Sin-A-Mon Tales

A chronicle of my kitchen experiments, a little healthy a little indulgent

Recipes from Punjab : Raoh Ki kheer (sugar cane juice kheer)

Punjab is a land of sugarcane, we love and adore eating it by itself. Making jaggery out of it which is eaten all through the winter months after meals spiced up … Continue reading

April 11, 2015 · 1 Comment

Lucknow/Awadhi Recipes : Tikkia & Alu

While reading Tehzeeb if there is one recipe that haunted me it was tikkia and alu, I have never had it before and the picture in the book looked droolworthy. Also … Continue reading

March 21, 2015 · 2 Comments

Hurali Kalu Saaru (Horse Gram Curry)

Horse gram was a legume that back home in Delhi we used to eat in winters and that too very rarely. Somehow dad never liked it too much and mum … Continue reading

January 24, 2015 · 4 Comments

Cholia ka Nimona : Mashed Garbanzo beans curry

So the next recipe in the Cholia series is Cholia ka Nimona, now this is not a recipe that my mum used to make. I never even knew about Nimona … Continue reading

January 12, 2015 · 1 Comment

The Unbeatable Pahadi Mutton and a new found love for cookbooks

So if you spoke to me last year cookbooks, you would most probably heard the statement, “Oh I am so done with them. I find cookbooks boring” and the likes. I … Continue reading

November 6, 2014 · 1 Comment

Bathua Raita : Eating your Greens

I love my greens, in every way. Mixed in dals, in salads, in paranthas as saags and in raitas. Actually specially in raitas. Bathua scientific name, Chenopodium album and commonly known … Continue reading

March 19, 2014 · 2 Comments

Remembering my granny and Channa Dal Stuffed Karelas

I have said it over here many times before, food is 50% nostalgia and everything else comes in the rest of the 50% and a huge part of that nostalgia … Continue reading

January 30, 2014 · 6 Comments

Nimona : Banarsi Style Mashed Green Peas Curry

Last week, I was in one of my I am bored of everything moods. I get these attacks once in a while where the usual chicken, fish, dal and sabji’s … Continue reading

January 13, 2014 · 14 Comments

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