Author: Jagriti Shukla

I am Jagriti, the cook and the writer behind this small blog. I have grown up in the kitchen alongside my mum and conversations in my family are always about the next meal. The love for food and cooking is always a passion for me. But my passion allowed me to follow my cooking journey.

Mango come up in the market with your bright yellow color and your tasty smell makes people crazy. No wonder you are the king of fruits. With the start of summer, the cravings for mangoes and thus every mango lover is on a hunt to grab as many as possible. Even though summer is hated for heat, yet every mango lover waits for this season to cater to his cravings. If you are a mango lover you can only understand the excitement of the mango season. It is one of the most popular of all tropical fruits. They are from…

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Bread Roll is a deep-fried snack made from bread slices and potato stuffing. It is an interesting appetizer that is enjoyed by every age group. The brown crispy rolls from outside and from inside a hot oozing potato filling which makes it scrumptious. It is simple and easy to make and can be made within minutes yet delivering a mouth-watering evening snack. The main part is stuffing which gives the taste and flavor to the dish. It should have spicy filling with some basic ingredients. It is a mashed potato filling in which you can add some veggies according to…

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Kulcha sandwich is a creamy and spicy sandwich it is a bite of soft paneer with crunchy vegetables and some Indian basic spices to give the flavors. It is a fusion recipe that has a combination of Punjabi kulchas with spicy paneer filling and a layer of mayonnaise and chutney. This filling is stuffed between the kulchas and grilled till it becomes golden brown and crisp. We replace the bread with soft fluffy kulcha to make these sandwiches and give a twist to the sandwich.  Kulcha Sandwich is a delicious fusion recipe with a creamy layer of mayonnaise with tangy…

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Khichdi is one of the comfort food but I have done some fusion with this simple recipe and give new flavours to this bland boring Khichdi. It is a very simple recipe but some variations make the commendable taste where a mix of nutrients with some spicy taste. It has a very simple recipe where simple chichi is mixed bhaji which is a fusion of flavours in the mouth with a bite. I tried to make the simple khichdi with other variations. A precooked khichdi and vegetables but there is a little variation in a recipe it is made like…

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Uttapam is a traditional delicacy from South India which means ‘poured appam’ in Tamil. It is a dosa-like preparation, that is light and easy on the stomach and can be served for breakfast, brunch, or evening snacks. You can call it a soft, savory pancake that is delicious, healthy, and filling. It is topped with a variety of vegetables and accomplished with coconut chutney and spicy chutney but also tastes amazing by itself without any sides. Uttapam is also a type of dosa that is crisp on the bottom with soft fluffy texture on top. Do not get confused between…

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The discussion on veg biryani has taken the spotlight recently and we can’t help but wonder about the question that it raises. Both these dishes have a minute difference for biryani eaters which makes each different from each other. While both are rice dishes, calling each recipe synonymously with the other is a crime for food connoisseurs. It is an evergreen classic that needs no introduction. India offers so much on its culinary platter but the one dish Indians unanimously love indulging in is the mouth-watering biryani. With local and hyperlocal variations having evolved into distinctive styles of biryanis, one…

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When I hear dal chawal the first thing that comes to my mind is comfort food that has thousands of childhood memories and it is a topped ranked dish of every millennial above any pizza or burger. It is a wholesome meal which is cooked by mother with affection and love and no one denies to eat because it is a complete healthy food. It is comfort food that provides a nostalgic and sentimental value to many people, but it has been characterised by various nutrients with simple preparation. The combination of both is a complete meal and effective in…

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This TikTok tortilla wrap is the newest food trend that’s gone viral is worth the hype. A trending wrap hack is an allure on the internet and grabbing eyeballs all over. This video has become an instant hit among the people by folding the wrap into a quadruple- decker sandwich. The tortilla wrap hack is a super simple way to wrap your filled wrap. Instead of rolling all the fillings up, the tortilla is folded into the quarters, making a compact, triangle-shaped wrap.  This tortilla wrap has a hack in this you have to slit the tortilla from the center,…

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The cool sea breeze mixed with the aroma of pav bhaji announces that I have reached my destination. Lip-smacking flavor with hot and spicy bhaji served with crunchy onions and slivers of lime coupled with butter dripping pavs. It consists of a thick vegetable curry served with a soft bread roll. Maharastra is the birthplace of this lovely dish. History Of Pav Bhaji Pav bhaji was originated in the 1850s. Because of the civil war, there was a huge demand for cotton. Due to this, the traders at the Bombay cotton exchange used to be very busy especially during the…

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Sugar is a very crucial ingredient for our tasty desserts which gives them the sweet taste. It is one of the preferred sensations even in an infant’s flavor of sweetness when presented easily while the other basic taste. Sweet is the most popular treat. Sweet is a synonym of sugar, which is derived from sugarcane or sugar beets and contains 16 calories per teaspoon. It is a natural ingredient that has always been part of the human diet. Carbohydrates comprising sugars and starches are broken down in the body into glucose. It is an important source of energy with glucose…

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