Year: 2016

  • Surti Ghari Sweet

    Surti Ghari Sweet

    Ghari or Surati Ghari is a sweet dish from Gujarati cuisine, from the region of Surat. Ghari are made of puri dough, milk ‘mawa’, ghee and sugar – made into round shapes with sweet filling, to be consumed on Chandani Padva festival. It is also available in many varieties and flavours such as kesar (saffron)…

  • Malai Kesar Peda or Pedha

    Malai Kesar Peda or Pedha

    Peda (pronounced [ˈpeːɽaː]) is a sweet from the Indian subcontinent, usually prepared in thick, semi-soft pieces. The main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavorings, including cardamom seeds, pistachio nuts and saffron. The colour varies from a creamy white to a caramel colour. The word peda is also generically used to mean a blob of…

  • Navratan Korma | Mix Veg Curry

    Navratan Korma | Mix Veg Curry

    Navratan korma is a vegetarian korma made with vegetables and either paneer (an Indian cheese) or nuts – or sometimes both. “Navratan” means nine gems, and it is common for the recipe to include nine different vegetables.

  • Achari Paneer

    Achari Paneer

    I love to prepare this recipe because it is so quick and flavorful to satisfy my tastebuds really well. I keep Panch phoron premixed for many of my other recipes. Panch phoron is basically mix of some whole seeds such as Mustard, Cumin, Fennel, Nigella, and Fenugreek (Panch means five). You can then use this…

  • Vegetable Frankie or Bombay Burrito | Kati Rolls

    Vegetable Frankie or Bombay Burrito | Kati Rolls

    A kati roll (mostly misspelled as kathi roll; Bengali: কাঠি রোল) or Frankie is a street-food dish originating from Kolkata, India. Also known as Bombay Burrito these days! In its original form, it is a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha bread, although over the years many variants have evolved all of which now go…

  • Paneer Bhurji

    Paneer Bhurji

    Paneer Bhurji is a popular, delicious and easy to make dish, made with crumbled paneer, onions, capsicums and tomatoes, this can also be served as a side dish with rotis, parathas or naan. Paneer Bhurji can be made without gravy for breakfast or appetizer and for the main course, gravy can be prepared. My kids…

  • Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Makhani

    Paneer Butter Masala | Paneer Makhani

    Paneer makhani (also knowns as Paneer butter masala) is a slightly sweet creamy dish of Paneer, in which the gravy is prepared usually with butter, tomatoes, cashews or cream. Masalas such as red chilly powder and garam masala are also used to prepare this gravy. A survey found that Paneer Butter Masala was one of…

  • Paneer Tikka Masala

    Paneer Tikka Masala

    When paneer tikka is served with a gravy, it is called paneer tikka masala. It is also served as with a wrap, paneer tikka roll, where the paneer tikka is wrapped into an Indian bread and served. A variant of paneer tikka is also made as a kebab. Paneer tikka is made from chunks of…

  • Bread Vada or Bonda

    Indulge if you may in this deep fried delight. Aloo = Potato, stuffed bread Bonda = Dumpling, deep fried in this case. The sound of Bonda or Vada would easily make any Indian salivate especially on a rainy day. These delightful spheres make a delicious evening snack with tea or coffee. It is a tasty…

  • Kela Methi Thepla – Banana Fenugreek Flat Bread

    Kela Methi Thepla – Banana Fenugreek Flat Bread

    Awesomeness of Calcium, Protein, Iron and more! I adapted this recipe from fritters that are made using Besan(gram Flour), methi(Fenugreek leaves) and banana. When I made first time, I simply fell in love with these Theplas. These Theplas can go very well with any curry.