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Today's recipe is a colorful medley of vegetables cooked with very little spices. It is a nutritious menu as it includes the goodness of a variety of healthy vegetables that go into it. I have used potatoes, carrots, capsicum, fresh green peas and green beans, you can also add brinjals and cauliflower florets as well. You can go ahead and make this tasty...
Paneer ki Kheer or Chena Payesh is one of the most famous and traditional Bengali sweet recipe made during festivals. Chena means paneer and payesh is the word used for kheer or puddings. It is made using freshly grated paneer or cottage cheese and milk. I have used condensed milk in this recipe which gave a more creamier taste to my kheer. You can replace...
Paniyaram also known as paddu is an instant and yummy dish made out of leftover idli batter. It is made using a special pan called paniyaram pan or the appe pan. I am wondering how a simple idli batter can be used in making yummy varieties. You add a little water in the batter and make it into dosa, and then there are...
Kabuli Chane ki Pulao is an excellent one pot rice meal to be enjoyed with raita. Kabuli Chana in my home is mostly used for making chole with poori or chana masala with bhatura, roti or rice. I also use it in making aloo chana chaat. You can also enjoy this protien rich chickpeas in the form of pulao, the recipe of which...
This is the first time I had baked a cake using dates. This recipe is made to the T from Suhaina's My Singapore Kitchen and she claimed that this was one of the best cake she has done so far and I must admit, it was the best - super moist and spongy. This cake becomes all the more healthy due to the...
Parliament House replica made with roses Lalbagh Flower Show is a week long annual event which takes place on the occasion of Independence Day on 15th August and Republic Day on 26th January every year. ...
Pizza has always been my favorite junkie which I cannot compromise with anything else. Hence, I keep a stock of ready made pizza bases and pizza sauce available with me so that I can binge on them instantly whenever I crave for. While you can definitely make the pizza base as well as the sauce at home from scratch, the link for both...
Coconut chutney is a must have accompaniment for South Indian breakfast, be it idli, dosa, vada or any other menu. I usually prepare this chutney with freshly grated coconuts as it gives a creamier taste. There are many variations to this coconut chutney with varying ingredients like coriander leaves, dried red chillies, cumin seeds, cashews, ginger, garlic etc. and you can slightly tweak...
Beetroot rice is an attractive variation to the otherwise white rice and an innovative way to include this vegetable in your family's diet. It is a one pot meal so easy to prepare and a healthy lunch box option. This dish packs the whole goodness of beetroots. I have also earlier made beetroot halwa, which is really yummy and another way of having...
A porridge is nothing but a dish prepared with oatmeal or cereal or any other meal and boiled with milk or water. Today I have brought for you a healthy and quick breakfast - oats porridge with dry fruits. I've used two of my favorite dry fruits in this easy to make and high fibre recipe - walnuts and dried figs, you can...
Kadhai Gosht is basically cooked and served in a wok called kadhai, but to speed up the process I usually cook in the pressure cooker, really I don't have the patience to cook otherwise. However, I have mentioned the time required while using both the methods of cooking in the recipe below. Kadhai Gosht is a Mughal dish popular in North India. It...
our dressing table converted into a magical sea world It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and my five year old kid was getting bored not knowing what to do. I gave him a couple of options like drawing, playing some games on I pad or to go for swimming to keep him engaged, but he refused all that and kept lazying around. Just...
Pepper Chicken Roast is a spicy dry chicken preparation with a lovely aroma of curry leaves and loads of spices. It is an easy to make South Indian dish using both crushed black pepper corns as well as black pepper powder. You can also add diced capsicum in this recipe. It can be had as a starter or as a side dish as...
Paneer Kolhapuri is a fiery red Indian gravy recipe with soft paneer pieces. It is made using a special mix of spices called the Kolhapuri masala from which it also derives its name. I have listed down in detail the ingredients of this masala, each of them has to be dry roasted and then coarsely powdered together along with the fried onions. You...
Eid Lunch - Day 1 We are blessed once again with Eid-ul-Fitr today, and here's my wishing to you "Eid Mubarak". The first Eid that I ever celebrated in India was at my in-laws place and that was six years back. Eid back home involves lots and lots of preparations specially the sweets and desserts as you will have friends and relatives visiting...
Source Being a mother of a five year old kid myself, I'm always on my toes to feed my kid a healthy meal. But inspite of my best efforts he doesn't eat proper nutritious meal and that's what worries me the most. And it is not only the case of my child, but rather most of the kids living in my apartment. During...
Savoury Restaurant, fully lightened up at Mosque Road, Frazer Town Growing up, I always experienced the Holy Month of Ramadan as a simple affair with fasting from dawn to dusk and lots of giving and sharing. Ramadan in this country was synonymous to reduced office/school timings, prayers, setup of Iftar tents where free food was served, meant to be visited by the poorer...
I usually take pictures of my Iftar spread whenever I'm in a mood to do so (which rarely happens :P) and the table gets ready atleast 15 minutes before the Azaan. Here, in this post I'm sharing some random pictures of my Iftar spread. You can also see my Iftar Spread of the previous years - Ramadan 2013, Ramadan 2014 and Ramadan 2015...
Dahi Bhindi is a delicious preparation of okra or ladies finger in a yoghurt based gravy. In this recipe, the okra is sauteed in oil separately before adding it the gravy thus removing its sliminess. As the name suggest, this recipe uses only whisked yoghurt and no tomatoes are used. It goes well with roti, naan or rice. Usually I used to prepare...
Japanese automaker Nissan is bringing its newest offering this June to the shores of India - the Datsun redi-GO, a unique fusion of compact crossover and urban hatchback, hence offering best of both the worlds. ...
We had been on our annual vacation to our native, when we suddenly made a plan to visit and explore the city of Delhi - a favorite destination for foodies and shopaholics. ...
Sem aur Aloo ki Sabzi is a dry and easy to make vegetarian dish. Sem also known as green fava beens or broad beans is stir fried with potatoes in this recipe. You can replace red chilli powder with green chillies, and it gives an equally good result. It goes well with both roti and rice. ...
Palak Pakoda is a crunchy spinach fritters made using gram flour or besan and spices. It is one of my favorite evening tea time snack as it is easiest to prepare and tastes good as well. It is enjoyed best with green chutney. Also, see the recipes of other veg and non-veg fritters - cabbage pakoda, chicken pakoda, qeema pakoda to list a...
Sindhi Biryani is a flavorful biryani consisting of the aroma and flavor of fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies and tomatoes. It is made either using mutton or chicken. This is one of my favorite biryani recipes and a regular at my home on weekends. The main ingredient which distinguishes it from other types of biryani is the use of dried plums...
Chole is a very popular dish made using kabuli chana or chickpea from the Indian state of Punjab, hence it gets its name Punjabi Chole. The kabuli chana or chickpea is boiled using tea leaves tied in a muslin cloth or a tea bag and then cooked in a spicy onion tomato gravy. It goes well with bhatura, pooris, rotis, kulchas and...
Qeema Matar Aloo is a yummy combination of all my favorite ingredients - Qeema (minced meat), peas and potatoes. It is a very popular and flavorsome dish that can be prepared with ease. I can savor it at any time of the day. You can prepare it either dry or semi dry, as per your liking by adjusting the water quantity. ...
Methi Chicken is an absolutely delicious North Indian Chicken Recipe. It is cooked either using fresh fenugreek leaves or using dried kasuri methi, it tastes awesome both ways. But yes, nothing can be compared with using fresh ingredients, so I end up using fresh methi leaves all the time, giving my chicken gravy an earthy flavor. I have made this chicken gravy a...
This is my first post of the year 2016, so here's a wishing you a very Happy and Blessed New Year!!! ...
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