Chatpata, often used to describe chaat, is a Hindi word without an English equivalent. My Matar Tikki Chaat, celebrating the bounty of winter-fresh, sweet green peas turned out to be deliciously chatpata(a combination of tangy, salty and hot flavours). I had stuffed them with a paneer and raisin filling. If you’re a chaat lover, you must try this green version of the usual aloo tikki. I’ve included recipes for the…
Today I’m sharing the result of my happy experiment making Guava Cheesecake Bars. Fruit and cheesecakes are old friends; everything from blueberries, raspberries and strawberries to bananas, oranges, lemons, mangoes and kiwi have been incorporated into cheesecakes. In baking, guavas are usually incorporated in the form of jams, jellies or pastes. So I thought, “ Why not use fresh guava?”. Guava and chilli – naughty but nice Driving on holiday,…
Pull-apart rolls are for friends and / family gathered around the table to break bread together (literally!). I made these squishy, tangy Sourdough Pull-Apart Rolls bursting with a creamy beetroot and ricotta filling, with communal eating in mind. There’s something comforting and relaxing about the idea of casually hanging around a table, sharing drinks and easy food that one can simply pick up and eat with your fingers. The appeal…
This post on Corn Handvo is my nod to snacking season. With the monsoon rains pouring down, a cup of chai and snacks are a must-do activity with family and friends. A lighter handvo Handvo, as we know is a baked, savoury cake made from a fermented batter of rice and a couple of varieties of lentils, a vegetable (like the bottle gourd or lauki) and yoghurt. Corn Handvo, as…
I made Thandai Shortbread Cookies because I’m currently obsessed with all things thandai. Holi is around the corner after all. The festival of colours is incomplete without thandai. While the traditional method is to drink thandai – a cool, milk-based drink flavoured with thandai masala, there’s no reason why you can’t eat thandai as well. So the Thandai Shortbread Cookies are my way of enjoying the fragrant flavours of thandai…
This almond thins recipe is a result of my need to nibble. Often around 5 in the evening or mid morning I feel like a smallish snack, more to satisfy my mouth rather than my stomach. At such times, these slender and chewy, a little sweet, slightly salty, coffee almond thins hit the spot. A hit of coffee Chewing on these thins is like sipping black coffee…well almost. The coffee…