Cooking & Baking with Love
Zucchini Halwa is an adaptation of lauki halwa or dudhi halwa. Zucchini halwa is an Indian sweet or mithai made with bottle gourd or opo squash, whole milk, ghee, sugar and flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. Two most popular halwa are carrot or dudhi halwa.
Pearl couscous salad is the star of this dish with a fresh basil pesto. Tiny pearls cook on the stovetop in no time and then gets tossed with colorful vegetables, mozzarella cheese. A healthy salad or side dish that packs so much flavor!
These quick and easy Puff Pastry Tarts make a delicious lunch or dinner. So simple and look super impressive! They can be served as appetizers too. They are filled with sweet summer corn and has flavorings of Elotes.
Corn Dhokla or Makai na Dhokla is very quick snack or breakfast recipe. Corn is known as Makai in Gujarati language. Dhokla can be prepared in so many different variations. This one is instant dhokla using sooji and corn. Perfect snack or light lunch with a cup of tea and some chutney.
These quesadillas are made with spicy flavorful scrambled paneer stuffing with aromatics like ginger and garlic filled in tortillas and served with herby cilantro chutney and pickled onions.
These Choux au Craquelin are perfect dessert with the crispy, light puffs topped with Craquelin filled with chocolate cherry mascarpone cheese filling.Â
Cherry and Chocolate Semifreddo is a light, creamy frozen dessert that taste like frozen mousse, it’s made with heavy cream, condensed milk and mascarpone cheese with cherries and chocolate shards. Literally made with 4-5 ingredients.
I love cooking as you all know, but hot summer days I do not want to step my foot in the kitchen. Those days all I want to make is a cold bowl of Gazpacho. I love gazpacho in hot weather. I can’t believe I am talking about something that’s served cold. If you know …
Keri nu Shaak or Mango Shaak is like chutney often made during mango season from unripe sour mangoes with jaggery, few whole and some ground spices. It tastes so good with rotis or with herby garlic cheese spread over toast or crackers.