AIR FRYER - CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA SKEWERS

This is one of those impromptu and super duper easy recipe that I decided to make on the spur of the moment. 😊

My family has been eating dinner together nowadays ..... At least most of the times 💁🏻‍♀️ 

So, I try to make dinner time itty-bitty more special😍 

On this particular day, I had marinated some chicken and was going

RATATOUILLE - CLASSIC FRENCH STEW

Today's special is RATATOUILLE!

Ratatouille is a classic French stew that’s fun to say (rat-tuh-TOO-ee) and fun to make 😁 and just as fun to eat.... Yum yum 😋😋
It’s packed with fresh produce: tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini and yellow squash, bell pepper, onions and cilantro.

For my husband, weekends have always been for relaxing, spending time with family, playing basketball and above all..........

CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN LEGS

CRISPY CHICKEN LEGS

Crispy Fried Chicken legs in under 30 minutes!

Have you ever experienced getting a request just 30 minutes before dinner time for fried chicken legs! It's difficult, but doable.. So, one busy Thursday evening, when hunger pangs strike and your taste buds call out for Crispy Fried Chicken Legs.... Follow this easy-peasy quick fix...

CHRISTMAS GOODIES - TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE

Traditional Christmas Fruitcake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in many countries. No Christmas celebration is complete without a traditional fruitcake.

I have done this cake in mainly 4 steps.. Firstly, I have soaked the chopped dry fruits for 3 weeks prior to baking it at Christmas. Then I will bake the Cake a week before Christmas so that the cake can be drizzled with extra tsps of rum(or any alcohol of your choice) until Christmas day in regular intervals. I will then decorate the cake according to the whims and fancies of my little one and enjoy this scrumptious bundle of goodness on Christmas day! 

You will have a lovely, moist, rich rum soaked Traditional Christmas Fruitcake ready to savour!

Recipe Link : Traditional Christmas Fruitcake - Soak the fruits in Rum

A week left for Christmas. Now, let’s get started on baking the cake.

GOAN SORPOTEL STUFFED IDLIS

 

This recipe is currently one of the favorites of my hubby and kiddo! It combines 2 ingredients which are quite popular with my family !

Voila !! Both are happy souls J

CHRISTMAS GOODIES - CHOCOLATE FUDGE

The thing about Chocolate is that it appeals to all ages and one can never have enough of it !

Today, my 6 year old was totally in the mood of helping me in the kitchen for my Christmas goodies preparations. So, I decided to treat him to homemade Chocolate Fudge.

This recipe requires just 2 ingredients which are easily available in any household with kids and specially with Kids who have a sweet tooth ! The best part about this recipe is that the kids can do it almost 90% by themselves with a bit of our supervision and guidance.

CHRISTMAS GOODIES - TRICOLOUR GOAN BAATH CAKE

The Goan Baath Cake is another one of my favorite holiday treats. The Baath cake is a deliciously rich and moist coconutty flavored cake that is normally made during the Christmas season, but can also be enjoyed all year round! It is mainly made with coconut and semolina with a hint of spice.

This is fairly simple cake recipe. However, you need to bear in mind that the cake batter needs to be kept aside for 6-8 hours, preferably overnight, (depending on the quantity of the cake batter) to enable the semolina to absorb the liquid from the batter and swell up. The cake thus becomes much more moist and tastier. This cake can be served warm or cold or at room temperature. My family enjoys this cake with hot ginger tea on a cool winter’s evening.

Ahhh!!!... Simply heavenly!

CHRISTMAS GOODIES - KULKULS

 

CHRISTMAS ……. Ahhh!! T’is the season to be jolly!

When we are surrounded by such lovely Christmas goodies, how can one NOT be jolly !!

Christmas holds very fond memories of my childhood. Growing up in a Parsi household, I was blessed to have very good and sweet Catholic neighbours,who,without fail, used to send Christmas sweets and delicacies to us.  As a kid, I recall making a grab for the Marzipans, perad (guava cheese), doce, baath cake (semolina and coconut cake) and of course the KULKULS !! They are, by far ,my favorite treat in the entire Christmas platter.

Kulkuls are small bites of sweet goodness made during Christmas.

CHRISTMAS GOODIES - TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE - Soaking the Dry Fruits in Rum

   

Chopped Dry Fruits

Soaking the Dry fruits in Rum

Step 1 - Soaked Dry Fruits for the Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake

Mulled wine and warm cider. Soups and breads. Christmas. Baking fruit cakes and Christmas pudding. Christmas tree and nativity decoration. Ornaments and lights. Candy canes and chocolates. Hymns and carols. Santa and his elves.  A brand new year and few carried over un-kept resolutions. These are a few of my favorite things. … (sing it the ‘Julie Andrews’ way of ‘Sound of Music’ ) J J 

Traditional Christmas Fruitcake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in many countries. No Christmas celebration is complete without a traditional fruitcake.

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES

“I want Pancakes for breakfast” — my 5 year old tells me as soon as he wakes up from deep slumber on a bright sunny morning. And another demand is quick to follow ” Mamma, I want Blueberry Pancakes” !!

 I was stunned but also pleasantly surprised at the specific request.

Blueberry Pancakes