The month of August is dedicated to Diabetic friendly recipes. It’s a theme based post where i shall be posting diabetic friendly recipes in various categories. After my first post on Indian veggie its time to move on to some desserts. I have many diabetic members in my family … have grown up seeing few of my relatives suffering from this disease. Have closely seen them craving for sweet but were helpless at times. Rasgulla happens to be the most commonly accepted and loved sweet gifted by West Bengal to the entire country. In my house for every nice occasions…
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Treat your tummy with an absolute melt in mouth paneer kofta dunked in a rich creamy badami gravy. I had the pleasure of eating this royal treat in a near by restaurant few days back. The badami gravy is not just rich but also provides a amazing flavor ride to your palate. Basically the recipe comes under Awadhi Cusine and is quite close to Malai Kofta. The paneer kofta recipe resembles to malai kofta a lot but the gravy makes a huge difference when it comes to taste. The royal gravy has a smooth texture but along with that it…
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Chivda – an Indian snack that is full of flavors and equally keeps a check on calories. Light and tasty Chivda is commonly found at Indian homes specially during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi or Deepawali. I remember as a kid i had this at my neighbor’s place in Diwali. The chivda was light and fluffy and had and amazing crunch and flavor. Chivda has no particular recipe, it can be made as per your liking and choice of ingredients and taste. This particular version is guilt free as it has very less use of oil. I prefer making Chivda in…
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With the onset of monsoon comes the season of pakodas, bhajiyas n fritters. In India specially we have a big craze of enjoying rains with variety of bhajjis and a hot cup of tea or coffee. The more the friiters are crunchy the more we enjoy the rainy season. If you have some cabbge left in your storage and thinking what to do with it…just make these amazing cabbage fritters binded with chana dal. Perfect tea time snack in monsoon and even a great tiffin option for kids. Bengal gram aka chana dal is a perfect binding agent when it…
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During Ramadan the house was flooded with Dates and Plums. After having tried lots of smoothies, chutneys, dips etc…this time i wanted to bake a cake using these fruity goodness.I have always been fascinated by the Plum cake made during Christmas, the gooey texture and the fruity aroma is simply divine and heavenly. So how about adding dates and plums together in a cake …. ??? So just a day before Eid and of course on my lil sister’s demand, i just put on my aprons and Baked this heavenly dessert. It took me around 35 mins to get a…
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During my Hyderabad visit i got a chance to visit a local bakery. I was amazed to see heaps and piles of tuti fruity biscuits which were almost everywhere on the counter. They referred to it as Karachi Biscuits. Believe me i have grown up hearing Karachi Biscuits from few members in my family and for all those days i thought it from from Hyderabad situated in Pakistan because Karachi is in Pakistan….lol My Hyderabad visit was an eye opener to me. Though i didn’t got a chance to have those amazing fruit cookies there but i always wanted to…
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Rājmā is a popular Indian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice and roti. Although the kidney bean is not of Indian origin, it is a part of regular diet in Northern India. The dish developed after the red kidney bean was brought to India from Portugal . Being a popular dish, it is prepared on important occasions. About 100 grams of boiled Rajma beans contain 140 calories. 5.7 grams of protein, 9.0 grams of fat and nearly 17.8 grams of carbohydrate.Rajma chawal, i.e. Rajma served…
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My love for quick fix recipes is getting stronger day after day. Ramadan Iftaars demands lots of variety things specially when my son joins in. So here i present the cousin brother of Cheese Croquettes …. Cheese Fingers! I also call it Easy Cheesy Fingers as its super easy and can be made in a jiffy. A perfect snack option while enjoying monsoon rains and even sorts out tiffin problem for fussy kids. The cheese filling inside gives a gooey texture inside which surely every kid would love. The crispy coat given with bread crumbs or poppy seeds initially give…
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I simply love baking… believe me it’s a addiction. Once you start baking and get your hands set on your oven, that is when you get addicted. For me baking is something which was once a nightmare. But gradually i took over my fear and Woohaa! here i am. I gguess in my blog after desserts, baking is the maximum post carrying category. If someday it really happens, i would love to die eating chocolate. Chocolate in any form is worth dying for. Like me, my son is also a big time chocolate fan. Every second day he asks me…
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A big shout to all those who have a sweet tooth like me !!! India has given us an enormous variety of desserts. Most have them carry a traditional essence. One such dessert that is liked and loved by all and is a common preparations in festivals too… the royalty lies in it’s name, the one and only KesarPista Rabri !!! You will rarely find someone who doesn’t like a thick and creamy Rabri laced with lots of exotic dry fruits and saffron. The recipe i have used has traditional methodology in which the milk is reduced in a large…
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During Ramadan my family demands for more variety of food as compared to normal days. After having consumed a lot of non veg stuff it’s now time to hog on some pure vegetarian food. Me and everyone in the family are a big time South Indian food lover. Didn’t wanted to go with those regular Idli and Dosa, hence opted for Uttapam. Teamed up with some Mango pickle, Tomato pickle, Curd and an aromatic Sambhar to fulfill. Usually Uttapams are as big as chapatis but i made Mini Uttapams for Iftaar just to please my son. Uttapam or ooththappam or…
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What do u do with those extremely ripe bananas..? Well i prefer to bake them. And when it comes to baking, what better than a Banana Bread Loaf! Well the banana cake resembles a banana bread bcz of its texture. Though the ingredients is same as a cake but it’s a bread. Banana bread is a type of bread that is made with mashed fully ripe bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however, there are some banana bread recipes that are traditional-style yeast breads. Well there’s an interesting history behind banana bread… Wikipedia says Banana bread…
