Mandi, a traditional dish of Yemen made either with chicken or lamb. Mandi is now popular among other Arab countries as well. Traditionally, the meat is slow cooked in a tandoor which makes the meat extremely tender and delicious, and served over aromatic rice.The spice rub used to marinate the chicken is called Hawaij– coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, whole black peppercorns are roasted till aromatic and made into a powder.
Raw Banana is known as Kaya in Malayalam. Unripe Bananas are used for making different side dishes in Kerala. Raw Plantains (Vazhakka) are mostly used for making Thoran, Mezhkkupuratti, Erisheri and so on. A friend told me that they cook Raw Plantains with Tapioca/Yuca and it tastes excellent. Vazhakka is also cooked with different kinds. Here am using this raw banana to make a dry fish curry and its really
Puttu is a traditional breakfast dish of south india. It is usually preparing with rice flour. A special mould is using to make puttu. Olden days we used to make in a cylindrical mould. It will consume more flour. When i started to do dieting i buy one round shaped small mould, which is now available in market. It is resembling the shape of chiratta(thick covering of coconut). In my
Hello buddies. Today’s recipe is a very special and much-loved Punjabi recipe. It’s the recipe of Punjabi Chole. Kabooli chana or white chana are used to make this delicious, simple and easy dinner recipe. The taste of this chhole recipe is tangy, mildly spicy and very smooth. It has a nice texture from the onions too. The gravy is thick and these chole go well with poori. But you can
Hello buddies. Today I am sharing a very simple side dish recipe for rotis. It’s is soya masala recipe. Soy protein is very good for those who do not eat meat. So not only this is a delicious recipe but also a healthy one. The gravy base is made with tomatoes flavored with butter. If you are health conscious, you can surely use oil instead. Let’s get started with the
Hi again, foodies. Today I am sharing a very simple dinner recipe, which gets ready in a jiffy. But, of course, you can make it for any meal you want because it’s not only delicious but also comforting. It’s the recipe of Home-Style Dal Fry. What’s better than having a bowl of hot, spicy dal with steamed rice on a rainy afternoon with a dollop of butter and some pickle?
Looking for easy snack recipes, are we? Today you are in for a treat! It’s been raining and evening time is all about having delicious snacks like pakoras, samosas, tikkis, and patties. So today I made Rajma Tikkis or Kidney Bean Patties. I served them with spicy mint chutney, you can find its recipe here. If you are interested in more snack recipes for kids, do take a look at
Rice Papadi chat is made of leftover rice. It’s a very interesting breakfast. We generally fry leftover rice; I usually avoid oil so thought of innovating something new with leftover rice. It is one of my innovations. It has spicy tangy taste; all kind of people love it. Kids usually demand for new dishes, it can be one for them; something new and interesting. Let’s Begin Note: When making for
kadai soya chunks is a tasty side dish for chapathi / roti / paratha. Usually I make kadai paneer which is very popular in India. But today, I made this kadai soya chunks and it was very tasty. I followed the same procedure for kadai paneer. One thing to be taken care while making kadai soya chunks is that, roast the soya chunks well so that all the water gets
Beetroot has been in use for its medicinal properties since long time. It’s very helpful in lowering the blood pressure and enhancing circulation. It also decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease. It increases energy. In spite of its many health benefits, not many people like beetroot. This cake is a yummy way to include beetroot in your diet every now and then. It’s a great way to get
Hello there! Looking for light and nutritious lunch recipes, are we? Well here is one such easy recipe that you can make. It’s called Palak Wali Dal. It is a made from yellow moong dal and spinach. It pairs up excellently with rice. We also had some rotis, salad and aloo-gobi on the side. This dal is mildly spicy and smells great because of the flavors of spinach and garlic. Let’s
Here is a kashmiri kahwa recepie.This is a special kahwa with spices and dry fruits.Its a comforting drink which comforts our mind and body.As we add spices it helps to increase the circulation and burns fat.Whoever visits Kashmir can’t forget this drink.Two months ago my paster and family visited Kashmir.They were amazed by the taste and she used to make daily even today.I had it just now.wow.Can’t explain….. You can
Hi again, foodie buddies. Today’s recipe is one of my personal favorites. Seyal Suran Patata is a Sindhi recipe. Suran means yam and patata means potatoes, whereas, seyal is a method of cooking. Seyal recipes have onion based gravies. The onion is caramelised for golden brown colored gravy. Very little water is used to cook these recipes.they pair up well with both rotis and rice. Personally, I like seyal
Pomfret Masala is a spicy, thick, tomato-based curry. It’s bright, red color from the ripe red tomatoes is extremely enticing. Pomfret is a very delicate, fleshy, tender and tasty fish.The pomfret is fried and added to the curry and left to simmer for a few minutes. The spicy gravy and the deliciousness of pomfret make this recipe a perfect side dish with roti or naan. Since it gets ready in
Hello, foodies. Today I am sharing a very simple recipe. It’s called Masala Bhakri. Bhakri is a Maharashtrian term for flat bread made from jowar or bajra. They are thicker than chapatis and rotis. This one can be had for breakfast or for times when you want to cook something light. It also makes a healthy lunchbox recipe and a great accompaniment with side dishes instead of the usual plain
Jack fruit seed is highly nutritious.High in vitamin A ,proteins and high in fiber. This is available in summer.we can clean ,sun dried and preserve for rainy season. since it is easily available and people don’t know about the health benefits,all are ignoring this nutritious seed as far as i know. As it is highly fibrous it can prevent constipation ,helps in digestion,thus detoxifying the body. It helps in improving
Hi again. I am back with another cool recipe, this time it’s a milkshake! Mango milkshake is one of my favorite milkshakes of all time. It’s nutritious and filling at the same time. When you pick mangoes for making mango milkshake, use good variety. Choose mangoes that are not fibrous. They should be ripe, firm, fleshy and juicy. Alphonso mangoes are your best bet. But if you do not get them,
Hi again, foodies. Looking for a quick summer cooler recipe, are we? It’s May and India is experiencing the typical, extremely scorching summer. Hence, it becomes necessary to make summer coolers at home rather than endlessly glugging store-bought aerated soft-drinks. Not only homemade coolers are refreshing, they are nutritious too. Today I am sharing the recipe of Aam Panna. It is the most amazing summer cooler made from sour
Kadala or Bengal gram is high in protein. Since it is nutritious and healthy we use to have at least once in a week. We can make it differently. I like to eat this with puttu, dosa and appam. Recently i learned from my sister this style. As thattukada taste we can enjoy eating. I am going to make this with roasted coconut and fresh masala. Ingredients 2 cup of
Hi again, foodie fellas! It is a beautiful sunny day, isn’t it? It’s Saturday afternoon and the Sun is shining bright with all its might, as April approaches its end. Speaking of April, the summers here are pretty rough and not to mention hot. When we are feeling helpless about the heat, again, food comes to our rescue. I prepare a variety of summer coolers during the hot days; Lemonde,
