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A Trip To Mysore

Posted by Roma On April - 22 - 201010 COMMENTS

Palace by night

We took a 3 day trip to Mysore last weekend. Bangalore and Mysore are hardly away from each other. They are like twin cities, it takes about 2.5 hrs to cover the ‘journey’. Whats really interesting about the journey is that the stretch is so exploited by Ad banners and eating joints that you barely feel like you’ve the left the city. Small Towns fly past – Ramamnagaram, Chennapatna,Maddur, Mandya and finally Mysore. You have reached before you realized. Read the rest of this entry »

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Aam Panna

Posted by Roma On March - 20 - 201012 COMMENTS

This is probably what every North Indian dreams of drinking as soon as a raw mango is spotted some where around the market. I found one totally to my surprise a few weeks ago. I couldnt make panna coz…err…. I just ate it up raw! Actually to confess, I ate a whole lot of them with just salt and red chilly powder. One mango survived which made its way to this glass.

Aam panna is basically a raw mango squash. Its a great way to beat the heat. Just like any other mocktail there are several add-ons that people like in it – mint leaves, ginger juice or even pepper. I am however giving you the basic recipe which you can twist as you like. Read the rest of this entry »

Beverages

Spicy Buns

Posted by Roma On February - 6 - 201015 COMMENTS

Yipee! My Grandmom and mom are here to stay with me. I feel like a kid running around happily. My 3-year old daughter feels double the excitement. She says ‘My nani has come with your nani?’

The word Grandmom is synonymous to a lot of things, like Delicious mangoes, Besan Laddus, Chocolate bars and Cream wafers. These are the things she used to treat me to whenever I visited her at Dehra Dun. I loved summers as a child. I would come back all plump from vacations to Granny’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Cakes n Bakes

Fusilli with Butter Toasts

Posted by Roma On January - 31 - 20108 COMMENTS

This was our Sunday morning breakfast. I had a lot of time at hand and techni color vegetables to go with it. So I thought , why not make something that fills my stomach and my time? My daughter loves eating capsicums, especially if they are of different colors. Thankfully I managed to reserve some for the dish before she crept up from behind and ate it all raw! I used wheat fusilli that my dear neighbor got me from France. Its of fine quality- its firm, yet tender. Its made of wheat, yet its tasty.

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Kids Special

White Fruity Cake

Posted by Roma On January - 26 - 20108 COMMENTS

Cashew White Cake

This is the result of a banana going very ripe. I remember the last time I had a banana like this. It became an ice cream. However, this time around its too cold to consider making one so I decided to use it up in making an eggless cake. I’ve added dry fruits like cashews, almonds and walnuts along with one fresh fruit – a ripe banana. This cake doesnt need much beating. Its just like making a banana milk shake , mixing a few ingredients and baking it. Since all the ingredients like dry fruits, all purpose flour, banana and sugar are white, so is the resultant cake. Read the rest of this entry »

Cakes n Bakes