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…
Bengali Veg Chop is a croquette made with beetroot and potatoes . This Bengali speciality has a soft interior and crispy exterior and tastes fabulous . These chops were one of the first ones to be made for this marathon . Deep fried chops ! I was so hesitant to make , hubby would clearly…
Kalmi Vada is a lentil crisp , which is made crisp by refrying or double frying . This crisp is a speciality of Rajasthan and is normally used in chats. Kalmi vada is made from a mix of chana and moong daal . The daals are soaked for a couple of hours and then blended…
Ratlami sev is a popular fried and crisp snack made with gram flour,clove,pepper and other spices. The addition of the special spice blend,makes this spicy and gives a unique taste. This spice blend and the thickness is different from other sevs and that is what makes it special . Ratlam is a city of Madhya…
Fulwadi / Phoolwadi is a Gujrati crispy snack popular with the Jain community of Gujrat . It has a unique and delicious flavour . Fulwadi are like croquettes , and they are made with coarse besan . I had never gone into the details of making these , as they are easily available . I…
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…
Banarasi Dum Aloo 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…
Instant Onion Pickle is a delicious pickle made with onions which can served right away, not only that it is a great accompaniment with almost all dishes, specially North Indian meals . Our April marathon was all about Biryani , Pulaos and Khichadis , and while we made these I made a Achaari Paneer…
Achaari Paneer Pulao is a very flavourful Pulao which is a one pot meal with mild pickle flavour and chunks of marinated and grilled paneer cubes. The Achaari Pulao had been on my to do list since a very long time , but somehow we have almost stopped eating pickles so was hesitant . Finally…
Bharwan Mirch ki Biryani is a delicious and unique Rajasthani Biryani made with stuffed bhavnagari green chillies . It was on one of my travels that we were in Kota , a city in Rajasthan . Kota is one of three largest cities of Rajasthan. Apart from the several monuments that reflect the glory of…