Fast.....Well i take it as cleansing of body and detoxifying system.... But when it comes to fasting only fruit diet gets boring as day moves ahead. I'm one person who loves to have tea with that tag of biscuit along and when its fasting time i cant find my tea tasty without biscuits so i gave this thought and come up with this creative experiment of mine. Here its Water caltrop or water chestnut biscuits and cookies to give fasting day that extra zing. 2 cups singhare ka atta 3/4th cup powdered suga 1/2 cup desi ghee (clarified butter) 1/2 tsp elaichi powder/ cardamom powder Preheat oven at 180C Knead batter/ atta with singhara atta + sugar and butter and a bit of water. Then I made the balls, they were little uneven so i decide to cut them with biscuit cutter and here i had more perfect or say creative cookies   Roll out dough like chapati, if it sticks either use lil singhara atta or roll between clean polythin sheet   Cut in desired shapes   Now put the tray in prehea...

INGREDIENTS Maida/ flour                    - 3 cups Baking soda(NaHCO3)  - 2tsp Salt                                 - 1 tsp Eggs                               - 3 numbers Powdered sugar             - 1.5 cups Refined oil                     - 1.5   cups Grated carrot                  - 2 cups cardamom powder          - 1 tsp vanilla essence                - 2 tsp Walnuts                          - handful METHOD  Sieve maida, soda, salt 5-6 times Add lil coffee pdr, bkng soda and salt to maida Beat oil, sugar and ...

100 gm rice flour 50 gm refined flour     1 tsp red chilli powder pinch asafetida 1.4 tsp turmeric 1 tsp sesame seeds 2tbsp oil/ moan salt to taste Now using kitchen press give shape to the above dough

Every time you place your order in an Indian style restaurant, the first things no no...the second thing of course after water the waiter will bring this onion that's light pink in color and has tempting fragrance. I always loved it on my platter till i finish the food so thought why not have it at home also when i take my daily meal and of course it is great taste add on. Till the time our order arrives we are almost tasting and enjoying these onions unknowingly. isnt't it??? Ingredients: 10-20 pearl onions [small sized], peeled and washed .   Just find small edible onions that's pretty in size. 1  cup water 1/2 cup or lil more light vinegar salt to taste a small pinch or sugar Method: Slice off the ends of each onion. Peel them completely. Place peeled onions in a glass or plastic jar. (don't take metal jar as vinegar will react with metal and give metallic taste that will spoil the original taste of these onions) Add salt and sugar to water and mix water with vi...

Being in land of missiles...errr....remember 3 idiots yes the MISSILES i mean are dhokla, khakra, fafda, gathiya, well i never felt that they are missiles as i love these snacks or what gujju's call them "farsan" the ultimate namkin. If u order a thali it accompanies the 'farsan' for sure so gujjus cant skip this be it any occasion, a regular thalli or a chai ki pyali, a marriage function or railway junction.... my aai cooks yum dhoklas, i will try them too but this generation which is always in hurry I thought of trying the instant version first. as it is microwave is there, soda is there so why waste and of course mom dont worry will try the traditional version too soon. so here's the instant dhokla to save time but relish toungue. Dhokla batter 1 big cofee mug of besan, 1 big cofee mug water ( same ) 1/2 tea spoon citiric acid crystal salt n sugar as per taste mix all well..so that there are no lumps 1 sachet of non- flavored eno ( fru...

Chiwda-ladu-chakli-anarsa-karanji .. the ultimate food platter is here. Cut Chop Cook Create n taste Foodelicious.  My swyam-pakghar My creations in cooking, Cooking is an art so lets create it to taste foodelicious!!! The happy tummy platter is the most satisfying thing i feel. Food if Good can transform mood. It's the magic of hands that create secret ingredients to cherish.  Chiwda-ladu-chakli-anarsa-karanji .. the ultimate food platter is here. Cut Chop Cook Create n taste Foodelicious. My swyam-pakghar My creations in cooking, Cooking is an art so lets create it to taste foodelicious!!! The happy tummy platter is the most satisfying thing i feel. Food if Good can transform mood. Chiwda-ladu-chakli-anarsa-karanji .. the ultimate food platter is here. Cut Chop Cook Create n taste Foodelicious. My swyam-pakghar My creations in cooking, Cooking is an art so lets create it to taste foodelicious!!! ...