Indian recipes - page 22

Haldar, J.1921. Bengal Sweets. Calcutta: Chuckervertty, Chatterjee Co. Ltd. Anybody interested in food history in general and sweet history in particular would know about Bipradas Mukhodhyay’s work Mistanna Pak ( a two-volume set on sweets in Beng

hurda bhel or tender jowar bhel recipe this chaat recipe is made with a winter delicacy common in the part of india i live. tender fresh sorghum or jowar - a cereal ingredient revisited by me after many many years. many of us indians do use jowar

Mild spiced, rich, delicious and easy to make is this Mughlai Chicken Korma! It s happy time my parents have come to visit me. Hence I made this special dish for them. Along with Mughlai Chicken Korma I made crispy fried chicken, rice and served with p

Rose Cookies a traditional sweet delicacy made during Christmas! Rose Cookies are called as Rose De Coque in Portuguese and Goa, called as achu Murukku in Southern Region of India and called as Rosette Cookies in Scandinavia. Now it s famous as Anglo I

The other day, I was going through this wonderful website called 'WHFoods.org', that lists all the health foods in the world and was pleasantly surprised to find green peas there. The website says, that the peas have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory bene

Besan Stuffed Green Chilies Besan (Black Gram Flour) Stuffed Green Chili Big fat green chili serves varied purpose in Indian culinary. Make pakodas, cut and add to salad to give lovely flavor, Make pickle out of them with

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Uttaranchali Masoor Dal I was going through the stats of my blog when I realized that one of the readers was interested in knowing how masoor dal is made in Kumaon, Uttaranchal. Thus I thought of blogging the recipe for cooking my humble masoor da

Another delicious mouthwatering culinary delight straight from my kitchen.This is an instant dosa recipe which , am sure , would become one of your all time favourites. Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup Sago / Sooji / Rava - 1/2 cu

Did you know that March is National Noodle Month ? I wanted to make something on this occasion (??), for the past 31 days and as usual the month flew by right in front of my eyes. Well since there are a few more hours left to complete the month I thought

I am here to kick start my first event titled, ' Cooking with Family-Series ' which I had highlighted in my last post. The theme that I have chosen for this event is, ' BREAKFAST '. I plan to post the recipes once a week on every Friday and hence name

I keep making this Matki ki Subzi now and then, when I came back from India last time, I had been to my sister's place in pune, she keeps making this gravy and my kids liked it very much, when I came back here I found these beans in Asian shop here and al

In case you hadn?t noticed, I have been MIA for a week ? but thankfully, I have a great excuse. If you follow me on Facebook you?ll know that I?ve been spending most of time baking for a lovely little party I attended last weekend. On the entirely eggle

This is version 1.1 of my recipe and I am sure it is the final cut. It was so good, I smacked my plate clean and bit and licked the rib bones, till my husband had to take them away from me. Albeit with some force. I know. I know, there is something very u

Given a choice,I prefer brothy, spice laden curries over the thick,sweetish,creamy ones.I like to sip the spiced broth which hits the back of tongue.Spices which do a happy dance in your mouth and leave behind a gimme me more feeling.There is something

In case you all were wondering where have I been...We just got a new puppy !! We brought him home on last Monday April 25th, 2011. I managed to post one recipe on 26th, but then have been busy enjoying him :) He just turned 10 weeks old today. He is so

What is Taro root? The taro root, as with other tubers, is recognized by other names. This tuber is also known as the dasheen, eddo and kalo in many areas of the world including West Africa, Asia, Central America, South America and the Caribbean and Polyn

Just got a packet of fresh sweet corn from the store and wanted to cook up a new recipe with it! Was googling to find a sweet corn paratha recipe but all the recipes which I found, the sweet corn was ground and either mixed with the flour or used as a stu

apricot velvet or qubani ka meetha is a famous Hyderabadi sweet dish,prepared during weddings and ramadan. preparation of this dish involves cooking of the apricots with sugar and served with custard, cream or ice cream. ingredients 25 dried apri

H ave you heard of 'Kalyani' before? No, I didn't mean the girl 'Kalyani' but the biriyani which is sold by the name 'Kalyani' in Hyderabad? It's nothing but a biriyani made with beef. I've never heard of it until I got married. Jobin used to mention abou

I?m yet to meet a person who doesn?t love masala dosas. A light, healthy meal full of nutrients and flavour, dosas are widely popular on restaurant menus and in roadside cafés. Ever since I was a little girl I have always associated these crispy rolls o

Growing up, I always saw that men in my family were better at cooking non vegetarian food than women.They took their time in selecting the meat pieces,cleaning it,sometimes even carving it and then cooking it with all the patience in the world.They follow

A rich and creamy side-dish that is a traditional fare of Kerala cuisine, Potato stew is mildly spiced and gets the heat from ginger other than green chillis! It is served with idiyappam , pancakes (dosas),appams etc. Sadhya or the grand feast (banqu

Tuesday's lunch is mostly Wheat based. Today we made a simple Dal - Sabji for Lunch, to go with Roti. This lunch-box was saved for Mani, who has seen my cooking ventures / food pictures only on Facebook. Gobi ki Sabji This Aloo-Gobi sabji is y