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Hi Guys! I know I wanted to do the roundup for JFI Potato around the 8th of this month, but actually the entries were still coming in on the...

The Sukke was fresh and fragrant, when I clicked this snap. The snap is not exactly fresh, though. :-( I have not been blogging, I know. ...

Call it ‘Kartoffel’. Or ‘pomme de terre’. Or ‘batata’. Or even ‘Aaloo’. Call it just anything. What you get at the end of the day is ‘POTATO...

Vegetarian Ladoos with a 'non-veg' garnishing? Before I start, let me make a special mention of HareKrishna ji , because a) he is th...

So...it's time to give out the answers. And they are (tadaa!) Green peas (Matar in Hindi / Marathi) Green chick peas (Hara Chana in Hind...

Can you spot me in the picture? Had it not been for Jihva for Coconut hosted by Ashwini , I would have perhaps never made this Burfi. Why? ...

This is one more dish that required some getting used to from me. First of all, I had never eaten anything like this before. Secondly, it i...

A lifebuoy in a boat? :) One big misconception that got cleared in mind about two years back is that beetroot contains lots of iron. Just li...

Garlic Greens Chutney decorated with a garlic greens braid Although garlic is available (in almost the whole world?) all year around, the gr...

In addition to the already running ' Ton of Protein ' series, I would like to announce two more. They are 1. Indian Winter : Indian...

Carrot Jaggery Parathas served with Ghee Jaggery was introduced to me when I was a toddler, as is the case with many children in Maharashtra...

This is a tale of two butters. One came from the US and the other was more of a World Citizen. Both had an identity and were rather proud of...

I hope that either you already know about these two main ingredients or you have read about them in my earlier post . In case neither, then ...

It is ginger in the above picture. No prizes for guessing that. :) But do you know the two rhizomes in the following picture? Both are from...

Rich? Oh yes! Why did I not blog for the last ten days or so? Have I lost the interest? Have I not been cooking? Or have I just been too laz...

Pineapple Coconut Muffins Do you know what pineapple is called in German? 'Ananas'! Which means, if you know Marathi or Hindi, then ...

Moong aur Chane ki Dal served with microwave-cooked rice (behind) When I published my post on Shankarpali, I thought I was 'back'. ...

Shankarpali - Always in the foreground for me :) One of the biggest pleasures of being back in India? The FOOD. And the best part of it is t...

...well, sort of. I mean, I am back in Pune, India. And I also have access to the internet now. However, when exactly I'll be able to...

I am soon going to say 'Bye' to this kitchen. I wonder whether I can say 'Auf Wiedersehn' (See you again!) to the birthplace...