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Are you wondering, but why homemade? Homemade almond powder is a pure protein powder without any additives. It’s much superior in taste, freshness and economical. Main importantly we know what goes into it. With the comfort of store bought powders, I had never made this before having my babies. Motherhood helped me to explore this method of making almond powder for my toddlers. I realized that a lot of milk powders we use for the babies and kids are loaded with synthetic nutrients & always wondered if these are really absorbed by the body....

You don’t have to wait for fall or winter to make this delightful barley soup. Cook this at any time of the year. Vegetarian barley soup is substantial enough for a light meal and easy enough to make. Prepare this ahead and you have a ready dinner for those busy workdays. About Barley Soup Barley soup is a popular dish from the fall and winter collection of delicious and satiating vegetarian soups....

Originally naan dough was leavened using a bread starter that was left from the previous batches. This is very much similar to the way we make yogurt using a starter. In the modern days, yeast & other leavening agents have replaced the bread starter. So most restaurants either use yeast or another leavening agent like baking powder & baking soda. If you order naan in Indian restaurants you may not find the texture & flavor to be the same in every place....

I made these cabbage pakoda sometime ago when I was left with some cabbage after making Veg Manchurian. You can also add some coarsely crushed soaked moong dal to this. They turn out very good. These cabbage pakora turn out to be very crunchy and remain so for about 45 mins to 1 hour. More pakora or pakoda recipes,17 Pakora recipesPaneer pakodaCauliflower pakodaOnion pakoraMoong dal pakoda For more Cabbage recipes, you may like to checkCabbage vadaStir fried cabbageCabbage curryCabbage fried rice...

Last week the entire stock of my mango pickle was over and was thinking of trying something else. I was a bit intimidated to try my MIL’s recipe as it requires boiling the tamarind pulp, extracting the tamarind paste and then using it. I am not comfortable trying lengthy recipes. So this recipe was my mum’s idea, a quick and cut short method to make yummy cabbage pickle in just 15 minutes....

When you’re not munching on a crunchy piece during festive occasions, you can enjoy this as an anytime snack with a hot cup of masala chai. Sold in many Indian sweet and farsan shops, chakli and Murukku are used synonymously to describe these spiral rice-based goodies deep fried in oil. Chakli goes by many names from Chakri in Gujarat, Chakli in Maharashtra and Karnataka, Chakralu in Andhra and Murukku in Tamil Nadu and Kerala....

This simple, quick and delightful dish makes weekend meals satisfying and special. What is Saag? Saag is literally any curry dish that has cooked greens as the star ingredient. This could be any leafy green from spinach and mustard leaves to fenugreek leaves (methi) and beet greens. If you’re familiar with Punjabi food, you’ve probably heard of a particular food synonymous with the Punjabi culture – saarson da saag and makki di roti (mustard leaves and corn rotis)....

I have used store bought spring roll sheets so making these was a breeze. This recipe is roughly adapted from my vegetable spring rolls. This is just with an addition of chicken and Chinese five spice powder. You can also skip the spice powder or replace with any of your favorite spice mix. Soya sauce lends a delicate flavor to the chicken. While pepper adds mild heat to the stuffing....

To make dry fruit laddu there are no particular measurements or method to follow. Just make them the way it is convenient, quick and easy for you. In this post I have shared 2 ways to make them. Method 1 – The quickest method is to just chop the nuts and dry fruits with a knife. Knead the dates and figs well, just add the chopped nuts and roll to balls....

Grilled chicken turns out to be very delicious with unique flavors that come from the punjabi garam masala or the tandoori masala used. These are very easy to make and can also include them in a party menu as a starter, get together or even when you have some guests home for a evening chai and snack. I have made these grilled chicken sandwich on a grill pan but any kind of tawa, pan or cast iron pan works well for this....

Brown rice is one of the staples and most often we prefer eating it for our dinner. It goes so well to serve with dal, curry or to make fried rice, rice salad or even tempered variety rice. Similar to white rice even brown rice can be cooked in few different ways. For several years I had made it on the stove top, cooking it in surplus water and draining off the excess once it is done to our liking....

Puffed rice is known by different names in India. Muri, murmura, maramara, pori and kurmura are some of the names. It is a grain that is made by puffing rice. It is mostly used to make snack foods. It just takes 15 minutes to prepare jhal muri. Puffed rice, roasted peanuts, chanachur, boiled potatoes, chopped tomatoes, onions, coriander and a few other basic ingredients are used to make this. Various spice powders are used to flavor it....

Most kinds of rava /semolina sold contain additives or are treated with certain kinds of gases to prevent infestations and extend the shelf life. About 60 to 80 % of the nutrients are lost with in 3 to 5 days of grinding the grains to flour or rava. So consuming whole grains is always a better choice. I have grown up eating jowar roti almost daily since ragi and jowar are staple grains in our region....

This 10 mins instant kalakand recipe using condensed milk is a great alternate to the traditional recipe which is made by simmering milk for a very long time. This recipe is a keeper and has never failed to impress my guests. I make this often for celebrations as it doesn’t take much time and is simply great tasting & gets done effortlessly. If you are new to this and wondering what is it?...

These are mostly made spicy & hot with the addition of chilli and garlic. Karasev taste very different from the other snacks like chakli, murukku or ribbon pakoda. These can be eaten plain or can also be added to South Indian mixture if you intend to make it. Karasev is usually made by passing the dough through a ladle with holes to give a shape. The shaped dough falls in the hot oil and is fried until crisp....

Each family has their own recipe and varies from region to region. I am sharing my mother’s recipe for thin crispy nippattu that are addictive & delicious. The use of peanuts, fried gram and sesame seeds in nippattu makes them aromatic and taste delicious. Usually maida and chiroti rava are used in nippattu. Maida helps the dough to bind well and also reduces cracks while spreading. Chiroti rava is used to give a light crunch....

If you haven’t tried my Palak Paneer yet, you missed out some thing really delicious! This Palak chicken is roughly adapted from the same & I can’t tell you how good & unique this one tastes. About Palak Chicken Palak Chicken is an Indian curried dish where chicken is cooked with onions, tomatoes, spices, herbs and plenty of spinach. It is not a traditional or popular dish but you will find it in a few Indian restaurants as Palak Murgh, where Palak means Spinach and Murgh means Chicken....

This pumpkin halwa or kaddu ka halwa is simple to make. It needs only few ingredients and gets done under 20 minutes. I have mentioned 2 options to use pumpkin: grated or pressure cooked. Halwa made using grated pumpkin retains most nutrients as it is lightly cooked and only for a while. However it is a matter of convenience. If you find it hard to grate, go for the other option mentioned in the step by steps....

Learn how to make ragda patties at home with my one pot pressure cooker ragda and crisp potato patties, with options to bake and air fry. If you are new to Indian street foods & wondering what is it, here you go! About Ragda Patties Ragda patties is a famous Mumbai Street food where a gravy made with white peas is served over crisp potato pattice. Here ‘ragda’ is the name for ‘peas gravy’ and ‘pattice’ are the pan fried ‘potato patties’....

I include different kinds of gourds in our diet. Ridge gourd, bottle gourd, ivy gourd and this snake gourd are some of the most common veggies we use at home. In this post, I am sharing a simple snake gourd stir fry recipe. If you are new to this veggie then this post is going to help you learn how to choose snake gourd, how to clean & prepare it for cooking....