Wishing you a fun-filled, healthy, happy, peaceful new year.
Today’s entry to the weekly marathon is going to be a quick one – chana masala which is a staple at our home.
1 cup black chana/desi chana, soaked overnight or for 6-8 hours and pressure cooked
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
A few springs of coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 tsp of rai (mustard seeds)
1/2 tsp [...]
Yo! Today it’s gulab jamun time, my favouritest dessert of all times. One of the best gulab jamuns I’ve had was from a famous shop in the narrow streets of Jaisalmer, where I had gone on a “study tour” from college. They were huge, and cost a whopping 10 Rs per piece (this was more [...]
The 7 day recipe marathon at Nupur’s has been great fun so far. Today I’m back to work after the long weekend. So even though I have been thinking about what to cook/blog today, it’s been a crazy day and I haven’t even ventured into the kitchen yet.
Today’s entry is going to be a quick [...]
I am a dal person. Dal fry makes a quick, humble, homely meal when served piping hot with phulkas or bhaat in a steel plate. When nostalgia hits and I crave something simple and desi to the core, I make dal fry with ghee instead of oil. The ghee makes the dal fry so fragrant [...]
When I came across this vegetable biryani recipe at Show me the curry, I had to try it, given the husband’s unconditional love for anything biryani.
If I may say so myself, the biryani was light, colourful and loaded with all the good stuff. I served the biryani with some onion raita and chips and it [...]
I have baked these gorgeous cookies called Nan Khatai from Nupur’s Happy Burp many times and they have always turned out perfect! I didn’t let the dough rest for a few hours as the original recipe suggests without any problem.
To make nan khatai, you’ll need
1. 2 cups of maida
2. 3/4 to 1 cup of powdered [...]
Here’s another traditional yet simple Diwali farsaan recipe.
To make cholafali you’ll need
1. Besan (Gram flour) – 3 cups
2. Urad dal flour – 1 1/3 cups
3. Oil for deep frying
4. Soda bicarbonate – a pinch or 1/2 tsp
4. Salt
5. Chilly powder
6. Rock salt
Add the soda and salt to half a cup of boiling water. Once the [...]
Ghughra is one of the traditional mithai prepared during Diwali in Gujarat/Maharashtra. Different versions of ghughra are pretty popular with various names all over the country. Kopra and khoya are two popular stuffings. I prepared the one that is common at home – with kopra stuffing. This version stays fresh for longer and I associate [...]
Pesarattu is a breakfast dish from Andhra Pradesh – a healthy dosa made from whole moong and rice. I tried it out of curiousity from vahchef’s youtube channel and it has slowly and steadily making it’s way in our regular breakfast menu. I love making it when we have friends of family arriving in the [...]
Aloo parathas are our favourites for weekends. It is a stand alone dish, which means it doesn’t necessarily need much accompaniments. Aloo parathas can be eaten by themselves or with some curd or pickle or mint chutney.
For years I have been in love with my mother’s aloo parathas where she used to add raw masala [...]