Mama's Savory Cake Recipe - Khatta Dhokla

Khatta meaning sour in gujju language and dhokla means steamed and spongy cake concoct through fermentation. Gujjus are die-hard food fanatics for the most part when it is dhoklas. Yellow dhoklas are eaten conventionally and cooked most of the times at my home in Mumbai be it as breakfast, lunch or dinner. Yellow dhokla comes in two forms, if we talk about the taste – the sweet ones are the Khaman dhokla and another is Khatta dhokla which is totally opposite from the taste of the Khaman. I have also shared the recipe of White dhokla that does not necessitate fermentation.

Red Sauce Cheesy Pasta - Episode #1 Husband Treats Well

Its Ramadan and most of us are busy in treating our families with different delicacies. As we are a family of two, it gets really difficult to decide and cook. Particularly because Hashim leans towards pakistani desi tadka and I fancy Indian-gujju food. From Sehri to Iftari I am on my toes planning and cooking something unique, exciting and soothing at the same time. In fried food, I prefer freezer-friendly recipes, I basically make keema samosas, wontons, spring rolls, chicken donuts, bihari kebabs, and of course cheesy peri peri bites and store them in advance of Ramadan in deep freezer. It saves time, energy and gives some sort of relief in this hot summer. Once all set frozen, it's super easy to fry them in batches each day in Sehri or Iftar. Apart from this, my likings for Pakodas and chocolate filled brownies too give regular appearance on our iftar table. After hogging a lot of yummy delights, all I look is for a hot cuppa ginger tea and a serene environment to relax my mood. Seeing me working all day long, Hashim decided to give me a break from cooking chaos and surprise me with something amazing.

Coconut Mint Sauce

Masala Dosa served with Coconut Mint Sauce

Its quarantine and everyone is busy in shaping their inner flair by either cleaning, cooking, painting, dancing, reading and maybe chilling with their loved ones around. I personally think that these days aren't any different for those who are introvert, teleworkers, and especially for our MOMs. Since the lockdown days, I feel happy when I go through all the ongoing hashtags and trends and see that people these days are busy showcasing their life either by simply sharing their household activities or cooking skills or sharing some of their hygiene and self care advice.

Before the lock down, we all were playing our bit in household activities along with our professional obligation. When everyone's Maa works all day, night selflessly for the bunch of mains to fulfill our basic to luxury demands. Also, when housewives perpetually carry out responsibilities of their family, when papa or husband look after us by either working hard at professional front or checking the IN and OUTS of ration and grocery needs, when our elderly of house take care of our mental being by simply giving us a hair oil massage or comforting and motivating us to do something positive and inspiring, when the little ones of our house keeps us busy in some craft or playful activities, ah! And how can I forget ME (US) when we used to take a weekend break after all the daily events and stop at a beauty spa for the self care regime but always in a hurry.