Just a question – If someone offers you a bowl of salad and a plate of rajma chawal, what would you choose? For some of us, the answer is quite obvious. It’s rajma chawal. Being Indians, we always go by the tadkedaar food full of flavours. We often make our judgement over foods on the basis of their presentation. But do you really think judging salads over their presentation rather than its benefits is right? [...]Read More
Pizza is of Italian origin, however is now very famous in India. There are well known fast food companies as well as local joints selling various types of pizza’s. It is basically a bread base topped up with pizza sauce, cheese along with vegetarian or non-vegetarian options. Pizza goes well in any of the main course and is a good option for something different. Rather than ordering from the market you could make the pizza [...]Read More
Searching through the kitchen boxes to ready my grocery list, I came across some remaining pasta, which has now allowed me to make another distinctive lunch and earn tons of appreciation for my family. Pasta has been embraced by Indians for few years now and it tastes amazingly good when served hot and fresh. Today I made Creamy Pasta In Tomato Sauce, which you can make for any of your main meals fairly easily. Its [...]Read More
Pizza have made a grand entry into the Indian society in the last couple of decades, and everyone likes to have one some time or the other. You can order a pizza from numerous foreign brands which have established themselves in the market; however, you can always choose to make it at home fairly easily. Just grab a few pizza base breads from the local bakery shops, get the veg toppings ready, add some cheese, [...]Read More
While hosting a lunch for a few families, I made a good platter of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes and an amazing Macaroni Pasta Salad. Today I’ll share this pasta salad recipe with you, which stands out by itself and gives competition to any of the main course dishes. Along with macaroni, I added vegetables like bell peppers, cabbage and broccoli. If you’d like a non-vegetarian option, you can also add grilled chicken or pieces [...]Read More
Healthy Pasta In Vegetable Sauce In India vegetables are used a lot and cooked with various methods and every home has its own unique recipes to make vegetables more interesting and tasty. Apart from regular leafy vegetables I also like yellow and red bell peppers, zucchini and mushrooms and so today I thought of experimenting with these veggies. With love for pasta growing, I made a ‘Healthy Pasta in Vegetable Sauce’ and used all the [...]Read More
Over last few years, salads have exceptionally evolved in India, from cutting various nice shapes of cucumbers and tomatoes to having more international style salads. This evolution is clearly visible in restaurant buffets, weddings where appealing salads with fancy names are served. Pasta salad is one such evolution which has entered the Indian market in a big way. Today, I made Penne Pasta Salad for which I have used the grounded herbs easily available [...]Read More
I was shopping for my grocery in a supermarket where they had a live cooking station and the shoppers were ordering food. They also had a pasta station and the aroma of the herbs and olive oil was filling the whole space and inviting all to try it out. Even I could hardly resist myself from having it. But I made my mind to make pasta for dinner with the same aroma in my home. [...]Read More
This one is sure to impress the kids and equally can be an ultimate option for a potluck party or a picnic, In fact its also a good option for an easy going lunch or snack at office. Pasta is slowly getting a strong hold in the Indian market and the number of creations keep increasing. So when you desire to have a light salad after a few continuous days of deep fried and oily [...]Read More
Pasta traditionally comes from Italy, however there is a variety of pasta now available in Indian markets. The different shapes of pasta gives them the name, as an example the sheet pasta is called lasagne, long thin sticks are called spaghetti, while the elbow shaped ones are called macaroni. Pasta are generally liked by all, especially the kids. I have a constant demand from my son to give him pasta lunch for school. It is [...]Read More
