Here is a recipe for making the very humble potato in an easy and very different way: Take 5 biggish potatoes, wash them thoroughly, if you have a scrapper, scrape em, otherwise just wash them well, do not remove the skin. Then plonk them into a pressure cooker with some water and salt and a [...]

When i was visiting Poona the last time, i saw a hodgepodge of grated carrots on the dining table which didn’t look the least appetizing… while waiting for the other veggie that was being heated, i took an experimental bite of the carrot thingie and was totally taken aback by how extremely tasty it was! [...]

Can be 4 separate milkshakes as well (see earlier post on milkshake): Apple + Cinnamon or Banana + Walnuts + Vanilla or Vanilla + Cinnamon or Apple + Vanilla tastes fantastic as well You may as well try apple + Banana (add very little banana to keep the flavour of banana from overpowering the delicate [...]

My Granny used to make this. I was just a runt of a boy at that time and dont really know all that used to go into this amazingly tasty meal she would make, but from what my taste buds can recollect and a few notes from my mom’s cooking diary, here is a recipe [...]

You will need: 3 nice ripe bananas 1 ripe apple A Handful of walnuts 1 tablespoon of Vanilla essence (This may vary depending on the type you use, it needs to have a hint of vanilla… thats all) A Little bit of Cinnamon Powder Milk which has been chilled (Put it in the fridge for [...]

Which Olive oil should I use in my cooking? There are so many types, I get confused about which to buy… Look out for Extra Virgin, Cold Pressed Olive Oil. It’s is my favourite… Any Brand is fine, i look for which bottle will go best with my kitchen decor You can also buy a [...]

An innovative way to cook soya chunks, inspired by Prasanna Prabhu’s mom A packet of Soya Chunks boiled for about 15 minutes and squeezed dry 2 Packets of curds, to which you add 100 gms of Dhania-Jeera powder and 50 gms or so of Tava Masala, and mix it up really well Add the boiled [...]

Food time again! I am in Jalandhar, and Minnie’s mom had boiled some cholle, for a typical punjabi dinner… I thought about feeding our hard core punjabi friends here, some hard core lebanese food! You guessed it, i made Hummus, and remembered to take the attached photo too Its so very simple to make and [...]

One more soup … i really love this one, its very quick to make and quite hearty… usually have just the soup with some bread and its a full meal for me… 10-15 red juicy big tomatoes pureed 10-16 leaves of fresh basil Olive oil (extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil gives the best flavour) [...]

One of the yummiest pestos i know how to make, i usually have a small batch always ready in the fridge for a quickie gourmet meal 2 cups fresh basil leaves packed 1/2 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts Optional: 1-3 cloves of garlic finely crushed and 1/4th cup grated cheese (preferably [...]