Chocolate Pineapple Mousse

        An all-time favourite and a simple to make dessert, mousse. Takes just a few ingredients and can be modified and improvised upon endlessly.  CHOCOLATE PINEAPPLE MOUSSE Ingredients : (Serves 4) Dark cooking Chocolate (I used Amul's dark choc)  -  200...

Spicy Orange-Berry Marmalade

                Of all the jams I have had in my lifetime, my favourite is the Orange Marmalade. I have been wanting to try it out for a long time now, and seeing oranges in all shapes, sizes and prices everywhere, I finally decided to go for it... . As a variation,...

Pumpkin Oats Soup

             One can feel the chill in the air, turn of the season - warm clothes, warmer food... The time of the year when soups are a more welcome appetiser to stimulate the palate. Another one to add to my soup repository and one for the 15th #FoodieMonday #BlogHop,...

Veg Lasagna

    I am a big fan of Italian cuisine (after Indian cuisine, of course!!), and not just the ubiquitous Pizza. And while I keep attempting the pasta, pizza and even the gnocchi at home, lasagna was one thing I was putting off, more for fear of getting the homemade lasagna sheets wrong!!...

Madras Mixture

         One of the most typical fried snacks available in any eatery or specialised shops in Tamil Nadu, the Madras Mixture. A mélange of multiple items, the taste is simply wonderful and makes this snack an anytime...no, all-time favourite!! Though the prep can be a...

Choco-Flavoured Rava Laddu

An easy to make laddu using just a handful of ingredients, but taste - simply out of the world. This one is with the twist of a choco flavour. CHOCO-FLAVOURED RAVA LADDU Ingredients : Semolina (rava) - 1 cup Powdered sugar - 1 cup Cashews (broken into small bits) - 1/4 cup Clarified butter...

Ribbon Sev(Ribbon Pakoda)

      Another one of my Diwali favourites is the Ribbon Sev or Ribbon Pakoda as we call it!! Again, a simple preparation, the key is to get the dough right.. RIBBON SEV Ingredients : (Makes about 250gms of Sev) Bengal gram flour (Besan) - 1 cup Rice flour - 1/2 cup Salt to...

Omapodi / Thick Sev

       Diwali is right round the corner!! And that means lights, new dresses, new decor for the house, everything new!! Not to forget - savoury snacks, sweets, which keep disappearing the moment they hit the storage jars :) We start off with a pretty simple savoury snack, called...