Paneer Tikka is a popular vegetarian tandoori snack, usually served as a starter and can be easily made at home. In this recipe paneer along with cubes of onion, tomato and capsicum is marinated with masala and then grilled or baked in the oven. The taste of the grilled veggies was as good as the paneer itself, do check out the recipe of this yummy paneer tikka....

What a nice way to start a lazy Saturday morning, with a guest post of mine being featured at The Big Sweet Tooth. I'm more than humbled that Rafeeda accepted my invitation and gave me an opportunity to feature on her space. Hers is the only blog that I seriously read from the time I had discovered it and actually I wait each day for her post.... yes she does A Post A Day, I'm just obsessed with her blogging marathon!!! She has got a huge collection of recipes including dishes from across the world plus loads and loads of sweets, desserts and bakes, infact the list is just endless......

Also, today is my 5th guest post. I decided to give her a traditional dish from my kitchen - Chane ki Daal Gosht or Daalcha as it is called in our place. Its a yummy combination of mutton, cooked with chana daal...

Want to know how to make it, then do check out Rafeeda's space here.

This tomato salsa recipe is a real crowd pleaser and can be used both in the form of sauce or a dip. It is utterly addictive and enjoyed freshly made. Unlike most salsas which uses all the raw ingredients, this particular one uses roasted tomatoes which takes the flavor to another new level.

This dum style of making pulao is really very delicious especially when you have your two favourite ingredients - spinach and potatoes. This healthy one pot meal is a treat in itself and does not required any gravy to go along with it.....

Chicken Tikka Masala is a delicious dish in which pre marinated pieces of boneless chicken cubes are grilled first and then added to the thick creamy gravy. It results in a nice smokey flavor. A month back, I had this yummy dish in Moriz Restaurant here, but it was too spicy and Amaan was not able to have it. Finally I created this dish at home by adding a little less spice and relished by one and all.......

This is not any recipe in particular, just a technique of roasting peanuts in the oven. It is really a quick and hassle free method as compared to roasting in a wok on stove top, where it has to to be constantly monitored and stirred throughout to ensure even roasting. Do look below this method of roasting...

Masoor Daal or Red Lentils is a very simple yet a tasty recipe. It is a soft daal variety and gets cooked super quick. Since I have soaked it for few hours, it does not require pressure cooking. It is a complete curry in itself and best enjoyed with roti / rice along with some papads.....

Guava, called as Amrood in hindi is a tropical fruit rich in high profile nutrients. It is best enjoyed as it is with its natural flavors and unique taste. Apart from that you can buzz it up into juice or use it in fruit salads or can make jams, jellies, preserves, candies etc. out of it. I have a made a simple chaat out of the pink flesh guava, do look into it.....

The word Nihari originated from the Arabic word "Nahar" which means morning. It is an aromatic and  melt in the mouth breakfast meat stew.  People are not sure about its origin,  according to some it originated in Old Delhi during the Mughal Empire in their last era. While others say it is an Awadhi cuisine, developed in the kitchens of the Nawabs ie., in the present day Lucknow.

Be it Mughlai or Awadhi, it tastes excellent. Even to this day you will find this particular dish in the breakfast menu in the restaurants of Old Delhi. I had my first taste of Nihari from Karim's and believe me I did not like the taste of it, but that was long long back. Since I don't frequent Old Delhi anymore, I wanted to taste this dish again. So this Bakreed I made up my mind to make it at home and revive the old memory and the result was so good that I feel like going back to Karim's and check again on their taste, hope it happens soon. In the meantime you can make and enjoy my way of preparing Nihari.....

Usually I prepare bhindi or okras as a stir fry, the recipe of which you can find here. Today I'm sharing bhindi masala which is a form of semi dry gravy with a nice mix of spice. This can be best had with rotis or phulkas.

Qeema Matar Pulao or  Mince Peas Pulao is a very aromatic and nice flavorful dish which can be had as it is without any gravies. It can also be prepared with leftover qeema, in that case just omit all the steps in  making the qeema mentioned below and just add rice, water and salt to the cooked qeema. This is one recipe which can be made and had on a plain lazy day.

I had made this Nihari Masala just before Eid ul Adha, so as to have my first ever Nihari Gosht with homemade masala. Yes the recipe for nihari gosht or mutton nihari will come up soon along with many other meat dishes that were prepared and enjoyed during the 4 days of Eid. Loads of photos are lying to be cropped and labelled and recipes to be written before they make their way here. For today, its the homemade nihari masala recipe. I have worked this using the ingredients mentioned on Shan's Nihari Masala sachet, which I had cut and saved long time back... :)

Its my pleasure to inform you that my recipe for Potato Stuffed Bread Rolls has been selected and included in an E-Book - 100 Kids Lunch Box Recipes, published by IndusLadies.com. It comprises of 100 unique, easy and simple kids lunch box recipes from the best Indian Food Blogs around and 30 printable lunch box love notes for your little ones. You can find my recipe on page 78.


Isn't my recipe nice and appealing for your kids, so do download this e-book now to get 100 such recipes and more....

http://www.indusladies.com/food/kids-lunch-box-recipes/

Mutton pieces - Chunks of mutton pieces can be cooked and relished in many ways

Eid Al Adha is nearing and we at The Recipes of India is all set for the meaty preparations for this day. We have created a separate page listing out all the dishes that you can prepare ranging from biryanis and pulaos, to mutton gravies, qeemas and kababs. Do have a look here and try our recipes for this Eid. In the meantime, I'm sharing one more minced meat recipe combined with spinach or palak. It does tastes awesome....

Last week I was interviewed by Smart Indian Women Magazine. Its a magazine of the WOMEN, by the WOMEN, and for the WOMEN.

An excerpts from my interview:

Thanks for taking the time to chat with SIW. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your blog.     

Razina : Hello, my name is Razina and I’m from Uttar Pradesh, now settled in Bangalore.
I’m the author of the blog RaaaZzzfoodlove which caters to the hardcore foodies around the world. My blog is a journal of everyday food being created and clicked by me and in the process my kitchen flavors are preserved forever.

What makes your blog so unique and why should people read it?          

Razina : My blog goes very well with its caption “blogging my everyday meal”. Readers can come to my page and enjoy everything that is being churned and relished by me and my family, may it be vegetarian or a non-vegetarian affair, sweets, desserts, cakes, bakes and so many varieties out there
I also actively connect with readers on my blog as well as facebook fan page and as a result I’ve made so many friends along the way.

Read the full interview here:
http://www.smartindianwomen.com/blog/an-interview-with-blogger-razina-of-raaazzz-food-love/

Thank you Smart Indian Women Magazine!!!

Well, this post is the first of its kind in showcasing a South Indian dish being prepared in my kitchen. I don't like idlis and neither my husband, but its my son, Amaan who eats it like a king. So idli and sambhar in my kitchen is prepared only for him. Being born in South India he automatically has taken liking to the local dish, as he gets all the south indian delicacies in his school. These idlis has also given me some nostalgic moments which I will remember forever, yes its the only food that my son eats all by himself till now........ 

Today's recipe gives the best version of cooking goat liver or kaleji and I bet you to try it out. Earlier I had shared Mutton Liver Fry, which was prepared without any spices, equally good but here's the spicier option called Kaleji Masala or Mutton Liver Masala. You can have it with naan or roti or any flat bread of your choice.

Bhindi Gosht, is a simple dish with a unique combination of mutton with bhindi/okras. Don't panic, it's a traditional dish but not prepared very often as the men in our household don't like mixing veg and non-veg together. They usually prefer only mutton gravy or only okras stir fry. But I just love this combination and am sure you too will lick your fingers after having this. The lady's fingers are deep fried to remove the stickiness and then added to the gravy in the end, look below for the detailed steps.......

The climate is so cold, cloudy and dull today, feel like sleeping the whole day under the blanket. Since this recipe - Aloo Chana Chaat was drafted and kept long back, publishing it today on my lazy day. Presenting yet another Iftar delicacy that can be had as a snack any time of the year. Though I had added lots of boiled potatoes but I can't see any of them in the pic, probably they got all hidden. I too didn't realize it while clicking as this was taken in a hurry just before breaking the fast. May be next time when I prepare it again, will try to upload a better pic....... :)