Month: March 2017

Cakes, Cakes & Bakes, Food

Polka Dot Basket Cake

                     Alhamdulillah… Today I reached the milestone of posting 1000 recipes in my blog. What initially started as a space for saving my tried recipes for future reference, turned out to be a passion for active blogging. My heartfelt thanks for all of you for your […]

Food, Snacks, Sweet Snacks, Traditional Sweets

Apple Jalebi

Ingredients: 2 apples 1 cup gram flour/ kadalapodi 1 cup plain flour 1 tbsp sugar 1 cup yoghurt 1/2 tsp baking powder a pinch of salt water as required For Sugar syrup: 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1/2 tsp lemon juice few strands of saffron Preparation: In a bowl, add the gram flour, plain […]

Food, Popsicles, Summer Specials

Strawberry – Rose Milk Popsicles

Ingredients: 1 cup strawberries, chopped 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 1 cup milk 3-4 tbsp sugar (or as required) few drops of rose milk mix/ essence Preparation: In a blender, add the chopped strawberries, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, enough sugar and puree it adding 1-2 tbsp water until very smooth. Fill popsicle moulds halfway with this […]

Crab, Food, Malabar Recipes, Seafood

Malabar Crab / Njandu Curry

Ingredients: 5 crabs, cleaned 1/2 cup grated coconut 2 onions, sliced 2 tomatoes, sliced 1 tbsp ginger, chopped 2 green chillies, slit 3 garlic cloves, crushed small lemon sized tamarind 1 sprig curry leaves 2 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek […]