Food Fetish 101

The ‘festival of lights’ is the most prominent celebration in India. Diwali is celebrated with much fanfare throughout the country. It is the beginning of a new year according to the Hindu culture. Every year we keep our spirits high and celebrate the good over evil. This festive season wherein, families and friends indulge in decorating home with diyas, rangoli, playing cards, and eating gazillion amount of sweets.  Diwali or any other festival is incomplete without sweets. Laddoo’s, gulab jamun, Kaju katli, soan papdi, coconut barfi, petha, halwa, and so many more. On this joyous occasion, I made “Baklava” and gave a little Indian touch to it. Baklava is characteristic of middle eastern cuisine. It is a sweet dessert made of layers of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with sugar syrup. This rich sweet pastry was served to royalties but was also common among the locals. I made this for the first time and it came out quite good. This was a who

Hello foodies!  “Nothing brings people together like GOOD FOOD” Before this pandemic, we all were busy managing our fast-paced life. Out of nowhere, everything around us paused. Something, we humans never imagined off. It did take a lot of mental toll on us, as we’re still surviving this pandemic. This pandemic has taught us to be grateful. One thing I’m grateful for during hard times is having a family dinner together. It was nearly impossible for us to have at least one meal of the day together, during the pre-pandemic period. And it was this pandemic that brought us together, where everyone in the house would make something or the other for dinner. I think y’all will agree with me on this. Whenever we fight with our mom or loved ones’ they’ll make up to us with our favorite food. Hence, good is food, mood is good.  We all deserve good food. Here, I’m back to give hug in a mug, for being brave and just surviving 2020!  Cinnamon roll mug cake I think everyone just loves ci

Hello foodies!! Do you ever crave dessert so bad but you’re too lazy to make it? Don’t worry, I’ve got your back. I too am lazy and sometimes being lazy makes you do things in a much smarter way. So here, I present you with my #mugcakemonday series, where I’ll be sharing some quick, easy, delicious desserts with minimal efforts. All of these recipes would take only 2 minutes of your time!   In this series, I’ll be sharing some savory recipes as well. The best thing about #mugcakemondays is that you can experiment with it and all you need are some basic ingredients from your pantry. For me making a mug cake is a way of appreciating myself. It just fills you with warmth and joy, after having a long day at work. Today I’m sharing two of my mug cake recipes to make your Monday blues, even more better. So, let’s get started!! Nutella Banana oatmeal. Nutella banana oatmeal mug cake is gluten-free and healthy. It is nice and gooey. It's perfect for breakfast, suits well for heal

Today’s blog is simply going to be utterly butterly delicious. Butter is one my favorite staple ingredient, just smearing it on plain boring bread, makes it taste so much better. It plays an important role in baking and cooking as it adds a lot of richness, flavor, structure, and texture to your dish. When it comes to food gastronomy, butter is that one ingredient where you don’t have to think twice before adding it to your food palette. We, humans, moisturize our skin to keep it healthy, nice, and soft. That’s the sole purpose of butter in cuisine, it adds more depth and sense to the dish. It is an ever-lasting delight for any cuisine. Butter is a food lotion and you can’t change my mind on that. You and I have asked for extra butter at some point in our life (I still do!!). As I’m talking about butter, it is nearly impossible to not talk about ‘Butter chicken’. It tops my favorite food list. I could eat it for 365 days. The smooth velvety texture, beautiful bright orange color, a