Sattu ke Laddu Sattu is a flour derived from grinding roasted Bengal Gram which is also known as Dalia Ingredients: Dalia Ki Daal 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Ghee ½ Cup Dry Fruits/Saffron for garnishing (optional) Method: Grind Dalia to a fine powder Grind Sugar to a fine powder Mix both together very well Heat Ghee… Read More Sattu ke Laddu
I have a sweet-tooth, with a special weakness for Ice-creams. But we know that eating Ice-creams too often is not such a great idea, for your weighing scale. A few years ago when I came across this recipe for ‘ice-cream’ I was skeptical, and though I did save the recipe I never tried it out.… Read More No Dairy Ice-cream : Recipe included
Ingredients: For the Dhokla 1 medium sized katori Besan(gram flour), sieved 1 generous pinch Haldi/Turmeric 3 Tsp Sugar Juice of 1 and 1/2 small Limes/Nimbu’s 1/2 tsp Green Chilly+Ginger Paste Salt, to taste Eno Fruit Salt, 1 small Packet (5 gms) Water For the Waghar/Tempering 1/2 Tsp oil Rye Curry Leaves Slit Green… Read More Super-quick Dhokla
Ingredients: Onions: 2, medium sized, chopped Tomatoes: 2 medium sized, chopped Ginger-garlic paste: 1 Tbsp Salt, to taste Oil: 2 Tsp Cashewnuts: 6-7 pieces, soaked in warm water for 10-15 minutes Mushroom: 250 grams, cleaned and diced (the choice to use the stems is yours. I didn’t) Peas: 1/2 cup, boiled Cumin Seeds/Jeera: 1… Read More Mushroom – Mattar
Ingredients: Milk: 2 Cups Sugar: 3/4th cup + 1 Tsp (Use 1 cup if you like your sweets really sweet) Ghee: 3 Tbsp Rava/Sooji: 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice: 1/2 a lime (to curdle the milk) For the Garnishing: Chopped nuts Method: Heat the 1 Tbsp Ghee in a pan, add the Sooji and stir on a… Read More Belgaum Kunda
Ingredients: 1 Katori Sooji/Rawa 1 Katori + 1 Tbsp Sugar 4 Cups Water 4 Tbsps Ghee Cardamon (Elaichi) Powder 1/4 th Tsp (Optional) Saffron Strands (a generous pinch) (Optional) For Garnishing: Soaked Raisins and roasted and chopped Almonds, Cashews and Pistachios Method: Mix the sugar and water in a vessel and stir and boil… Read More Navratri ka Halwa/Sooji Halwa
Ingredients: (Serves 2) 4 Slices of Bread (White/Brown/your choice) 1 medium sized Onion, thinly sliced lengthwise 1 medium sized Tomato, deseeded and thinly sliced lengthwise 1/2 a medium sized Carrot, peeled and grated 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder, Salt and Chaat Masala, to taste 1 Tsp of Tomato Ketchup 1/2 Tsp… Read More Iyengar Bakery Style Toast Sandwich
Ingredients: 250 grams dry Dates (called kharek/khajoor) Milk 1/2 Cup Ghee 3 Tbsp Method: Soak the dates in water overnight. They should be plump and puffed up the next morning Discard the water used to soak the dates in and deseed the dates Grind to a fine paste, adding the milk to it Heat… Read More Sugarfree Dry Dates Halwa
Makes 10 pieces Ingredients: 1 Litre Milk (The richer your milk, the creamier your Sondesh will taste. I used Cow Milk, and the Sondesh still tasted awesome) Juice of half a lime (or more, if required) 3 Tbsps Powdered Sugar (or as per your requirement) Essence of your choice: 2 drops (optional) I used… Read More Sondesh
This dish was inspired by the original recipe by Radha Natrajan S Makes 14 Pancakes Ingredients: 1 Cup Maida 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder 1/2 Tbsp Sugar 1/4 th Tsp salt 1/4 th Cup Yogurt 1 Cup Buttermilk 2 Tbsp Butter, melted For the filling/stuffing Jam of your choice/ Coarsely chopped Chocolate bits/ Peanut Butter Powdered Sugar, for… Read More Eggless Stuffed Mini Pancakes made in Paniyaram/Appe/Paddu Pan
