Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom’s homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past. –Homaro Cantu
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Celebrating Passion for Food
Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom’s homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past. –Homaro Cantu
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Today we share a masala that originates from the coastal region of Malvan and coastal kitchens of Malvani folks. If you have salivated over the aromas and taste of Konkani recipes, then folks secret is out of the box. Let’s see how this magic blend is made.
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Today as we celebrate Gudi Padva in Maharashtra which is marked as first day of the new year as per Hindu Lunisolar calendar. In some parts of country like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana this day is celebrated ad Ugadi and in Karnataka as Yugadi.
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Friends, if I have to describe today’s recipe, I would say it is succulent, flavorful, enriching, and satiating and it indeed is Prawns (Jhinga) Biryani.
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The city of Pune has established an identity for itself that is multi-faceted and dynamic as the youth of the city. Since decades it has been referred as Oxford of East and over the years it has done progressively better to retain its title. It houses nine deemed universities and more than 400 colleges in the city and students from all over the world come to city in pursuit of quality education. Pune has also been identified as a cultural center of Maharashtra which explains why major events like cultural festivals, film festivals, and literary events are arranged in the city.
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Being a Maharashtrian and a hailing from Konkan coastal belt my food inclinations are very obvious. Like millions of folks belonging to coastal region fish is an integral part of my food habit.
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I had a holiday voucher lying in my closet for close to a year now since its purchase. We knew about it and had discussed several times about putting it to use before the voucher expires. Finally when the last month of its validity had arrived, and we still were unprepared for a holiday, we decided to leverage the voucher for weekend getaway, a holiday in Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani.
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Last week I was unable to make weekly purchase of my weekly essentials which primarily is about buying vegetables. I had a critical issue to address at office, and it demanded my complete attention. Well that is the sad part of my job, I never know when the emergency comes calling. So as it panned out, I could not go out and make purchase of vegetables and all that I was left with was few ripe tomatoes that kept staring back at me as I pulled out my vegetable tray, asking for my attention.
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We came across this recipe in one of my favorite cook-books-‘Rare Gems: A Non-Vegetarian Gourmet Collection from Maharashtra’- by Aditya Mehendale. The book documents, non-veg delicacies of different Maharashtrian communities, some well-known recipes and also some lesser known recipes that are known only to these communities.
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There are days when you partake in self-indulgence and cook an opulent meal for yourself and there are other days when you feel lazy. Once in a while, when I feel bogged down due to indolence I resort to some quick recipes that just lets me get done with my cooking ritual so that I could languish in my bed after lunch. Surmai Tawa Fry is an interesting recipe which strikes a fine balance between these two contrasting zones.
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