Hema's Musings

The name zarda comes from a persian word zard meaning yellow colour. Zarda is a sweet rice dish  prepared by adding sugar, dry fruits...

Jamun is a seasonal fruit which is easily available in summers. Popular for its sweet and little sour taste. It has beneficial prope...

We use soaked rice paste along with spices, onion and garlic paste called chauritha or peetha. In our family we make kathal, ...

The family I belong to, here it is usually very uncommon for men to be involved in household chores. All men took care of the business...

Minjni is a gram flour-based dish, mostly cooked in western up,  the procedure is a little tricky but once its ready to eat it t...

Dhokha is a dish which is prepared with chana dal. I don't know of any other name for this dish. The process to cook it is a l...

It is not always the case that kebabs are made of chicken, fish or any other meat. If that's how would have been, what wou...