Tomatoes, pine nuts and soft cheese We are still in March and its scorchingly hot in Bombay. Just the day before, the temperature touched a record 41 C (almost 106 F). I was blaming global warming, just to be informed that the reason was not global but very much local . The Summer Food Series that I
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Potato in Tamil Brahmin Cuisine
Potato wedges – a global favourite | Recipe coming up soon Regulars on Saffron Trail would have realised that I have been unfair to the global favourite – the potato by never having openly expressed my love for this humble vegetable. To clear a few things, I too like all others, love this vegetable
Eggplant dip and Red Bean dip – Party starters
Dip, dip ,dip! Sometimes, you just want something light to nibble for dinner. While I’ve labelled this recipe under Party Starters, you need not necessarily have a party to enjoy this kind of finger food. This is perfect stuff to share with your partner while watching your favourite movie on a Frida
Poro – Recipe for a Parsi Omelette
A Parsi style omelette with onions, peas, ginger, garlic and other spices – stunning to look at and delicious to eat! A perfect breakfast with some toast and kadak chai!
How to make a Mojito and New Year’s Eve in Goa
Warning – This is a weekend fun post – or rather a slight diversion from our weekday healthy and weighty matters! I’m not a sucker for cocktails. Too much sugar syrup and the weird colours are enough to put me off. But Mojito (pronounced MOHITO) is different from your regular cocktail. We were ushe
Tomato salsa – Instant tomato chutney
Tomato Salsa made in a Mortar-Pestle is a quick 5 minute condiment that will add zing to any meal. Get the mouth watering!
How to snack and lose weight
I was exercising like a maniac, eating the right foods, no in between grazing and yet my weight refused to budge. Since I did not have too much to lose in the first place, it was all the more difficult. While I’d like to believe that I’m just a little short of a health freak, I didn’t have a figure
Savoury pancakes with mushrooms and onions
Who doesn’t like mildly sweet spongy pancakes all dripping with maple syrup? There weren’t many pancake-serving places in Mumbai earlier so my first brunch with a stack o’ pancakes was in at the IHOP in Rochester, NY. My favourite being the multigrain pancakes, which had the grainy bits within and a
WBB# 8 – Rounded up finally
WBB goes blog-hopping from March onwards. Our first guest host is Sigma of Live to Eat. She is eggstremely happy to be hosting this event and she looks forward to all your eggsotic recipes for WBB # 9…You get the drift? Check out the event details at her space IMAGE MISSING This was meant to be a
Friday Food Video – How to make naan bread
A Holi video at the end of this post specially for you to enjoy!