Pithla / Chickpea flour (Besan ) Curry

Pithla / Chickpea flour (Besan ) Curry

Pithla / Chickpea flour (Besan ) Curry is traditional recipe from Maharashtra made with Chickpea flour or Besan. The chickpea flour is cooked with oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ginger garlic, green chili, curry leaves , spices, yogurt and water till it becomes semi solid. The gluten free pithla is best when served straight from … Read more

Raagi Baati (Gluten Free)

Raagi Baati (Gluten Free)

Raagi Baati (Gluten Free) is a gluten free variation of the traditional and popular baati made from wheat flour . Dal Baati is delicacy from the Rajasthan region of India and served together with lots of ghee, chutney, onions and chilles. It is a complete nutritious dish with balance of carbs and proteins and taste. … Read more

Pumpkin Leaves Patra

Pumpkin Leaves Patra is a delicious snack made using pumpkin leaves. It is similar to the traditional recipe of making patra using colocasia leaves. The paste made using chickpea flour, rice flour, ginger garlic chili paste, tamarind pulp, jaggery and other spices is applied on leaves. The leaves are then rolled into tight log and … Read more

Dal Baati Churma

Dal Baati Churma

Dal Baati Churma is a traditional and popular delicacy from the Rajasthan region of India and served together with lots of ghee, chutney, onions and chilles. It is a complete nutritious dish with balance of carbs and proteins and taste. The whole wheat flour baati is served with spiced lentil dal , loads of ghee … Read more

Peas, Methi, Mint, Coriander Missi Roti (Paratha) / Flatbread

Peas, Methi, Mint, Coriander Missi Roti (Paratha) / Flatbread

Peas, Methi, Mint, Coriander Missi Roti (Paratha) / Flatbread is the variation to the regular missi roti that is made using wheat flour, gram flour and spices. Here a paste made of peas is added to the wheat, chickpea and sorghum flour along with green leafy vegetables such as methi, mint and coriander leaves along … Read more

Masala Karela / Spiced Bittergourd

Masala Karela / Spiced Bittergourd

Masala Karela / Spiced Bittergourd is a delicious dish made by cooking the bitter bitter gourd or karela with a spiced masala made using roasted chickpea flour, peanut, sesame seeds, spices. The spices hides the bitter taste of karela and enhances the flavor. Masala karela is served with roti, dal or kadhi , or aamras … Read more

Thalipeeth/ Multigrain Spiced Flatbread

Thalipeeth/ Multigrain Spiced Flatbread

Thalipeeth / Multigrain Spiced Flatbread is a type of spiced multigrain flatbread popular in Maharashtra . It is made using different flours , spices, onion, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili. The kneaded soft dough is pressed into a flat thick circle with fingers on the greased butter paper. Holes are made using fingers on the flatbread … Read more

Nankhatai/ Eggless Indian Shortbread Cookies

Nankhatai/ Eggless Indian Shortbread Cookies

Nankhatai/Eggless Indian Shortbread Cookies are melt in mouth traditional Indian eggless cookies made using all purpose flour (maida), chickpea flour (besan), semolina (sooji), sugar and ghee (clarified butter. They are flavored with cardamom powder. They can be enjoyed with a cup of hot tea or coffee and can be stored for 15 days at room … Read more

Tandoori Gobi Aloo / Grilled Cauliflower Potato

Tandoori Gobi Aloo / Grilled Cauliflower Potato

Tandoori Gobi Aloo / Grilled Cauliflower Potato is a delicious dish made by marinating the blanched cauliflower florets and baby potato in the marination made with hung curd and spices. The marinated cauliflower and potato is then grilled on a charcoal barbeque or cooked in the oven and served hot with salad.

Less Oil Makai Vada (Corn Fritters)

Less Oil Makai Vada (Corn Fritters)

Less Oil Makai Vada (Corn Fritters) is made by grinding fresh corn kernels with coriander, ginger and chili together. It is cooked in appe pan or paniyaram pan with less oil. It can be enjoyed with hot tea or coffee and serve ketchup or chutney as a accompaniment.

Aloo Paneer Tofu Vegetable Rolls

Aloo Paneer Tofu Vegetable Rolls

Aloo Paneer Tofu Vegetable Rolls is a very healthy and quick non fried snack made with goodness of potato, vegetables of your choice, tofu and paneer. The rolls can be served with ketchup, chutney or dip or sauce of your choice along with tea/coffee/or juice. They can also be also combined with vegetables and sauce … Read more

Mohanthal/Chickpeaflour Fudge

Mohanthal/Chickpeaflour Fudge

Mohanthal/Chickpeaflour Fudge is a traditional and popular sweet made to celebrate any festival or occasion and is from Gujarat and Rajasthan (Western part of India). It is made by roasting chickpea flour and ghee together and than adding sugar syrup to it. It has melt in mouth and has coarse texture. It is very rich … Read more

Less Oil Potato Bhajiya/ Pan fried Potato Fritters

Less Oil Potato Bhajiya/ Pan fried Potato Fritters

Less Oil Potato Bhajiya/ Pan fried Potato Fritters are a very healthy snack made in few minutes. The potato slices coated with chickpea flour batter is pan fried with a little oil instead of deep frying it. It taste same as the regular bhajiyas and can be enjoyed guilt free any time with a cup … Read more

Moongwadi Ki Kadhi

Moongwadi ki kadhi

Moongwadi ki kadhi is a spicy and tasty curry made by cooking moong wadi (dried moong dal nuggets/dumplings) in sour yogurt, curry leaves and spices. It is a popular variation of kadhi cooked in states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India. Since moogwadi are ready to cook, this kadhi is very quick and easy to … Read more

Leftover Khichdi Muthia / Steamed Dumpling

Leftover Khichdi Muthia / Steamed Dumplings

Leftover Khichdi Muthia / Steamed Dumpling is a very healthy, delicious, easy dish made from the leftover khichdi. Flour and spices are added to leftover khichdi and binded together to make logs. The logs are then steamed and cooked. A tempering of mustard seeds, sesame seeds and curry leaves is made and the muthia are … Read more

Tandoori Aloo / Spiced Grilled Potatoes

Tandoori aloo

Tandoori Aloo / Spiced Grilled Potatoes is a grilled dish made by marinating boiled baby potatoes in the marination made using yogurt, chickpea flour, ginger garlic paste and spices. The marinated potatoes are then grilled or baked in the preheated oven, or coal barbeque or pan and served hot with onion slices and mint coriander … Read more

Malai Paneer Tikka / Grilled Cottage Cheese With Cream

Malai Paneer Tikka / Grilled Cottage Cheese With Cream

Malai Paneer Tikka / Grilled Cottage Cheese With Cream is a appetizer made by marinating paneer/cottage cheese with a mild marinade made with cream, hung curd, cashew nut powder and flavored with kasurimethi, fennel seeds and cardamom powder. This paneer is than grilled along with onions, capsicum and tomato.  The outcome is soft , succulent … Read more

Ragi Jowar Pyaaz Phudina roti

Ragi Jowar Pyaaz Phudina roti

Ragi Jowar Pyaaz Phudina roti is a delicious roti made with combination of flours such as finger or red millet (ragi/nachni) flour, sorghum (jowar) flour, chickpea flour and whole wheat flour. Onion and mint leaves are added to give extra flavor to the roti. This roti goes well with curry or dal, and can also … Read more

Undhiyu (Gujarati Mixed Vegetables)

Undhiyu (Gujarati Mixed Vegetables)

Undhiyu is a seasonal dish made in Gujarat a state of India, during winters with all mixed vegetables such as lima beans (vaal), surati papdi (beans), green pigeon peas (tuvar dana), purple yam, small brinjals, sweet potato, raw banana, potato, muthia – fenugreek dumplings (dumplings/fritters made with fenugreek leaves and spiced chickpea flour (besan) and … Read more

Multigrain Cookie

Multigrain cookie

Multigrain Cookie is a nutritious and healthy cookie made using different flours. The cookie uses clarified butter (ghee) and is enriched with dates and honey. It is a very healthy snack and can be enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee.