Carrot Chutney Andhra cuisine is well known for a wide range of chutney dishes also known as pachadi. Every traditional meal consists of a spicy vegetable chutney, known as roti pachadi which is a thick chutney. Traditionally it is mixed with hot rice, topped with ghee and is eaten at the beginning of the meal. This Andhra style Carrot Chutney is one of the many kinds of vegetable chutneys I make at home....
If you are new to Indo-chinese foods, then read on to know .. What is Chilli Chicken? Chilli chicken is a sweet, spicy & slightly sour crispy appetizer made with chicken, bell peppers, garlic, chilli sauce & soya sauce. This crisp fried saucy chilli chicken recipe is hands down the best that you can make at home. There are so many ways this chicken appetizer is made. The recipe shared on this post is my own which has been much loved by my friends & family....
Clear Soup Clear soup is made differently in various cuisines. I have shared the method I follow at home. It is a 2 step process where firstly all the veggies are simmered to make a vegetable stock. Next some more veggies are sautéed with ginger & garlic. Then simmered in the prepared stock. This 2 step process makes the clear soup extremely flavorful & delicious similar to the one you get in Asian Restaurants....
Preparing, enjoying and distributing delicious sweets and snacks among family, friends, neighbors and relatives is one of the Indian culture that has been followed from ancient days. Here is a list of 100+ toothsome foods that includes Diwali sweets recipes. You can also check this complete list of 150 Indian sweets recipes. Diwali sweets recipes include popular bengali sweets like kalakand, rasgulla, rasmalai, chum chum, sandesh, chocolate sandesh. All time favorites like gulab jamun, peda, burfi varieties, kaju katli, halwa varities, kesari varieties, kheer or payasam recipes....
I have used organic all purpose flour but it can be baked with half wheat flour and half all purpose flour. If you like the intense nutty flavor of whole wheat in cakes then you can make it using only whole wheat flour. Whole wheat flour usually makes the eggless cakes dense so I have not used it here. If you do not have a oven, then you can bake this following this post on Cooker cake recipe....
About Eggless Cake This eggless chocolate cake recipe was first posted on the blog 9 years ago. I thought it’s time for me to update all my latest tips and tricks. So in this updated post, I have also tried to answer a lot of readers’ queries which will be helpful for beginners. If you are new to baking or trying this recipe for the first time, I highly insist you read the full post so you bake this beautiful cake easily....
In restaurants, Professional chefs julienne the veggies so beautifully exhibiting their skills. But for the taste, we love the homemade one more. The colorful veggies look & taste so good with a refreshing lemon flavor. In this post I share with you how to make this with ease at home. We make kachumber quite often and I always fine chop the vegetables to bite sized for convenience. You can also julienne them....
Making mango juice at home is no rocket science. Yet I thought of making this post just to share my tips. For years I had made this juice in a blender by adding chopped mangoes, chilled water, ice cubes and sugar. 6 years ago when we started juicing vegetable and fruits regularly at home I began to experiment a lot even with mangoes. Like other fruits mangoes cannot be juiced in a juicer since they are a high fiber fruit....
In Indian cuisine, we cook many different kinds of lentils and in fact our everyday diet consists of lentils. Moong dal is one of them that is used regularly. If you are new to lentils you may be interested to know more About Moong Dal Moong Dal is the split version of whole mung beans also known as green gram, either with or without skin. The skinned version is known as yellow moong dal, yellow dal or yellow petite lentils....
I have used mixed vegetables to add nutrition and volume to the dish, you can skip them if you do not have. I have used quick oats, but i suggest using rolled oats if available. I have made this a few times before with rolled oats and loved the texture more than the one made with quick cook oats. This is not much of a recipe but just an idea, so you can tweak the recipe a bit to suit to your taste....
Sichuan is the name of a province in China. It is also spelled as Szechuan or Szechwan in different regions of the world. Sichuan cuisine is well known and loved for its bold flavors which comes from the generous use of garlic, red chilies and Sichuan peppercorn. Originally foods from Sichuan cuisine are hot, spicy, pungent & sweet. Most Chinese restaurants serve foods that are toned down to suit the local palate....
I also share tips to air fry and pan fry the paneer for a healthy dish. About Schezwan Paneer Schezwan Paneer is a lesser known Indo-Chinese appetizer where crisp batter fried paneer is tossed in a super aromatic and spicy schezwan sauce. Like any other Indian Chinese appetizer, schezwan paneer also comes in 2 versions – semi dry and gravy. You will find this dish most often on the Indian-Chinese restaurant menus and Chinese fast food places....
Method 1 – South indian style ridge gourd chutney recipe Dry roast chana dal and urad dal until golden. Fry red chilies as well and then add cumin to the hot pan. You can also use 1 tsp oil to fry chilies. Set aside to cool. To the same pan, add little oil and fry gourd until they are cooked little for 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool....
I find myself making this quiet often because it is quick, easy and also goes well in school & office boxes. You can also transform this to a stuffing inside your sandwiches or rolls. Just throw in some cheese to make a cheese bell pepper sandwich or roll. For this recipe, I use sliced onions to impart a sweeter tone and add body to the dish. However you can also make the dish without onions....
Chicken chettinad is one of the most flavorful chicken dishes from the South Indian cuisine. It is said to be the most ordered in the Indian restaurants. The recipe shared here is the one I felt close to the restaurant style chettinad chicken gravy. After several trials I arrived at this and can say this is one of the best flavorful and delicious chicken gravy. This recipe is roughly adapted from a cook book....
Honey lemon syrup, Chocolate syrup & maple syrup with caramelized bananas & choco chips are some of the toppings that go very well for these pancakes. I had few requests for some good eggless pancake recipes for toddlers & kids. I have tried many recipes without baking powder & soda, the results are just flat and dense. They do not turn out fluffy or soft, the way pancakes are supposed to be and taste more like a banana dosa....
I don’t prefer to cook elaborate meals during the weekends so often choose to prepare something quick yet delicious. This fish biryani is one of those that fits my choice. Like chicken or mutton, fish doesn’t need much resting time after the marination. All the steps just go sequentially without any waiting time, plus the fish gets cooked quickly. So it an express recipe that just takes about 45 minutes....
About Ginger Garlic Paste Ginger garlic paste is nothing but a spice blend made with fresh ginger root and garlic cloves. Sometimes various ingredients like oil, salt, vinegar and even turmeric are added to it as a preservative. If you cook Indian food often, having a jar of ginger garlic paste in your refrigerator, is a great convenience. You don’t need to rinse, peel, chop and crush small quantities of ginger and garlic every time you cook....
The gravy tastes very delicious just with the addition of few cashews or almonds. You can also add in half cup of green peas to make gobi matar recipe. You may also like these simple cauliflower recipesCauliflower curryAloo gobi recipeDry aloo gobi sabjiGobi 65Restaurant gobi manchurian Preparation for gobi masala or cauliflower gravy This step is optional. If you do not prefer to use raw onions in the gravy as sometimes they make the gravy bitter then you can follow this....
To get an authentic flavor and taste of Biryani, do use all the mentioned ingredients and if desired you can substitute ghee for oil. This is one of the best hyderabadi biryani recipe I have made for years and has been a favorite among the readers of this blog. It is very easy and even a beginner can try without any troubles. This is a kacchi hyderabadi biryani, meaning partially cooked rice is layered over the marinated raw meat....
