I know it's been long since I posted a recipe on my site. But I did try a lot of recipes meanwhile and i hope I bombarded you with loads of pictures of mouthwatering food in Instagram and facebook :P I hope there will be a software in future soon, which does the writing for you when you cook... that would be my one last wish :)

Now to my favorite recipe of Cream of Pumpkin soup, this is a sure hit among my guests, kids and sandy. It's the best comfort food for this winter and quite easy to make once you know the trick. I have tried this recipe with and without white sauce as detailed below. Depends on how much time you have to make this and if you are worried about the calories :) So hold on and try any of these versions. But if you are making it for the kids, do try with white sauce. They love it!!
This is a basic cream soup recipe which you can modify for any vegetable.

Hi guys, I know I've been posting a lot of photos on facebook and instagram but no recipes yet. My bad.. I'm not finding time to sit and write the recipes. There is no technology which will do this for me ;( So here I'm writing one by one from my archive of food photographs. And you must be wondering how many panner tikka recipe have I posted... but trust me this the best of all! I made this for a family get together at my home and everybody liked it!! It was over in no time, and I had to grill another set of skewers quickly to serve them. Both kids and adults liked it, and got a compliment that it tastes better than hotels. So I'm sure you can try this recipe to surprise your loved ones at home. 

Winters have started in Bangalore. The early mornings and nights are much colder, that you crave for some comfort food - something hot, creamy and soothing to your shivering soul. :)

These days we have started making a lot of soups at home... I know my cream of pumpkin soup recipe is still pending to be uploaded. I assure that I will post it this week. Once you know the recipe, every other cream soup is same. But today's soup is different... it's a mild spiced coconut based soup. What can be more comforting than a cup of hot coconut milk with some spices?? This is very common Thai Soup Recipe and it's quite easy to do. I added my recent found new green vegetable - Bok Choy. But you can feel free to toss in any veggies you have in your refrigerator. 

We all love cheesy creamy pasta outside, but can we do something nice at home? I had tried many times to create a good pasta at home and a much healthier version. I think this time I almost got a good red pasta version and a very healthy option too. Normal pastas are made out of refined flour - no fibre at all. I searched for Wheat pastas in the super market and finally bolted down on the Durum wheat pastas from Disano. It says "from the golden fields of Italy and it just takes 8 minutes to prepare, with a low glycemic index, low cholestrol and high levels of fiber." I had to try this one.
Some people may call this recipe as Arabiata pasta, but I'm really not sure of it's name :)

After having these pizzas at home, I don't crave for the cheese burst Domino or Pizza Hut pizzas. After we started working out, we are very conscious in choosing what we eat. We started avoiding too much of fried foodsoutside, my hubby's favorite manchurians too. We look for grilled, pan fried options and salads.



Ok, back to the pizza... I did not try my hands on making the pizza base at home. I'm sure it would take a long time. I just use store bought pizza base - tried both white and wheat base. And this takes only 10 mins.

Currently my new OTG is the new baby at home. As soon I reach home after a tiring day of work, I feel like baking something and treat my taste palates everyday. And this can also be a surprise treat for my hubby... :P  
I'm loving baking as a good hobby and experimenting with different ingredients is real fun!!

Who doesn't love curd? Except me who doesn't like it much on the chats, especially the dahi puri. But I really love this one. This can be whipped up in 2 minutes and can be called as yogurt spaghetti pasta or thayir semiya. ;)

Ingredients:
Semiya/ vermicelli - 1 1/2 cups
Thick Curd - 1 cup
Milk - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Broken urad dal - 1 tsp
Cashews - 6
Curry leaves
Finely chopped onions - 1/4 cup (optional)
Finely chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped Coriander leaves
Oil
Salt

Did I remind you the minions saying "Paneer Butter Masala" as a password to open a door in Despicable Me 2?  Ha ha :D If no, you must see this video!! ROFL!!

Paneer Tikka are usually made in Tandoor Oven or Grilled, after being marinated in a spice mixture. They are arranged on skewers to be cooked and served as an appetizer with some mint chutney. But this is a gravy made with the paneer tikka and its really yummy with some roti or chapattis!! You can add the vegetables when you make the tikka, so the gravy is crunchy. Now lets move on to the details of the recipe...

This is a very simple recipe but serves as a yummy snack with your tea, or a crunchy spicy side for your booze ;) We always loved masala cashews from the famous sweet stalls in India. Be it pepper or chilli, mint or curry leaves... They go together well with Cashews.

Keep in my mind the high calories though, that can be burnt out by an hour workout! And skyrocketing price of cashews! But don worry, nothing matters in front of this devilled cashews. Off to the simplest and the tastiest recipe ever...