Sarson da saag is a curry made using fresh mustard greens along with other greens such as spinach, fenugreek leaves, bathua leaves, or kale. The curry is flavored with a tempering made with ghee, onions, ginger, garlic and green chili. It is made specially during winters and served with makki ki roti (cornmeal flatbread). It … Read more
Kofta Biryani is a variation of a biryani where kofta made from paneer and bread is layered with the gravy and rice with spices and then it is cooked on a slow flame (dum) before serving. It is a one meal dish and can be enjoyed on different occasions and potluck.
Mixed Vegetables Subji is semi curry like dish made by with different vegetables. The vegetables are cooked and then are tempered with butter, oil, cheese and different spices such as biryani masala, chole masala, and kasuri methi to give a different flavor. It gives a different taste to your regular prepared subji and tastes best … Read more
Paneer in capsicum curry is rich gravy made with tomato, onions, capsicum and cashew nuts. It does not use any cream or butter for cooking. The cashew nuts gives a creamy texture and rich taste to the gravy. You can swap paneer with tofu/ mixed vegetables/granules/mushroom to make it vegan. It is gluten free and … Read more
Vegetable Dum Biryani is dish made where cooked long grained rice and gravy made with onion, tomato, spices and vegetables are assembled in layers in a big thick bottom pan. The vessel is then covered and cooked on a low heat keeping on a pan for 20-30 minutes till the spices are nicely infused with … Read more
Vegetables Vermicelli Upma also known as Seviyaan Upma is a popular South Indian Breakfast made with noodles made with wheat, semolina or rice. It is a very quick, easy, delicious recipe and is light on stomach. It can be cooked with or without vegetables. It is also a very healthy option for breakfast, lunch, lunch … Read more
Basic makhani gravy is a a silky, buttery, creamy tomato based gravy and is commonly used in many veg and non veg recipes such as Paneer Makhani, Chicken Makhani, Vegetable in makhani gravy, mushroom in makhani gravy, Makhani Kofta, Makhani pizza. It can be prepared in huge quantities and freezed for further use in small … Read more
Green Moong Dal Palak Paneer Uttapam/Savory Moong Pancake With Spinach and Paneer is a savory pancake made with green moong dal, spinach, paneer along with spices. It is fibre rich and has iron from spinach and calcium from paneer.
Dudhi Chana Nu Shaak/Lauki Chana Dal ki Subji/ Bottlegourd Gram Curry is a curry made as a regular everyday meal (roz ka khana) in Gujarati household. It is a delicious, protein-rich and vegan curry made by cooking Dudhi (bottle gourd) and chana dal (split gram) along with spices.
Saag Paneer is a very delicious dish made from the fresh greens such as spinach, sarso, bathua cooked with spices and paneer. I have used fresh spinach in the dish. It is served with roti, naan or rice.
Tomato Saar/Spiced Tomato Soup is a spiced soup made with tomato, peanuts, and coconut. It is tempered with ghee, cumin seeds, curry leaves and is served hot with steamed rice, masale bhaat in the Maharashtrian household. The saar can also be enjoyed as a soup by itself in the chilled weather.
Dum Aloo is the potato-based dish. The baby potatoes are fried and cooked on a low heat in the onion, tomato and cashew nut based gravy along with spices. It is a popular dish from Kashmir in North India. It is enjoyed hot with roti, rice, puri, paratha, naan or kulcha.
Baked Samosa is a healthier version of the popular street samosa. Although not fried, it is still crispy and tasty. The outer covering is made with whole wheat flour and is stuffed with spiced potato and peas filling.
Lila Kanda Chana Na Lot Nu Shaak/Spring Onion Chickpea Flour Fry/Kandacha Patichya Zunka is a very quick and delicious dish made with spring onions and chickpea flour. It is very handy to make when you run out of vegetables. It is made with very few ingredients and yet flavorful. Serve it with chapati, bhakri, juwar … Read more
Sukhi palak moong dal/Spinach mung dal fry is a very simple, quick and easy dish. It is the healthy way to get both greens and proteins in a dish. It is made dry and the moong dal is cooked soft but not mushy. It is very light on the stomach and goes well with bhakri, … Read more
Tuvar Ma Dhokli is a one-pot dish made from sukhi or dry tuvar. The tuvar is cooked and simmered with whole wheat flour sheet (dhokli) along with spices. It is Indian Pasta cooked in spicy gravy. It can be served hot with bhakri, thepla or rice or can be had as a single dish.
Less oil handvo flour palak vada is made using spinach and handvo flour. It is made with less oil in a paniyaram /appe pan. Handvo flour is the mixed flour made with roasting rice, tuvar dal (pigeon peas), chana dal (gram), urad dal (split black gram). The mix of flour and the spices added gives … Read more
Palak Dal/spinach Lentil Curry is a curry cooked with lentils – pigeon pea (tuvar/arhaar dal), split bengal gram (chana dal), split green gram (moong dal without skin) and loaded with healthy spinach leaves. The tempering made with fresh green chili, ginger garlic paste along with whole spices enhances the flavor of the dal. It can … Read more
Sabudana thalipeeth/Sago pancake is made during fast. It is made with sabudana, boiled potato, sweet potato and roasted crushed peanuts. It is very quick, tasty and can be consumed even in regular breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is gluten free.
Onion Rava Dosa is a popular variety of South Indian dosa with semolina (rava) as the key ingredient in addition to rice flour and all-purpose flour. The batter is made thin like buttermilk and there is no need for fermentation like the normal rice dosa. It is instant and can be made quickly on demand.
