My Food Story

Hello guys, I hope you all are at home and safe! Here I have come up with a very simple and quick Pizza recipe that will not keep you busy in the kitchen for hours as it is quick and will definitely satisfy your pizza cravings during lockdown. All you need is: 15 to 16 Bread Slices 7 to 8 Tomatoes (Roughly chopped) 2 Onions (Roughly chopped) Ginger Garlic Paste 1 Tbsp 4 Dried Red Chillies 8 to 10 Slices of Chopped Garlic Salt to Taste Black Pepper Red Chilli Powder Tomato Ketchup Mixed Herbs (Optional) Processed Cheese and Butter Sliced Capsicum Some Milk to make White sauce (optional) Procedure: Step 1: First you need to make the Pizza Sauce. For which take some Butter and Oil in the saucepan. Once heated add dried Red Chillies, Chopped Garlic, Ginger-Garlic Paste and saute well. Then add Onions and Tomatos. Cover it with a lid and once they turn softer, add Red chilli powder and some Salt to taste. Let it cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring occasion...

Being my most loved Green-leafy vegetable, Spinach has always got me thinking about various ways to inculcate it in my daily diet. That's how I got to learn this quick fix from my mother in law recently. The recipe is easy and simple on efforts as well as on time but the outcome is delicious, and healthy of course! Here it goes: For this you will need: Spinach leaves 1 bunch ((Fresh, cleaned and rinsed with water) (serves 4 people) Garlic Cloves (7-8 Finely chopped) Green Chillies (1-2 Finely chopped) Fresh Cream (2-3 Tbsp) Salt to taste Black Pepper 1. To blanch Spinach, heat up sufficient amount of water in a vessel and add a pinch of baking soda. When it starts boiling, add Spinach leaves and let them sit for 2 minutes. 2. Once done, take the leaves out and rinse with cold water so as to stop the cooking process. Transfer them into a mixture jar and grind into a fine puree. Add some water as per requirement. 3. In a pan, heat up some Ghee and add...

Today I am sharing one of my all time favourite alternatives to the family-favourite Saboodana Khichadi. As on the days when my family observes fasting, I am somebody who instead of binging on Khichadi or related options, likes to indulge in Fruits and Milk. Basically binging healthy is what I try to do as much as possible! So here we go, this smoothie is one of those experiments for me, that has never gone wrong! So let's roll into it. To make two servings, You will need: 2 cups of Milk Slices of a Banana 2 Chikoos roughly diced Some Almond slivers for garnish This smoothie gets ready in absolutely no time, as all you have got to do is put everything together in a mixer grinder and blend until it is just well combined and gets smoothie like consistency. (Since we have added Banana slices, there no need to add Sugar.) Put it in a small little bowl and serve chilled. I am sure, it will be your favourite Upawas 'go-to' as well!

Bread and Cheese are those staples that never go wrong when it comes to satisfying quick snack cravings. Today I do have one of such recipes to share which does not only count as a quick snack but also makes an 'on the go' house party constant. This is how you make it: 1. Preheat your oven to 200°c for 5 mins. Apply some butter on a French Loaf (any bread would do but a French Loaf cut into diagonal long pieces makes for perfect Bruschetta) 2. Spread the slices onto a baking tray and bake for good 4 to 5 mins.  3. Then apply the tomato mixture onto the loaf slices. To make this, heat some oil in a cooking pan, add some Mustard, Cumin seeds, Ginger-Garlic chopped finely, Green chillies and finely chopped Onion. Once Onion turns pink, add finely chopped Tomatoes and sprinkle some Salt. In two to three minutes, Tomatoes would turn soft and mushy. Then add some Red Chilli powder, Tomato Ketchup and dark Soy sauce. Lastly top it up with some black pepper....

Drinking fruit-infused water has been one of my healthy habits ever since I read about it somewhere. And whenever I put up an Instagram story or update the status on Wattsapp of a jar filled with my most favorite Detox Water, no matter how many alike posts I have made in past, still I get the messages and DMs asking curiously "What's this?". So I thought if it's going to benefit even one curious soul, I must pen it down, cause I think that's the very success of it. Making a positive difference is always a good idea after all. What is Detox Water? It's basically Water flavored with Fruits. A jar-full quantity of  water that we infuse with watery fruits, vegetables and some fresh herbs. It is also called as 'Fruit-infused water' or 'Master cleanse'. Some of it's benefits include - it keeps you hydrated, gives you benefit of added nutrients, helps you maintain energy levels and helps in weight loss. There are few myths attached...

The month of February has definitely added a real fond memory for me to cherish, as I got to conduct Two baking sessions in my college where I have studied and where I am presently working as an Assistant Professor. So having this especially conducted for my own teachers and colleagues was something I was looking forward to since months. It was a fairly big set up as compared to my other baking workshops (as to mean an entire laboratory platform full of baking stuff and tools lying all over) But there lies the charm I feel!  It was intimidating, fascinating and totally exciting!  There were around 32-35 participants present for this session and it seemed a bit challenging at first 'cause I had never faced a crowd of that many participants in my baking sessions before but I think that was the best part of it!        'A Classic Vanilla Sponge with Strawberry Compote on top, A Decedent Chocolate Cake, Whipped Cream Icing and Chocolate Ga...

Those who know me, know how much obsessed I am with a good filling breakfast. Being my most favorite (and looked forward to!) meal of the day, I like my breakfast to be filling and wholesome and if turned healthy, my day is SORTED! Heh just kidding! But who doesn't like healthy breakfast! Rather I cannot stress enough on it and I think it's not that difficult if we pre-plan a bit. The Oatmeal Pancakes though, are super friendly as they don't need any sort of pre-planning either. Just whipping up some basic ingredients and in very little time your breakfast is ready. To make these you will need: (Here I have given quantities to make just One portion i.e. Two standard size pancakes as shown in the picture. The quantities can be adjusted to make bigger batch.) - 4 Tbsp of Oatmeal (For this, you will need to dry roast some Rolled Oats and blend them into a fine powder; I have used Quaker Rolled Oats) - 2 Tbsp of Wheat Flour - 1 Tbsp of Yogurt - 1 Tbsp of Ho...