Indian

Kasturi kabab (dried fenugreek flavored chicken kababs)

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 30 min

Ingredients: First Marinade : Ginger-garlic paste - 3 teaspoons Vinegar - 1 tablespoon Salt - 1/2 teaspoon Second Marinade : Refined Oil - 2 tablespoons Gram flo...

Kaddu ka shorba or ashgourd soup

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 15 min

Ingredients: Ashgourd / White pumpkin / Kaddu - 400g Coconut milk extracted from 4 cups of freshly grated coconut - about 4 cups milk Cauliflower - 100g Garlic -...

Tomato rasam recipe

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 10 min

Ingredients: Tamarind - one lemon sized ball Tomatoes - 2 to 3 Rasam powder - 1 spoon Toor dal - one handful Asatifida - 1/2 pinch Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon Cori...

Cabbage kootu / molagootal recipe

Main Dish Very Easy 10 min 10 min

Ingredients: Cabbage - 1/2 a head - finely cut Moong Dal - 1/4 cup or a little more Coconut - 1/2 cup - grated Green Chillies - 2 or 3 - depends on size Jeera (Cu...

Traditional gujarati mohanthal (chickpea flour butter fudge)

Dessert Very Easy 20 min 25 min

Ingredients: 2 cups gram flour (a.k.a chickpea flour/besan) 1 tablespoons melted ghee 2 tablespoons milk You will also need: 1 cup melted ghee 1 cup milk powder...

Thalicha adai/ adai dosa( mixed lentils and rice crispy crepes)

Other Very Easy 10 min 10 min

Ingredients: Idly Rice or Ponni Rice - 2 Cups Bengal gram/ Kadalai Paruppu - 1/2 cup Toordal/ Thoovaram Paruppu - 1/2 cup Urad dal - 3 tablespoons Garlic cloves -...

A fragrant chicken and coconut curry from mangalore

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min

Ingredients: 5-15 whole dried red chilies, depending on the heat you want 4 heaping teaspoons coriander seeds 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek s...

Tomato dal tadka

Main Dish Very Easy 16 min 44 min

Ingredients: For Dal: 1/2 cup masoor dal ( red lentils ) 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon oil 2 cups water For Tadka: 2 teaspoon oil 1 teaspoon mustard s...

Mint rasam/pudina rasam

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min

Ingredients: 1 small bunch of mint(approx 1 cup) 2 tablespooons grated dry coconut 4-5 dry red chillies 3 tablespooons tamarind pulp 1 teaspoon grated Jaggery(...

Raw banana pepper fry & drumstick kootu.....a platter from rak's kitchen

Main Dish Very Easy 33 min 40 min

Ingredients: 1)Drumstick kootu: 2 Drumsticks 1/4 cup Moong dal 1 teaspoon sambar powder 1/4 teaspoon haldi/turmeric powder 1 Tomato,chopped 2 generous pinches of...

Gummadikaya peanut curry(gummadikaya gojju)

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 20 min

Ingredients: 1/2 kg Gumadikaya (Red pumpkin) 1 teaspoon Chilli powder 1 teaspoon Dhanai powder 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder Mustard seeds (for seasoning) Curry le...

Gulab jamun milk balls in sugar syrup

Dessert Very Easy 20 min 15 min

Ingredients: 1 cup Vegetarian Ricotta Cheese/Mawa/Khoya 1/2 cup Non-fat Carnation Milk Powder 1/2 cup Bisquick - Pancake mix (Instead of Bisquick Pancake mix, us...

Gajar ka halwa ~ diwali mithai!!

Starter Very Easy 10 min 6 min

Ingredients: Carrots,grated 2 cups Milk powder ¼ cup Sugar 5 tablespoons Cardamom powder ½ teaspoon Melted ghee 1 tbsp Sliced nuts and Saffron strands for ga...

Billa kudumulu / rice rava tikki's & onion chutney and my 100th post..!!

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 20 min

Ingredients: 1)Rice Rava: 1 cup Rice Rava /Akki tari/Biyyapu rava 3 cups Water 2 teaspoons oil Salt to taste 2)Onion Chutney: 3 big onions,sliced 6-8 red chill...

Gujiya, til laddu & halwa for diwali / deepavali

Main Dish Very Easy 40 min 1 h 5 m

Ingredients: 1)Gujiya: Khoya - 50 gm Coconut, grated - 30 gm Almonds, chopped - 1 tablespoon Pistachios, chopped - 1 tablespoon Raisins - 1 tablespoon Maida - 100 ...

Green chole with coconut milk

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 15 min

Ingredients: Chole 1 16 ounces. can, drained and rinsed thoroughly or dry beans, soaked and cooked Swiss Chard 1 bunch, washed and chopped finely (about 4 cups)...

Aloo parwal ki subzi & batter fried banana chips

Main Dish Very Easy 30 min 25 min

Ingredients: 1)Aloo Parwal Ki Subzi: 200 g parwal, sliced 200 g potatoes, peeled and sliced 25 g peanuts, roasted and coarsely pounded 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powde...

Maggi kolhapuri mutton curry, nestle malwa kadi & subz pulao

Main Dish Very Easy 50 min 49 min

Ingredients: 1)Maggi Kolhapuri Mutton Curry: MAGGI Bhuna Masala (for Gravy Dishes) - 1 pack Coconut, grated - 1 ½ cups (approx. 105g) Cloves - 5 pieces Cinnamon- 1...

Mili-juli sabji~mixed vegetables in onion-tomato gravy

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 25 min

Ingredients: Carrot - 1,chopped Beans - 4-5,chopped Cauliflower - 4-5 florets,chopped Green peas - ½ - ¾ cup Onion Paste: Onion - 1 Cloves - 2 Cardamom - 1,who...

Kerala puttu and kadala curry

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 40 min

Ingredients: 1)Puttu: Store bought Puttu powder/Rice flour 2 cups Salt a pinch Fresh shredded Coconut 1 cup 2)Kadala Curry: Black Chana/Konda Kadala/Black or Br...

Hirwa bhath ( spinach rice ) , varhadi pulao & mishti pulao

Main Dish Very Easy 30 min 40 min

Ingredients: 1) For Hirwa Bhath (Spinach Rice): 3 cups ( 600 g ) cooked rice 1 bunch spinach , blanched and ground to a paste 1 tablespoon butter 2 cloves 2 cardam...

Rava pongal with thakkali kuzhambu/sooji pongal with tomato gravy

Main Dish Very Easy 20 min 45 min

Ingredients: 1)Ingredients for Rava Pongal: Rava/Sooji - 1 cup Split Moong Dhal/Payatham Paruppu-1/2 cup Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoons Pepper corns - 1 teaspoon...

Sweet dosa ~ whole wheat eggless orange pancakes ~ thiyyappachi

Other Very Easy 10 min 10 min

Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely ground whole wheat flour 2-3 tablespoons rice flour 1/4 cup sugar pinch of salt 1 teaspoon Zest of an orange oil / ghee as needed 1 - ...

Dahi bhindi (lady finger in creamy yogurt gravy)

Main Dish Very Easy 15 min 15 min

Ingredients: 1/2 kg Okra washed,dried and chopped in 1 inch pieces 2 onions chopped finely 1 cup curd beaten 1 tbsp fresh cream (optional) 1 teaspoons sugar or ja...

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