Sun dried Guvar Kachri- Cluster beans boiled and then sun dried In India Sun dried items are usually made before the arrivals of summer , around the Holi festival time.In North India  we usually sun dry different types of papad and chips to consume whole year and deep fry them when needed. In southern and Northern India different types of vegetables are also sun dried called as Vathal or kachri. Cluster beans/ gavar, Bhindi, lotus stem ,Tindora , bitter gourd, green chilies, turkey berry,brinjal etc are sun dried and stored and then fried and sprinkled with dry spices. These kachris are s ..read more

Instant Green Chili Pickle – A tangy delicious and easy to make green chili pickle Green Chili pickle is among the most popular pickles in India. It is easy to make and last quite long . You can make it as per your spice preference , can use spicy or very mild chilies to make this. You can choose Bhavnagri ,serrano or jalapeno peppers .Even fresh red chilies can be used in the same way to make red chili pickle. You can also add some sliced ginger in it. Green chili pickle can be made in numerous ways. Each region and family have their own recipe of making pickles. The basic recipe remains the ..read more

Dal Bukhara- Whole black lentils cooked in a creamy tomato and butter sauce. Dal Bukhara is a very popular and loved recipe from Punjabi cuisine. It is made with whole black lentils, tomato puree, few basic spices and lots of butter and cream. Dal Bukhara is an Iconic dish from the Bukhara restaurant of Delhi’s ITC Maurya Hotel . It is slow cooked overnight on charcoal fire to get that viscous texture, creamy taste and smoky flavour. It is a very easy recipe using very minimum ingredients but need love and patience to make this simple yet so flavourful dal. Traditionally dal bukhara is cooked ..read more

Chane ka Bachka- shallow fried pancake made with fresh green chick peas , gram flour and basic spices Chane ka bachka or bhabra is a shallow fried pancake or pakora made specially during Holi in Bihar and U.P.  Fresh chick pea or taza hara chana is very easily available in the market during this season. It is made using these fresh chana but if you are making this after this season or not able to grab fresh tender green chana then you can make these with soaked black desi chana. Hara chana is only available around Feb to march. In U.P its popular as Holiya/ Hora/ choliya . These fresh sea ..read more

Vrat ka dhokla- a steamed cake made with sago and millet – easy snack recipe for fasting vrat ka dhokla is a quick and oil free snack for fasting . usually the food we make for fasting is often rich in calories as most of the pakora , pooris are deep fried. This one recipe is very light on stomach too. you can make this for fasting and on regular days too. Samak is a healthy gluten free millet used for making so many vrat ki recipes. it is also popular as vrat ke chawal. you can substitute it for any rice recipe. Samak is named as sama, varai, vari, jhingora, samat, bhgar, samwa, moraiyo,swang ..read more

Podi Idli- a quick breakfast of idlis tossed in a tempering and a spice mix Podi Idli is a popular recipe for making quick breakfast. This is made by tossing ready steamed idlis in a tempering with a flavourful spice mix named as idli podi or Gum Powder. Along with gun powder you can also add some chili powder in it. This is a best use of leftover idlis . you can use baby mini idlis, coin idles or even slice the regular idlis and make this podi idlis. You can make these podi idlis for breakfast , for kids tiffin boxes, as an appetizers for your party  and a great options to carry while tr ..read more

Green Moong Pulao- a healthy one pot meal made with rice, moong bean sprouts and mix vegetables. Green Moong Pulao is a flavourful and delicious one pot meal. It is a perfect recipe to use your leftover rice or make it from scratch using raw rice like you us ally make your pulao. you can add any vegetables of your choice to make it wholesome and healthy. I have used moong sprouts in it but you can also use soaked and boiled moong beans in it if sprouts are not available. Mung beans are very healthy and easy to digest beans and i use them regularly to make daal, sprouts, cheela and for this ric ..read more

Til Gud Ladoo-  delicious and easy to make no cook sesame and jaggery ladoos Til Gud ladoos are made during winter season and specially on the festival of Makar sankranti. These are so many different recipes to make til Gud ke ladoo. Some make it with khoya and sesame seeds. The other recipe is made with jaggery syrup mixed with sesame seed powder. The recipe of til gud ladoo I am sharing is a very easy and quick. you don’t need to make jaggery syrup for this. you just have to grind everything together and then roll to make ladoos, no cooking is needed for making these delicious laddu’s ..read more

Mooli Cheela- a quick and healthy breakfast recipe made with radish and flours. Mooli Cheela is a quick and easy to make savoury pancake , which is a healthy and filling breakfast and a good tiffin option. During winter we get very nice variety of radishes’ and we mostly use them for making salad, parathas and pickles Few day’s back I visited a friends’ house and she made these healthy and easy to make mooli cheela for us with tea. I like the taste and texture of the cheela and then tried at home and every one liked them at my place. Mooli is a healthy vegetable , it is fill of Vitamin A, C, E ..read more

Tomato Ketchup- a delicious  tangy homemade tomato sauce without artificial colour and preservatives Tomato sauce or ketchup is a condiment which is popular worldwide to serve with most of the snacks, sandwiches ,pizzas etc. The taste of this tangy sauce is loved by the people of all age groups, kids and adults all love the tangy taste of it. There are so many brands selling tomato ketchup in the market but still I don’t like the taste of most of them. The first reason is that most of them contain onion and garlic  . Few I got without onion garlic but they are either very sweet or ar ..read more