Beetroot Mini Dhokla’s are steamed cakes made with lentils , rice and semolina . They are topped with beetroot to make them healthy and attractive as well . Dhokla’s make a quick snack for the kid’s lunch box . It takes just about 5-7 minutes for the water to boil and another 5-7 minutes to…
Baked Spicy Bajra Crisps are gluten free crisp made from pearl millet . These Crisps are crunchy and spicy , perfect for munching any time of the day. Pearl millet or bajra is one of the most popular , healthy winter grain in Gujrat . It has umpteen health benefits . Since Bajra is rich…
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…
Dahi Wada Aloo Dum is a Street Food from Orissa . The dish is a combination of Dahi Wada, Aloo Dum and Ghughni. I had never heard of Dahi Wada Aloo Dum , it was my niece Juhi who had this at a friends place and asked me to make . I checked on…
Gatte ka Pulao is a Rajasthani variety of rice pulao and was suggested by my marvari friend who is my walking partner and a gym friend . She doesn’t cook much but has a treasure of recipes . On one of our morning walks she gave me the recipe for this Gatta Pulao , which…
I have chosen to work under the theme crepes for the first week of BM 82 . Yesterday I made Spinach and Lentil Crepes , today I have the Besan Chilla . Besan chilla are very popular in Rajasthan , they are also very popular as a street food in Delhi . Now we…
Today is the last day of September Mega Marathon where we have been posting Protein Rich recipes throughout the month. I have posted Kebabs, Biryanis, Salads, Recipes with Nuts and Seeds and for the final week Traditional Thalis. The marathon has been a great learning experience . Thanks to Valli for an excellent theme .…
Ever since I visited Bihar, I have been wanting to make a Bihari Thali . Visiting a new state is very exciting , I am forever on a lookout for traditional food . This could be on the streets , restaurants or hotels . Bihari Thali changes according to the season , but rice ,…
The last in the Prorein Rich Salad series is Tandoori Paneer Tikka Salad . Paneer or cottage cheese is very popular in India . Paneer is to India what cheese is to the rest of the world. It is a slow-digesting dairy protein, which also offers you a good amount of calcium. It keeps you…
Wadi or Wadiyan are a specialty of Punjabi Cuisine . These are sun dried lentil dumplings. The Wadi is a summer essential and is made in most northern states as well as Southern states. The Wadis are also called Wadiyan , Vadiyal, Vadiyalu. Today we shall talk about the Amritsari Wadi . This Wadi is…