Dahi Gujiya is a soft melt in the mouth half moon shaped Vada which is stuffed with nuts and then laced with creamy whipped curd . It’s a speciality of Uttar Pradesh . Dahi Gujiya takes me back to school , when I was just sixteen . One of my friends used to make these…
Leelo Chevdo is a special potato based namkeen and is a speciality of Vadodara . Vadodara is the second largest city of Gujarat and the word Leelo literally means wet and chevdo is a farsan or a namkeen . I am sure you must be wondering how a namkeen can be wet , they are…
Dry Fruit Kachori is a round kachori stuffed with dry ingredients like ganthia, papadi along with nuts and spices . This kachori is a speciality of Jamnagar , which is a famous city of Gujrat. This is the second week of the September Mega Marathon and we are working on Sweets and Snacks all through…
Vegetable Koftas are lemon sized 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 a basic rice cooked…
Zero oil Aloo Kandhari is a rich gravy dish made with onion , cashews , poppy seeds and potatoes . The name Kandhari comes from the Kanadhari deep red variety of pomegranates used for the gravy . Kanadhar is a city in Afghanistan which is famous for these deep red pomegranates. While deciding my…
We come to the end of this week where I have been posting Protein Rich recipes with Nuts as star ingredients . These super energy ladoos are totally with an Indian flavour of cardamoms. We have dates , nuts and poppy seeds. You guys know my passion for Ladoos, they just added on to my…
Nuts are considered relatively fatty, but they are a powerhouse of unsaturated fat (the good kind) and protein. It means they fill us up faster and for longer, They have higher life expectancy and even help to stabilise blood sugar . Cashews, almonds, pistachios , walnuts and peanuts have higher amounts of proteins than other…
For Day 2 under Special Themes I am posting recipes from my Andhra Thali. Yesterday it was Nutty Karela Crisps. For today I have a delicious curry with drumsticks. We all know that drumsticks are loaded with healthy proteins and essential minerals making it a healthy food. Being high in calcium, iron and other vitamins,…
It has been two years since I have been wanting to try Panforte. Finally the A-Z Baking around the World made it happen. Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert which is served for Christmas. It contains fruits and nuts and resembles a fruit cake. We could say it is a cross between a fruit cake, candy and…