Last week, our part of the hills received the heaviest snowfall of the season. When we got the news of snowfall, we decided to take our kids out for a “white picnic”. Since we are home schooling our kids, we take them out every weekend to nearby places, farms and hill stations ...
My love and fascination for beetroot that began in my childhood is still very much a part of me. I would always wonder how from the same Earth radishes were snow white, carrots orange and beetroots so purple. And each of them so different in taste and flavour. During winters, ...
Yellow is the colour of the season. Vasant Panchmi has arrived, heralding the end of winters and arrival of Spring- the season of blossoms, fertility, birds and bees. Vasant Panchmi is India’s spring festival. It is celebrated in Kumaon with élan. Saraswati – the Goddess of ...
Eggless semolina cakes are our favourite. We bake them in different avatars. Low in fat and filling, a slice of semolina cake pairs well with a cup of tea. Hungry kids love to gorge on the big slices. We have baked semolina cakes many times. Version One This ...
Last week my brother in law visited us. Knowing our love for fruits, he got us a huge Pineapple. The pineapple was ripe and it flooded our kitchen with its heavenly aroma. Since the weather was very cold, no one really looked excited to eat the fruit. I made Pineapple jam. Pineapple ...
Red lentils or masoor daal is made in our kitchen quiet often as this humble daal is fast and easy to cook and light on stomach. However, adding a dash of spices and a bunch of spinach along with garlic and ginger can transform simple daal into a mouth watering dish at the same ...
Malta Marmalade is bittersweet, citrusy and chunky. It has a lovely flavour of Malta. It makes a delightful treat on warm buttered toast. Malta (Citrus sinesis) is the most commonly grown tree in the Kumaon hills. It fruits during the winter season. Malta is called sweet orange. ...
Winter is waning at last. The Sun is getting brighter day by day. Around this time of the year, the citrus harvest from the hills reaches here. There is a variety of citruses in the fruit mart. Most popular is the Malta from the hills. Generally sweet and sour and sometimes very ...
