Gol Gappas

This mouthwatering round and hollow crispy snack, filled with spicy, tangy water and a mixture of potatoes and chickpeas, is a very popular street food across India. Commonly known as gol gappe or pani puri or in some parts as phuchkas, they are hard to resist and can be best enjoyed during summers…

Samosa Chaat

Craving for something sweet and sour with a touch of spice? Then you should try this mouth-watering recipe, made from some leftover samosas mixed with sweet and sour chutneys and yoghurt. It is a very popular street food in India and has a wonderful tangy flavour that will make you eat it again and again…

Baked Bean Pasta

I made this pasta using baked beans and vegetables, for a party at home, and everyone loved it!!...even the kids liked it very much. Made from Capelli d'angelo pasta, which has been popular in Italy since the 14th century, it is very light and goes well in soups or as "pasta asciutta" with a seafood and other light sauces.

Dum Aaloo

A delicious way to enjoy potatoes in a rich yogurt based gravy with various spices…

Facts - Dum Aaloo belongs to North Indian or more specifically Kashmiri cuisine.

Veggie Bean Burrito

One of my favourite recipes from the popular Chipotle Mexican Grill…an ideal for the breakfast, it is healthy and very easy to make with lots of  yummy veggies like shredded lettuce, onions, tomatoes and capsicum…

Chocolate Mud Cake

Indulge into a yummy chocolaty affair with this very delicious chocolate mud cake. If you don’t have enough time you can simply make the sponge without any icing like the way I did it for my son’s birthday…

Paneer Pie

From the heart of England, I bring to you this very popular dish loved all across the Europe. A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients. I have transformed the recipe of the stuffing to suit the Indian taste. Hope you all enjoy…

Marble Cake

I love cakes, whether it is the vanilla or chocolate.  So, I thought why not mix the two and create a marble cake.  It’s very easy and doesn't take more than an hour in preparation.  Here goes the recipe…

Couscous Upma

A delicious and a very healthy breakfast dish made from Couscous and stir fried vegetables…

Health check -- Couscous provides plenty of taste and nourishment for a perfect meal. It is one of the healthiest grain-based products around.  Its glycaemic load for every gram is 25% lower that of pasta. Not only that, couscous is also known to have superior vitamin content over pasta. To prove this, it should be said that couscous contains twice the content of niacin, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and folic acid compared to pasta. It also contains more thiamine and pantothenic acid.

Couscous is also a very good source of protein since it has 3.6 grams of protein in every 100 calories. Its protein content is the same as that of the pasta but a bit higher than white rice. Also, it would be interesting to note that couscous only has 1% ratio of fat to calorie making it one good alternative to rice and pasta if you want your food to be lower in fat content.

Medu Vada

A delicious savoury from south India, which somewhat looks like a doughnutJ.  Made from white lentil, known as urad dal in India, it is a very popular, wholesome snack and is enjoyed best with coconut chutney or sambhar…