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One Fine Day And Some Roasted Carrots & Spring Onions With Chaat Masala

Today I have way more photos to share with you than I have words. Photos from one fine day under the sun with some dear friends close by, the little ones soft chubby palm wrapped around my finger and...

01 may 12 1 person likes this

Methi Murgh

Through out the warmer part of the year, everyday after school he would have us help him out in the garden. Papa would work hard and set up a kitchen garden, by the house every year. Would work up th...

01 may 12

Indian Simmer Loves- The Spice Spoon

Its been quite an experience this past few months. Life couldnt be crazier (or so do I think!) with the day packed with a never ending list of "things" needed to be done. Trying to juggle wor...

20 apr 12

Winners- Indian Food Palooza

First of all I am so sorry for this delayed post. As I must have ranted at many other occasions, time is really something I am running short of lately. Its been- all work and no play, kind of a scena...

05 apr 12

Indian Simmer Loves- Journey Kitchen

Last one week was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me and my friends and family. Some fabulous highs and then some sudden lows. I was confused how to take it all in and then I met Kulsum onli...

19 mar 12

Jalebi Recipe & Announcing #IndianFoodPalooz a

I was putting her to bed and as usual she says Maa, kahani (Mom, story). My already tiny, box of stories was almost empty this time. I couldnt think of any new friendly dragon or a lion kings story. ...

05 mar 12 2 people like this

Nankhatai (Indian Spiced Cookies) for the Holidays and a Food Network UK Feature

I have not been very good at posting anything on this space lately. And your endless emails and messages have made it clear that you are not exactly liking it. After months of crazy, busy schedule, A...

21 feb 12

Chocolate Surprise Cookies

She has a mouth full of teeth now and she can brush them herself too. Then standing on the tip of her toes on top of the step stool, leaning towards the mirror she counts them every night before goin...

18 feb 12 2 people like this

Indian Simmer Loves- Family Fresh Cooking

A dear friend came over to spend the night with us while her husband was away on a trip. Little A was so excited to see her maasi (aunt in hindi) entering the door that she practically jumped off her...

10 feb 12 1 person likes this

Palak Kachori and What Took Me So Long

We  spent the New Years eve with some of our closest friends. We did nothing but chatted, ate some simple home cooked meal, shared stories while cardamom tea was simmering on the stovetop, laugh...

27 jan 12

Starting 2012 with Pure Vegetarian by Lakshmi- Indian Simmer Loves

This blog and my readers(you people!) have been one of the most important part of my life for the past almost two years. You laugh with me when I laugh, you are excited on my achievement, you are wor...

10 jan 12

Frogs Leap

A few weeks back a very dear friend of mine was visiting California. With another lovely friend of ours we went for a day trip to Napa. It was a beautiful day, everything was perfect and we together ...

01 dec 11

Easy Chinese Recipes Cookbook Giveaway Winner

I selected a winner for the Easy Chinese Recipe Cookbook giveaway by RANDOM.ORG and the winner is Ing. ing said... thanks for the chance. i am a filipino and chimese foods are close to my heart. i wo...

29 nov 11

Goat Curry with Five Whole Spices

My friends Rachael and Barb held a cross blog event "Goatrie" a couple months back celebrating all things goat. Many of my friends joined them. I too wanted to support my friends and decided ...

22 nov 11

Black Bean Sauce Chicken and Easy Chinese Recipes Book Review/Giveaway

I must have told you about this little farm stand behind my house. That was one of the hidden jewels I discovered when we moved here. Although I do not necessarily like the apartment that we are livi...

19 nov 11

Gulkand (Rose Petal Jam) Ice Cream

Verma was our live-in house help for all our childhood and probably for all my teenage life. My mother would tell us that he came to live with us when I was 6 months old and was there until I left fo...

14 nov 11

Indian Simmer Loves- Jenn Cuisine and a giveaway winner

Yes, this post is here again! I am now kinda looking forward to the Indian Simmer loves posts now. There are so many people that I have come to know in the past year and a half while blogging. People...

08 nov 11

400 Best Sandwich Recipes Book Giveaway and Winners

Before I say anything else I first owe you a huge apology. This post should have come on Saturday but I never realized before how busy festivals, specially a festival like Halloween gets with a toddl...

02 nov 11

Kaju Katli Revisited (Vegan and Glutenfree Cashew thins and truffles) for Diwali

This post was supposed to come on Monday before Diwali and for the Food Day. I support Meatless Monday so this was going to be my contribution to the website for the Food Day celebration. But then I ...

26 oct 11

Starting a Holiday Giveaway Series - Shutterfly Holiday Cards Giveaway

Its no secret that holiday season is here. We are taking notes of the stuff that we "like" in order to send hints to people about what we want as holiday gifts. Retail stores are putting on t...

22 oct 11

Phirni (Ground Rice Pudding) with Pomegranate Seeds and Karwa Chauth

Sitting in the balcony I would look at all those women wrapped in beautiful red sarees, sparkling their gold jewellery, with the best makeup on, holding pooja ki thali (a big plate with all necessiti...

15 oct 11

Dahi Ke Aloo (Potato and Yogurt Soup) for Navratri and a guest post on Eat Live Run

That time of year is here again. Back home this was the time when monsoon would begin to wave a bye bye. After days and weeks of playing hide and seek, sun would finally decide to show up and umbrell...

13 oct 11 2 people like this

Indian Simmer loves..... Sinfully Spicy!

I have been asked this question over and over again...what blogs do you read? Would you recommend a blog? What are the blogs that Indian Simmer loves? Every interview I do, any research or survey I a...

10 oct 11

Rabdi infused with saffron over summer berries

A couple months back we moved to this town in the suburbs of San Francisco. California was the first place we called home after I and the husband got married. We started with a small one bedroom apar...

10 oct 11

Wordless Wednesday: Colors of Chandni Chowk (India)

I know I have been out of sight for a long long time now and must have kept you all wondering. Got some vote of confidence that I have your love and support even if I choose to stay quiet for a while...

10 oct 11

Pickled Red Chili Peppers

After two weeks of crying, whining and emotional blackmailing, today was the first day our little monster and I had a calm ride up to the daycare. It is a little tough to see that "maa why are yo...

10 oct 11

Kadhi Pakora

It has been close to six years since I left homeland and started my own family and a kitchen. There were quite a few initial challenges and kitchen disasters but slowly I think I got a hang of it and...

10 oct 11

Looking Back- My 7 links & Gojee Feature

A couple weeks back my lovely friend Jenn from gorgeous Jenn Cuisine sent an email to me telling about this fun, kind of a relay post thread floating around the blogosphere called My 7 links. In this...

10 oct 11 1 person likes this

Indian Curry Paste

Saturday was fun and interesting. It was Abhisheks birthday but he had to go to school so he left early leaving me and the little monster with enough time to plan something nice for him. I took this ...

10 oct 11

Rajma Masala

During the initial days of our married lives when I had just moved to the US, Abhishek used to cook a lot. Not sure if that was to impress his new bride or because the new brides cooking was not as &...

10 oct 11

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