An Indian Mom's diary of recipes and food memories
Every evening, since the last couple days, on her way back home from school, big-J would tell me “Mumma, please don’t open my bag pack or look into my folder. There’s something in there that’s a surprise and I don’t want you to see. Actually you are not supposed to […]
What do you do with a 4 pounds box of plums? Plums that hadn’t caught your family’s fantasy in a fruit bowl on the dining table? I got one box full from Costco last week and was struck with the 21 deep red lustrous stone fruits in it. One was […]
In the past, I’ve made a few healthy no-sugar dessert recipes. I made some yummy baked apples that makes a great snack for kids and grown ups alike. Later, I also shared recipe for a no-guilt & absolutely delicious Khajur ki Kheer. There’s a thing about these no-sugar-added sweet treats…you feel so […]
“Kumro” in Bangla means pumpkin. And “Chechki” is what a Bengali would refer to, when a vegetable or an edible veggie skin or peel, has been slow fried and cooked with nothing but tempered seeds and salt, and often turmeric powder. The seeds in Chechki is generally black cumin (nigella, kala jeera, […]
Life’s little pleasures are in the minutest of things, ones that are most trivial and most basic. They mean nothing at all, yet are everything to you. It has always been my way of life, to be close to “this existence”, as much as I can. However, sometimes down the […]
I am Mou – a Mom, wife, daughter, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Art enthusiast, Avid Traveler – and a Happy Chef at that – A foodie who cooks, writes, photographs her food for this blog. OnceUponASupper is a journal of my potpourri of recipes and belly good food-y tales. Thanks for stopping by. Have a delicious stay here & dig in!
