Everyday recipes

#favouritewinterbreakfast# In the weekends I try to make some special dishes which everyone likes to have in my family. How could I just let the winters go away without making one of my favorite breakfasts matar ki kachauri. The tongue tickling kachauris have stuffing of smoothly blended cooked seasonal peas with ginger and some spices. Making these kachauris is easy and involves four steps, make filling, make dough, packing the stuff into dough and frying. Sharing the recipe: This recipe makes 8 kachauris. Ingredients to make dough: -1 cup maida -1/8 cup melted ghee -salt as per your taste -ajwain seeds - few - black cumin seeds -few -water for kneading -refind oil for frying Method to make dough: - take maida in a bowl, add ghee, salt, ajwain and black cumin seeds, mix well. Adding water gradually knead it to make a soft dough. Keep it aside, covered for 10-15 minutes.  -divide the dough into 8 equal size balls. ...

#valentinehomemadecake# There are different ways people celebrate Valentine's day showing appreciation for the people they love. I made my special ❤️ day with a very special cake, as this is the very first cake I had eaten and tried my hands in baking with. I remember, We didn't have a single cake shop at our hometown neither we would get all the ingredients to make a fancy cake at home. So, my mother used to bake this very simple yet awesome cake on every occasions like birthdays, anniversaries or new year and we would just decorate applying cream and garnish with dry fruits to make it look awesome named as shrimal.  I am sharing the recipe here: Recipe: Ingredients: -1 cup whole wheat flour -3/4 cup powdered sugar -3/4 tsp salt -3/4 tsp baking powder -1/2 tsp baking soda -3/4 cup melted ghee -1/2 cup milk -4-5 cashews and green pista crushed Method: -sieve aata, salt, baking powder, baking soda in a plate ( do it twice so that soda and baking powde...

#mixdaltadkadifferentversion# Mix Dal tadka is nothing but different kinds of Dal mixed in different proportions and cooked with adding masalas. Dal is good for health, helps in digestion, rich in fibre, and is a very good source of protein especially for vegetarians. We include Dal everyday in our meal. On daily basis, I make plane tur Dal. So, sometimes to bring a change in my menu and provide different varieties and taste I keep on making mix Dal which gives a special look to my lunch/dinner. It's very easy to make. Sharing the recipe: Recipe: serves for 4 Ingredients: -1/4 cup black Urad Dal (split) -1/3 cup green mung Dal (split) -1/8 cup tur (arhar) Dal -1/8 cup masoor dal -mixed Dal(all above) -1.5 cup water -1 tsp ginger chopped -1 medium onion chopped -1 medium tomato chopped 1/2 tsp garam masala -few cumin seeds -a pinch of asfoetida -1 tejpatta -1 small green chilli -coriander leaves -1/2 tsp kasuri methi -1/2 tbsp malai (I use fresh malai...

Our day starts with the thought of food.  Thinking what to prepare and how while rummaging  through the vegetable basket and finally come  up with a dish , everyday ritual for most of us. Plus, if it's a special day, it becomes harder. Valentine's day is around the corner. So, have you yet decided how to make it special!  Remember, It has also been said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. So, what else can be better idea than this to celebrate the special day with tangy aalu tikki chaat! Sharing the recipe : To make aloo tikki chaat we need- -8-10 boiled potatoes mashed smoothly -1 and 1/2 cups white peas- washed and soaked overnight -1tsp of cumin and methi seeds -1tsp of turmeric powder -1/2 tsp coriander powder -2 cups water -1 and 1/2 cups curd Whisked with 1/2 tsp salt -1 cup Sweet Tamarind Chutney(soak tamrind for 20 min strain and boil till it becomes thick, add jaggery powder, salt jeera powder and red chilli powder) -1/...

#mixedparathaversion2# There are different varieties of mix paratha you can cook using different vegetables in different proportions. I have a shared earlier the 1st version in my blog now you can try the other one. Recipe: serves 5 parathas Ingredients: -1 cup wheat flour -1/2 small capsicum chopped finely -1 small carrot grated -1/4 cup cabbage chopped in thin shreds -3 to 4 french beans chopped thinly -1 tsp ginger grated -1 green chill finely chopped -salt as per your taste -1/2  tsp black pepper powder -a pinch of ajwain and Black cumin seed mixed. -ghee for cooking Method: -Mix all the ingredients well and adding little water knead to make a dough (harder than usual dough as vegetables leave water making it soft). -Divide the dough into 5 equal size round balls. -Sprinkle little flour on your chakla and roll into a triangular shape. -Heat tawa and put it over it ,flip over 2-3 times applying ghee till it is cooked properly. And paratha are rea...

#stuffedparathaverson1# It's always been a difficult task to decide our breakfast menu. Most easiest recipe I feel is to make stuffed parathas and have it with curd, pickle or chutney. To make variation in the menu I keep on altering the fillings(stuff). Here, I am sharing one of the stuffed paratha recipes using chana dal as the filiing in wheat flour dough. Recipe : makes 4 parathas Ingredients for making aata dough: -1 cup wheat flour -1/2 tsp ajwain- mangraila(mixed) -water and salt -ghee for cooking Ingredients for making fillings: -1 cup chana Dal (soaked for 3-4 hours) -1 tsp ginger garlic paste -1 green chilli -a pinch of cumin seed -pinch of asfoetida -turmeric powder and salt -1/2 tbsp mustard oil -coriander leaves for garnishing Method to make aata dough- - take wheat flour in a bowl, add salt, ajwain-mangraila, mix well -add water gradually and knead well to make a soft dough -your dough is ready, keep it covered for 10-15 mi...

#Poushmonth#biharkapittha# Pithas are made by stuffing sweet or savory ingredients in a rice flour dough and shaping it in a ball. Then the stuffed dough balls are cooked by either steaming or boiling. Pitha is a part of Bihari cuisine particularly in Mithila region of Bihar and is served as a snack or in dinner. It is considered healthy and have high protein. Pithas are not only popular in Bihar but also in the rest of the state and made by different names and slightly different ways. In  many households pithas are made traditionally in the indian calendar month of Poush.  I have always wondered and heard stories about why pithas are made in the month of Poush. There can be several reasons for this. For example, the month of Poush starts at the end of the kharif season, and pithas could be made to celebrate the rainy season crop, which includes rice. If the  pithas are made with sweet ingredients then it will last longer in the cold month of Poush. Rice is t...