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Monday, March 30, 2015

Karela sabzi recipe, How to make Stuffed Karela or bitter gourd recipe

Karela sabzi recipe with step by step pics: This is a recipe of karela sabzi from my grandmother. This dry and tasty karela sabzi is often made in our house. In fact it is one of my favourite veggie and I simply love this recipe since I was a kid, specially the one made by my grandma.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Sukhe Kale Chane, Dry kala Chana recipe

Sukhe kale chane/ Black chickpea are especially cooked on eighth or ninth day of Navratri. It is served as Prasad along with poori and halwa during Navratri kanya puja on Ashtami.
The kanyas (girls) are served with kala chana, poori and halwa. After they have been served the rest of the family can have food.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Spring Onion besan recipe/ Hari pyaj ka besan

This is a famous Maharashtrian recipe which is called in Marathi as ‘peeth perun kandyachi paat’. The name can be a bit tongue twister for those who cannot speak the language. Spring onion is also known with other names as scallions or green onions. In Marathi it is called kanda paat or kandyachi paat and in hindi hari pyaj.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Bread Pakora Recipe, How to make Bread Pakora with stuffed potato

I recollect the moments in my life during heavy rains, when my mom would make different types of pakoras. Sometimes onion pakora, someday moong pakoras, on some occasion mix veg pakora and the list goes on.., on the days when it rained and rained and rained…I and my siblings would relish it so much. J

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Atte ka halwa, How to make halwa with whole wheat flour

We make atte ka halwa for any occasion, it could be a festival or celebration or any day. But especially for Navratri Ashtami Prasad, this halwa is a must in our family. It can be made instantly whenever you feel like eating something sweet at home. It is delicious and equally nutritious.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Ragda Patties Recipe, How to make Ragda Pattice

Ragda Patties or Ragda Pattice is a popular Indian fast food or snack which forms part of famous street food of Mumbai. A chaat prepared with dried white peas gravy poured over aloo tikki or potato patties.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Shakarkand khees/ Ratalyacha kees or grated stir fried sweet potato

‘Shakarkand’ or ‘Ratala’ are the names for ‘Sweet Potato’, which is a starchy root vegetable. This is one of the few vegetables that are allowed to be consumed during fast. It is rich in beta-carotene and is rich in vitamin A. It is loaded with potassium.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Rice Kheer Recipe, How to make Rice Kheer or Chawal ki Kheer

Rice kheer is usually made during any festival or celebration. It can also be served as a dessert after meals. Rice kheer is one of the most popular kheer recipe made in north India along with seviyan kheer and phirni.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Caramelized Sweet Potato

After a hot and spicy post it’s time for something sweet; and not just regular dessert, but something that can be consumed even when fasting. Normally sweet potato which is also known as sakarkand or ratala is associated with fasting food. What many people don’t know is that, this sweet potato can also be used to make an extremely simple dessert.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Kanji vada, How to make Kanji ke wade



Kanji vada is a tasty and appetizing traditional North Indian drink. It is generally made around the festival of Holi. I usually make kanji vada during ‘Shitala Ashtami’; in which we eat food made on previous day. It is celebrated in the month of March/April on 8th day after Holi. This is the time when the winters are receding and the sun is getting hot. This drink really aids digestion and improves appetite.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Ragda Recipe, How to make Ragda for Ragda Pattice and Pani puri

Ragda Recipe, how to make Ragda for Ragda Pattice and Pani puri
One can make many Indian snacks and variety of Indian chaats with hot ragda. Ragda is a preparation made from dried white/green peas and used in chaat items like Pani puri, Ragda puri, Ragda pattice, Dahi ragda puri (Ragda chaat).

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Vegetarian Quesadilla Recipe

A Quesadilla is a flour tortilla or a corn tortilla with savory mixture containing cheese and/or vegetables and other ingredients. Quesadilla are fast, crispy, gooey and has an ultimate flavor.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Tortilla Recipe, Homemade flour Tortillas

A tortilla is type of soft, thin flatbread made from wheat flour, originally derived from the corn tortilla.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Sweet Corn Soup Recipe

Sweet corn soup is a Chinese based soup recipe prepared with corn and other vegetables. This is a very easy and flavored soup recipe. In this recipe, I tried to recreate the restaurant taste and the result was very well, as it had thumbs up from hubby J.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Mushroom Manchurian Recipe - Mushroom Recipes

Manchurian is a popular Indo Chinese recipe and is super delicious and tasty. This is another spicy recipe for all the mushroom lovers. This is the recipe for dry mushroom Manchurian. It can be served as a starter or an appetizer.
This is served with veg fried rice or schezwan rice.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Kanda Pohe or Onion Poha recipe, How to make Kanda Poha

Kanda poha makes an easy and super quick breakfast dish. I have grown up having poha as breakfast apart from upma, uttapam and idli. My mom used to make poha for breakfast, either with onions or potato or both. You can also add boiled peas or grated carrot to this poha recipe.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Peanut Chutney, How to make Peanut Chutney.

Peanut chutney is served with idli and dosa. It tastes delicious and can be made very quickly. It can be had for 3-4 days, when stored in refrigerator.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Sweet Corn patties/tikki, How to make Corn Cutlets

Sweet corn is readily available now a days. You can make a variety of recipes with it. To make this corn patties recipe I have used American sweet corn kernels.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Whole Masoor dal recipe, How to make Masoor dal or Sabut Masoor dal

This dal is made from whole masoor dal or whole pink lentil. The dal has a medium consistency and it is neither too thick nor too thin. It tastes best with rice. It can also be served with roti or paratha.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Aloo Halwa Recipe for Vrat, How to make Potato Halwa for Fasting

Potatoes are the most commonly used ingredient in fasting food. You would have made potato wedges for fasting, but have you tried potato halwa. The aloo halwa is usually had during fasting. This halwa is delicious as well as can be made in no time. It is really a simple recipe.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Samvat Pulao Recipe or Vrat ke Chawal ka Pulao

Samvat pulao recipe with step by step pic-
Samvat is commonly called as vrat ke chawal. These are not a kind of rice variety or even associated with rice. Basically it is millet called barnyard millet. The other Indian names of this millet are swang, varai, bhagar and sama. This millet is smaller in size and is a good option during fasting days.

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Mushroom Matar Curry Recipe - Mushroom Recipes

Mushroom matar curry recipe with step by step pics- a delicious North Indian style dish made with peas and mushroom.