A Babbler's Brain Dump
It's pelting down outside. Thundering and lightening have made a rare but dramatic appearance of this season. I'm grappled with sore throat and that's my tea boiling away.I'm not a tea fanatic. Therefore, when I make one for myself, I add a world of herbs to it. That way it doesn't taste like the usual... Continue Reading →
TOMATO JAM at home. Tangy, sweet with a dash of spice, it's fast and simple to make. No skinning or boiling or blitzing, just chopping. The thing I love about this jam is its consistency. Unlike sauce, this has chewy bits of tomatoes that makes it more fun. All you have to do is deseed... Continue Reading →
I love sprouting beans and legumes at home; I find it very therapeutic, keeping a tab on how their tails grow long and glorious. Sprouting may look like an easy process but it needs the right technique to extract all the goodness. It's a process where seeds and legumes are germinated and eventually cooked for... Continue Reading →
These revolutionary fried eggs are a full-fledged meal in itself. And this video is sure to get you drooling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSnT7dReoE
New adventure today. Aka KHARVAS, a milk pudding made of colostrum. What's colostrum? you ask. It's the first form of milk when the 🐄 or 🐃 gives birth. It's an ubiquitous dessert in Maharashtrian households; made by a super simple process of mixing colostrum with milk, sugar or jaggery, a pinch of grated nutmeg and... Continue Reading →
TANDOORI CHAI - a tea trend we Indians feast on.It's an elaborate process of baking the Kulhads (earthen pots) in flaming hot tandoor. Tea is then poured into the it which leads to all the sizzling and frothing, upping the entertainment factor by many many notches.This aromatic tea is then poured into a different... Continue Reading →
Lockdown has made me a huge fan of Instant Food Mixes. With the absence of househelp and backbreaking chores to do all by ourselves, it's understandable that we go foraging for shortcuts. Here's where Instant Mixes come to rescue. Like this splendid Vermicelli Payasam. Laced with nutty dry fruits, vermicelli and sweetness in perfect measure,... Continue Reading →
This is one-pot, wholesome and super-easy dish that definitely deserves a flaunting. If you're done with the monotony of cooking lentils the same old ways - soups, stews, salads, etc. - this will come as a respite. This is me. I get bored easily, cooking the same recipes over and over again. Need, as they... Continue Reading →
Whole Masoor or Sabut Masoor are these mighty nutritional members of the legume family, typically dark brown on the outside and salmon-pink on the inside. They cook super fast, even without a pressure cooker and are a powerhouse of proteins, dietary fibre, iron, zinc, vitamins, minerals and are super low on calories. These wholesome food... Continue Reading →
If there was a competition for the easiest lunch recipe, my tray-bake would take away the trophy hands down. Sight of the chicken sizzling in the tray, soaking itself in the luscious red juices of the chorizo, is something to behold. I keep peeping into the oven all the time. Bad habit, I know. But... Continue Reading →
Natasha Gracious 