Fruit chaat: Medley of seasonal fruits spiced with Indian chaat masala I wrote this article for Beyond Curries in 2010, a website that’s still out there but discontinued from updation. Summer brings with it many beautiful things if one looks beyond the terrible heat waves. One thing I really love is the fruits we get read more…
Clementine marmalade
Hey readers, It’s been a long time since I wrote a post due to some inexplicable activity on the site. It was hacked, restored, and while on the restoration I also got a few subtle changes made. Extremely subtle. Did you notice them? I am on a break from work and decided to put my read more…
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Bael (Pathhar bael) ka sherbet – Woodapple / Stoneapple sherbet
When my father was stationed in Barreilly Cantonment the Government bungalow we resided in was huge, with a sprawling lawn in the front flanked with mango and jamun trees on two sides, and with trimmed hedges along the driveway upto the main gate. To one side of the house was a garage, an outhouse and read more…
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Vegan strawberry and sherry vinegar ice cream
We are still getting gorgeous strawberries half-way through March. Of course, we are making the most of it. I love strawberries and had a plan in place last week. On Sunday morning Mr.P expressed thick coconut cream and coconut milk. I had purchased two boxes of beautiful, red, plump strawberries the evening before. For inducing read more…
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Thai spiced, strawberry soup
A couple of years back, my beautiful blue-eyed friend, Veronika, blogger and photographer at ‘Kitchen Finesse‘ posted a tempting photograph in flickr. The title read ‘strawberry coconut milk soup’. You know what caught my eye, right? Every word, actually. I am fond of soups, like strawberries and absolutely love coconut milk! There was no thing read more…
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Vegan Black Christmas Cake with rum
I am drunk! Absolutely boozy! I am rum! Not me, darlings! It’s my Christmas cake. I do not drink save a rare tequila or a glass of wine. A girl is allowed that much distraction, right? Whatever I have stocked is stuff I use for cooking. The fact that alcohol evaporates makes it easier to read more…
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Thin crust vegan cherry tart
Did I mention last time how P tends to stock the refrigerator? Well, this time he outdid himself! On a recent trip to Manish Market (the fruit market in Crawford) he got excited seeing all the juicy fruits and hauled them in kilos. When I visit Crawford Market, I know my tendency to go overboard read more…
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Musk melon soup with coconut milk
I was surprised seeing the number of mails that landed into my in-box after my last post on gluten free cupcakes was published. Surprised pleasantly. A few expressed happiness as the cupcakes did not contain any exotic or not-so-easily-available ingredients, and that they were just happy to have something healthier than all purpose flour, which read more…
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