middle class – north Indian Muslim household, you probably know at least one Dulhan personally. An urdu term for a newly-wed woman, used and over-used in their address by the saas or the mother-in-law, forever more. My nani’s daughter- in- law was the Dulhan in our house and remained…
My desi gherkins.
Pickle, Gherkin or just Pickled Cucumber- depending upon where you are in the world; are sandwich staples and side accompaniments mostly. Unless you obviously want to gobble that entire thing down on its own. But as far as I can remember, my first interaction with gherkins was in first year of college, in Delhi, when…
Oats and Sattu Pancakes
Oats and Sattu pancakes are a healthy choice of breakfast alternate, which can be put together in 15 minutes.
It is a recipe that I perfected during the quarantine days amid the coronavirus lock-down and I’m certain that this will continue to be a favourite in days when I have to rush and work out of office.
Sil-Batán 