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Sour Yogurt Pakoras

29. June 2009

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Sour Yogurt Pakoras

I always prepare my yogurt at home, but for some reasons it became sour once. Since it was in a large quantity I didn’t know what to do. One of my friend suggested me to make wadas out of them. Though I didn’t note down her recipe, here is my version of the recipe. I [...]

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Egg Tortilla Sandwich

14. June 2009

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Egg Tortilla Sandwich

This sandwich is healthy and is loved by kids. It could be a good option for their lunch box or picnic box. Ingredients: 4 chapatis/rotis (Indian Bread) or Tortilla, 2 eggs, 1 small onion; finely chopped, 1 small tomato; finely chopped, 1/2 -1 small green chilli; finely chopped, 1-2 cheese cubes; grated, Salt to taste, [...]

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Tips for leftovers

27. April 2009

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Tips for leftovers

1. Leftover sabjis form a good stuffing for parathas. So if you have leftover sabjis like cauliflower, alu, methi, palak, alu-methi, alu-palak, just mash the sabji, fill this stuffing into your regular roti dough and prepare parathas. You can also add some ginger-garlic paste, spices, lemon juice or chat masala to this leftover stuffing to [...]

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Bread Pudding in 20 minutes

16. April 2009

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Bread Pudding in 20 minutes

This Bread Pudding recipe is very simple, with 6 ingredients and you can prepare it in a pressure cooker in 20 minutes. Ingredients: 110 gms bread slices (best if day old); roughly torn into pieces, 500 ml hot milk, 60 gms sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence, 1/2 cup golden raisins cashew nuts and/or almonds (broken [...]

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Tomato Rice

2. April 2009

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Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice is a rice recipe with tangy flavor of tomatoes. It is a simple preparation that take only 10 minutes. Can be prepared in a hurry and a good option for lunch box. Ingredients: 1 cup raw rice, 2 onions; cut into halves and sliced, 3-4 tomatoes; cut into halves and sliced, 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), [...]

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Spinach Parathas (Palak Paratha)

15. March 2009

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Spinach Parathas (Palak Paratha)

Ingredients: (Makes 10-12 parathas) 1 cup spinach (palak) puree*, 1 small potato; boiled, 1 small onion + 1 small green chilli; ground to paste, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 2 tsp ground cashew nuts, 1/4 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp ground coriander, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala or [...]

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Fodnicha Bhat (Tadka Rice)

16. February 2009

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This is a recipe that can be prepared with leftover rice, and is so simple that you can prepare it in 5 minutes. Serve with spicy mango pickle to get an unforgettable taste. Ingredients: 1 cup cooked rice (leftover rice), 1 onion; chopped, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 5-6 cloves of garlic; curshed, [...]

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Methi Paneer Paratha

11. February 2009

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Ingredients: 2 cups methi (fenugreek) leaves; washed and chopped, 1/2 cup fresh paneer (cottage cheese); very finely crumbled, Wheat flour as required, 2-3 tbsp gram flour (besan), 1-2 green chillies; finely chopped, 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 small onion; grated, 2 tbsp yogurt (dahi), Salt [...]

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Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce

6. February 2009

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Steamed Vegetables with Tomato Garlic Sauce

Ingredients: 100 gms each – french beans, carrots, green bell peppers, cauliflower florets; chopped, 1/2 cup shelled green peas, 1 onion; chopped, 2 tsp wheat flour, 2 tbsp butter, Salt and black pepper to taste, 1 tsp olive oil for roasting. For Tomato Garlic Sauce- 1 cup vegetable stock, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 cup [...]

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Vegetable Mocktail

31. January 2009

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Ingredients: 1 cup cucumber; grated, 1 cup carrot; grated, 1 cup lettuce; grated, 1 cup spinach; shredded, 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves, 3-4 mint leaves, Salt, Sugar and Pepper to taste, Crushed ice. Method: Blend all the vegetables in the blender till smooth. Pass it through a sieve if you want. Add salt, sugar and [...]

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Dal Paratha (Indian Bread made out of lentils)

20. September 2008

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Ingredients: (Makes around 5-6 small parathas) 1/2 cup leftover dal (any prepared dal like moong, tuvar, etc.), 1 tbsp gramflour (besan), Wheat flour as required, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 small chilli; finely chopped, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp roasted cumin (jeera) powder, 3/4 tsp coriander (dhania) powder, 2 [...]

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