Category: North Indian

    • Sing chikki or Gachak or Peanut Chikki or Mumfali Chikki (Peanut bar or brittle)

      Sing chikki or Gachak or Peanut Chikki or Mumfali Chikki (Peanut bar or brittle)

      These Peanut Brittles or Sing chikki is made with just two ingredients, vegan and gluten-free. Also great protein snack. This used to be my all time favorite school candy snack. I grew up eating all sorts of chikkis made with variety of nuts and seeds. Most commonly, where I grew up, it is made with…

    • Instant Khaman Dhokla Sandwiches – Electric Pressure Cooker

      Instant Khaman Dhokla Sandwiches – Electric Pressure Cooker

      Khaman Dhokla Sandwiches can be made from Instant Khaman Dokla recipes. This recipe is very versatile for picnic, party and even after school snack. Perfect breakfast or tea time snack as well. I use Electric Multi Cooker to proof bread/pizza dough, to ferment all my Indian batter like Dosa, Khaman Dhokla, Idli and so on……

    • Quinoa Lentil Oat Khichdi – Stew

      Quinoa Lentil Oat Khichdi – Stew

      Goodness of everything in one single pot! This Khichdi is made with Quinoa, Lentil, Oat, Rice and vegetables to make it diabetic friendly and low in carb.

    • Shahi Dawat Khichdi – Royal Rice Lentil Vegetable Stew

      Shahi Dawat Khichdi – Royal Rice Lentil Vegetable Stew

      Shahi Mughlai cuisine is one that has stood the test of time. Brought to our country by the Mughals, it continues to be a favourite, especially on special occasions that call for rich food. Loaded with ghee, dry fruits, nuts, saffron, and other dairy products and spices, authentic Mughal cuisine is very rich and heavy.

    • Palak Khichdi – Spinach Rice Lentil Stew

      Palak Khichdi – Spinach Rice Lentil Stew

      If you want to eat something light and healthy for dinner, then easy to digest rice khichdi is the best option. I simply love to play around with the ingredients to prepare delicious Khichdi variations.

    • No Fry Pakore – Air Fried Vegetable Fritters

      No Fry Pakore – Air Fried Vegetable Fritters

      I simply love fried food and specially adore fried snacks with chai(Indian spiced tea). Today, I decided to use air fryer to make Pakore. These cirspy fritters are the usual demand of my family as evening snack or afternoon lunch with tea or coffee.

    • 5-min Desi Makhan (Cultured Butter)

      5-min Desi Makhan (Cultured Butter)

      Nothing beats a taste of a fresh homemade white makhan/butter. In India, fresh homemade makhan is always prepared from the cream or malai collected from boiled milk.

    • 2-Minute Homemade Butter

      2-Minute Homemade Butter

      Shake your way to fresh butter and buttermilk. Here are simple instructions for making homemade butter. Great for home or the classroom, or even as a party trick to blow your guests’ minds! Add many flavors to homemade butter like Herb Garlic, orange, coconut, berry and more!

    • Instant Hot Mango Cranberry Pickle

      Instant Hot Mango Cranberry Pickle

      Earlier I shared how to make Hot Cranberry Pickle to preserve cranberries for longer and enjoy through out the year. I also shared the benefits of cranberries in that post so you can read how great the cranberries are and how to incorporate in your diet even for picky eaters! In this post I am…

    • Cheesy Pull Apart Dabeli

      Cheesy Pull Apart Dabeli

      Dabeli or Kutchi dabeli or Double Roti (Devnagari: दाबेली – कच्छी दाबेली) is a very popular snack food of India, originating in the Kutch or Kachchh region of Gujarat. It is a spicy snack made by mixing boiled potatoes with a special dabeli masala, and putting the mixture between the Ladi pav (burger bun) and…