Month: October 2012

    • Chocolate Cup Cake

      Chocolate cake is fun to make. I prepare cakes using many different egg substitutes. In this recipe, I am using sour cream to replace egg. You can add yogurt if you can not find sour cream. Recipe: Chocolate Cup Cakes Ingredients 1 stick = 1/2 cup butter 21/4 cup cake flour(if you do not have…

    • Eggless Chocolate Cake from Ready Cake Mix

      Chocolate cake is almost everyone’s favorite. I had so many request if I could share Chocolate cake recipe using ready cake mix but without egg. So I came up with the idea of using flax seeds for egg substitute. I have shared Chocolate cake from scratch as well if you do not use those ready…

    • Dum Aloo (Baby Potato Curry)

      I heard from many people that making Dum Aloo is very time consuming, but today, you will learn quick and easy recipe here.   Want to follow traditional recipe? Below is the recipe and once you prepare potatoes, you can either fry or bake. This is dry version.

    • Dudhi Halwa – Two Ways

      Make delicious Doodhi Halwa using this simple recipes below. I am posting two videos below. For quick version, you can use pressure cooker and if you do not pressure cooker, you can make in pot as well.

    • Sarasiya Khaja

      Come monsoon, every Surti household will enjoy Khaja with mango pulp. There are special delicacies for each season in Surat. If ponk and undhiya rule in winter, it is mangoes in summer. Sweets like ghebar and ghari are a must in the menu during the festive season of Diwali. And, lochho remains an all-time hit.…

    • Dosa Filling/Stuffing

      This recipe is basically aloo masala filled in Dosa. There are several kinds of Dosa stuffing can be prepared. Potato(Aloo) masala is very populare stuffing but I sometimes, use left over pav bhaji curry, chhole or even any kind of signature stuffing can be prepared. I also prepare spring dosa with crushed vegetables such as…

    • Dosa – Rice Crepes

      Dosa or Dosé or Dosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as being popular in Sri Lanka. Dosa is also popular in Malaysia and…

    • Dal Makhani

      Dal Makhani is the popular delicacy of North india. Dal Makhani is whole lentils(combination of whole urad-black gram and red kidney beans)cooked in Ghee(due to healthy diet, mostly oil is used these days) with aromatic spices. Dal Makhani is one of my favorite recipes. I am literally in love with this dish. Dal makhani is…

    • Dal Fry

      Dal fry is the delicacy of North india. Dal fry is lentils cooked in Ghee(due to healthy diet, mostly oil is used these days) with aromatic spices. Its rich & comforting. Its a similar to Tadka Dal. Dal is prepared frequently as its good source of protein. Complete menu includes, one fresh vegetable subji, dal,…

    • Kachumber – Indian Salad

      Kachumber is finely chopped vegetable salad seasoned with salt, cumin powder and sometimes red chilli powder is added. Recipe: Kachumber Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 1 cucumber, peeled and finely chopped 1-2 jalapeno chillies (optional, as per taste) 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped 1 shredded carrot 1 small beet root shredded 1/2-1tsp roasted cumin powder…