Recipe: Aloo Bhaji & Poori | Poori Bhaji Aloo Bhaji & Poori is a classic Indian breakfast dish consisting of a potato curry and fluffy puffed up flatbread. Aloo is potato and bhaji here refers to a curry. It is a simple and yet comforting breakfast dish. The potato curry may vary in different parts…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Raita Vegetable Raita is an easy to make Indian side dish or salad. Vegetables and a few spices are added to some plain yogurt to make this delicious dish. While you can use any vegetable of your choice, I have used tomato, cucumber and onion. You can easily add bell pepper, carrot, radish,…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Thandai Baked Yogurt Thandai Baked Yogurt is an Indian dessert that is easy to make, creamy and a flavourful indulgence. You require 2 main ingredients – plain thick yogurt and sweetened condensed milk. Different spices or flavours are used to make this basic baked yogurt different every time. Also known as Bhapa Doi, it…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Makhana Trail Mix Makhana Trail Mix, more popularly known as Makhana Namkeen is a protein rich, gluten free and healthy snack. It is very easy to make this snack at home and what I like best is that this recipe is versatile. One can mix and match any healthy snack ingredients. What Is Makhana?…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry is a healthy, mildly spiced, gluten free, vegan curry that is made in a jiffy. A totally different kind of curry from the normal curries that well known in the Indian Cuisine. A few every day pantry ingredients and the curry comes together within 30 minutes.…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Laknavi Kofta Curry Laknavi Kofta Curry is fried potato and greens dumplings in a rich creamy sauce that is made using yogurt, milk and cream. This delicious, flavourful, creamy curry is quite different from the usual tomato onion based sauces or curries. Laknavi refers to Lucknow. Though it is a city, here it refers…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Paneer Kundan Kaliyan Paneer Kundan Kaliyan is a luscious, aromatic and flavourful vegetarian delicacy from the Awadhi Cuisine. Paneer Cubes are cooked in a subtly spiced gravy made of yogurt, cream and tomatoes. Dried rose petals, rose water and saffron add a delicate fragrance and taste. Kundan Kaliya/kaliyan translates as golden meat. Kaliya refers…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Chole Bhature Chole Bhature is a popular dish in the Northern part of India. Apparently, it originates from Delhi. Chole is a spicy chickpea curry and bhatura is a soft puffed up flatbread that goes with the chole. One is bhatura and several are called bhature. It is also known as chana bhature. Generally…
-
Continue ReadingLadi Pav | Indian Bread Rolls Ladi Pav | Indian Bread Rolls are homemade, soft, pillowy, buttery eggless rolls that are commonly served with certain types of street food. Easy to make, these slightly sweetish and golden pav are perfect for pav bhaji, vada pav, egg bun, maska buns and dabeli. Pav is the Hindi…
-
Continue ReadingRecipe: Pav Bhaji Pav Bhaji is a popular Indian Street Food which originates from Mumbai. Thick, spicy, mashed vegetables is served with bread rolls. Pav means bread in Marathi and Bhaji refers to vegetables. Bhaji is what the western world refers to as curry. It is one of the most popular street food in the…