What could be more Puneri than the Matar Karanji? Fresh, vibrant green peas, mildly spiced and mixed with coconut, stuffed in a crunchy pastry cover. Once you taste this Matar Karanji, I guarantee it will become your favorite pick-me-up or party snack. How is the Matar Karanji different from the Matar Kachori? Apart from the…
Mushroom Kadai – Mushrooms and Pepper Stir Fry/ Curry
Mushroom Kadai is a simple and delicious curry that is ready in minutes. It can also be called a stir fry, although it is an Indian stir fry. Kadai means wok, so obviously this is one vegetable that should be cooked in a wok. Actually, most vegetable dishes or curries in India are generally cooked…
Sweet and Sour Noodles – Healthy MAGGI recipe
Maggi noodles! That two-minute wonder we grew up eating. Most of us have gone through a phase in life when we relied on Maggi to provide an instant meal. Remember those college days, or nights working late? Maggi has come to my rescue many a time. I have cooked it on a broken electric coil,…
Mango Yogurt Parfait
Many people stop eating mangoes after the first monsoon showers. And the first week of June may signal the end of mango season if you only eat Alphonso or hapus mangoes. But there’s plenty of other mangoes to enjoy. Some varieties like the Neelam actually arrive in the later part of June. These mango yogurt…
Jackfruit Biryani – Summer Vegetable Biryani Recipe
Biryani! Biryani is a celebration of life itself. Find yourself in a funk? Start making biryani and I bet the multitude of flavors and aromas wafting through your house will uplift your senses and put a smile on your face. OK. I’m only half kidding. If you are new to Indian cooking, or a new…
Mango Barbecue Sauce – Easy BBQ Sauce Recipe
Mango Barbecue Sauce is sweet and heady with the flavor of ripe mangoes, smoky from chili and spices and tangy enough to fire up your taste buds. Summer is the time for Barbecue, right? Show me someone who’s not a BBQ fan? All you wanna do is fire up your backyard grill and load it…
Vegetarian Waldorf Salad – Eggless Waldorf Salad with Chickpeas
The Waldorf Salad was invented in New York’s famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel in the late 19th century. This crunchy, fruity, nutty salad will please even the most picky eaters. Salads are not that popular in India. So okay, we have our koshimbirs, kosambaris, kachumbars, raitas and what not, but they are condiments or side dishes at…
Jackfruit Curry/ Fanas Masala – Summer Vegan Recipe
Jackfruit or fanas (Marathi) is a summer favorite. Every region in India has their own way of cooking this meaty vegetable, called katahal in Hindi and echorer in Bengali. This Jackfruit Curry or Jackfruit Masala is actually a fake Mutton Masala, with the kind of spice paste typically used to make a meat curry. With the unique…
Watermelon Gazpacho with GAIA Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Does the thought of chilled watermelon gazpacho, flavored with good extra virgin olive oil cool you down a bit? Then you are in the right place. The temperatures are going crazy here in Pune. The mercury is soaring above 40, even touching 44, they say. It’s like a kite which only goes so high most…
Methi Matar Malai – Creamy Fenugreek Greens with Peas Recipe
Methi Matar Malai is the perfect Indian curry to welcome Spring. Methi greens are a winter vegetable in most parts of India. Luckily, they are available all year round in Pune. This is one of those curries which have sadly metamorphosed into a sweet, white glop in most restaurants. Well, not any more. I know…
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