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 is a curry made with sautéed 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 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 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 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 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…
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…
Lasuni Kadhi is a Indian chickpea and yogurt curry which is dominantly flavoured with garlic . This Curry belongs to the Saurashtra region of Gujrat. The Saurashtra region of Gujrat uses lot of garlic and red chilly . Few years back on my trip to Rajkot we were in a restaurant where our friends ordered…
Nimona is a traditional curry from Uttar Pradesh . Generally Nimona is made from fresh green peas but This one is with fresh green garbanzo beans or Choliya . Hara Chana or Choliya are the fresh tender garbanzo beans . These are available only for a very short time in winters . Since they…
Sai Bhaji Koftas are koftas or deep fried dumplings made from the popular Sindhi dish SaiBhaji . Sai Bhaji is a mix of veggies , greens and lentils . We have some very popular combos which are made very regularly , Sai Bhaji Bhuga Chawara , Sindhi Aaloo is one of them . This meal…