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Friday 27 September 2013

Vegetable Dalia/ Broken Wheat Upma

Vegetable Dalia is a very healthy recipe made up with lots of vegetables and Bulgur, sometimes also called broken wheat. Dalia mostly famou...

Thursday 26 September 2013

Paneer Stuffed Zucchini

Paneer Stuffed Zucchini is a mild curry in which zucchini is stuffed with paneer and cooked in mild milk gravy. I always try to make us...

Sabudana Khichadi

Sabudana  also known as Sago pearls is basically a starch that is extracted from palm stems. Typically Sabudana contains 94% of carbohydrat...

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Rava Idli and Sambhar

Idlis  are steamed savory cakes served as traditional breakfast dish in south Indian households. They are made with fermented batter of ric...

Tuesday 24 September 2013

Daal Makhani

Daal Makhani is a mild curry made with black whole gram as its main ingredient. Originating from the state of Punjab, in North India, it is...

Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney is a traditional south Indian dip with coconut as it main ingredients. It is one of the most common dips that is served in ...

Monday 23 September 2013

Aloo Matar Gravy

Aloo Matar  is the most popular curry in North India. " Aloo"  means potatoes and "Matar"  is the Hindi name for green ...

Gobhi Parantha

Gobhi or Gobi Parantha is an Indian pan fried bread with cauliflower stuffing in it. A highly flavorful bread that can be served with any c...

Sunday 22 September 2013

Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a mild curry in which Indian cottage cheese, Paneer is cooked in spinach ie Palak gravy. The combo of protein and calcium r...

Lobhiya Masala

Lobhiya masala is a spicy curry made with black eye beans in cabbage and tomato gravy. The blend of sweet, sour and hot flavors in this not...

Saturday 21 September 2013

Daal Pancharatan

Daal or dahl refers to lentils and pancharatan means "five jewels". The five jewels here are the most commonly used five lentils...

Friday 20 September 2013

Methi Mooli Parantha

Methi is the Hindi name for fenugreek and  Mooli is the white radish also known as Daikon and oriental radish. Both of these vegetables hav...

Saturday 14 September 2013

Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta is one of the most exotic recipes of Indian cuisine. Malai means cream and kofta refers to a type of fritters that are made m...

Friday 13 September 2013

Namkeen Jave

Jave is a traditional hand made vermicelli made with semolina and plain flour. Though with technical and industrial growth, machine made s...

Thursday 12 September 2013

Bread Bhuji

Bread bhuji is a quick fix breakfast recipe for those week days when I wake up late in the morning, or haven't planned for breakfast th...

Kale Kadhi/ Kadi

Kadhi is basically a north Indian gravy, made with yogurt and chick pea flour, also called besan. There are many variations to this dish de...

Black Eye Bean Fritters/ Lobhiya Vada

Everytime for a gathering or in daily routine for evening snacks, I am always looking for recipes that are quick, can be served to large au...

Pudina Saunf Chutney/ Mint Fennel Dip

Every cuisine has its own style of dips. But one thing is common to all that they are highly flavorful. And they really add a great value t...

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Chana Chaat / Bengal Gram Chaat

Bengal gram, also known as kala chana and black chick pea , is a protein rich and high in fiber legume. Regular consumption of it is said t...

Gobhi/ Gobi Manchurian

Gobhi/ Gobi manchurian is one of the most flavorful Indo-Chinese dishes that can be served as appetizer or starter. The first time I taste...

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Mixed Lentil Crepe/ Daal Chila

Challenge with being vegetarian is to include enough amount of protein in your diet. Hence, there is great dependence on lentils as soups, ...

Sunday 8 September 2013

Rice Vermicelli

Rice vermicelli is a quick Indo-Chinese fusion recipe. The base ingredient is the rice vermicelli from the Thai cuisine, tossed in sauces f...

Lachha Parantha

A very frequently ordered bread in Indian restaurants is "Lachha Parantha" . Reason being, it goes really well with any kind of g...

Thursday 5 September 2013

Black Eye Bean Chaat/ Lobhiya Chat

On weekdays, no matter how early you get up in the morning, preparing elaborate breakfasts is just out of question for me. I always prefer ...

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Kadhi Pakora

Wow!!! Kadhi !!! This is the expression that one can generally see when a North Indian sees " kadhi " on the table. A mouth water...