SaiGeetha Pai

SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

Golden bags

Golden bags are the sensational new look samosas of this generation.They are very eye appealing and will be a star of the show of any party.It makes an excellent starter.You may do the  stuffing of your choice,both veg or non…

Losoni chutney(garlic chutney)

Losoni chutney is a traditional GSB preparation. Losoni means garlic.The main ingredient of this chutney is coconut infused with the flavor of garlic.I just love garlic and we use it in most of our cooking.Coconut is abundant in South India and we have  a…

Green peas kurma

Green peas  kurma is one of  my Amma’s signature dish.This is such a tasty kurma,a must try dish.Few days back when I visited Amma’s place she had prepared this Kurma and I had shot pictures so that I could share…

Fruit and nut cake(Eggless)

Christmas time is incomplete without a fruit and nut cake.This was in my list since a long time and have bookmarked several other  recipes.I got to try few more recipes of the same.Every baking experience is teaching me new things.One…

Pahadi palak chicken

Palak chicken is B’s one of the signature dish.He used all the  fresh paste and spices  to prepare the curry.Palak means spinach.I have already posted Dahi kadi with palak bhajias few days back and mentioned about its benefits…Coming back to the dish…

The making of Pahadi palak chicken and phulka

Oh my!   THE MAKING OF PAHADI PALAK CHICKEN and PHULKA was a real adventure.My son was in full spirit and enthu and was helping around in the kitchen, making masalas, pastes,chopping etc. Bahadur our employee from the factory paid visit to…

Methi pitla

I was just going through my recipes books yesterday  and found this recipe of Pitla in Tarla Dalal s book  and found  very tempting.I had tasted spring onion pitla several times prepared by my bhabhi S. Pitla or zunka is a popular…

How to deep fry Bittergourd

Deep fried bittergourd is used in many preparations in Konkani cooking like Karathe kismuri, karathe nonche etc.I deep fry and store it in advance for my future use.It is very handy if you deep fry and store it.It can be…

Karathe nonche(Bittergourd pickle)

Karathe nonche or bittergourd pickle is a traditional Konkani pickle.It is prepared more often during GSB functions.Best combination with this is  kotto,a breakfast dish prepared with jackfruit leaves.This pickle never misses at our place since my hubby dear S loves…

Eggless marble cake

Now that the  baking bug has bit me ,I have to find excuses and tell my hubby dear S that I’m baking for the kids sake,lol,health reason n so .Yesterday was Sunday,poor fellow had to go  in search of  vanilla essence for my…