Raw Mango Halwa Recipe / Ugadi Recipes / Kachche Aam Ka Halwa Recipe ~ Ugadi Special

Ugadi or the Telugu New Year is on the 8th of April and the hustle bustle in my home is quite palpable. I am so glad that little D is learning about the diverse cultures that she belongs to with her parents hailing from different parts of India. Little D gets to enjoy and celebrate so many different festivals and she is lucky that her grand~mum enriches her with all the legends behind the various celebrations and rituals. I can see that her tiny fingers still have faint traces of the colours of Holi, which she joyfully celebrated only a few days back and here she is again getting ready to revel in the festive spirit of Ugadi. This weekend she will go shopping for new dresses, ornaments and many other things with her grandparents as we all will get ready to welcome the New Year with great pomp and joy.

Bengali Vegetarian Thali ~ A Splash of Unassuming Nuances And Striking Flavours

Bengali Cuisine has the nuances which have been imbibed from a very long and rich history with strong influences from the Mughal style of cooking, the British Babus, whose khansamas (male cook) modified the existent Bengali cuisine to suit their palates. Not only that, the style of cooking dishes, also varied as one passed through the length and breath of Bengal itself. Then there are also many dishes from Bangladesh which was earlier a part of Bengal, India. 

Bread Dahi Vada Recipe / Instant Dahi Vada Recipe / Holi Recipes

This HOLI RECIPE is for those wonderful people who strive hard to strike the perfect balance between home and work. Even as they excel on their work front, they leave no stone un-turned to make their home a haven of love and happiness. Being in the same shoes as these lovely beings, I can very well relate to the mammoth effort that is put to give equal weightage to both, to give 100% professionally while never missing an opportunity to add that extra magic to make your loved ones feel special.

BEETROOT DOSA/CRÊPE WITH PUMPKIN PEEL CHUTNEY - WELCOME SPRING

Each season that paints our life resembles the different shades which bind our every day. And as we were always taught that nothing is permanent and change is the only truth, what better way to live this saying other than experience the magic of the seasons. Spring in India heralds the celebration of happiness after a cold , grey winter. As the sky paints itself in Gold the earth too is carpeted with bright happy flowers. People also loose themselves in the fervour spring brings by rejoicing with music and songs. As the drums beat, the birds also join in chirping merrily. The fragrance of the Jasmine flowers and the new leaves on the mango trees sends a flood of joy through everyone.