Nov 16
6 months ago a group of strangers from Chef at Large met up for lunch. The meet that started at 12 pm went on till 11:30 pm. We realised we had loads in common esp daaru and madness and thus the Vella Gang was formed. We laugh, we cry, we share, we drink and we …
Oct 31
My daughters school has a Diwali party today and she wanted to me to make something to share with her friends. It slipped my mind till late last night and then I panicked. God, am late. She is gonna be mad if I don’t make something. The easiest recipe came to mind. So made a …
Oct 31
My son turned 5 and we have been having a countdown since a month. Every time I asked him what cake do u want, he kept having different requests. Once he wants a Spider-Man cake then a car cake then a jake and the never land cake then …. Finally I told him, leave it …
Oct 15
I just returned from a home bakers convention and feel all geared up to try so many new baked dishes. For some reason I always baked sweet and never savoury. I secretly always drooled at quiches and pies with the hope of making it some day. The only thing that frightened me was getting the crust …
Sep 27
Are u fed up of chocolate cakes. I know I am. Though not for long. Chocolate is one of my true loves 😍 But once in a while, you need a change. Something lemony, tangy, delicious. These eggless lemon almond cupcakes with a lemony whipped cream hits the right spot. Ingredients All purpose flour – …
Sep 20
We keep Ganpati at our home every year and it’s such a pleasure to make prasad for Ganpa. But sometimes I am in fix on what to make as I don’t make Indian sweets much. Then I remembered these bars that I made during the DDL (Dulce De Leche) craze. Sweet, salty, crunchy, Delicious. Showcasing …
Sep 07
A meal in a bowl, looks simple and wholesome but some dishes take a whole lot of effort to prep. One such dish is the Burmese Khow Suey Khow Suey is a noodle dish that comes from the mountainous Shan State. It is a one-dish soup meal made of egg noodles and curried beef or …
Aug 31
A dish that fails me every time are tikkis. Yeah I admit it. A basic thing like Tikki, I don’t seem to get it right. Then I went for a potluck and had this really interesting Tikki. I thought it was harra bharra and took a bite sceptically as I am not too fond of …
Aug 25
I am no veggie lover. I barely cook exotic vegetarian cuisine, so when I got an order inquiry for vegetarian restaurant type food, I was like no problem Paneer hai na. Then the client said, NOoo I want a rich mixed vegetable dish and Dal that’s something different. I was like sure why not. As …
Jul 31
Love brownies, absolutely adore them. So easy to make and super delicious to taste. Now I have tried quite a few brownies variants from Double chocolate to Nutella to Mocha and DDL. This time decided to try a different shape to the brownie and made cups with assorted toppers. Quite an interesting way to serve …
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