Gatte are gram flour dumplings which have a special place in Rajasthani cuisine. Curries, kadhi and pulao are some of the dishes in which gatte are incorporated. Besan along with some spices is made into a stiff dough. It is then divided and rolled into logs. These logs are boiled…
Chaas is made with buttermilk and is a traditional drink of Rajasthani cuisine. Boondhi is added 1 hour befroe serving and the chaas is refrigerated. During meals this cool chaas is served. The boondhis will become soft because of the soaking and it will be delicious. Though I refrigerated this…
Lassi is a perfect cool beverage served during meals. This lassi is rich because of the cream and saffron. It is very easy to make and is perfect for this scorching heat. Though saffron essence is used, I used saffron strands instead. It made the lassi flavourful and colourful. I…
Mangodis are small nuggets made out of moong dhal. This is usually available at stores but making mangodis at home is also easy. As in Tamil Nadu we don’t get mangodis, I opted to try it at home. It is very easy to make mangodis at home. You need to…
Churma is an authentic sweet of Rajasthan usually served along with Dal and Baati. The churma is also shaped into ladoos by adding ghee. After I made Dal Baati Churma, I shaped the churma into ladoos. They tasted very rich and delicious. Today I just tried to incorporate some dark…
For the final day of Week 3 of Blogging Marathon, I made the Rajasthani special combination Dal Baati Churma. For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge Srivalli chose the same recipes so I combined both together and enjoyed it today. I bought Tarla Dalal’s Rajasthani Cook Book long back and have…
I have read about Ghevar in some blogs and Tarla Dalal’s book. But as far as I know we need a mould to prepare ghevar. It is a famous Rajasthani sweet which can be bought in all sweet shops. There are so many varieties of ghevar such as plain, mava,…