A quick and easy recipe for Kuttu ka chilla and lauki ki sabzi ( Buckwheat Flour pancakes and & Bottle gourd side dish ). Dussehra/Navaratri Vrat Recipe.
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Home Made Mutton Biryani
My moms special mutton Biryani with mutton pieces and keema / minced mutton.
Spicy Goan Fish Curry
 Recipe for Spicy Goan Fish Curry with Kashmiri Chilli, Tamarind in a coconut based gravy.
Mackerel Fish Fry with Goan Recheado Masala
Recheado Masala is a mix of spices with Red Chilly being the main ingredient. This is a recipe for Mackerel Fish Fry with Goan Recheado Masala. Can be served as an appetiser or side dish along with Rice and curry.
Pongal
Pongal is a popular South Indian Breakfast. Pongal is similar to Khichdi when it comes to ingredients, though a small change in cooking makes it taste very different.
Dal Makhani or Urad Daal
Dal Makhani also known as “Maa di Dal” is a very popular Punjabi Daal. This is an easy recipe to make healthy Dal Makhani. The uniqueness of this dal lies in the fact that the more time it is cooked, tastier it is.
Punjabi Garlic & Rice Curry – Thom Chawal
Our elders had the unique ability of creating curries out of anything that is edible, well just about anything. Nowadays if an unexpected guest comes, we order food from outside. In the past, though, my mom would conjure up quick interesting recipes to save the day. One such recipe is thom chawal. Made with a few basic ingredients, mostly available at home its quick and easy and looks special. Mom would sometimes make it for lunch during summers. I used to love it as a child, and would ask mom to save it for the next meal. This unique dish…
Beans on Toast
Baked Beans on Toast is my husband’s favourite breakfast. Luckily its one of the dishes that I need not put in a lot of effort as I used to buy the canned baked beans. In the last few years , as I have moved away from packaged food as much as possible I started making Baked Beans with easily available Rajma / Kidney Beans, at home. Though the name indicates that the beans are baked, they are usually slow cooked in slightly sweet tomato sauce. Over the weekend when I have more time on my hands I like to prepare…
Aam Ki Launji – Raw Mango Relish
No Indian meal is complete without pickles and relish. Aam ki launji is a sweet and sour relish from North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is made with a few spices and is quick & easy to make. Having spent my childhood in eastern Uttar Pradesh, I came across many dishes that required panch phoran. As the name suggests it is a mix of five spices. Unlike other mix of spices , panch phoran is a mix of whole spices, all of which are seeds, in equal quantities. I use lesser fenugreek seeds for milder taste and…
Chanaa Masala
Many friends have asked what is the secret of your Chole and I would say none. Recently a friend complained that her Chole does not come out the way mine do. We looked at the recipe, she was using. The ingredients and ratios were OK, the only difference was that I use home made Chanaa masala. So I promised her to share my home made chanaa masala recipe. If the masala is ready then making chole is not very time consuming. Else, taking out all these spices in required measurements it self is very time consuming. Earlier my sister would…