Stuffed Rice is a rice where the rice is stuffed with a curry and presented . It is the serving style which is unique . While hosting dinners I always feel that music , flowers and candles play an important role , but the presentation of food is equally important and the guests should feel…
Mumbai Tawa Khichadi is a Khichadi made on a griddle , with precooked Khichadi and Vegetables, just the way the way Pav Bhaji is made . Served with a big dollop of butter the Khichadi is a wholesome and finger licking meal . We begin with a new week and I have again divided the…
Turiya ka Bharta is a ridge gourd mash . The dish has a mild smoky flavour and resembles the famous Punjabi Baingan ka Bharta . Bhartas are basically mashs and they could be as simple as Bihari Aloo ka Chokha or complex as Baingan ka Bharta . Baingan was one veggie which was my favourite…
Leela Kanda ane Ganthia nu shaak is a quick curry made with spring onions , tomatoes and Ganthia . One can use any variety of farsan . The dish gets ready in just a couple of minutes if you have the onion chopped . The Ganthia is added at the time of serving . Leela…
Bateka nu Shaak is a Gujrati style potato curry which is served as a side dish for Gujrati lunches and dinners . Bateka nu Shaak pairs very well with Poori and Methi na Dehbras . Methi na Dhebra is a flatbread made with pearl millet / Bajra flour and fresh fenugreek leaves . The bread…
Qeema Paratha is a stuffed rectangular pocket paratha made with minced cauliflower and fresh green peas .This is a vegetarian version of the popular minced meat parathas. For the alphabet ‘Q’ I knew I had to make a Qeema Paratha as Q doesn’t offer much options in terms of Indian recipes . Normally when we…
Charan ji Daal ras wari is nothing but Channa Daal or Bengal gram in gravy . This is a typical Sindhi daal where the each grain of the daal is separate . The daal is typically Sindhi , but there are some recipes which are almost lost in today’s time . Frankly speaking even I…
Paalak Paneer Bhurji is a delicious Indian curry made with finely chopped spinach and freshly grated cottage cheese with a hint of processed cheese . This dish is one of the special dishes which features in my party / guest menu. I posted this for the Sindhi Thali . To tell you the truth this…
Undhiyu Chapadi is a popular winter street food from Rajkot. Undhiyu is a typical Gujrati mix vegetable ,and chapadi is a flat, fried version of Baati. I had short listed Undhiyu for the alphabet ‘U’ , but since I have already posted some of the variations I wanted something different and kept Exploring the flavours…
Kutchi Bread Channa is a Street Food from Kutch .The pav is stuffed with channa , and then soaked in a spicy and a sweet chutney . The end result is a delicious slightly sweet but spicy Pav channa which is absolutely delicious and quite filling too. The alphabet K had a couple of…