Orange Cranberry Muffins

Hands down I must confess when it comes to baking I am still a learner. As a matter of fact, whenever I bake desserts I am almost 90% sure of some or other “goof-ups”. But as I firmly believe, mistakes are a part of the learning phase and no matter what one should keep trying…

Dal Puri (Unleavened Indian Bread stuffed with Lentils)

Back to blogging after a short break! I had been visiting Mumbai and Goa with family for a short vacation. It was indeed tiring because of the heat, but nevertheless it was a fun-filled trip with loads of entertainment with the whole family. Short trips to hometown is reinvigorating and gives new strength and energy…

Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Steaks Crusted with Parmesan Cheese

Inspiration is always vital in the process of learning. No matter how learned and experienced one becomes, remaining grounded is the most sensible thing to do as you always get to learn something or the other from millions of people around you who are creative and talented enough to impart an ocean of knowledge to…

Nomination for the Liebster Award

Mid-February 2016 I started blogging. Its now May 2016! I had the least idea that in such short span, I will be nominated for Liebster Award within the blogging community. This is indeed an honour and my ecstacy is beyond imagination! 🙂 I would like to thank a fellow blogger Rini, for nominating me. The link to her…

Mint Chicken Curry

Have you ever had an intense dislike for a particular herb which rather somehow caught your attention later? Mint is one such herb for me! There was one point in my life when I absolutely “loathed” the flavor and aroma of mint leaves. I didn’t particularly know the reason why but this intense dislike probably might…

Mustard Fish Curry (Baked in Oven)

This is traditionally a Bengali dish but I have changed the recipe a little in order to make it a tad bit healthier however with no compromise on taste. This dish is baked in the oven!…which earns extra points on health factor. The flavor and aroma is over-the-top impressive. This is a very easy way…

Broccoli Paneer Parathas (Indian flatbread with broccoli and cottage cheese)

Parathas are a norm for breakfast in most Indian households of North India. Parathas are Indian flatbreads rolled out from a wheat flour dough and shallow fried on both sides on a Tava / Griddle  with very little oil. They are healthy and if one prepares it with various vegetable stuffings it becomes a nutritious…

Creamy Red Bean Avocado Salad

An exciting date night with DH at the bustling night streets of Boat Quay gets us wandering into a famous Mexican restaurant Cafe Iguana. Excellent authentic delicious food and counted among few of the restaurants serving good Mexican cuisine in Singapore!! We tried everything from tacos, burritos, fajitas but the one thing that got into my heart…

Easy Meatball Stew

It has been raining in Singapore for the past few days. Raining, as in actual rains!!…not pouring. The rains in SG bring with it a temporary relief from the heat but leaves behind a host of diseases and illnesses. Most of DD’s classmates and my friends’ kids are down with fever, cough or sore throat.…

Stir-fried Vegetable Spaghetti

Stir-fry noodles is a famous road-side snack on the streets of Kolkata. Not only in Kolkata mixed vegetable fried noodles is a favored delicacy in almost every city of India. Different veggies of your choice are stir-fried together with noodles….this version is also known as Hakka noodles. However what if we try and make this using…