Ghiya | Lauki ki Sabzi recipe |Bottle-gourd in tomato gravy is an easy, basic, healthy, and the best seasonal vegetable recipe. As per Ayurveda, Lauki/ Bottle-gourd is very good for digestion. It recommends having bottle gourd during summer/monsoon season or change of season. Ghiya /Lauki / Bottle-gourd- The magical Vegetable Ayurveda suggests eating bottle-gourd…
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Langarwali Dal | Temple Dal | Langar Dal |How to make lentil made at the Indian Temples
Langar wali Dal | Temple Dal – How to make langar wali dal. A traditional recipe of Lentil/Dal made at the Temple Langar/ Bhoj. The recipe and flavors are sacred and very authentic to the taste. Who can forget the delicious unique flavor of a Langar wali dal/ Punjabi dal at the gurdwara? The…
Matar Paneer | Cottage cheese and peas gravy
Matar Paneer or Cottage cheese and peas in tomato gravy is a delicious gravy dish that is simple to prepare and is a family recipe. Matar paneer is easy to prepare recipe. It is an everyday recipe. You can prepare it for lunch or for dinner both. This recipe is a staple in most North…
Amritsari Kulcha | Stuffed Kulcha | How to make amritsari kulcha at home
Make this Amritsari Kulcha | Stuffed Kulcha | How to make amritsari kulcha at home. If you like punjabi food fan then here’s the recipe for you. Amritsari kulcha or stuffed indian bread. Some popular fillings are potato, onion, paneer / cottage cheese ,keema, matar /peas, plain chili, dal/lentil filling and may more. Paranthas are made with whole-wheat…
Kundru Masala with chickpea flour | Pan roasted Ivy gourd
Kundru | Masala Kundru | Kundru Masala with chickpea flour | Pan roasted Ivy Gourd is a delicious recipe made with chopped or slit Ivy gourd better know as Kundru coated with chickpea flour and seasoned with some lovely spiced ,pan roasted with onions. A very simple to cook recipe served as a side dish. Its is…
Instant raw mango chutney | How to make instant mango chutney | chunda recipe
Instant mango chutney sweet | How to make instant mango chutney | Aam chunda recipe, is a sweet and sour mango chutney made with raw mangoes cooked with gur shakkar ( jaggery powder) and spices.An easy to make recipe and can be enjoyed with a simple poori, roti/chapati ,bread toast or with your favorite rice…
Baingan Bharta Recipe (Roasted Eggplant Stir fry)
Baingan Bharta | Roasted Eggplant Stir Fry |Aubergine Mash | Chokha | Baigan Chokha |Smoky Eggplant Stirfry , A simple dish with a multi cultural presence. This is a simple recipe made with baigan / eggplant or Aubergine seasoned with simple Indian spices but with a not so simple flavor. Baingan Bharta or Roasted Eggplant Stir Fry is…
Dal Palak / Palak Dal- How to make the best palak dal tadka
Dal Palak | Palak Dal |how to make Palak dal | spinach dal a simple recipe and healthy recipe of dal prepared with spinach and tempered with spices. Dal /Lentils find their place in daily meal in an Indian context. Indian meals ,be it lunch or dinner are incomplete without some dal on the table. They…
Aloo Wadiyan- A punjabi delicacy
Another one of our heirloom recipes. It’s a regular in our house. And what’s more interesting is the curry recipe can be replicated for a lot of different varieties. I’ll just tell you about the variations later in this post. This is my mother’s recipe and I believe she is the only one who can do complete justice to the intense flavors this curry has. I learnt it from her, and made it not exactly but I guess 9 on 10.My Father is a diehard fan of Aloo wadiyan.But of course how and what my mother makes.Now,he was visiting and…
Nutrela broken wheat Fritters-how to make soy chunks and daliya fritters
This is a protein rich, carbohydrate rich, fiber rich snack. I am always on a look out to cook healthy snacks at home as my first guests are always my children. And I also keep exploring my options of feeding them certain foods as a disguise, which are on their NO NO list. I think I have said that before. So today was another such day. Delhi is humid and hot…I mean really hot. The weather is awful and we just don’t want to eat any dal, chapati,vegies ,I mean the regular dal roti these day for dinner. And I…