Here in Delhi, winters are almost getting over. January was quite cold as usual. However cold it may be, my family is very particular about having curd every day. Sometimes making curd becomes really tough when temperatures are really low. Two years back one of Manish’s aunts visited us and shared a tip and we have been following the same since then and making curd is no longer a hassle in winters!

Tip: Mix 1 1/2 spoon curd in 1/2 litre lukewarm milk. (the temperature of milk should be slightly higher in winters as compared to in summers). Take another container and pour the milk from the first container to the second and vice versa. Cover the container properly, wrap...

Almost everyone in my first family is fond of tea. To talk of tea, evening tea is incomplete without a “chatpata” (tangy) snack. We tend to have the fried namkeens and butter filled biscuits with the evening tea, isn’t it? I have a healthy 15 minute snack recipe which is a perfect tea time snack and goes well with beverages also. When I say 15 minutes, trust me it will not take more than that! Aren’t we home makers good at utilizing the left over smartly without anyone even realizing it(wink). For this recipe, I would be utilizing the idli batter left from the Ravä/Oat Idli I prepared the other day (don’t...

This is my first post and the recipe I am sharing today is very close to my heart. As far as I remember, this is the first recipe in which I tried some innovation on my own 4 years back. It is IDLI with a twist; prepared using a combination of instant oats,rava(sooji/semolina) and curd. Rava idli is prepared in every house these days. The twist in this recipe is addition of oats to it. I have been cooking this for last 4 years and and this is an all time favorite of my friends at office and of course my family.

Health Benefits

Oats: Adding oats to this recipe makes it high in fiber which otherwise was...