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This blog is for the one who loves food. For the one who enjoys cooking, serving food to people. I love serving food to people and their smile makes me happy.

I love cooking, however this was not the case always. I discovered my new passion for cooking only once I was married. My husband is a foodie who loves and enjoys his food. 

Being a software professional I hardly get any time, still I loved to experiment with food for him. I liked to try out new dishes for him. When he used enjoy my cooked foods and gave his honest comments, that gave me inner confidence to continue with my passion. 

Now I have 2 small kiddos for whom I love cooking. It makes me proud mother 😆 when my elder one says "Mumma..good job".💕

I like travelling and learn about different cultures and cuisines. I love spending my leisure time reading cook books, learning about new techniques, checking out food websites. Have started realizing cooking can be a fun and that's when I started to pen down my recipes on this food blog for everyone who loves cooking.

I think you all will love my recipe blogs as :
  • They are very simple for any one to try. 
  • Give step by step instructions for the recipes to make it easier to follow.
  • Dil se banaya hai, all recipes are tried and tasted by me and my family. 
Sometimes cooking just does not go as planned. Don’t let that discourage you. Look at the small tiny mistakes,learn from them and rectify in next try. 
It’s just food..kabhi aacha bana aur kabhi nahi.

If you tried any of my recipes or techniques and loved it (even if you did not), please let me know. I will consider all your reviews/comments. 
Also, feel free to share any of my recipes, posts with your family and friends.

Now lets go to kitchen and have some fun with some of my recipes.

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