Author Archives: GitaDini

Delicious Chocolate Mini Cakes in Flower Shapes – great for kids’ parties

Chocolate Mini Cakes in Flower Shapes

“I love cooking with you Mom”, she says, “specially baking! It’s just a stress buster for me AND for you, right?” She’s merely celebrated her 5th birthday a couple months back but yes she has achieved the ability of talking like a grown up already! It sometimes makes me laugh and sometimes worries me that […]

Caramelized Pressure Cooker Carrot and Parsnip Soup

Carrot and Parsnip Soup served in the Stacko Serving Stand

A very happy new year to all our readers! We start the new year with a great recipe from Zack, an avid foodie who shares his recipes and kitchen experiments on the food blog Mama Tommy’s. He is also a very good friend of GitaDini and a so-called “Early Adopter” – meaning he’s tested all […]

My Rotito works wonders

Rotito Rolling Board Set with dough for pita bread

Some time ago, Prerna, a friend and customer of GitaDini, told us how she wished the Rotito Rolling Board had existed some time ago when she struggled to make perfect rotis as a newly-wed. Being a great storyteller, she agreed to share her story with us about how the Rotito Rolling Board inspired her to […]

Alu (Potato) Parathas, Zucchini Raita

Red Rotito Rolling Board with wooden rolling pin

Vidya Tiru, author from the Book & Food blog MyRandRSpace tested the Rotito Rolling Board and in her words: “The Rotito fulfilled a need I did not know I had.” She was kind enough to let us share her tasty recipe on our blog. Alu (Potato) Parathas What you need:  1 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 […]

Gurer Payesh – Rice Pudding with Jaggery

Gurer Payesh – Rice Pudding with Jaggery

When we asked Sudeshna, author of the food blog Cook like a Bong to test our Saucepan with built-in strainer she had a wonderful idea for a recipe she wanted to try and was kind enough to allow us to share her post on our blog. She decided to make a favorite Bengali dessert: Gurer Payesh – Rice Pudding with Jaggery […]

Introducing “My Spice Sage” for all your spice needs!

Yin Yang Storage Bin Set in black and white filled with spices

Here at GitaDini we love spices! The inspiration behind the GitaDini Yin Yang Storage Bin Set was the traditional Indian Spice Box a.k.a. Masala Dabba. Pretty much every Indian household owns at least one Masala Dabba, this is where the spices for everyday cooking are kept. The typical Masala Dabba is round, made from stainless steel […]