1 grapefruit 2 bananas 2 small apples long beans 200 gms beetroot 100 gms broccoli 50 gms carrot 100 gms cauliflower 3 chicken sausages 200 gms tuna 100 gms cottage cheese 10 Ritz biscuits 300 gms vanilla ice cream Cheddar cheese slices ¼ honeydew Day 1-BREAKFAST Pin Black tea/coffee 1 grapefruit 1 slice toast 2 tsps peanut butter Day1-LUNCH Black tea/coffee 4 oz (100g) tuna 1 slice toast Day1-DINNER 1 chicken sausage 1 cup (50g) long beans 4 oz (100g) beetroot 4 oz (100g) ice-cream 1 small apple Day2-BREAKFAST Black tea/coffee 1 egg boiled/poached Pin 1 slice toast Half a banana Day2-LUNCH Black tea/coffee 4 oz (100g) cottage cheese 5 Ritz biscuits Day2-DINNER 2 chicken sausages 4 oz (100g) broccoli 2 oz (50g) carrots Half a banana 4 oz (100g) ice-cream Day3-BREAKFAST Black tea/coffee 1 egg hard boiled 1 slice toast Day3-LUNCH Black tea/coffee 1 slice cheddar cheese 5 Ritz biscuits 1 small apple Day3-DINNER 4 oz (100g) tuna 4 oz (100g) beetroot 4 oz (100g) cauliflower ¼ honeydew 4 oz (100g) ice-cream...

TH loves bajjis of any kind. But then that guy likes pretty much anything that’s deep fried, but bajjis do hold a particular soft spot in his heart. While I do make this simple aloo tikki very often, bajjis make an appearance only now and then. I have no qualms deep frying now and then, especially if it’s a rainy day and your mood and taste buds are screaming cardamom tea with bajjis....

Banana oats atta muffins with are perfect for a healthy snack for toddlers and babies. Pin Banana Oats Atta Muffins Ingredients Instructions Notes When I was pregnant with Sameera, I had a ton of people comment on the amazing food and snacks i going to be fed (cooked by her food blogger mom, of course!). Even if I didn’t intent to be this mom who made most if her kids’ snacks and meals from scratch at home, I didn’t really feel like I had a choice in the matter....

This chocolate biscuit balls recipe is the bomb! I got it from Steve, a colleague whose helper made it for a party and after popping in my first few as soon as he set the box down, I obviously asked for the recipe. Learn how to make these amazing chocolate biscuit balls that need no baking and detailed below step by step. Pin Chocolate Biscuit Balls Recipe Ingredients Instructions These chocolate biscuit balls are derived from the Israeli treat called Kadorei Shokolad , usually made for kids during birthday parties and such....

Chow chow tends to be a bit of a pain to peel due to its irregular surface. On top of that, it has some slime as you peel, which can stain your clothes and make your fingers stick long after. A tip when peeling chow chow - rub some oil on your palms and use the peeler as best you can. After that, chop it up and remove the remaining skin using your knife....

Pin Easy Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk - Learn how to make a basic and easy Indian-style chicken curry with coconut milk and spices. This is a relatively mild chicken curry recipe that’s fabulous because it goes with everything - rice, chapati, pulao, dosa, appam, puttu, etc. Easy Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk - Coconut Milk Chicken Curry Recipe Ingredients Instructions There are so many variations to a coconut milk chicken curry and this is my own....

But anyway, this is a new series i Edible Garden - Food Photos Prop Shopping! I take pictures, sometimes discreetly, of pretty much any shop I pick up random stuff in. Some of them don’t allow pics so they won’t be elaborate but folks at Fishs Eddy seemed to have no problem so I clicked away to glory. We all know white works best for food pics. But in case you want some colour in your life, they have you covered!...

Pin Pin Pin Mobile Chaat Counter. The Govinda poster was popular. Almost all chaatwallas had it. ~Near India Gate, Delhi Pin Pin Pin Mobile Chaat Counter. The Govinda poster was popular. Almost all chaatwallas had it. ~Near India Gate, Delhi

Pin There’s nothing like the flavour of fresh green chillies. Nothing! Ok, except fresh coriander leaves. But that’s the only exception, really. Pin There’s nothing like the flavour of fresh green chillies. Nothing! Ok, except fresh coriander leaves. But that’s the only exception, really.

Pecan pie bites are a smaller (but totally yummier) version of the popular pecan pie, an all-American pie recipe that’s popular during fall or autumn but hey, I live in Singapore and it’s summer year round so I can choose to make pecan pie bites whenever I’d like, right? That’s right. A word about these pecan pie bites before I go any further. This is the single most made dessert recipe in my kitchen....

Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake : baking a chocolate cake is probably on every novice baker’s to-do list. While baking can be a bit daunting to get started with due to all the required ingredients and equipment, you can make cakes that need no oven. There are a few different methods to be used here and my favourites are baking cake in a pressure cooker and steaming cakes until fluffy and soft....

Although I took pictures when amma was preparing the ragi semiya upma , they didn’t turn out great. I am always on vacation mode when in Kottayam and feel lazy taking step by step pics. I’d much rather sit on the high kitchen counter, dangling my feet, drinking hot tea, and generally not caring about anything going on around me. There are few exceptions to this and the day the ragi semiya upma was made, it wasn’t one of them....

This post is about 5 months too late. When we visited Delhi-Agra-Jaipur during Chinese New Year, this is one thing I definitely wanted to buy back - Panchhi Petha. Its nothing but cubed ash gourd simmered in sugar syrup and cooled down. Its extremely sweet and juicy when bitten into. When I went to the same places while in school, we gorged on this super sweet Agra specialty without even knowing what it is or how its made (not that it mattered, especially at that age)....

List of easy and delicious Indian recipes for Christmas cakes and cookies. Living in a place like Kottayam, it’s tough not to join in the occasion of Christmas and celebrating with our own food, cakes, and bakes. Amma used to bake plum cake when I was a kid but since we get a ton of cakes from friends and family anyway, she stopped doing that. We would still bake an occasional ginger cookie or snowball cookies to have the oven going and serve guests homemade goodies during Christmas....

Baingan Bharta Recipe Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15mins grilling eggplant + 45mins for chopping and cooking What I Used: 1 eggplant, grilled on stove top/oven 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 2 medium onions, chopped fine 3 green chillies (adjust to taste, I used Indian green chillies) 1 teaspoon minced ginger ½ teaspoon minced garlic (optional) 1 teaspoon of Kashmiri chilli powder (for the deep red colour. If using ordinary red chilli powder, please be mindful of the extra heat) 1 tablespoon coriander powder / malli podi 1 teaspoon garam masala ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon oil 1 lime wedge Fresh coriander leaves for garnish Salt How I Made It: 1....

Being away for Onam for the past 6 years, one would imagine I would be used to the acute feeling of homesickness each time. Nope. Doesn’t look like that’s happening. Although I had resolved to get more involved in cooking for festivals, I failed miserably for Onam this year. A sudden work trip took me away from home and I didn’t even have my camera with me to do something about it....

Chilli soya chunks is an Indian-Chinese vegetarian recipe with soya chunks which are also called meal maker, a great protein-source for vegetarians. Learn how to make chilli soya chunks using this easy recipe. The husband loves soya chunks. After paneer and mushrooms, this is probably his next favourite thing. Although I used to dislike the bland taste of soya chunks when I was younger, I have acquired a taste for it now....

Learn how to make soft idlis with dalia or broken wheat or cracked wheat with this healthy, easy, and delicious idli recipe. I don’t know what’s gotten into me, experimenting with new idli recipes and everything. I grew up eating the most amazingly soft and spongy idlis thanks to my mom and grandmom but never really acquired a taste for them. Now that I am on my own and have to feed myself and another human being, I do make idlis because they are so easy to make ahead and store....