“Sattu ke parathe” is a very popular dish from Bihar. It is an Indian flatbread stuffed with spicy Sattu mixture and shallow fried in a pan. Sattu is prepared by dry roasting grains (barley, wheat, sorghum) or grams, mainly Bengal gram. Traditionally, sattu is prepared by roasting the grains or grams on the sand in an … Read more
Paneer Tikka Pizza – As the name suggests, it is an Indian style pizza. It is a fusion pizza made with pizza sauce which has Indian spices such as tandoori masala or garam masala. It is topped with cubed paneer, onions, capsicum and tomato cooked in yogurt with spices such as red chili powder, tandoori … Read more
Winter season brings in fresh vegetables and herbs. The cold air tempts us to eat something spicy and tasty. In Gujarat, India, you will find stalls of fresh tuvar (pigeon peas), peas, surati papdi, val ni papdi, fresh coriander, green garlic leaves, green chili, ginger everywhere. The tuvar is fresh and cheap during the winter. The ladies … Read more
Mumbai City is popular for a variety of street foods which is enjoyed by everyone. People are always in a hurry for catching a train or bus and so some of them end up eating street food for all their meals. Some others prefer to eat it as a snack in the evening. The street … Read more
“Kulcha” is a type of leavened flatbread. It is a popular dish in North Indian Cuisine and is served with spicy veg or non-veg curries such as Chole, Chicken Masala, Curd, Raita, Pickle or Dal Makhani. It is made in the big clay tandoor. Usually, it is not made as a daily food in houses … Read more
I have loved chawal ki roti since childhood. I was brought up in Vapi, which is in South Gujarat (India). There people make this chawal roti. They call it as “Chokha no rotlo”. It is generally served with different spicy curries or different lentil dal, Vaal ni dal or garlic chutney. Many restaurants in Daman … Read more
Making a naan at home was always on my wish list, but somehow I did not get the chance to make it. The school term breaks have started in Sydney. My son -Aarav is at home now. He has developed an interest in cooking. Every day he wants to try out new dishes. So … Read more
Pizza is an authentic Italian dish and originates from the same country. It is has a flat round base of dough. and is topped with tomato sauce, different veggies as per choice and cheese . It can be topped with meat, fish or chicken along with veggies and cheese. It is then baked and served. … Read more
Whenever I go to the restaurant for a buffet breakfast, I am tempted to eat the banana bread they serve. This bread is super soft, moist and moreover packed with the goodness of banana. Many of us don’t like to consume banana in its original form and so this bread is an alternate way to eat bananas. I personally … Read more
Parathas are a good option for starting the day with a healthy breakfast. There are many different kinds of parathas such as Palak paratha, beet root paratha, methi paratha (methi dhebra), matar paratha, dhoodhi paratha, cabbage paratha, jowar paratha and many more. They can be made from different flours. The flours is combined with different vegetables or pulses and made into … Read more
In my recipe for whole wheat bread , I divided the dough in two parts. I used the first part for making the bread loaf. The other part I further divided it into two parts to make whole wheat nutella flower bread and braided bread. This is the recipe for braided bread. You can either use the entire dough for … Read more
Garlic Bread.. The perfect starter or snack which goes well with any soup, coffer, juice or mocktail. The recipe uses basil pesto and whole wheat bread. My son wanted to eat garlic bread – I was planning to make the basil pesto – and so got the idea of baking the pesto garlic bread with home made bread. … Read more
Dear friends, Once you know to knead the dough for making bread, you can further experiment to make different kinds of breads. Here’s a step by step process of kneading bread flour and baking it to make Whole Wheat Bread. I have mentioned in that recipe that I will show you the step by step process of making whole … Read more
Whole wheat bread can be made using 100% wheat flour or with the combination of whole wheat flour and refined flour. in this recipe I have made it using 100% wheat flour. The bread came out nice and soft. Breads can be made with fresh yeast, active dry yeast or instant dry yeast. So the proportions … Read more
