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The original butter chicken … make yours at home
This recipe appeared in the newspaper in July 2008, in an article from the man who gave Delhi the most memorable Butter Chicken ever...& has been doing so for years - Monish Gujral of Moti Mahal. The article has interesting trivia about the original murgh makhani, or butter chicken, which originated in a dhaba (roadside eatery) near Peshawar in the 1920's.
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SUNFLOWER OATMEAL COOKIES…HAPPINESS IN A COOKIE!
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. “ Helen Keller I LOVE baking, which is quite obvious I’m sure…& baking sometimes seems to be the best escape for me. Even when I’ve been run ragged, rushing the kids up & down & across town, doing grocery, laundry & every other silly thing under the sun, I come back home & am always ready for some baking therapy. Found some lovely sunflowers growing at a friend’s place, & couldn’t resist the offer to take a few. So home I came, clutching a pretty buncha flowers in giddy excitement. Sunflowers just do this…
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…& LIFE COMES FULL CIRCLE – CLICK CITRUS!
“The distance doesn’t matter, it is only the first step that is difficult.” Marie de Vichy-Chamrond Life comes a full circle in many more ways than 1. Yes, I’m 1 year old in blogland & everyday offers exciting, new insights & views galore. Gathered some courage to peek into my first couple of posts & know now how far I’ve come. One of my first posts were not even remotely related to baking…the Indian tailor Bird in our yard, which adopted a plant in our garden & sewed a nest, laid eggs, hatched the chicks…which flew crookedly from plant to plant! I followed crookedly with a camera not knowing that…
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MAKE MINE SAVOURY…A GALETTE WITH A DIFFERENCE!
“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise. ” Henry David Thoreau Savoury Spinach, Tomato & Cheese Galette The happy feeling the rustic Peach & Plum Galette gave me was indescribable. High on confidence, I decided to venture further & make what I would possibly love … a savoury version of sorts. Donno what the purists of the pastry world would call this, forgive me if I have erred, but I called this a savoury galette. Since it’s screaming the colour RED, am sending this off as an entry to Sunshine Mom for her event Food In…
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MY BLOG TURNED 1…MARKING MY MILESTONE WITH STONE-FRUIT!
“Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.”Jean Paul Richter I’M GLAD TO BE 1 !! It’s been a while; I’ve finally crawled in & turned 1….after everyone & their cousin’s blogs have done it. Been waiting for long enough to reach the BIG 1. From being the new kid on the block in August last year, to being part of this GREAT community, it’s been an enjoyable & eye-opening journey. I’ve made fantastic friends, filled my days & nights with blog addiction & blog panic, met beautiful people, crossed virtual borders, peeped into kitchens, indulged in cuisines unheard of in my kitchen, won a couple of blog…
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EXPLOSIVE MANGO-NECTARINE SALAD TO BEAT-THE-HEAT
“In summer, the song sings itself.”William Carlos Williams Fusion of flavours…tantalizing the taste-buds! I beat the heat with this explosive fruit salad. The flavours were refreshingly FRESH, & the dressing complimented the fruit beautifully. Inspired by entries for Beat the Heat that I saw at Ann @ Redacted Recipes, Nic @ Cherrapeno, & Elle’s @ Elle’s New England Kitchen, I set on a no cook trail this morning. Turned to Epicurious found this great sounding ‘no cook’ affair, with great reviews to match…& put this wonderful salad together. The zing of lime, the freshness of mint… Believe it or not, it did BEAT THE HEAT! The temperature is down many,…
