a melange of recipes, cuisines and food stories and my adventures in the culinary world

Ingredient: potatoes

Mumbai style Pav Bhaji

Mumbai style Pav Bhaji

Here is an easy,original and best recipe of the classic and popular Mumbai street food, Pav Bhaji…spicy mashed vegetables served with Pav Bread.

Sabudana/ Sago/ Tapioca Pearls Dahi Bhalla

Sabudana/ Sago/ Tapioca Pearls Dahi Bhalla

A delicious Sago and potato fritter, dipped in yoghurt, served with sweet and spicy chutney …perfect for Vrat or Fasting days.

Anda Aamlet Tarkari/ Omelette Curry

Anda Aamlet Tarkari/ Omelette Curry

 A unique and spicy Odia style curry with fluffy pieces of omelette in a robust masala gravy .

Cauliflower masala curry/Phula Kobi aloo Tarkari

Cauliflower masala curry/Phula Kobi aloo Tarkari

A typical Odiya style fragrant masala curry with cauliflower and potatoes.

Sunday style Chicken Curry…a taste of the Past!

Sunday style Chicken Curry…a taste of the Past!

Food and nostalgia go hand in hand together.Just the smell wafting from the kitchen is transporting me to those childhood Sundays when my Bappa ( father) would religiously leave the house early in the morning with a bag to the fresh produce market to grab the best,fleshy,tender chicken and to avoid

Janhi Aloo Posto….Ridge gourd and potatoes cooked with Poppy seed paste

Janhi Aloo Posto….Ridge gourd and potatoes cooked with Poppy seed paste

A creamy Odia style curry of ridge gourd and potatoes made from poppy seeds paste.

Southern Italian Soup and a memorable birthday

Southern Italian Soup and a memorable birthday

When I was a little girl March was the favourite time of the year for me as mine and my sister’s birthday fall in this month.As time flew priorities shifted from myself to hubby and now the children and strangely the favourite months have also changed. I still remember those years, the night before

Aloo Chop – a favourite oriya snack

Aloo Chop – a favourite oriya snack

A very popular evening snack in Odisha made of potatoes and gramflour.


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