For the third week, my theme is Besan recipes. Besan or chickpea flour is nothing but ground channa dal and is such a versatile ingredient. You can make traditional sweets, savouries, deep fried bajjis or pakoras and even chillas. You can almost use it in any course and end up with very tasty dishes. Amma […]
I am really happy that three weeks of pulao and biryani festival passed by and I have shared so many recipes across India. I am starting the fourth week with a super filling pulao from Punjab. If you look for kofta pulao recipes, you will come across so many different varieties of koftas made with […]
After the Turkish Pide yesterday, I am back with an Indian flat bread Rumali roti. Also known as Roomali roti, this is an ultra thin, soft flat bread which goes very well with any tandoor dish. Rumal means handkerchief in Hindi and this roti resembles a thin handkerchief. And the fact is that it stays […]
For the Lacha Paratha, I made this delicious rich Palak Paneer as the side dish. Served with some onion rings and lemon, this makes an absolutely inviting meal. First I planned on making this for dinner, but in our house we are so used to light dinners, I finally postponed it to the next day […]
For the third week of Blogging Marathon this month, I selected the theme one state three dishes. We can feature any state from any country around the world. I chose to do our Indian state Punjab. Before finalising the state, I was so confused between Gujrat and Punjab. My friend Rashmi wanted to know the […]
Paneer is one of my favourite ingredients and I prepare a dish with paneer atleast twice in a week. I don’t usually make cubed paneer but store it as crumbled paneer. This comes very handy while making rotis or side dishes. Though hubby is not a great fan of paneer, he likes this bhurji very much. This […]
Red Kidney Beans also known as Rajma is extensively used in North Indian dishes. When I prepared Amristari Aloo Kulch for ICC, I was searching for a side dish. As the kulcha is a Punjabi special, I wanted to pair it up with a Punjabi side dish. While searching I saw the rajma recipe […]
I am back after some days and I would like to share a very happy news with you all. Gayathri’s Cook Spot has migrated to its own domain. And this is my very first post. There are so many changes I need to do to the site, but for now, it has all the necessary […]
Punjab is situated in the North Western part of India. It shares its boundaries with Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu Kashmir and Pakisthan. Punjab is the land of five rivers. Punjabi cuisine uses lots of butter, ghee and paneer. Tandoori method of cooking is the speciality of Punjab and all types of vegetarian and non […]
The bathura I usually prepare is just like poori dough but kneaded with curd instead of water. The softness comes from the curd used. When I saw this recipe it was different. It used yeast along with curd. The bathuras were flaky, crisp on the outside and very soft inside. The texture was awesome and […]