Tofu Kurma, Curry

          Every once in a while, I buy tofu and most of the time it ends up as tofu bhurji. This time when I bought it, I wanted to try something else with it like chilli tofu or in some baking but then it finally ended up in this kurma. This is again an easy dish, goes perfectly with rotis, naans and pilafs and a nice healthy alternative to a paneer dish..

Aam Ka Panna, Raw Mango Drink

          Aam Ka Panna, a refreshing drink with raw mangoes, I had tasted this only a couple of times but never tried making it at home. Last week, I wanted to try this and while browsing, I found that there are two ways of making it, either pressure cooking the mango or grilling the mango on direct flame, then peeling and removing the pulp. I was not sure how the smoky flavor from grilling would taste in a drink, so went ahead with the pressure cooker method, next time, of course, I am going to try the other method too. It's a very easy and tasty drink and is an excellent cooler, with a nice flavor from the roasted cumin and mint, a perfect drink for the hot summer..

Eggless Italian Rose Cake, Torta Delle Rose Del Garda

          For this month's Eggless Baking Challenge, we had a real challenge, Italian Rose Cake, Torta Delle Rose Del Garda, suggested by Gayathri. After reading the recipe, I was not sure about doing it, the recipe called for so many eggs and there were number of steps involved. But then, I went ahead with it and the end result was absolutely worth all the time and effort. The cake came out very good and tasted really too good. It was so soft and buttery, a very rich cake, make sure you have people around you to share it..

Bread Dahi Vada, Bread Thayir Vadai

          With the weather so hot now, we don't feel like eating heavy food, especially in the afternoons, I am happy with some salad and buttermilk or juice. Also, you don't want to spend long hours in front of the stove, today's dish Bread Dahi Vada is such an easy and healthy one which you can put together in minutes, perfect for the hot summer. It's a healthy twist to the regular dahi vada, no batter to be grinded and no deep frying involved. I had noted this down from a magazine long time back, had made it a couple of times and then totally forgot about it. The recipe uses white bread, but I had only wheat bread with me, so just went along and used it for making the vadas. I had it for lunch today along with some juice, and my daughter had it as her after school snack, we both loved it. Try this out, next time when you want to have dahi vadas but don't have the time or mood to do the regular one..