Recipe: Vegetarian Harira Soup Vegetarian Harira Soup is a classic Moroccan Soup made withe lentils, chickpeas, fresh herbs and warming spices. This hearty, healthy soup is a meal on its own. Comforting during the cold season, it is easy to put this together.Serve it on its own or with some pita bread. We prefer to have it on its own as it is very filling. It originates from the North African Maghreb Cuisine. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Group After all the festivities… Navratri followed by Diwali, it is time to avoid all the sweet stuff, the fried goodies and get back to a normal, healthy diet. After the festivities and over indulgence ( I must admit I had quite a bit of chips…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #51 CURRIES RECIPE: KERI NU SHAAK | GUJARATI STYLE MANGO CURRY Keri Nu Shaak/Mango Curry is a delicious spicy curry made from semi ripe mangoes. Best enjoyed with some parathas or roti. What is Keri nu Shaak? Shaak in Gujarati refers to a curry or any stir fried vegetable. Such a broad spectrum word! Keri is mango so Keri nu Shaak is Mango Curry. Yes mangoes are not just to be eaten on its own, or used for desserts. Mangoes play a big part in the Indian Cuisine, right from starters to desserts. Keri nu Shaak is pretty easy to make. All you need is a semi ripe or raw mango which is not too fibrous. The mango is cut into big…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIEMONDAY/BLOGHOP THEME: #44 INDIAN SPICES SORTED Badshahi Khichdi is a humble khichdi that is turned into a more satisfying and delicious dish that is fit for a king. Not that the simple khichdi is not tasty. Basically this khichdi is made using split pigeon pea (toor, tuvar dal) and rice. The khichdi has some added vegetables mainly potatoes and brinjals(eggplants) and is tempered using onion, garlic, ginger, chillis and spices. However, I made this khichdi my way. I have tried to give it a more ‘royal’ appeal by stuffing the potatoes and brinjals with spices, chickpea flour and peanuts. This khichdi is usually served with spiced up yogurt, but since my preparation already has quite a few spices, I decided to serve it with…
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Continue ReadingSunday is Pizza Day I’ve made pizzas when my kids were at home, when we’ve invited guests, to celebrate special occasions. Years back we didn’t get frozen pizzas, or ready made pizza base. There were not many places making pizzas back then, so the only option was to make them at home.Made them quite often but never ever thought of posting my pizza recipe. Actually don’t know why I haven’t done so till now. Well, as they say its never too late. I must thank my #FoodieMonday #Bloghop friends for choosing the 41st theme as #Pizzamania. Normally on a Sunday hubby and I go to our favourite restaurant IL Covo to have either a pizza or lasagna. We usually land up with…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Noodle Soup Vegetable Noodle Soup is a filling, healthy, comforting vegetable loaded soup with noodles. It can easily be served as a healthy and filling meal. All you need to do is keep adding the vegetables, noodles, condiments in one pot and the meal is ready within 10-15 minutes. Add some vinegar and chilli sauce and it becomes hot and sour soup. Alternately, add a bit of brown sugar and vinegar and it becomes sweet and sour. Choose how you would like to make it. I’ve added my home made garlic and red chilli sauce. Natural flavours from fresh vegetables and spices makes this soup so flavourful and tasty. Sharing This Recipe With FoodieMonday/ Bloghop Group For the 37th theme, FoodieMonday/ Bloghop group decided…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce is a filling, delicious and creamy pasta dish that one can easily enjoy as a main meal. Add vegetables of your choice. It makes a wonderful change from the usual tomato and white sauce based pastas. Perfect vegetarian dish to serve for Thanks Giving or Christmas Dinners. First Trial Of Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce Sometime back I had roasted a big butternut squash to prepare some soup. I used half of the butternut squash. I stored the remaining in the fridge. Next day was wondering what I can make with the remaining roasted butternut squash. Had a box of pasta sitting in the pantry and that is when the idea came. Hubby and…
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Continue ReadingRECIPE: RASIYA MUTHIYA Rasiya Muthiya or Rasawara Muthiya is a traditional Gujarati recipe where instead of steaming muthiya they are added to kadhi and allowed to simmer till done. Usually, the muthiya are made with leftover rice or khichdi. This dish is served as a side dish with bhakri or rotla. Or enjoy it on its own as a light meal option like my family does. Memories Actually, Rasiya Muthiya is not a dish that I grew up with though it is a traditional Gujarati dish. I guess my mum did not make them as probably the family didn’t like them. First introduction to this delicious, slightly sour and melt in the mouth muthiya dish was after my marriage. Introduction to Rasiya Muthiya My mother…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: FOODIES_REDOING OLD POSTS Recipe: Andhra Style Palak Dal Andhra Style Palak Dal is a simple, but ultra comforting and healthy dal or curry loaded with spinach. Best enjoyed with rice and a dollop of ghee. Dal means any curry prepared using legumes or pulses. Indian cuisine uses a variety of legumes. We tend to use moong, urad, split chickpeas, peas, pigeon peas and a variety of beans. Each state of India prepares dal or legume curries in a different way. While for most the basic ingredients are same, the variation comes in the spices and herbs used. Generally dals are enjoyed with rice but some can be enjoyed with roti or paratha. Palak is the Hindi word for spinach. So this Dal is loaded…
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Continue ReadingEVENT: SHHH COOKING SECRETLY RECIPE: PUNJABI KADHI PAKORA Punjabi Kadhi Pakora or Punjabi Pakora Kadhi is a popular North Indian dish with pakora or fritters in a creamy, flavourful and delicious yogurt curry. In fact, the flavours of the chickpea fritters, the spicy yogurt curry all come together to produce a finger licking, satisfying dish. It usually is enjoyed with plain rice, paratha or naan. What is Punjabi? Punjab is a northwest state in India. In brief, it is considered as the bread basket of India. Specifically, with five rivers passing through this state it is one of the most fertile states in India. Punjabi refers to the people of Punjab, the language spoken there and also their cuisine. Also popularly known as Punjabi food.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Spicy Sweet Potato Wraps Spicy Sweet Potato Wraps make a healthy, hearty, delicious lunch or dinner option. Carry the wrap for lunch and warm up in the toaster or a pan. The best part of this easy to make recipe is that one can enjoy the wraps warm or cold. Also they come together in a jiffy if you have tortilla or wraps handy in the pantry. Wraps Are Versatile If you have tortilla at home, you can use leftovers as stuffing. Sometimes just spreading some green chutney on the tortilla and adding leftover methi bateta nu shaak, tastes super duper. Try Sukhi Bhaji and use thick yogurt as a spread. How about using okra stir fry or cauliflower potato stir fry. The options…
