It has been a weekend of Celebrations …. little Krishna was welcomed into our homes with a great deal of gaiety and fervour. The neivedhya spread was painstakingly prepared and offered with absolute devotion and relished in all humility as...
Travel & Food
Solkadhi Recipe | Homemade Kokum Drink
The sumptuous Misal brunch at Sadhana Chuliavarchi Misal with intermittent sips of baby pink Solkhadi, energized us to venture to the Sula Vineyards. Located amidst the rolling hills of Nashik, overlooking the Gangapur Dam is the Sula Vineyards sprawling over...
Travel & Food
Nashik Misal Recipe | Hotel Sadhana Misal Recipe | Travel & Food
The rains continued, and so did our monsoon drive. After a well spent cosy evening and night at Club Mahindra Hatghad, we headed towards Nasik’s famous Sadhana Chuliavarchi Misal for a traditional Maharashtrian one-dish meal. This place, started in 1959,...
Festival Specials
Sri Krishna Jayanthi Neivedhyam Recipes | Gokulashtami Special | Janmashtami Special
It is Vaishnava Srikrishnajayanthi tomorrow, the celebration of the birth of Vishnu incarnate- Lord Krishna, and the day floods me with several fond memories- Bakshanams- and loads of it, Kolams, flowers.. all unforgettable. The initial training as a school-going girl,...
Travel & Food
Kutchi Beer Recipe | Bhagat Tarachand Signature Recipe | Travel & Food
A short holiday to Mumbai which subsequently leads to a day trip to Hatghad, a picturesque hill station, home to the magnificent Saputara lake. Lashing rains, wet roads, and lush, verdant countryside teamed with the chatter of my grandkids was...
Festival Specials
Aadi Velli Neivedhyam Recipes | Sago Vermicilli Payasam/Kheer and Medhu Vadai
“Paatiii…”.A voice in all excitement over the phone…’I am so happy and excited that you are coming, and Amma is excited too’…It was my little prince, apple of my eye expressing his joy at knowing that I was going to...
Vegetable Cookery
Arbi Masala Roast Recipe (Seppankizhangu Roast) | Air fried Recipe
Arbi or Taro, is thought to be the oldest cultivated plant in the world, being cultivated in Asia for more than ten thousand years. Its culinary use is similar to that of a potato. A rich source of carbohydrates, vitamins,...
Festival Specials
Aadi Perukku Recipes (Pathinettam-Perukku Neivedhyam)
Pathinettam-Perukku /Aadi Perukku colloquially known as Padinettamper is an eminent South Indian celebration in the Month of Aadi. In accordance with Tamil panchangam, Pathinettam-Perukku signifies the arrival of monsoon in Tamil Nadu state. Padinettamperukku symbolizes ‘Padinettam’ which means ‘Eighteen’or the...
Classic Combo
Rajma Chawal Recipe | Classic Combo 20
Rajma Masala and rice …a childhood memory that I would like to cherish. Nostalgic about the exciting evenings when rajma masala was prepared as an accompaniment to rotis or pulkhas. There would always be a bowl of fragrant basmathi cooked...
Vegetable Cookery
Mangalorean Pathrade with a TWIST | Classic Konkani Patravade
Gujarati Patra, Classic Konkani Patravade, or Patrado. Mangalorean specialty pathrade, Parsi Patrel, Pataude of Uttar Pradesh, Alu Vadi of Maharashtra, Bihari Patode, Tamil Nādu’s Sembu Elai Surul/Usili…..Colocasia leaves (called Alwache Kolay in Konkani, Arbi in Hindi, Alu in Marathi, and...