A mango salad with freshly roasted cumin seeds vinaigrette made with diced mangoes ,tomatoes,capsicum, juicy lettuce and fresh coriander leaves. The lovely aroma and umami flavors of freshly chopped coriander adds to the beautiful textures and unique flavors of this Summer Special Salad. This salad is truly summerlicious! Can i call it a fun…
Tomatoes
Paneer-Mushroom-Spinach in cashew cream sauce- Made under 30 minutes.
Paneer, sauted mushrooms and spinach cooked and served in a rich and creamy delectable curry of cashew ,tomatoes and cream with some wonderful spices to add the exotic flavors to this rich gravy dish. Surely a party dish. Can be served with any Indian bread- chapati, tandoori roti, parantha, rumali roti or any other fermented or non fermented bread.Also tastes best with cinnamon and cumin Rice infused with the aroma of star anise and green cardamom. This dish will surely leave a wonderful aftertaste which just forces you to come back for another relish. Make this rich and creamy Delight…
Tomato Chilli Dip
A simple yet extremely flavorful,little spicy and tangy Dip perfect to be served with the Navratri Pumpkin tortilla chips and Appe. If you are not fasting then enjoy this dip with any Tortilla chips of your choice.A perfect dip for a party snack.
Dal Makhani/ Makhani Dal- 30 minutes Meal
A whole black gram dal/lentil cooked with a tomato tempering and garnished with cream.A very rich and creamy lentil curry. Without any doubt or questions ,this dish will get a unanimous nod for being the most ordered,most loved and most wanted vegetarian recipes of any restaurant or cooked at home. Be it festival dinners,lunches or any formal party /get together,Dal Makhani is for granted on the Menu. One may aptly call it a vegetarians Delight. Its definitely a dish with most repeat servings. Our planned servings are always double in quantity for this lovely creamy and delectable lentil curry, and…
Potato Curry/Vrat Ke Aloo
A no onion -no garlic recipe, vrat ke aloo is a simple curry made with boiled potatoes dipped and cooked in a tomato curry. No use of onion & garlic makes this curry very soft on your digestive system and is prepared mainly during the fasting periods. Its the same curry we make with our poori/fried wheat pastries. This recipe can go well with your poori ,kachori and all other occassions like pooja bhog etc. In India, all pooja / prayer meetings are held with a following lunch or dinner serving where no use of onion or garlic is common.This…
Khatta -Meetha Kaddu/ Sweet & Sour Pumpkin
Navratras are approaching and so the preparations are in full swing to celebrate the Festivities and relish the food to their best. Come October and the festivities begin.I just love this month.Its full of excitement,action,celebrations,happiness,birthdays and best of all feasting!!. Food preps go hand in hand with all other paraphernalia. And Food preparations are my favorite part. I learnt this recipe from my mother-in-law. I love this dish and hope you all too.Do try this khatta meetha kaddu. During,Fasting days we make it only with jeera and tomatoes. It gets its “khatta/sour” flavor from the tomatoes and meetha from sugar….
Kadhai Paneer- Restaurant Style
Ever wished of recreating the same delicious ,rich and lovely Kadhai paneer from your favorite restaurant in your Kitchen.Well! you can enjoy all those flavors on your own table. This recipe is very special and very simple to make. It truly replicates the flavors of kadhai paneer from one of your favorite restaurant.The lovely color of the gravy is just love at first sight .Its a rich gravy and so exotic in spite of its simple preparation.I make this when i have sudden guests for lunch or dinner and don’t have time to stand in the kitchen and cook for…
Yam Burger
A delicious Burger made from Indian Yam, raw banana and bottle gourd. The flavors will match with that of a crispy chicken burger. A delight for vegetarians. A super healthy Meal. An excellent source of energy with multiple nutrients, a very good option to serve to your little one too .It’s a power packed meal with mouthwatering flavors. A Burger normally forms part of the junk food family. But this Yam-Burger is going to be an exception. With its endless list of health benefits, especially in summers, make this a super healthy meal. I have been fascinated by yam or…
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…
Baked Litti Chokha Katoris
Litti chokha,bihari cuisine ,baked ,healthy snacks