Category Archives: Cooking

A Traditional Sweet Treat for Ganesh Festival

GitaDini Ganesh Canvas Steamed Modak

The Indian holiday season begins with the 10 days of Ganesh Utsav (festival) followed by the 10 days of Navratri & Dussehra before it ends with the big bang festival of lights, Diwali. To kick off the first Indian holiday, we have our dear Ganpati Bappa’s favorite – steamed modak!  Everyone simply loves these traditional […]

Scallion Lachha Paratha

Scallion Lachha Paratha – the popular Indian layered flat bread stuffed with minced scallions or green onions, just like the Chinese Scallion Pancakes! Lachha paratha is an unleavened, whole wheat flatbread that is made just like other unleavened Indian flatbreads like phulkas, chapatis or tawa rotis. What makes the lachha paratha unique and different from […]

Garam Masala

A lot of Indian dishes starts with whole spices tempered in hot oil and ends with a sprinkle of Garam Masala. Making Garam Masala at home is easy and a homemade garam masala is the key to any flavorful Indian curry. Kankana, the wonderful author and incredibely talented photographer behind the Indian Food Blog Playful Cooking, put […]

Apple Ring Fritters (Quick Recipe Using Pantry Staples)

Apple Ring Fritters 5 - Anjana Devasahayam

These apple ring fritters are a quick treat that can be made easily with just a few ingredients that you already have in your kitchen. Our stainless steel 2-Quart Medium Saucepan with capsulated bottom is the perfect pan to fry up these delicious treats to crisp perfection! I have a soft corner for delicious bites that can be […]

Bengali Aloo Dum (Spiced Baby Potatoes)

We have recently teamed up with the wonderful Kankana from the blog Playful Cooking for a giveaway to celebrate the launch of her beutiful new cookbook called “Taste of Eastern India”. The cookbook is a celebration of her love of Bengali food, the food she grew up with as a child, the food her grandmother […]

Mango Phirni (Creamy Mango Rice Pudding)

MANGO PHIRNI - CREAMY MANGO RICE PUDDING

Mango phirni is an incredible summer dessert made with rice, milk and fresh mango puree. Delicately flavored with saffron, rose and cardamom, this creamy mango rice pudding is the perfect make-ahead dessert for dinner parties as well. Our stainless steel 2-Quart Medium Saucepan with capsulated bottom is the perfect pan to make phirni. Phirni is an Indian dessert […]

Palak Puri & Quick Tomato Chutney

Palak Puri & Tomato Chutney

Palak puri (spinach puffed breads) pairs perfectly with a quick spicy-sweet tomato chutney for a wholesome and delicious meal. Our Rotito Rolling Board makes rolling and shaping these puris easy and effortless. Puris or pooris are deep-fried whole-wheat breads commonly eaten for breakfast or dinner in Indian households. Kids especially love puris because they puff […]

Roasted Veg and Walnut Soup

The lovely Shradha who is the author of Shredible Food used the GitaDini Saucepan to make a delicious Roasted Veg and Walnut Soup. She says:  Winter is the official ‘soup’ season. Soup, blankets, socks, books and more soup! Especially, the kind that requires not much effort. Simple ingredients, if treated right, can create flavorsome magic! What better than […]