The month of August is dedicated to Diabetic friendly recipes. It’s a theme based post where i shall be posting diabetic friendly recipes in various categories. After my first post on Indian veggie its time to move on to some desserts. I have many diabetic members in my family … have grown up seeing few of my relatives suffering from this disease. Have closely seen them craving for sweet but were helpless at times. Rasgulla happens to be the most commonly accepted and loved sweet gifted by West Bengal to the entire country. In my house for every nice occasions…
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Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balsam-pearin English, has many other local names. Goya from Okinawan and karela from Sanskrit are also used by English-language speakers. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is extremely bitter. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter. There are two varieties of this vegetable: One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and…
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Chivda – an Indian snack that is full of flavors and equally keeps a check on calories. Light and tasty Chivda is commonly found at Indian homes specially during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi or Deepawali. I remember as a kid i had this at my neighbor’s place in Diwali. The chivda was light and fluffy and had and amazing crunch and flavor. Chivda has no particular recipe, it can be made as per your liking and choice of ingredients and taste. This particular version is guilt free as it has very less use of oil. I prefer making Chivda in…
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During Ramadan the house was flooded with Dates and Plums. After having tried lots of smoothies, chutneys, dips etc…this time i wanted to bake a cake using these fruity goodness.I have always been fascinated by the Plum cake made during Christmas, the gooey texture and the fruity aroma is simply divine and heavenly. So how about adding dates and plums together in a cake …. ??? So just a day before Eid and of course on my lil sister’s demand, i just put on my aprons and Baked this heavenly dessert. It took me around 35 mins to get a…
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During my Hyderabad visit i got a chance to visit a local bakery. I was amazed to see heaps and piles of tuti fruity biscuits which were almost everywhere on the counter. They referred to it as Karachi Biscuits. Believe me i have grown up hearing Karachi Biscuits from few members in my family and for all those days i thought it from from Hyderabad situated in Pakistan because Karachi is in Pakistan….lol My Hyderabad visit was an eye opener to me. Though i didn’t got a chance to have those amazing fruit cookies there but i always wanted to…
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I simply love baking… believe me it’s a addiction. Once you start baking and get your hands set on your oven, that is when you get addicted. For me baking is something which was once a nightmare. But gradually i took over my fear and Woohaa! here i am. I gguess in my blog after desserts, baking is the maximum post carrying category. If someday it really happens, i would love to die eating chocolate. Chocolate in any form is worth dying for. Like me, my son is also a big time chocolate fan. Every second day he asks me…
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Gulgule… The name itself say it all for this cute lil sweet fritters. Small round golden fritters flavored with banana and fennel are a must make at my home during Ramadan. The size of Gulgule totally depends on personal choice. This i guess was the first home made sweet i had during my childhood. Ever since i have a strong fonding towards Gulgule. The name has no specific meaning. Just because the fritters are small and round in shape, they were name as Gol Gole (That means Round balls) which later became gulgule. Gulgule also has a certain traditional significance…
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A big shout to all those who have a sweet tooth like me !!! India has given us an enormous variety of desserts. Most have them carry a traditional essence. One such dessert that is liked and loved by all and is a common preparations in festivals too… the royalty lies in it’s name, the one and only KesarPista Rabri !!! You will rarely find someone who doesn’t like a thick and creamy Rabri laced with lots of exotic dry fruits and saffron. The recipe i have used has traditional methodology in which the milk is reduced in a large…
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What do u do with those extremely ripe bananas..? Well i prefer to bake them. And when it comes to baking, what better than a Banana Bread Loaf! Well the banana cake resembles a banana bread bcz of its texture. Though the ingredients is same as a cake but it’s a bread. Banana bread is a type of bread that is made with mashed fully ripe bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however, there are some banana bread recipes that are traditional-style yeast breads. Well there’s an interesting history behind banana bread… Wikipedia says Banana bread…
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Monsoon has struck in most of the cities but still the weather seems to be very humid. Evenings are cool but afternoons certainly make one dehydrated. This is when you need a cool and refreshing drink that can give life back to your dry lips and dehydrated body. Its mangoes flooding the market and what better it can be to incorporate it with orange and lemonade! So the drink of the day is – SUNSHINE (Orange Mango Lemonade Punch) I made the concentrate with fresh fruits. Though the drink can be made with canned juices too but i preferred using…
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Sometimes life’s big pleasures lies in simple things… Grape juice is one such simple pleasure that refreshes me during my work hours. Just a bunch of fresh grapes , a rich source of Vit C neutralizes the body and keep my mind , body and soul fresh and right in place. These days, as i am finally keeping a check on my health, hence i avoid adding sugar into it. A natural detox that keeps my system in check. Though their is nothing much in the recipe, still shared it over here as i am practicing to click through my…
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During Roza Iftari the first think i look for is a drink that can quench my thirst. Something that is natural, not synthetic and with minimum sugar content. During Ramadan, it is very important to keep our body hydrated. After a long fast, it is very important to have plenty of fluids that can avoid our body from getting dehydrated. Virgin Sangria is a very famous mocktail which is made with fruit juices and pieces of fruits with pee on it. It not only quench your thirst but is also a rich source of Vitamin C. Sangria is a typical…
