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OH MY MY , I Love winters....completely , its the best season of all......... And it encompasses my most favourites festival that is CHRISTMAS *_* and NEW YEAR as well. But I wait for Christmas the whole year. as I am a Christian I desperately wait for CHRISTMAS..... it the threshold of a new beginning that is the birth of CHRIST THE KING of all............... my excitment is so evident my god........... And my brother is here in nagpur as well, to celebrate christmas with family, its 6.8 degree celsius in Nagpur, the lowest in nagpurian history............... chilling........ :p.....!!! so i thought of making something heavy on the pallete yet yummy ...!!! initially I was apprehensive about making these, because I haven't tried these ever in my life, nor I have seen somebody make it......!!! My Mumma gave me a rough idea about these , so here it goes, I hope my viewers like it........... :) DIRECTIONS+INGREDIENTS- 1. GRAM FLOUR( besan ka aata) 4CUPS.   ...

Sometimes, macaroni can be healthy as well. In my teens when I used to diet, I made invented this dish of my own. I have a predilection for pastas,macaroni,noodles. So I experiment with it all the time. You can try this as well, its obviously healthy and not heavy on the stomach. You can't always have protein and fibre if you are dieting. carbohydrates and starch , sugars are also essential, not in a big quantity, but they are vital in an individual's diet. Eventually, I added the carbohydrates in a much healthy way. Ingredients- 1.macaroni 2.onion 3.tomato 4.sprouts 5.coriander 6.salt 7.pepper 8.lime juice 9.tabasco sauce(optional) TOTAL CALORIES- INSTRUCTION- The thing that you need to get ready is the macaroni, just boil it in some plain water, no salt no oil. Its just a MYTH that if you add oil to the noodles, pastas,macaroni it'll not stick, common sense is that the oil floats in water, so its useless to add oil while its boiling, but believe me I hav...

let me clear your doubt first, "he" implies to my father #ashok.francis. My father loves south Indian food, and especially sambar, cz it constitutes of lentils, vegetables and a hint of sourness because of tamarind pulp in it................... sounds palatable, isn't it?! My bhabhi is a south Indian from Kerala and she is an expert in making sambar, actually, I am quite competitive in nature.......... :-p that's why I tried this recipe because I wanted to see the contented look on my father's and mother's face................ I thought this dish was a failure cz making sambar is not an easy process.... believe you me....... woof!!!! this takes time and patience and a lot of spice mixture as well............ :p so let's see how it's cooked.......... INGREDIENTS- one small bowl of toor dal chopped brinjal big chunks fried big chunks of onion chopped fried ladyfinger handful of garlic cloves. lots of finely chopped coriander. thick tam...

Showcasing,  Cluckers,Futala lake Nagpur, serving non vegetarian fast food. This food chain specialises in fried chicken and burger as mentioned on the site of theirs and is owned by Mr. Naresh( no surname mentioned) Accordingly, it is a much affordable imitation of KFC (Kentucky fried chicken). Having tasted KFC dishes a lot of times, it is a 101% surety that Cluckers have tried to replicate it, it's not easy to copy the original KFC, but this food chain have succeeded a bit.  People like this food chain, and they have a branch in civil lines, Sadar ,VCA stadium as well. But, respectively people prefer the futala one cause they serve better than the VCA one. Primarily, the Cluckers site in quite amazing, constituting of 4 options; viz home, menu,contact and nutrition. Its hilarious cause they serve fried junk food and has this nutrition telling option as well with no calculated calories explaining the nutritional value of foods... The practical irony. Seconda...

On the call chicken curry, sounds weird , right? I tried this recipe of my mother's when she and pa was in Delhi , me and my brother(Abhishek.Francis) were at home, Nagpur . So, we both were bored with eating out, lets except the fact that when you regularly eat junk food all that tastes same . I asked my mother(Neelam.Francis) , this simple chicken curry recipe on the phone, and tried it, I can't say it was a ditto copy of her excellent curry, but i think my effort was commendable indeed. This recipe, doesn't comprise of many ingredients, and is simple cz its the basic indian curry. My brother and I enjoyed it with piping hot rice, and that was my wonderful experience..........:)

Seems appetizing, this succulent magnificient, compliment worthy recipe is my mumma's#Neelam.Francis I can proudly say that i replicate this dish with no flaws........ this is an easy,toothsome, fingerlicking dish. While, writing this article my mouth is watering...#seriously. this dish truly quenches the thirst of the eyes, nose and mouth. lets see how its made: MARINATE - 100gms chicken(bone/boneless) two small and dried red chilly powder two small tbsp turmeric powder salt(as per taste) lime juice of one whole lime one handfull of coriander one big tbsp of ginger garlic paste. 2-3 bsp of oil(can add to the marinate or can cook directly in it) STEPS TO COOK CHICKEN MASALA FRY - just chuck all the marinate in a pan of hot oil, that's it. cook well. serve with lime and onions.                                                    ...

I am a big fan of momos. Some of you might be contemplating, that what is a momo, its a manipur dish , refined flour dumpings stuffed with chicken/lamb/mutton/pork/beef mince, and then steamed. They serve a chilli based sauce with it, dt is hotvlike hell. I usually give it my own touch by adding a pinch of pepper and tomato ketchup to it , on flame. I get these in my city, nagpur as well, but the Delhi taste, ohh my, Nagpur can't compete that , actually the consistency of momos here is sticky and thin and are made with wheat flour which I don't like , and to hate it more they add a bizzare sweet chutney to it. But, the manipuri people who make momos in delhi god bless them^_^ These momos are far better than what i get in nagpur :/ Taste, texture, consistency a humongous difference. Whenever, my brother or my mausi(aunt) visit ngp , its obligatory for them to bring some momos for me ....  I never get bored of them. I wish i could get these in my city as well. And the...

This is a tribute to the pasta served in Dominos(nagpur) ...............which is no more now. I mourned , when I got to know that the Dominos in India has stopped serving pasta white and red. Whenever, I used to order pizza, I had white pasta all the time. I am really upset with their decision of taking this dish down the menu. What's the problem....?! I need an answer Dominos, India. Of course, the pasta was not lowering the sales , people loved it. Many , of you might consent to this, that the pasta dish was way better than "some" of the dishes served there, except the pizza's.....................:/ I miss the white pasta, which was served in white flour and butter based sauce with cheese,julienne sliced onions and green bell peppers for the crunch, small chicken cubes and black olives, with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on it. I used to have it with some oregano, and felt serene in every bite I had. I carve for it, I can't have it..... :/ Bravo (y) Do...

Overwhelmed when I write a review cz it feels great to share my personal view to others  through a medium, and I feel lucky that I got the chance .  So, this one day  I went to NANKING , Sjti Complex, Residency Road, Sadar Bazar, Nagpur - 440001  , with my brother and cousin for dinner.I go there quite often cz it serves the best chinese food in town. The ambience is quite nice there. I like the interior resembles china a lilttle bit,the tables are simple wooden ones, they have these chinese zodiac sign paper mats, so whenever I go there I read about my zodian sign, I find that quite interesting.The plates and cutlery are moderate ones and the bowls in which they serve soup are authentic chinese ones, and I have never seen something like those in markets, if I could ,I would ave bought those. The washroom is compact ,but really clean and hygienic....... We ordered chicken spring rolls, chilly chicken, hot and sour chicken soup, kung pao prawns (hot hot chilli...

This article isn't a review or information not a dish either.... Its a coffee scrub that's why the name food for skin, and this smells all divine. We think food is used only for eating. Absolutely wrong, in the 21st century food is used in fashion, art, display, everything. And this article is about using food for skin, which human beings are doing for centuries. As I have a sensitive type of skin, I only use home made scrubs, and its one of them,  For this caffeine scrub you'll need- 1.coffee 2.sugar 3. Baby oil/ olive oil 4.honey (optional) Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl, and store it in a glass jar as I have done(in the picture) This scrub rejuvenates one's sensitive skin and gives a smooth and soft texture. You can use this on daily basis before going for a bath, as it is a mild scrub, it'll not at all damage the pores of the skin. It's a face and overall body scrub. Before going for a bath massage with this scrub for 10 minutes, and let it d...

From now on, I am going to try to cover the dishes I eat in restaurants, in detail. Emphasising, the dishes tasted, initialising with this article. It was a sandwich day for me and my friends. The egg salad sandwich above, I had in the breakfast story Nagpur, yesterday..... with a cup of hot coffee as it was raining, and was cold outside. I loved this sandwich as it suited the weather of course, its a mayonnaise based sandwich, with lettuce,black olive lots of eggs whites and yolk, with a tomato chutney served on side, the tomato chutney doesn't compliment the creamy consistency of the sandwich at all. I ate that chutney with gloria's tomato cheese sandwich. You can't differ the tomato cheese grilled sandwich and the chicken curry sandwich by the looks, cz they serve hash browns with it, loaded with rosemary, and a mayonnaise sauce with it. Primarily, the tomato cheese grilled sandwich, glo didn't like it much, neither did me and chris cz , the sandwich d...

Who doesn't like butter chicken?............I guess there is no one, this chicken creamy buttery dish is delectable and scrumptious. I can't duplicate what we get in restaurants, but I tried my best..............and that tasted really good. My family is a big and an honest critic, so according to them it tasted yumm, than it surely was delicious. Try this one, challenge your cooking skills and impress your family as well...;-) INGREDIENTS - 250 gm  of  boneless chicken, cubed 2   onions, minced 1   tomato, pureed 1 tbsp  of  tomato paste or sauce 1 tbsp  of  butter, ghee, or oil 1 tsp  of  minced garlic 1 tsp  of  minced ginger 2 tsp  of  coriander powder 1 tsp  of  chilli powder (use Kashmiri chilli powder for better results) 1 tsp  of  garam masala or chicken masala 1 large pinch  of  kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves 1 cup  of  milk 3 tbsp  of...

My food art articles contain all type of stuff,in relevance with food from anywhere and everywhere.I just look for a chance in my day to day life to get something so that I can post it here. This one's ,a review post ..... On THE BREAKFAST STORY, 15 Sagar,opp Transmiting Station.Hingna Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440022 . The timings of this place are from 9:30am-2:30pm and 3:30pm-7:00pm ........ As the name implies, this place specializes in breakfast dishes and others as well.....This is a comfortable place.... You can mostly see only teenagers and couples here..... The prices are reasonable..... And it is the first place in Nagpur to serve bacon ever :-O...... I bought some bacon for my brother the quality was amazing but the quantity was not good....:-/....I ordered white pasta and Christina Coutino(a.k.a chris) ordered red pasta served with a garlic bread each.  White pasta was really good, creamy and cheeesy, it had chicken,black olives(garnish) and mushrooms in it wi...

''MOTHER'' its not just a word, this word encompasses all the meaning in a child's life. My Mumma # Neelam Francis ; is my best friend, my foe, my parent, everything......!! She teaches me new things, every second in my life. While writing this article , I am a bit emotional cz its about my mother.  My family means the world to me, and plays a substantial part in my life. Because of her I exist.....................she is the reason for  my existence. The ingredients are the same and the process as well, so you readers can check out the procedure in my blog , in the article, "MY MUMMA'S SECRET TREASURE" . I just wanted to share this picture of my effort. I know I can't replicate the recipe ,the taste, the mind capturing smell, but I tried my best. I always wonder , when I get married what am I gonna do without my mumma and pa, their presence, their warmth...... #DAUNTING :)                           ...

Some of you, people may think that salads are boring, cz its raw and is no fun in eating it...............I think salads are a punch of nutrition and fresh flavour at the same time...!!! I try to make salads of all kind, sometimes beans, sometimes sprouts, sometimes with boiled pasta..... whatever is available in my kitchen I try to create dishes from them...........and its quite interesting and ingenious cz I have to improvise ,with whatever is in the kitchen and that increases my creativity...B-) wallah!! .......!!! So, this one day my Mumma boiled some kidney beans to make Rajma ,which I love........ !!! I stole..:p a handful of boiled kidney beans to invent my dish.....and this is a true winner...its filling, whole some and has a meaty texture which I love ... ^_^....can say its a vegetarian meat..........:P Here's, the recipe ......... INGREDIENTS - 1.boiled kidney beans with salt(94 calories in 28gms) 2.one onion(40 calories in 1) 3.one tomato(30 calories in1) 4.c...

Nescafe Illusions, LAD Apartments, N Ambazari Rd, Beside Natural Ice Creams, Opposite Dharampeth School, Dharampeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010. This place started on august 5, 2012. Oh my, this place is cool, affordable, chilled out and a perfect place for the young crowd in the city.  When you enter the cafe, a strong smell of coffee hits you, I just love the smell. Its a compact, two floor small cafe'(as you can see in the picture). I prefer to sit, outside watching the vehicles pass by.The chairs and tables are average looking, and not that comfortable, but I can sit there in those chairs cz they serve cost worthy food to eat and coffee there .(y) But the couch inside is pretty comfortable. The ambience is nice , and because its affordable its crowded all days of the week. They serve fresh coffee, shakes, sandwiches,maggi, croissants, puffs , etc............veg, non-veg...!! Food served is not that fancy, but caters one's taste buds and pocket for sure. I go ther...

I get inspiration of food, from anywhere n everywhere I can. So I thought of writing about food photography and styling in this post cz its relevant to food... And everybody should know the minute details regarding food. The food presented in commercials , magazines,pamplets,cookbooks and menus aren't just a picture of food clicked by a mundane camera .... There is much more going on , behind the actual picture. Food photographers, stylists,art directors,prop stylists and assistants work hard to make the photograph of dishes presentable , working day and night to create impressive, attention grabbing pictures to attract the readers..... ! And its not an easy job. The process of food photography begins with the purchase of the food and ingredients. Only the most visually perfect foodstuffs are acceptable and multiple backup or test items are usually needed. The best-looking of the purchased items is selected and marked as the "hero"  i.e., the item that will be f...

Ostensible, it is that how much I love mushrooms, I experiment with this baby always, and it never disappoints me , never...:-) This dish was not an experiment but was an invention by a hungry girl , that's me.....LOL One day, after returning from college I was so hungry didn't know what to do, opened the fridge I found these life saving button mushrooms and sweet corn packets, as they are always in my fridge for emergencies , like this one......... I simply just made this dish randomly putting ingredients into it........and Mamma mia , it was so good..........:-* that's why I want to share it with you people as well, especially the college going ones like me... ;-) INGREDIENTS - 1.button mushrooms 100 gms (38 calories in 100 gms) 2.sweet corn 100 gms (86 calories in 100 gms) 3. some chopped coriander 4.one tbsp tomato ketchup (30 calories in 1 tbsp) 5.salt(as per taste) 6.chilly flakes 7. a pinch of pepper TOTAL CALORIES -124 STEPS - Throw in all the chop...

One evening, me and my friends decided to go for a coffee, to Barista Lavazza ,  Mahalaxmi Apartments,, Khare Town, Dharampeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010  ,as it is a famous Cafe' chain all over India and I am a caffeine addict, I sip on tea and coffee all the day . The place where barista is standing at present, was chocolate room once, and the negative point about barista is they did not change the interior and the couch, chairs,the staircase at all.... They just changed the colour of the walls, otherwise everything is just the same.  Whoever has visited chocolate room knows that nothing has changed except the name.  So, the ambience of the place is nice like a Cafe' should be, but the stairs oh God, those are freaking horrifying, the stairs are small and slippery and compressed, if somebody trips on those, he/she will defintely break a bone.......I betcha!!.....x_x We ordered Cafe mocha, cappuccino, cheese bread chicken kabab sandwich and potato wedges. ...

Food is one of the things that brings people of the world together. There are so many communities, people, country, cities,village that has their own kind of food. I obviously can't cover all that  in this brief article, but I tried to involve a few....:) I hope you people appreciate my hard-work in writing articles, I sit quietly in my room, thinking about new topics for my readers and how can I convey what I feel when writing them......!! And I feel immense pleasure, in writing for you readers.......<3 Now, lets get back to the topic and check out the diversity in FOOD AROUND THE WORLD ..! INDIA - The basic Indian cuisine encompasses of chapati, dal, rice, curd and type of vegetables cooked with it, and non-veg as well. Majority, of the population is vegetarian in Indian . The staple food of india is rice,wheat,jowar,bajra,  and a variety of lentils, especially masoor (most often red lentils), toor (pigeon pea), urad (black gram), and moong (mung bean). I...

I explicitly remember, 2013 Eid afternoon. I went for lunch with my friends to YOKO SIZZLERS,  Imperial Court, Near Children's Traffic Park Road, 373, Late Krishna Khonde Marg, Khare Town, Dharampeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010.  The prices are not at all low for a college going like me. But the food and the quantity they serve , is simply worth the cost. During afternoon we were the only people there except the manager and waiters....of course...:p.....But its crowded at night..... We ordered pasta arbiata ,penne pasta in white sauce, chicken pepper steak sizzler with potato wedges on side,chicken club sandwich and a chicken sausage pizza ...I know thats a lot of food...:p......(hungry monsters... 3:-)..) we were 4 people, they serve so much food that it was difficult for us to eat all that food, after a while...lol...and... That's a good thing of course..... The quality is good as well as the quantity. The ambience is nice, but when we went there the air-conditioner was ...

 I will try writing in a more formal way rather than my casual one, that'll help me to improve..... !!! I think .....people read more formal articles than the casual ones....., I hope you readers, take my writing seriously....#HOPE..!! It's apparent, by the heading, that I am going to share a mushroom recipe today........!! I have a strong predilection for mushrooms....I find these fungus, flavor-full and the superlative trait about mushroom is that it absorbs all the flavor of whatever it's put into...*_*...and I enjoy this dish because of its spongy consistency....when you bite into it, the spongy flavor absorber, releases all the flavors in your mouth...like a food bomb....#KAABOOOM!!! The dish which I am going to share is a chunky mushroom soup cooked in maggi tomato soup 5 sense granules, ready to cook soup......... I told you I am an inventor and believe you me, this tastes much better than the plain tomato soup......#BORING...............(bombardment of flavo...

The heading of this recipe might perplex a lot of you.......... some might think....huh! WHEN CHINA MEETS GERMANY what the heck is that............:p Its an attempt made by me....and believe you me, this attempt was gorgeous and tasty....^_^.......!!! I made this recipe in less than five minutes.......#astonished........ :-O........... This dish is an amalgamation of China, i.e ; schezwan chutney and sausages ,i.e ; Germany............:p and a touch of India as well with some curry leaves...!! This is a sweet, spicy,sticky and garlicey dish... I think, I have now cleared the sceptic look on your face...!!! Let's see the steps now, INGREDIENTS - 1. three sausages-chicken/pork/beef any(131 calories in chicken sausages) 2.lots of garlic(13 calories in 3 cloves) 3. olive oil(40 calories in 1 tbsp) 4.curry leaves 5. ching's schezwan chutney(33 calories in 1 tbsp) TOTAL CALORIES -217 PROCEDURE - Roast the three sausages before starting it to cook,for the...