Qeema Matar is a delicious dish made with minced cauliflower and fresh green peas. The vegetarian dish is a great substitute for the original meat curry. Qeema or Keema is typically an Asian meat dish where the lamb meat is minced and cooked with peas and potatoes. Since we are vegetarians we obviously look for…
Paneer Kundan Kaliyan
Paneer Kundan Kaliyan is a rich curry from Awadhi Cuisine where marinated slices of cottage cheese are cooked in yogurt based gravy with onions, tomatoes, and whole spices. The Nawabi dish is finished with rose petals. Paneer or cottage cheese is very popular in Indian Cuisine. It can either be homemade or store-bought. While we…
Fariyali Kadhi / Fasting Curry
Fariyali Kadhi is a curry which is cooked with ingredients that are consumed while fasting. Yoghurt and amaranth flour combine to make this a delicious curry. Fariyali Kadhi makes an ideal fasting meal along with Samo Rice or Rajigiri ki Roti. It can be enjoyed while one is fasting on festivals like Mahashivratri, Ekadashi and…
Khoya Makhana Matar
Khoya Makhana Matar is a rich, exotic gourmet curry from the state of Uttar Pradesh. The dish is exotic with its ingredients but very quick to prepare and very delicious too. Khoya Makhana Matar is a dish that I roughly jotted down while watching Northern Flavors Subh Vivah, a cookery show which gave us the…
Aaloo Pasanda
Aaloo Pasanda is a curry made with sautĂ©ed potato slices , these slices are dunked in a flavorful onion tomato gravy and can be enjoyed with both rice and roti . In the month of April we normally have a Mega Marathon where we post all through the month except Sundays . Unfortunately with Carona…
Guarfali ki Sabzi
Guarfali ki Sabzi is a flavorful curry made with cluster beans . The curry is made with chickpea flour and yogurt in a typically Rajasthani style . Since the beginning of the year we have been working on a A to Z series for our regular monthly BM and I have chosen to cook…
Chatpate Chole
Chatpate Chole are tangy spicy chickpeas cooked in dry pomegranate powder . The chickpeas absorb the color and flavor of pomegranate making them super delicious. We are working on A to Z series for the regular BM , I have decided on Pick One State and Make Three Dishes . The state for January is…
Bharwan Lauki
Bharwan Lauki is a delicious curry with stuffed bottle gourd . The stuffing is made with spiced lentils , and then dunked into a onion tomato curry . Rajasthan has a treasure if recipes which are so delicious . Bharwan Lauki is a recipe from this majestic state and I must admit that those of…
Vegetable Kofta with Potato and Paneer
Vegetable Kofta with Potato and Paneer are deep-fried balls made with mixed vegetables, potatoes and paneer. They could be either enjoyed as a snack or dunked into a delicious gravy. These vegetable Koftas were made for our Biryani, Pulao and Khichadi Festival mega marathon where I served them with basic rice cooked in a pressure…
Banarasi Dum Aaloo
Banarasi Dum Aaloo is a potato curry made with baby potatoes which are simmered in a rich gravy. The curry is from Banarasi kitchen. While working on the last mega marathon where I cooked all rice recipes under the theme Biryani Pulao Khichadi Festival, I did a basic rice series, where I shared different techniques…