Cooking & Baking with Love
I have been going crazy seeing all apple cake recipes online and wanted to make my own. We went to apple orchard because there is not much to do these days. I really wanted to spend some time outdoors. Going out for apple picking was a great idea.
Gujarati Kadhi is a dish made from yogurt and chickpea flour with addition of spices. It has sweet taste from addition of sugar and tangy or sour flavor from yogurt. Traditionally, in India we would make it with sour yogurt to achieve that taste. If you do not have sour yogurt, add lemon juice. It …
Apples are overflowing at the markets and if you went apple picking like me and want to use up your pick in some savory ways. You are at the right place; I made this apple pickle (Indian style).
Simple classic pesto recipe using pistachios instead of pine nuts. Such vibrant color and taste.
Earthy Romesco Sauce. It’s so smoky and robust. So many ways of using this Spanish condiment to add flavor to your dishes. It originated in Catalonia region in Spain.
This silky, smooth and flavorful eggplant dish is my favorite. It’s well known as Baigan Bhartha that literally means “Eggplant mash”. In Gujarati, specifically Kathiyawadi we call it Oro/Odo.
Cold, crisp autumn weather calls for a bowl of warm rice pudding specially topped with some spices like cinnamon and cardamom. It’s so appropriate for fall weather.
The first time we had lotus root was many years ago at an Indian restaurant. Surprisingly, I have never seen it on the menu elsewhere. Their is thick, crispy pieces deep fried and so crunchy and have sweet as well spicy flavor. It is one of my favorite appetizers at this restaurant.
While everyone is busy canning tomatoes to use them in winter months. I also decided to make sun-dried tomatoes at home. It is such a great method of preserving summer tomatoes and it really intensifies the flavors of any dish. Ideally, they are dried under the sun, and therefore the name sun-dried.
Pulao, Pilaf or pilau is a rice based dish cooked in some kind of broth or stock or water with spices and vegetables for vegetarians and meat eaters would add meat. It is often cooked in a way that the rice stays separated after cooking. If by chance you overcook the rice, it turns into more porridge like …
