Rice Flour Flat Bread/Akki Roti

Bringing a slice of Coorg back home 🍃 — Whipped up some Akki Roti after our summer escape to The Scotland of India! 🇮🇳 This Coorgi classic made with rice flour is soft, satisfying, and naturally gluten-free. What truly elevates it? The fresh dill — adding a burst of aroma and earthy flavor that makesContinue reading “Rice Flour Flat Bread/Akki Roti”

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”

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”

Dahi Kebab – Baked

A very common appetiser in North India, there are many variants of it. Am sharing the version I prefer and find light on the tummy. It can fried and baking it was my attempt to make it healthier. The other popular version is similar to a bread roll which I am yet to try. TimeContinue reading “Dahi Kebab – Baked”