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
Baked Cream Cheese Crackers / Baked Cream Cheese Puri are healthy and non fried snacks made from whole wheat flour, rice flour, chickpea flour and cream cheese. These crackers can be munched at any time of the day, enjoyed as after school snack, served with tea or coffee or enjoyed as an appetizer with dips … Read more
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
Jowar Na Khatta Meetha Dhebra/ Sorghum Flatbread is a flatbread made with jowar (sorghum ) flour, wheat flour, yogurt and spices. The dhebra are sour and sweet due to addition of yogurt and sugar. Carom seeds enhances the flavor of dhebra. They can be served in breakfast, lunch or dinner with tea, yogurt, any lentil … 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.
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
Eggless Zucchini Cake With Chocochips is an eggless and healthy cake made with whole wheat flour, oats, zucchini and chocochips. It is a perfect healthy accompaniment with tea or coffee. It is enjoyed by kids in their lunchboxes or a small afterschoolsnack.
Eggless Sooji Mawa Cake/Eggless Semolina Cake is a very easy recipe for the beginners in baking. It uses very simple ingredients and simple home utensils. Milk powder adds richness to the cake and gives the taste similar to mawa/khoya. I have used cardamom to enhance the flavor of the cake. You can use the flavor … Read more
Baked Mixed Flour Spinach Puri is a very healthy snack packed with benefits of mixed flours and spinach. It is nonfried and can be enjoyed guilt-free.
Methi Na Pudla/Fenugreek Crepe is a crepe made using whole wheat flour, chickpea flour (besan), fresh fenugreek leaves (methi) and spices. It uses a good amount of fenugreek leaves and does not need any fermentation or leavening agents. It is a very quick, easy and healthy dish and can be made at any time when … Read more
Carrot Raita is made by combining yogurt with grated carrot, raisins, roasted peanuts, walnuts, salt, sugar and mustard seed powder. It is a healthy accompaniment and can be served with spicy Indian curry or biryani. It is gluten-free.
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.
Homemade paneer (cottage cheese) using curd is the very soft and juicy paneer. It is very easy and made quickly. It can be used to make tikkas, curry, salad, pizza, sandwiches or pasta.
Palak Dhebra /Spinach flatbread is a very healthy and nutritious dish made by kneading wheat flour with fresh spinach, ginger garlic paste and sesame seeds. The dough is divided into ball and rolled in a circle. This is then roasted with oil in a flat pan till golden. It is served with subji, choondo, murrabba, … Read more
Gujarati Kadhi is a dish made with chickpea flour (besan) and yogurt(dahi). It is balanced with sour and sweet taste and is little spicy. It is made within 20 minutes and is served hot with plain rice, khichdi, puran poli, pulav or plain chapati.
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
Baked Whole Wheat, Oats Kasurimethi Puri/ Baked Whole wheat, Oats Dried Fenugreek Leaves Cracker is a healthy nonfried dish made with whole wheat flour and oats. Adding Kasuri methi or dried fenugreek leaves enhances its flavor. It comes out crispy and is a treat for the calorie conscious people.
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.
A very soft idli made with moong sprouts, spinach and semolina. It is very high in fibre and very nutritious. It is perfect as a snack, breakfast or kids lunch box.
A leavened flat bread made with whole wheat flour and stuffed with spicy paneer filling. It is made on tava and then roast on open gas flame.
