It’s a cloudy day today, and when we expect rains to come all we want is some a hot cup of tea with some crispy onion bhajiyas. Nothing can be as blissful as enjoying rains with this amazing combo of tea and snack. I don’t know who invented bhajiyas but one thing i know is that its one of the most loved monsoon snack by Indians specially when we have some tea to get along….. bliss! Finely sliced onion, pretty much in quantity in ratio with the flour batter is flavored with Indian spices and deep fried til they are…
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 Quick and easy vegetable fried brown rice is a great solution to all the Chinese food lovers who are health freaks as well. Brown rice contains a lesser amount of carbohydrates hence makes easy digestion and is light to your tummy. Brown rice when teamed up with plenty of fine vegetables and tossed in olive oil and sauces to give a Chinese flavor makes an amazing rice meal that can be anytime enjoyed with any Chinese curry like Machurian or Paneer/Tofu Chili. Brown fried rice is healthy and full of nutrients that not just makes the dish filling but also fulfills our daily nutrient requirement with an amazing Chinese taste.
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Sago Kheer also popularly known as Sabudana Kheer is a milk pudding made with soaked sago pearls and is an ideal dessert option in Hindu community during their religious fasts. Its texture is creamy, luscious and absolutely melt in mouth. Tapioca Sago (Sabudana) is a processed, ready to cook agricultural food product. The only raw material for manufacturing Sabudana is tapioca root internationally known as Cassava. For infants and sick persons or during fasts (vrata-upawas), Sabudana is considered an acceptable form of nutrition. [wikipedia] Sabudana kheer can be flavored with various ingredients like saffron, mango, carrots, beets etc. Its light…
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Life gives us seasons and reasons for everything. One such favorite season that gives us enough reasons to enjoy all mouth watering dishes is Monsoon. Rains and food goes hand in hand. In India Monsoon is celebrated with garam garam Bhajiyas, hot cup of tea and lot’s of gossip over it. One such delectable and mouth watering Monsoon snack is Crispy Spicy Aloo Chaat. Deep fried diced potatoes later spiced with Indian spices and teemed up with onion, tomatoes, green chilies, some savory sev, curd and tamarind chutney to give a spicy tang flavor. So next time, when it rains…
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For all the lazy chicks out here who doesn’t like elaborated cooking but loves to enjoy some mouth watering food that can be made in just a few minutes . .. here’s the most simplest and easiest microwave recipe for Farafelle pasta made in a mug.Yes you heard it right, just a couple of ingredients , a mug and a microwave is all what you need to make this delectable Italian pasta that can be made in just a couple of minutes with cheese all around errupting like a volcano. Remember you can anyday replace the farafelle with any other…
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It’s weekend guys, so whats cooking today at your kitchen? Well we shall be out for a movie and then dinner outside, hence kept myself a bit lazy today. No breakfast, rather opted for brunch. And when it comes to my brunch cooking, pizza is the best known option to me, that not just keeps my son happy but also allow me to treat and pamper myself once in while. So why not have something supreme, exotic yet super healthy! Pizza is considered to be one unhealthy food, as it is made using all purpose flour, yeast etc. But who…
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Do you like cakes ? Do you like baking your cakes at home but scared or worried about how it will all happen ? So here’s a perfect recipe for all the beginners and novice in cake baking to over come their fears and try baking the simplest cake first to gain confidence. Yes, it’s a Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake that requires no skills, handful of ingredients and just 1 minute to bake. So if you have ingredients ready at home and can spare a minute or two to prepare something exotic for the guests, then this chocolate…
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Hurraayyy! It’s raining and you know what exactly should be done when it rains. Yes, a hot cuppa tea with some crispy yummy pakodas. Ummmm lemme think, well how about paneer pakodas today? I love Paneer and i love pakodas too, and the combination of both is simply irresistible. Thick fat pieces of paneer, dipped in a gram flour batter and deep fried, later flavored with chaat masala … Omg, i am salivating now! Pakodas also known as bhajiyas or bhajjis etc come hand in hand with rains. Pakodas are a gift to humanity to enjoy rains…lol. In India, we…
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 Summer vacations are soon coming to an end. I am sure you made a lot of goodies and delicacies for your children this season. Well if you are still in search of quick , easy peazy recipe that is yummy and will leave your kids licking their fingers and kissing your cheeks is Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark. Just three basic ingredients and you are done! Trust me this bark is going to make you a star in your family. Super international looks and a combination of rich dark chocolate and peanut butter… aaah, what better can one ask for!
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A well spent weekend with lots of food and frolic, Monday usually seems to be the most lazy ones to get me inside the kitchen. For those days when I had indulged myself too much on heavy food and feeling blotted… MOONG DAL KHICHDI is that one ultimate desi one pot meal that keeps digestion easy. Who says Khichdi is had only during illness, well my khichdi is no less that a pond of ghee with lots of tadka floating and enjoyed with raita, papad, chutney and achaar. Petite Yellow Lentils (split and dehusked ming beans) mixed and cooked with…
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Besan ki Phulki is a typical refreshing and flavorful snack of Uttar Pradesh. It’s gluten free and makes an amazing snack option for weekend brunch parties. The dish can also be teemed up with mutter ki chaat. Though the original recipe asks for a deep fry technique, but to make it more healthier i opted for Appe Pan. Yes ! with just a few drops of oil, the phuklis get ready in no time and is a blessing to all the weight watchers like me.
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No Sunday meal is complete without a dessert in hand. And when it’s summers the dessert has to be a chilled and refreshing one. Well like my family quotes, I am a dessert girl! For every good or bad reason I need dessert in mouth Even my blog has a huge collection of sweets & desserts , so now you have enough reasons to agree with my family Indian desserts are all about lot of sugar, exotic flavors like saffron cardamom etc, deep dried (mostly) , lot of ghee butter etc…. phewww! But there are a couple of…
