Gulab Kheer !!

 Loved the yummy dessert 'Gulab Kheer' at UdayVilas Palace Hotel.. rich creamy rabadi with a touch of yoghurt and full of chopped, fragrant red rose petal !  A Shahi dessert in a Shahi setting!

Udaipur Delights!

Innovative presentation makes food so inviting and hard to resist... trays placed in our room at The Leela Udaipur !!

Mango Murabba

Mango Murabba is a jam like preparation made with Totapuri mangoes. The king of fruits is enjoyed in many forms. It's mango season and time to make the simple yet delicious mango murabba to be enjoyed with hot roti, puris as a finale to a good meal!

Ingredients :

2 totapuri mangoes peeled and cut into strips
2 cups of sugar
1 pinch of food colour
15 cardamoms whole or 15 cardamoms peeled and lightly crushed

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFtuuZw127g

Sindhi Chhole !!!

It's holiday season ... a lot of snacking and indulgence  for kids on vacation ... Sindhi Chole is a delicious and wholesome snack that can be enjoyed with bhatura, naan, poori or fresh paav bread. You can make a meal of it too by accompanying it with aloo tikki  or samosa or dahi wada.
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 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfVQqqQIdlM&t=67s

Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup

We are fortunate to get fresh sweet corn in the vegetable market throughout the year. An interesting and yummy way to consume corn is making sweet corn vegetable soup , a great after work appetizer or on a summer evening , your dinner as well .

Here's a quick recipe to make it to your taste in your own kitchen.

Ingredients

1 Corn on the cob/ 200 gms shelled corn
1 small onion or 2 spring onions
1/2 inch piece  ginger
6-8 french beans
1 small carrot
1 small capsicum
1 tsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp Ching's Chow mien masala (optional)


Method

Wash and put shelled corn in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water, chopped onion and ginger. Pressure cook for 8-10 minutes after first whistle. When cool , blend the contents in a blender till smooth. Heat butter in a pan on a low flame, add very finely chopped veggies and saute for a couple of minutes . Now add blended corn, salt, Chow mien masala and lemon juice and boil for a couple of minutes. If the soup is too thick, dilute with a little hot water. Serve hot in a bowl adding pepper and garnish with coriander leaves, bread sticks, toast (optional).

Coconut and Sego semifreddo with Sea salt

Had a very unusual and delicious dessert at Hakkasan in Bandra a couple of days ago called "Coconut and Sego semifreddo with Sea salt" . It had a yummy coconut mousse, coconut crumble, sea salt and chocolate spray served with coconut sorbet. Not too sweet and very different.

Sprinkle Ice Cream Bowls

Just received a video with this very creative and simple idea to make exotic ice cream bowls from Delish.

What a lovely idea for both kids and adults, perfect for our weekend ice-cream parties this summer.


http://www.delish.com/cooking/videos/a48325/sprinkle-ice-cream-bowl/