Khasta (in Hindi) means crisp, flaky or brittle. Kachori is a puffed-up fried snack – the dough usually made with either all-purpose or wheat flour, is rolled out like little pooris, filled with spicy filling and deep fried till golden. Kachoris take different forms depending on the region of origin… some are flat, some are puffed… some are soft, some…
North Indian Non Vegetarian Lunch Recipes / Lunch Recipes / Butter Chicken / Peas Puluv / Pulao / Weekend Lunch Ideas / Lunch Dinner Menu 11 / Roti/ Chapati Recipes / Meal Planning This weekend its North Indian style lunch at home, a simple mild rice dish & roti with creamy butter chicken. It has been sometime since we tried any…
Easy, light and tasty pressure cooker mushroom biryani recipe that is quite simple to make! Mushroom Biryani Recipe – How to make Mushroom Biryani – Kalan Biryani Recipe – How to make Kalan Biryani – Pressure Cooker Mushroom Biryani Recipe – #mushroombiryani #kalanbiryani #pressurecookerbiryani Anything biryani is always a big yes at home any time of the day and today its…
Mint Masala Vadai is a traditional South Indian food commonly prepared at home, it is also popular items in street stalls and in railway stations. Whenever we I make masala vadai at home it always kindles my childhood memories, the trip that we had as a family, lots and lots of train and road trips which use to be so much….
Weekend lunches are always a little special, there is plenty of time to shop, work on elaborate cooking & plenty of help around the house. Lot of inspiration from every corner , yeah right…. that’s just for the menu. Once that’s fixed then they all get busy with their electronic gadgets! Guess this happens in your house too! ;)This week…
Poori with potato masala- who wouldn’t say no to this combo, kids luv to carry this for school lunch and Sid is no exception, anything deep fried will a bring a smile on his face. Instead of sending poori and masala separately this waslot easier for him to have at lunch time. Kids usually use the masala as dip, they…
Baby Potato Fry is a quick and flavorful potato roast or stir-fry prepared with special South Indian spice blend. It is so easy that it can be done under 20 minutes and make an excellent accompaniment for sambar, rasam or curd rice. Any fry item will generally attract kids and this especially will catch their eyes as these mini potatoes…
Kadai Paneer is a very famous North Indian side dish usually served with chapatis or pulao. This restaurant style kadai paneer is a semi-dry version which is very easy to make at home with few everyday spices and veggies. My family just loves this dry version, they like to have this with fried rice and this will be for sure…
White Pumpkin Halwa or Kasi Halwa is a sweet usually made during festivals and special occasions. This recipe is very traditional and is prepared using vellai poosanikai also called as kalyana poosanikai, mostly all wedding & engagements ceremonies will have this on the menu. I’ve already shared a version using milk / khoa, this one also similar but without using…
One of my favorite lunch combo is piping hot rice with oil glittering Ennai kathrikkai kara kuzhambu with chunky kootu and poriyal on the side- just yum! This week, i had to break my head literally as to what to cook, sambar has always been number one on list as its easy- with just one varuval on the side with…