Easy Holi Cake Recipe with Amul Thandai Milk

The lazy baker in me discovered a genius shortcut 😄Used Amul thandai flavoured milk for this cake and the aroma in my kitchen instantly screamed HOLI! Soft, fragrant and full of festive flavours — zero complicated prep required. The secret ingredient was Amul Thandai flavored milk 🙂 Preparation Time – 15 Minutes. Baking Time – 40 minutesContinue reading “Easy Holi Cake Recipe with Amul Thandai Milk”

Blueberry Cream Cheese Buns

My first attempt at baking cream cheese as an open center rather than a covered filling. Soft, pillowy buns with a luscious centre that melts in your mouth – An absolute hit with both kids and adults. While the flavour turned out amazing, I learned an important tip: bake these beauties 2-3 minutes less. IContinue reading “Blueberry Cream Cheese Buns”

Baked Spring Rolls

My healthier version of Spring rolls As an ardent fan of Indo-Chinese cuisine, spring rolls are my top choice after dim sums when it comes to starters. However, the deep-fried version isn’t something I indulge in frequently—it’s a bit of a guilty pleasure. That’s where this recipe comes to the rescue! Baked instead of deep-fried,Continue reading “Baked Spring Rolls”

Mawa Chicken 

I had leftover Mawa from Diwali and the overdose of sweets ensured that I wanted to use it for something savory. So to break the monotony of sweets and the vegetarian period 😀 Mawa chicken seemed like a good option. Kids enjoyed the milder version but the adults preferred it slightly hot with green chillies. Continue reading “Mawa Chicken “

Turmeric Latte or Haldi Doodh 

Haldi Doodh, now more commonly known as Turmeric Latte.  This immunity booster is highly recommended during the season change especially for kids. With the goodness of turmeric, cardamom, cloves, pepper, saffron & jaggery, it eases runny noses, cough and congestion.  I was introduced to this by my husband. Now, a daily routine for my youngerContinue reading “Turmeric Latte or Haldi Doodh “

Egg Curry

Posted mostly on borders or away from the main cities and hence limited access to fresh vegetables, our home was always stocked up on eggs. And that’s how egg curry was cooked atleast once a week. My fondest memory associated with egg curry was at Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. It was a taskContinue reading “Egg Curry”