Ingredients for the Kadhi: 1 cup dahi 1 ½ cup Water, or as per desired consistency 2 heaped tsps Besan 1/4th tsp Turmeric powder Red Chilly powder and salt, to taste Ginger 1 inch piece, peeled and crushed For the Tempering: Oil 1 tsp Hing, Rye, Jeera, Kadipatta leaves and dry Red Chillies Method:…
Kalakand – A Creamy Milk Fudge
Ingredients: Paneer – ½ kg Milkmaid – 1 tin Dairy Whitener – 2 heaped Tbsps Cardamom Powder – 1/4 th Tsp Finely sliced Pistachios and Almonds for garnishing Method: Mash Paneer till granular, leaving no lumps. Add the Milkmaid and Dairy Whitener to it and mix them all together. In a thick bottomed…
Sunday Brunch: Puri’s, Alo Subzi & Khagina
Khagina: My mother-in-law taught me this very versatile, and delicious, egg dish which can be eaten as a starter, with drinks, with hot phulkas, with bread and can also be grilled between 2 slices of bread/in a bun and make a great sandwich. And it is so easy to make! Ingredients: 1 tsp Oil 2…
Pakodewali Kadhi
Pakodewali Kadhi is one of my absolute favourite! The recipe may seem lengthy and complicated when you look at it, but take my word for it, it is not a difficult recipe at all. Ingredients: Thick Curd: 1 cup Water: 2 ½ cups Besan: 2-3 heaped Tsps Ginger: 1-inch piece Green Chillies: 2-3…
Rava Halva
Ingredients: 1 Katori Rava 1 Katori Sugar 4 Katori’s Hot Water 2-3 Tbsps Ghee Method: In a pan, dry roast the Rava till it colors and emits an aroma. Add the ghee and fry on a medium flame for about 10 minutes. When the Rava turns a shade darker, turn down the flame and start…
Beetroot Pachadi (Chutney)
Ingredients: 2 tsps oil 3 medium sized beetroots, peeled and diced 2 heaped tbsps whole Dhania 1 and a half heaped tbsp whole white Urad Dal 4-5 Dry Red Chillies 3-4 medium sized pods of Garlic, peeled 3 inch piece of Tamarind Salt to taste Method: Heat the oil in a non-stick pan….
Rava Upma
Rava Upma: 1 katori Rava 1 tsp ghee 1 tsp oil 1 small onion, sliced lengthwise 1 small carrot, peeled and grated 2-3 cloves 1/4th tsp Urad Dal 1/4th tsp Chana Dal 1 Green Chilly, slit Kadipata leaves A few cashews, broken to bits Method: In a pan add ghee and oil and mix till…
Vegetable Qurma
For the basic Qurma Paste: 1 tbsp Cashews + 1 tbsp White Til (sesame seeds) + 1small piece of coconut OR 1 tbsp Peanuts + 1 tbsp Khus Khus + 1 small piececoconut Blitz the above ingredients with a little water, to form a thick paste. This paste can be frozen in an airtight container…
Tasty Tur Dal
Pressure cook 1 katori Tur Dal with 2 katori’s water (or as per desired consistency), ¼ th tsp Turmeric powder and salt to taste. For the Tadka: Heat 1 tsp of oil, To it add hing, jeera, rye, finely chopped Onion (1/4th of a large one), 2 large pods of finely chopped Garlic, 1 green…
Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is quintessential Mumbai street food. Pav is Bread and Bhaji is the literal translation of ‘vegetable’. Who would have thought that a mix of vegetables cooked together and scooped up and eaten with a piece of fried bread could be so delicious? Serves 4 Ingredients for the Bhaji: Potatoes: 3, large. Washed,…