Latest Blog Posts - A Cook At Heart
- Amba Khatta (Mango Curry) (Odiya Cuisine)As 2016 draws to a close, I look back at it and wonder, was there a year that had so many ups and downs? The high was my trip to India, spending time with family and catching up with my besties from college. That one day brought back a surge of...
- Tea and travel pains.This Thanksgiving, I gifted myself ( yes, that is a thing) an Electric Pressure Cooker (EPC).Everyone, and I mean everyone has been raving about the InstantPot. I was tempted. People seem to be cooking everything in this one gizmo.After a lot of deli...
- Chickpeas Pulav /Solanyacha Pulav (Pressure Cooker method)We went into a stock and save frenzy. The news channel was on all the time, even the child did not change the channel. Hurricane Matthew was on the way. While it was still peaceful and calm in our city, we had to be prepared. The...
- Comfort food and one pot meal: Moogachi khichadi ( different version)For a quick but nourishing meal, we all resort to our comfort food. In all likelihood, your comfort food is the same as mine, Khichadi (rice, moong daal cooked with minimal or no spices added).We all have the *most* basic version. But sometimes, even...
- The softest idlis, ever!This summer, after a lot of back and forth I finally gifted myself a Wet Grinder. Finally.Why did I not do this earlier? What a fool I have been.I was always happy with the idlis I have made previously. I used Idli Rava. Urad daal and Idli rava...
- Vaalacha Birda ( Vaal beans In a coconut sauce)So, finally this summer I shopped and packed and visited India. It was a fantastic few weeks and my son and I were left wanting more! Source: Google image searchThe highlight, or shall I say one, of the highlights, was enjoying Alphonso Mango, t...
- ALu chi WadiOne thing that came as a 'bundle' in our home was the dhokla-aLuwadi combination. Whenever my Mother went to Dadar Kabutar Khana area, she would stop over at Saurashtra snack shop and bring home goodies. Sometimes kachoris (ping pong ball sized...
- Spring on my cookie!Spring is here and while that means big changes across the country, there really isn't a big change in Florida. We have some rain, but other than that, it's pretty warm and humid. Very 'Mumbai like' weather.And while blogging had taken a backseat, I...
- Sweet BeginningsOn the last day of warm weather, we visited a nearby beach. It was fantastic. Warm sun and a playful breeze. The water was a bit too cold for my liking and I was shocked at how parents took out babies (in diapers) into the cold water and also that th...
- Sweet things and hoping for a better new year!on Dec 23, 2015 in Birthday Cake butter cream icing Butternut Squash Egg less chocolate cake Floral Cake Pumpkin Puri SweetsAs we come to the end of another year, it's time to reflect. Time to plan and make new year resolutions. In my case, I have stopped making any, I don't keep them. I don't need the guilt on top of everything.But like you all, I am hoping for a better...
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