Thursday, December 6, 2012

Paneer Tikka

Paneer Tikka is usually eaten as an appetizer.. Todays Paneer Tikka recipe is from one of my friends, Aastha . For the recipe here you go. :-

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Namak pare or Nimki

Namak Pare or Nimki is crunchy, light and salty snack which you can have any time of the day with a cup of hot tea. Its usually made during Diwali. From the same dough you can make both plain and masala namak pare.

Chicken and vegetable Stir fry (Oriental Style)

Today i came up with this oriental style chicken recipe. Hope you all will enjoy it. Serve it hot with plain white or brown rice.

Shrimp Onion Masala fry

This is the simple and quick recipe for shrimp masala fry. Its quiet easy to prepare and this dish goes well with rice and chapati. If you want any shrimp dish in a hurry then this is the one you can prepare within minutes. It takes 10 mins apart from arranging the things.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Monday, November 19, 2012

Chinese Okra or Turai Sabji

Chinese Okra which is also called as Ridge gourd or Turai. Its tastes like Zucchini. When it matures enough its not used for culinary purpose , rather its used as luffa. Chinese Okra is low in calories

Monday, November 12, 2012

Eggless Banana Nut Muffin

First of all wishing all a very Happy Diwali. !! Today i am going to tell you the recipe for Banana Muffins.I made this eggless banana nut muffin specially for my little one. Now a days she is loving

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Jangri

Jangri is very similar to Jalebi or you can say the cousin of jalebi. Jangri is made of urad dal .This sweet and juicy Jangri is very light and crispy. Have it once and let me tell you the truth, you will just crave

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Egg Tadka

Egg tadka is something you can prepare with the left over or fresh dals.  It goes well with tandoori roti, naan , paratha or roti. When i have left over dals the next day , then this is the recipe that strikes to my mind...

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Egg Pakoda

Egg Pakoda is fried egg stuffed with potato mix . It works great as an appetizer and even as an evening snack. Hope you all will enjoy having this crunchy egg pakodas.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Green Papaya curry with coconut milk

Green papaya is the fruit which contains two powerful enzymes papain and chymopapain which break down proteins and aids in digestion. This enzymes dissipate as the fruit ripens. The green papaya contains vital nutrients including potassium, magnesium, vitamins A, C , E  and B .

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Egg Cutlet

This recipe is for all the egg lovers.I love cutlets beacause of the crispiness and the crunchiness of the dish . Thought of making cutlets, came across this recipe from one of the blogs and tried to make

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Egg Chicken Soup

This chicken egg drop soup really works great if you are running through cold and sore throat. It works like a medicine.It does not even take much time to prepare.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Chana Dal tadka

Chana dal is also known as split bengal gram. It is mostly popular in India. It is produced by removing the outer layer of the kala chana or black chick peas and then splitting it. It has also low glycemic index

Chana Dal Vada/ Dal fritters

This Dal vada or fritters can be taken as a snack or appetizer. Its really easy to prepare at home. Its made with Chana dal . In Eastern part of India i.e in Odisha it's a road side eatery usually

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Curd Rice

Usually Curd rice is eaten in South of India at the end of every meal. It is consumed daily and said to ease the spicy effects of the main dishes. It also aids in digestion.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Gobi Manchurian

Gobi Manchurian( dry) is a Chinese dish normally vegetarians order at restaurants. It is good for serving as an appetizer. If you are having a party or get together you can have hot and crispy

Soaking of Sabudana

Sabudana is normally used when anybody is keeping fast. . Its cooked in different varieties like kheer or pudding, sabudana khicdi or spicy tapioca, sabudana vada or tapioca fritters. This tiny little pearly white

Monday, October 22, 2012

SabuDana Khichdi

Sabudana or Tapioca is normally consumed during fasts.  But you can have it any time and any day as snacks or breakfast. Today is Durga Ashtami so i thought of making this recipe " sabudana khichdi or

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Chicken Manchurian (Gravy)

Chicken Manchurian is an indo chinese recipe which goes well with almost everything from plain rice to fried rice , and noodles to any Indian bread. In this dish chicken is fried and cooked in a hot and spicy Chinese sauce.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Eggless Fruit Cake

Its very hard to get an egg less cake in USA. As now Navratra  is going on... lots of people prefer eating pure veg, so i thought of making this purely vegetarian cake. This is the first egg less cake that i prepared at home.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Bread Upma

Tired of eating bread sandwiches and want something different other than everyday food at any time of the day????Today i am making Bread upma. Bread, Bread N Bread !!! It is something which is mostly available in everybody's home. Its a simple dish to make and a snack which you can have at any time of the day.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Cabbage Kofta

 It's been a very long time since I had Cabbage Kofta  , so thought of making the same for tonight and share the recipe with you all. I learned  this recipe from my maternal grand mom a few years ago.. .

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Chana Chatpata

Dear Foodies , How about making an evening snack for rainy or winters without deep frying something like pakoras. Well today, i am posting the recipe for a snack which is loaded with fibers, proteins ,carbohydrates, iron with vitamins and minerals.  So what you all thinking about.!!!."A yummy snack that to without using much oil.."

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Veggie Skillet

Veggie Skillet.. !!! Umm.. The Name itself says it all. The skillet loaded with all the veggies. Usually we go to Denny's or I-hop to have skillet at late nights. I just Love it. Its yum.. yumm .. Yummy.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Kadhai chicken or Karahi Chicken

Its a spicy and famous restaurant delight. Most people order this kadhai chicken or karahi chicken at restaurants with hot naan.While writing this, thinking of the dish makes your mouth watering.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Sandwich stuffed with Potato, Peas N Cheese.

On every weekend mornings, it is very hard to decide what to eat in the breakfast...It feels like if someone can make something good in a few minutes and get on the dining table, then i would not expect anything more than that.We came up with a variety of easy and simple recipes for breakfast snacks which saves the

Paneer Bhurji/ Paneer Bharta

My papa used to make Paneeer Bhurji when i was in school and sometimes i was helping him in cutting green pepper and onions while making Bhurji. And once I told my papa that let me given a chance to make it and then we can see who makes better Bhurji.. That day i still remember, I was at the loosing side but the

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Egg Chicken Roll

India is Famous for roadside eateries and Rolls. In Eastern side of India One will find a roll corner within every 1-2 kms .There are a different varieties of rolls sold in the street corners like Egg Roll, Egg- Chicken Roll, Chicken Roll, Veg Roll, Kathi Roll, Chicken Tikka Roll, Paneer Roll, Mutton Roll etc etc....

Friday, October 5, 2012

Gobi Aloo Masala With Bell Peppers

Well, about the recipe name i too don't know what to name, so thought of a random name. It can also be called as kadhai gobi . This Gobi or Cauliflower recipe is very delicious which goes well with roti., pulao,

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Dal Palak ( Spinach in Dal/lentil)

This Recipe is not only simple but very healthy. It has protein loaded with iron too. This dal palak recipe is also made in different ways and with different dals( lentils). But this moong dal palak is one of my favorite.
Sometimes when i cant think of any other option of recipes with spinach i make this as its simple and easy

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Lettuce wraps

Once i had been to Cheese cake factory and there we have ordered Chicken lettuce Wrap.
It was really yummy and i loved it .Next thing came into my mind is to try at home. Nevertheless its my hobby to try the new things at home, and to my surprise it came out really good.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Spicy Poha

Poha which is also called flattened rice or beaten rice is very popular in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. This rice flakes becomes fluffy when added to liquid. as they absorb water. This is easily digestible and an easy and light fast food prepared in a variety of methods.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Chinese Stir Fry

On the very first day when i came to USA, my hubby took me to a Chinese restaurant where i had Stir fry. That was so good and then i thought may be i should give it a try to make it at home.The very next day i went to an Asian mart to shop all the veggies which was there in the stir fry and the last thing but not the least

Easy go Simple Rice Recipe

Sometimes we have leftover rice the next day and dont want to eat that . And sometimes we dont feel like making anything even if hungry ,so i came up with this 5-7 mins rice good for anytime to go . Works great for a brunch.This is so simple even who dont know cooking can make this like an expert .

Tofu and Peas curry

My lil one loves Paneer a lot . So while doing grocery i thought of taking Tofu as its very healthy and cook it like paneer and it came out really yummy. My lil one did not even recognize its not paneer.