This baked saffron yogurt is one of the easiest recipes that you’ll ever make. It has just a few ingredients and is super easy to put together. And then, you just sit back and let the oven and the fridge do the rest of the work. And what […]

The Indian festive season is in full swing and this means plenty of feasting on sweets and savouries. This dates, figs and nuts burfi (no added sugar) is a healthier option to enjoy during this time. Along with the dates and figs, it is loaded with an assortment […]

This whole wheat apple and cinnamon cake is full of autumnal flavours. It has a slightly firm topping from the demerara sugar and the most delightfully soft crumb. It was bursting with the warm flavour of cinnamon and pieces of apples in each bite. Autumn has truly arrived […]

This chicken pulao is something that I save for special occasions. It is dressed up with an assortment of spices which turn this dish into an indulgent and delightful one pot meal. There are probably a zillion methods of preparing a pot of chicken pulao; and yes, this […]

These whole wheat mini banana pancakes were rustled up earlier last month.The temperatures were much higher then and the bananas in the fruit bowl were ripening much faster than we could eat. I somehow missed posting about them on the blog earlier. But then, better late than never, […]

This no knead focaccia bread was made a while ago. It came out beautifully and drew the family into the kitchen at lightning speed with its delightful aroma. It was topped with homegrown baby tomatoes and rosemary along with red onion, chilli flakes and garlic. All the flavours […]

There is nothing better than cooking with home grown produce. And this fig and greengage salad is one of those. It is a mixture of textures and freshness. The big, ripe figs and the sweet greengage plums came from my garden and so did the sweet and colourful […]

These cumin cookies (eggless) are very easy to make and are a great accompaniment for a cuppa; nice break from the regular sweet cookies. Cumin- Cumin is one of the most popular spices in my kitchen cabinet. It is also a spice that I, like so many of […]

Enjoying these kesa mithoi / Assamese no-cook rice flour laddu after ages. To be honest, the craving for these sweet treats was triggered when ma recently sent a photo and it brought back a whole lot of memories. In the photo, there was a bowl of kesa mithoi […]

This refreshing watermelon and grapefruit limeade is the perfect thirst quencher for the unusual rise in temperatures that we have been experiencing recently. It is easy to make and looks pretty too! What can I say about the weather! We have seen such extremes this year. Proper summery […]