Kaddu ka kheer – without mawa or condensed milk

We grew bottle gourd this summer. This was the 5th or 6th one we harvested in less than 10 days and there is only so much bottle gourd two people can eat. I even put it in the dog’s food because it is good for them. We are at the farm for the lockdown and…

Instant no yeast, no oven pizza

We are in the middle of the Corona pandemic. It is day 18 of the lockdown. I have gone from being absolutely without an appetite to cooking like a maniac in 2 short weeks. I am also filming videos where possible and posting them on Instagram for others to follow and get some simple ideas…

Dal roti

We usually have leftover dal in the fridge that is either too little for a meal or no one shows interest in it.In an effort not to waste it, I knead it into regular roti dough and make rotis out of it. The dal renders the dough a softness and the spices that already exist…

I’m exhausted

For those of you who are still reading this blog….I have been very irregular. I have not cooked anything blog worthy for a long long time and when I do I am so exhausted that I cannot get to take pictures or write about it. I do post quite a lot to Instagram tho and…

Sevaiyyan – the dry cousin of sheer khurma

On eid last week, having been confined to the house because of Sage’s continuous seizures, feeling quite sorry for myself, I decided to make myself some sheer khurma. Memories of eating it by the bowlful on eid days when as children we visited my parents friends and when I was older my own friends came…