Refreshing Thekera Sharbat: A Summer Drink from Northeast India

The effect of climate change has already engrossed us with a abnormal rise in the temperature and a consequential extended summer in many parts of India. The hot & humid climate is still persisting with a soaring temperature of 38 to 40 degree C here in northeastern India, even in the month of September. The…

Tiranga Meal Platter: Honouring Indian Independence Day Spirit

Jai Hind Jai Bharat ! Mera Bharat Mahaan ! Wish you all a very happy and vibrant 78th Indian Independence Day ! With India strengthening its position on the world stage, we indians are filling with pride each day with every triumph of our Bharat ! Our national festivals, whether it is the Independence Day,…

Taro Stolon Tangy Dry Curryโ€ฆ..Kochur Lotir Tok Korua

Since my childhood days until now, in the rainy season during the monsoons, my father certainly brings home taro stolons especially for my mother from the daily or weekly markets, when it becomes available in plenty, as this is one of her favourite items. She has different recipes with this healthy and tasty ingredient, be…

Chilled Ash Gourd Relish with Poppy seeds,…A Vegan Dessert

Wish you all a happy, colourful & flavourful Holi ! The festival of colours have arrived again and since Holi is a splash of colours and a bash of flavours, rejoicing and merrymaking on this occasion will also mean a culinary celebration. Amidst the plethora of alluring and popular items for the festival e.g., gujjiyas,…

No Oil Sabudana Saatwik Pulao

Om Namah Shivaya !.. Happy Mahashivratri to all ! India is a land of festivities and every indian hindu festival is a celebration of food in itself. The kind of food that characterizes hindu festivals are mostly vegetarian and that too of the Saatwik type, which are vegetarian without onion and garlic. Saatwik food are…

Komola/Orange Kheerโ€ฆa classic Bengali dessert

Wish you all a Happy Vasant Panchami !๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿƒ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™..May Mother Goddess Saraswati bless us all with the light of knowledge and wisdom and rescue us from the darkness of the ignorance and gloom. Bidding adieu to the winter with Vasant Panchami which is synonymous with basanti colour marks the beginning of the spring season, which is…

Tricolour Instant Dhokla

Jai Hind ! Jain Bharat ! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŽ†โœจ๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒท Wish you all a very happy republic day. Let us celebrate the spirit of Indianness with the spirit of patriotism, unify ourselves and strengthen the power of India to lead the world in the coming days. On this anniversary day of implementation of our Indian Constitution, we commemorate…

Apple Cinnamon Eggless Millet Cake

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year !!๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„โญโ›ช๐Ÿ””๐ŸŽ…โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŽ‡โœจ The festival of Merriment has arrived again emanating its joyous spirit within us. I love this festival and this time of the year, even though I feel little sad after it comes because with it the year comes knocking at your door…

Barnyard Millet Soup with Mustard Greens

Millets were always in our diet from centuries and are known to be consumed some 7000 years ago when multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies have formed. Millets were being cultivated across Asia and Africa as major food crops for human consumption some 4,000 years ago, and they gradually became major grains inย Europe during the…

Dark Fantasy Shondesh

The five day Diwali festivities are a great time for celebrations starting right from dhanteras & concluding in bhaidooj, when we immerse our heart & soul in this wonderful fiesta. Celebrations are reflected not only in lights, diyas and crackers, but also in the sweets and food in a big way. Sweets and confectioneries are…