Do you remember my Valentine’s day dinner? I prepared this paneer dish to go with varqui paratha. The combination was so delicious. This is a mughlai recipe and I tried it after reading this recipe in Tarla Dalal’s book. The khus khus added richness to the gravy. The colour of…
Red Chilly powder is an important ingredient in Indian recipes. Though you can buy it at stores, preparing it at home gives a nice colourful hot powder. While selecting red chillies, look for bright coloured chillies. Don’t buy dark coloured chillies because the colour of the powder will be darker…
Last month I started a group to try out our hand in eggless baking. The group known as Baking Eggless deals with recipes using eggs. We try to convert the recipe with eggs to an eggless one. This is all about experimenting. Any one who is adventurous can join the…
Seekh Kebab is usually prepared with minced meat. I wanted to try out a vegetarian version of the famous mughalai seekh kebab. Si I replaced minced meat with minced spoy granules and tofu. The binding ingredient was besan in this recipe. The kebabs were vrispy and delicious. I made some…
Today I prepared a simple version of kebab with vegetables. You can dip it in sauce or can have it as a side dish for pulao or rotis. The preparation is very easy. I prepared Gobi Manchurian today and had these vegetable kebab along with the manchurian. The spice level…
For this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge, Lis of La Mia Cucina, asked us to go creative with our baking skills. She wanted us to create quick breads. I have posted a recipe for Eggless Pumpkin and honey bread. Quick breads are breads which doesn’t need kneading or rising. The leavening…
There was an announcement to all Food Buzz Featured Publishers, inviting for proposals for their monthly event Foodbuzz 24*24. The blogger must give a meal plan for some guests and if selected the post will be up in that particular section. To try my luck, I added my proposal for…
Rasam is South Indian Soup. This is always relished with hot rice. This rasam is quite rich in taste because of the addition of coconut milk. Usually rasam powder is used in preparation. But my mom uses only pepper powder and cumin powder for flavour. This is an absolutely comforting…
Payasam or Kheer is a famous Indian dessert. Paasi paruppu payasam is usually serve in marriages and ceremonies. I added some vermicelli to the payasam to give it a twist. I also combined milk and coconut milk for a different flavour. Doesn’t this look nice. It was creamy and rich.…
This is a very refreshing juice and easy to prepare. When I feel tired, DH prepares this for me. I gain my strength immediately. When I prepare it for me, I don’t add sugar but when serving guests, adding it gives the extra kick. Ingredients: Sweet Lime/ Sattukudi-2 Sugar-1-2tbs Ice…