tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928039973093809862024-03-19T14:53:21.425+05:30Kitchene Kichukhonn Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-10360883881146429212022-03-15T19:29:00.006+05:302022-03-16T16:08:09.727+05:30Paneer Burger On our last grocery trip, I saw B pick up two fat buns from our local baker. "I want a burger", he said. "Great! I have just soaked some soya nuggets ... will make some thick patties." He kept quiet. And then I noticed a big pack of paneer too. He hates hates soya nuggets while I try to sneak it into his food for the protein boost. 😊"So how to do plan to add the paneer to theSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-69706892293629095572022-03-15T09:19:00.005+05:302022-03-15T19:41:15.085+05:30Dal Torka or Torkar dal Whatever the name, the rose smells just as sweet. Or, as here, the dal tastes just as good; as it did in my childhood. The highways in Odisha and Bengal are dotted with numerous Punjabi dhabas .... the perfect pit stop for tired and hungry travelers on long journeys. One of the excitements of our travels to Dadur bari / maternal grandfather's house was the stops on the highways forSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-55116284324738413812022-03-14T22:02:00.004+05:302022-03-15T19:41:31.057+05:30Chicken Hakka Noodles ( I had made this post on my instagram page around two months back but never got around to posting it here. The weather is not exactly as described , right now. ) After four days of gloriously bright sunshine , a clear blue sky and crisp, cold breeze, the day started dull and gloomy and foggy again.Though it is difficult to call this city's weather gloomy. Even cloudy foggy Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-35697983580005550802022-02-23T13:30:00.006+05:302022-03-15T19:41:54.772+05:30Idli UpmaAt times I get stuck and just don't know what to write in a post. As a result, inspite of having photos, I don't get around to making one.And the fact that I had surrendered myself to a lengthy book did not help matters. Oh ... but it did help me a lot. Having spent enough time with myself and in the far away land and times that my book took me to, I am much saner now than what I was in the Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-85979797420094283942022-02-22T23:19:00.006+05:302022-03-15T19:42:13.920+05:30Bajre ki roti and Baingan bharta .... another rustic meal for winter After two days of a sudden sandstorm, we are seeing a dip in the temperatures again. Pune is back to it's gloriously cold weather with gorgeous sunny days and chilling nights. I am indulging in more of North Indian food as this is the time to enjoy hot, rustic food or our completely desi food that gives warmth to the body as well as is healthy too.Bajre ki roti Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-82920999768415036682022-02-22T22:06:00.006+05:302022-03-15T19:42:33.153+05:30A vegetarian meal of Methi paratha and Matar ki sabzi We
had gone for a drive to the outskirts of the city and after crossing a
very high and undulating ghat, came down to a little village that had
just a few houses and lots of vegetable fields. As far as the eyes could
see, there were rows and rows of cauliflowers, cabbage, methi / fenugreek , radish
and so on.There were also fields of fresh green jowar and ripened
golden wheat. WeSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-17925835860680993002022-02-03T11:58:00.003+05:302022-02-03T11:58:53.560+05:30Matar ke Kachori My sasural city is known for Kachoris. The best kachoris in the whole of Rajasthan are made in Kota. They say there is something in the water and the soil of Kota. I did not know the meaning of it until much later, when I became involved with food more as a passion and then later as a profession. Whenever we visit home, B and I have a favourite jaunt .... we go out very early in Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-24212830192968557252022-01-28T19:34:00.001+05:302022-01-28T19:36:48.827+05:30Sada Aloor Tarkari and Luchi .... a Bengali's favourite breakfast Winter mornings. Hustle and bustle in the dining room. And in the kitchen at the far end of the verandah. House helps all around ... busy with chores. Some running to and from the kitchen. A full dining table. Everybody talking. Kids at their own small one. Freshly washed faces and smelling of sweet cold creams. Bundled up in woolens. Dadu at the head of the Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-90870645296219956592022-01-21T21:12:00.000+05:302022-01-21T21:12:09.833+05:30Bok phool bhaja or Agasti flower fritters Growing up, I was used to the Bok phool tree on the bank of our pond. Just behind one of the red cement chairs on either side of the cemented area from where the steps descended into the waters of our huge, deep, dark pond. It flowered well but I had never given it much attention except for when I would sometimes sit on the steps on a quiet late winter afternoon and watch the busy black antsSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-57021526051259668532022-01-18T16:21:00.006+05:302022-03-15T19:35:47.108+05:30Posto diye Lau shaak or Bottle gourd leaves cooked with poppy seeds pasteAmong the very few vegetarian food that I would eat when young, was the shaak or green leafy vegetables . We used to have different kinds of shaak everyday on our lunch plate. Among the other compulsory things on the plate like a little Ucche or anything bitter, some Bhaate / boiled and mashed, a piece of lemon, etc. there would be a small pile a leafy vegetable everyday. And no, Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-72689470087963525942022-01-11T15:34:00.010+05:302022-03-15T19:36:53.928+05:30Khichuri with a spicy tempering to soothe the throat Both I and B are on the way to recovery from a longish bout of cold and sniffles. While we are resting as much as possible staying warm, I have been cooking very light and nutritious food for ourselves too. Though they are not too different from our regular daily food, I did try to keep some things out and included a few things more.Like I upped our intake of garlic ... it aids Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-39004815261810601662022-01-11T15:10:00.009+05:302022-01-14T20:46:07.829+05:30Homemade Chicken roll for breakfast Hello! Hello! Wish you a very happy new year 2022! I know it is a little late but January is still on and so I guess is valid. 😊With so many posts waiting to see the light of the day here, I was wondering which one to start the year with. And then zeroed in on this Chicken roll or chicken kathi kabab or whatever you may choose to call it. The first time I bit into a chicken Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-81448047014319635562021-08-26T19:45:00.004+05:302022-03-15T19:37:54.661+05:30Light Mutton Stew .... spicy, soupy and protein rich galore Sunday done right. With a mutton curry that is very light with a thin soupy gravy to sip on while the rain dances outside.Don't go by the plain Jane look of it .... this innocent looking bowlful packs quite a punch.Fragrant with whole garam masala , spiced with black pepper , garlic as well as red chilli powder. I love spicy food and this one did clear up my throat later . It Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-39505215730044941302021-07-10T11:48:00.003+05:302022-03-15T19:39:47.640+05:30Besan chila ki dahiwali sabzi ..... part of a vegetarian meal plate I spent most part of the last week relaxing and catching
up with my reading, knitting and some bingeing on some light series on
Netflix. They are mostly light romances or just simple stories with a
backdrop of a small town and the people there. I had loved Virgin River
and am right now on Good Witch. Somewhere in between, I binged on
the K drama Heaven's Garden. And was totally smitten by itSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-18130771267611135762021-07-10T10:13:00.002+05:302021-07-10T10:13:10.499+05:30Soupy noodles with vegetables and Chilli oil The last few days have been very cloudy. Not the
huge, 'raring to go' kind of cumulus; but the quiet , grey ones. Slowly
spreading across the sky, overcasting the city with quiet deliberation.
The air has turned colder ... well it was cool all these days, but now
it is positively colder. The ghee in the kitchen has solidified. And we
have taken out the light Jaipuri covers to snuggle under. Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-43518516685016073462021-07-07T12:19:00.003+05:302021-07-07T12:19:45.392+05:30Dal Baati Churma Thali or Rajasthani Thali ...... a full meal of delectable vegetarian food I have been getting a lot of requests to post full meal plans on the blog. While I do post my daily meals regularly on Instagram as well as on my FaceBook page, I have not been regular in posting here because of the lack of time. To post here, I will need to be armed with complete details of the food. How, when, why, and then the full recipe. Which makes it easier for me to Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-68379514370472829262021-06-28T12:49:00.006+05:302021-07-01T20:46:05.327+05:30Bara Ghugni / Vada ghugni .... Odisha's much loved street food snack Growing up, I have never had the chance to eat this beautiful streetfood of Odisha ... the much loved combination of the Biri bara and Ghughni. At least not from the streets .... sold on carts with people flocking around it . Passing by, one cannot ignore that aroma of these badas sizzling in the hot oil, the steaming hot ghuguni / ghugni with its typical smell and of course the otherSharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-29981813881763078762021-05-23T19:17:00.001+05:302021-05-23T19:19:30.786+05:30Completing 13 years of Food blogging with Kosha Mangsho and Porota 13 years back, I started a blog. Named its Kichukhonn. Wrote poetry in it. And then, one day, discovered the word of food blogging. Was hooked right away ..... complete with line and sinker. Renamed the blog as Kitchene Kichukhonn. And started my affair with food.Rather, journaling my affair with food. Just a few years into marriage, never having cooked or watched anyone Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-75903868677754342432021-05-12T20:17:00.006+05:302021-05-12T20:17:45.553+05:30Homemade Pao buns or Ladi Pao I started baking bread last year, during the lockdown. Regulars on my blog will know that I used bake a lot once upon a time. But that was limited to only cakes and an occasional savoury dish. But never bread. Except for the No knead bread. Which is actually so easy that I hardly think of it as baking bread. More of a cake, actually. Anyway, during lockdown, instagram was full of Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-21796909612089921022021-05-06T18:29:00.002+05:302021-05-07T19:16:18.830+05:30Pav Bhaji or Pao bhaji ....... both made at home , from scratch When I made these beautiful pao breads some time back, B wanted to have Pav bhaji . So I made some. .But
with so many chores and other things to deal with, including ‘I don’t
feel like doing anything today’ too, I spread out the preparation into a
couple of days. After I made the bread, I had to wait for sometime
for the already cooked food in the fridge to get used up. Meanwhile, Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-65576684963044294022021-03-23T18:06:00.002+05:302021-03-23T18:07:44.012+05:30Phulkopi diye Rui macher jhol / Rohu fish curry with cauliflower ....... a healthy winter staple After a long while, I am back with a post. While I am active on instagram as well as facebook, I have been lagging behind when it came to posting here. For the simple reason that I have nothing to write at all right now. But there are recipes that I make and fall in love with .... and want to make a post here just for my own reference .... if not for anybody else. Like this Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-9181067907073893982020-12-25T19:15:00.002+05:302020-12-25T19:18:11.894+05:30Merry Christmas 2020! Growing up in a Catholic convent, Christmas of my childhood meant more than just holidays. We would spend days practising hymns, to be sung in our little school chapel.We would spend a considerable time putting up the Nativity scene, stringing decorations, setting up a small, artificial fir tree, and decorate it with shiny rounds, streamers and top it with the silver star.The chapel stood just Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-52901493330306438442020-12-15T14:28:00.006+05:302020-12-15T14:32:03.418+05:30Multigrain Parathas with vegetables .... a fulfilling and wholesome winter breakfast Winter is such a beautiful season. Sporting, giving and forgiving.You can cook and eat to your heart's content. There is a bountiful of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers.The fields overflow with crops , ready to be harvested.The granaries soon fill with the fresh new rice, new date palm jaggery and wheat and corn .... every part of the country has its own kind of crops. The tilted Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-65278579544227020742020-11-24T10:59:00.003+05:302020-11-24T11:00:41.146+05:30Chicken curry .... light, soupy and flavourful , perfect for winter mealsPs : This was made sometime during the monsoons and has been sitting in my drafts all the while. I have given the story alongwith that led to the making of this curry. The very vegetarian, very Rajasthani husband cooked this beautiful chicken curry for me today. .I
woke up with a stiff back, body ache and painful hands. All that strain
and working with water yesterday and Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992803997309380986.post-5505330664578870962020-11-19T11:49:00.003+05:302021-03-31T09:33:55.924+05:30Masala Pav and Misal ..... quick cooking meals during the tough days of lockdown The one thing that this lockdown has taught us, among others, is the value of time. As well as 'me time'. Which is possible only when we ration our time in the kitchen, while putting a proper balanced meal on our plates .... a huge necessity these days for good health and immunity. Life has been overwhelming of sorts these days. Even if we did not have much of house helps all our Sharmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513616266624467146noreply@blogger.com0