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Whenever we go out for dinner the first order will always be 2/4 Tomato Soup😃 As far as I remember I have never ordered a separate bowl of soup for myself when…

I love cooking with Lobia.It blends well with the masala, takes less time to cook, so filling and it goes well with Rice or Roti. Yesterday I initially planned to…

Unlike the popular belief that Couscous is a grain, it is actually a type of Pasta prepared from Semolina & whole wheat flour. The flour is then moistened, tossed together until…

Guacamole is a Mexican dip recipe prepared using Avocado. I first tasted Guacamole in ElMexicana Restaurant in London. Have been hooked to this simple dish ever since.. I use it…

Couscous is one of my favorite ingredients and am incorporating it in many Indian based recipes too. This salad can be put together within few minutes and its vegan too. Instead of Tofu you could also add grilled halloumi or paneer too incase if you are not a vegan I have used only basic ingredients for preparing the marinade. The salad can be served cold as well. Hence you could prepare the Couscous mixture well in advance and can refrigerate for later use. Grill the Tofu just before serving

On a Friday night I was wondering what to make for dinner. Then this idea popped up. Prepared a quick tikki with Potatoes and paneer,served with a simple home made green chutney, store bought Imli(tamarind) Chutney and a salad. It was a satisfying meal and a perfect start for the weekend. Instead of Paneer you could add Tofu too. Since these tikkis are shallow fried they didn’t consume too much oil too. The following measurement yields upto 12-15 medium sized tikkis


Rama Navami is a traditional Hindu Festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Shri Rama. Lord Rama is the sixth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu himself and in Tamil Nadu temples we celebrate “Shri Rama Navami Utsavam” for nine days. It is firmly believed that mere chanting of His name ‘Rama’ burns ignorance, passion and sin. With or without knowledge, correctly or incorrectly, when the word “Rama” is pronounced it showers a rain of good upon the devotees. My mom usually reads Samkshepa Ramayan and she performs a simple pooja by reciting Shri Rama Ashtothram and then finish the pooja with…