My son loves paneer and demands paneer curry (or pizza, if he is feeling lucky) almost every weekend. In an attempt to make a healthy curry, I substituted paneer with tofu and paired it with whole wheat Kerala porotta instead of plain flour ones. He heard me blabber about the substitutions and pulle
Matar Paneer is a North Indian curry consisting of green peas and paneer cooked in a tomato and onion gravy and spiced with garam masala. You can substitute paneer with tofu for a vegan version. I must be one of those few folks who enjoys grocery shopping. I know many people keep a list when they g
Recipe for soft, melt in the mouth pancakes with creamy paneer or cottage cheese. Tring tring. The shrill sound of the cell phone startled me and everyone around. My mother peered at the bright blue screen to find my cousin’s name blinking across it. “It’s them.” I giggled. I knew my cousin was call
June 1st. This is the day that most schools reopen in Kerala. It is also when the monsoons are supposed to hit the state as if determined to muddy the shiny new uniforms and bags as soon as possible. It was my first day at my new school in Kerala (I studied in Oman till class VII) and I was ecstatic
It’s been a long time since I blogged, and I would like to thank my millions of considerate readers for not bothering me with emails and comments inquiring about my well being, though I am sure you were worried to tiny bits. Inspite of the long break, I have to start my post on a bitter note. All b
It involves minimal cooking, but tastes fresh and looks colourful enough to make a sensational appetizer at your dinner parties.
My first and only previous attempt at making palak paneer was, how shall I put it, a fiasco? Yes, that would be the right word to describe it. All I knew about palak paneer was that it was essentially pureed palak or spinach and paneer or Indian cottage cheese cooked together; I had paneer and spin
I have heard that authentic Chinese food tastes quite different from what we get from Chinese restaurants in India. But I am not about to complain, because I love Indo-Chinese cuisine. And last week, a craving for Chinese food hit me, but since no one wanted to go out, I decided to try something at
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