I bought Tarla Dalal’s Punjabi Khana and this recipe was in that book. For so many days, I thought of making it but kept on postponing it until today. My FIL visited us and I prepared bathura and peshawari chole for break fast today. The combination was wonderful. The only…
Today is the final day of blogging Marathon#21 Week 2. Today’s post is kastha kachori which is moong dhal stuffed flaky pastry served at wedding in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The flakiness of the outer pastry shell is got by using either shortening/ vanaspathi or ghee. Oil will not make…
For last month’s ICC, Srivalli chose stuffed kulchas. But due to some reasons, the ICC was cancelled last month. So we had to do it for this month’s challenge. Kulchas are Punjabi flat bread usually made with all purpose flour/ maida and leavened with baking powder and baking soda. I…
This is a speciality of Punjabi cuisine. This doesn’t contain any pickle as the name says, but has the spices which gives the taste of pickles. I bought a big eggplant/ brinjal from the super market and was thinking of preparing bartha with it. But when I was flipping a…
Lassi is an yogurt/ curd based drink popular in North India. This is a perfect cooler for this scorching heat. This sweetened curd + milk mixture is flavoured with cardamom powder and tastes great. Lassi is usually served with lunch. I prepared this as part of Punjabi thali(click for the…
I have prepared Paneer Amritsari before but this recipe is different and it comes from Tarla Dalal. This was part of Punjabi Thali I prepared. This is a famous adptation of Punjabi Fish Amritsari. the taste was very nice and I couldn’t keep my hands off the late. The chaat…
This is a very simple and delicious rice variety which I prepared for the Punjabi Thali. This is very apt for your kid’s lunch box as it is not spicy. My daughter liked it a lot as the carrot was seen studded on the rice. It is very colourful and…
Today I will be showing you a Punjabi Thali. I am new to Punjabi cuisine and so I created my dishes with the help of a book full of Punjabi Dishes. Recently I bought Tarla Dalal’s Punjabi Khana and I was very much pleased with the book. I selected what…
Bindhi / Okra / Lady’s Finger is a very nutritious vegetable. But I used to keep it away during my childhood because of it sliminess. But nowadays, I have grown very fond of this vegetable. My daughter loves this. I pack it for her lunch box and that day she is…
This is a spicy side dish using the evergreen vegetable “Potatoes”. My daughter is a great fan of this vegetable. She takes potato for her lunch twice every week. But for her I prepare it very mildly adding a small pinch of red chilly powder. As I prepare it twice…