Shikampuri Kebab (stuffed meat tikki/patties)

As usual…..I did the vanishing act, again 🙂 but have a good reason for that this time…Ma and Baba were here to stay with us in Melbourne…Oh! What a wonderful time we had together…visiting Tasmania where we went to Hobart, the 2nd oldest settlement of Australia and New Norfolk (a rusty old town rich in…

Easy Meat Loaf with Homemade Olive Bread and Grilled Veggies

Part 3 of Easy Peasy Meals Aaaah….the Meat Loaf…brings back such fond memories of our early cooking adventures Didi…remember..you saw the recipe in one of Jethima’s cookbooks and decided to make it. I was staying at your Kirti Nagar home for a few days then…you being the Head Chef and I being your Sous Chef…

Braised Bacon and Silverbeet with Gratin Dauphinoise

Hello loves! Where are you guys? You both have been too silent lately…tremendously busy, eh? But I have again started my cooking spree 🙂 and the latest was Braised Bacon and Silverbeet with Gratin Dauphinoise.  I learned about Silverbeet first from my German family, the Oppolds – Erik, Alexa, Leo and Marta (an awesome bunch…

Murgh Biryani (Chicken Biryani)

Dearest Rinki, On April 8, 1981, one of my mother’s great-aunts passed away. Two years after the incident on her second anniversary, her husband showed his regard for his partner of forty three years by doing something extraordinarily beautiful. Kings of yore may have built marble edifices, but he a simple ordinary man did what…

Juicy Honey-Sesame Chicken Drummettes, Fried Eggs with Tamarind Relish & Fish Tikkis

Woooooooow Daibi!!! What a walk!!! I sure miss Delhi on such days….when I visit next time, please, oh please take me there again..coz I see new things that I never tasted…me and Niloy together drooled over your Iftaar foods post and the other pictures on your DelhiByFoot Facebook page and took a pledge..WE HAVE TO GO TO DELHI 6 ON…

Iftaar Foods in Old Delhi, Jama Masjid

Hey hey hey lovely ladies… I see you both have been upto a LOT of cooking & eating & creating magic on the platters on the dining tables…and I wish while reading and going through the ‘edible’ pictures, that if only I had the Star Trek Transporters. Oh if only I could say “Beam me to…

Chicken Involtini aka Roulade/Galantine/Ballotine/Braciola with Basil & Nuts filling

Dear Daibi and Didi, Hope you two are doing well. I too haven’t been able to write much lately as we attended an Indian wedding here..was awesome to see a traditional wedding in Australia where mostly all rituals were followed to the letter.  The wedding reception was very European with tables marked, set menus that…

Chicken Salami Pizza with Homemade Dough and Sauce

My dear Rinki, Rizi has been pestering me these last few days to bake him a pizza, you know how it is here, no Pizza Hut or Dominoes to order from! I was wondering how great it must be for you to just go to the supermarket and pick up ingredients from all over the…

Crispy Ham and Dumpling ‘Bourguignon’

Dear Didi and Daibi, Do you know about Boeuf Bourguignon, a famous French recipe?  The step-by-step documentation of this dish was first done by Auguste Escoffier who popularised and modernised  the French cooking methods.  His techniques were based on Marie-Antoine Carême who is regarded as the King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings.  He was an…