Easy Chickpeas Pantry Recipes for Ramadan: Ramadan is here. Is it going to be any different from all the ramadan months that all the muslims had the blessing to observe…
Continue ReadingWhy Bake a Cake Without Oven? You must be wondering why bake a cake without oven when all variety of ovens are so easily available in the market, right! Well,…
Continue ReadingIce cream is happiness condensed. Jessie Lane Adams Looking for Happiness? My definition of happiness has always been simple – for example, these Creamy Custard and Strawberry Popsicles are my…
Continue ReadingChap Shoro – the famous Hunza Pie: We were introduced to this delicious dish two years ago in the beautiful Hunza Valley. Chap Shoro (also popularly known as Hunza pie)…
Continue ReadingHunza People – the friendliest lot ever! Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan is famous for its scenic beauty, its fruit trees, its unique location but what strikes most to a visitor…
Continue ReadingChitral – the Land of Fruits and Flowers: Before visiting Chitral, I had a very different idea of the place. I thought it would consist of mostly tall, dark, barren…
Continue ReadingAlong the Silk Route – the Miracle of Karakoram Besham I’ve travelled twice (2017 & 2018) with my family along the ancient silk route on Karakoram highway to visit Hunza.…
Continue ReadingThere were times we regretted The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces, And the silken girls bringing sherbet. Journey of the Magi (T.S.Eliot) Sherbet – Origin & Evolution: The word…
Continue ReadingThe Philosophy of Ramadan: If you’ve never fasted before, you might think of it as an extreme form of penance and something very hard to do. However, the goal of…
Continue ReadingFor the millions of us who live glued to computer keyboards at work and TV at home, food may be more than entertainment. It’s maybe the only sensual experience left.”…
Continue ReadingYou yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Sharon Salzberg We homemakers, mothers, wives, caregivers, usually forget that we need some me time…
Continue ReadingThis simple and beautiful recipe for Grilled Prawns depends for its appetising flavour and herby freshness entirely on Chermoula sauce – a marinade originated in Morocco which I find pleasantly…
Continue ReadingThe month of pink and red decorations, hearts, chocolates and flowers is here. But if the clichéd Valentine’s day stuff is not your thing, no worries. Why not celebrate YOU,…
Continue ReadingWhen someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. January is my father’s birthday month and the time of year I miss him most. Food is a…
Continue Reading“My first sensation of life was the smell of machli ka salan, a spicy fish curry, rising through the floorboards,” recalls Hassan Haji in Richard C. Morais’ The Hundred Foot…
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