Besan ka sheera / Turmeric saffron Gram flour Sheera Turmeric saffron gram flour sheera or Besan ka sheera is a thick liquidy pudding /drink made with gram flour, turmeric, saffron and water/milk. Besan ka sheera is very effective home remedy for cold and cough. It’s a very common reference in any Indian household. Turmeric has…
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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…
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…
Methi Aloo -30 Minute Meal recipe
I love winters. The most beautiful time of the year.Not only because the weather is nice, but also the wonderful fruits and veggie choices available. The trips to the supermarket are a pleasure as everything is so colorful and vibrant. The endless choices in savory and desserts just make a very happy me. Methi/ Fenugreek in particular is my favorite. Methi thepla, methi ka parantha, methi aloo, methi malai matar, methi ki roti, Methi and makki ki roti…the list is endless. Luckily my kids are also fond of the list of options here.Hence this is a constant in our winter…
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 ‘n’ 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….
Mushroom and Baby corn Poha/Flattened Rice
Poha or popularly know as Flattened rice is popular dish in the North of India. Breakfast for some and evening snack for others.A perfect company for Tea and for few it takes new avatars as a party snack.I have tried many recipes with this wonder ingredient and you may like my Poha Broccoli Idli which has got crazy views on my blog here: Poha Broccoli Idli. I keep trying out recipes for my little ones.My Daughter just started school and she needs a healthy snack for Tiffin .She loves Poha,but i wanted to make it healthier and more nutritious for…
Golden Milk Shots/ Turmeric saffron almond Milk Shots /Turmeric Latte
 This is a golden recipe. A heritage. A way of life. A recipe which I want to pass on to my children ,as it has been to me.This sweet warm milk, with a hint of ginger for that subdued pungent flavor. Cinnamon and green cardamom adding to the wonderful aroma and turmeric and giving its magical medicinal properties, to make it a golden drink.
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…
Doli Ki roti- Traditional Indian Bread- Fermented, stuffed and fried.
A whole wheat fermented bread /Roti, activated with an age old and traditional recipe of homemade yeast. The ingredients which make the yeast, give the entire flavor to the bread and take the taste of the bread to just another level. In my family these breads are just to die for. A heirloom recipe from my maternal grandmother and it still connects all of us together. It’s like a strong bond. Wherever, in whichever house they are prepared, they just travel automatically, with no prior invitation or demand, as the aroma and the whisper of their mere preparation brings the…
