Ingredients: ½ litre – thick curd/yoghurt 3-4 sprigs – dill, finely chopped ½ – cucumber (about finger size) 2 pods. – garlic, finely chopped or grated ½ – lemon 1 ½ teaspoon – extra virgin olive oil ¼ teaspoon – black pepper powder 1 pinch – salt 1 teaspoon – white sesame seeds Method: 1.Set half litre milk overnight to form curds. Store bought yoghurt will do. 2. Spread a muslin cloth (handkerchief size) on a colander or wide bowl. Empty the bowl of yoghurt onto the…
Authentic spicy Sichuan style paneer and pork mince, great to have on the side with some gravy and rice. A dish I cooked for my mom on her birthday! A twist on Mapo Tofu with paneer instead of silken tofu. Ingredients: 250 gms – paneer, cut into rectangles ( use silken tofu preferably )1/2 tablespoon – Sichuan Peppercorn roasted and ground (alternatively, you can use Black Pepper or White Pepper…
Ingredients: 6 – cashewnuts 10 – almonds 3 – walnut halves 1 tablespoon – pistachios 2 – cardamoms 2 teaspoons – sugar 200 ml – milk 5-6 cubes – ice Method: 1.Remove the cardamom seeds from the pods. Put the seeds along with the nuts and sugar in the small dry grinder jar and grind to a fine powder. It is important that you grind the nuts with the sugar,…
A very special dish that my mother cooks for our family almost every weekend . being an egg lover, this delicious home made dish is perfect for me and that is why i chose to share this recipe with you . No food is as tasty and mouth watering as home made food hence a flavoursome and original dish coming your way ! Ingredients: 2 boiled eggs2 boiled potatoes2 medium…
Ingrdients: 200ml – condensed milk, sweetened 1 cup – finely chopped almonds 1 cup – finely chopped walnuts 1 cup – finely chopped cashews 1 cup – finely chopped pistachios 1½ cup – desiccated coconut 1½ cup – Marie biscuits, broken into pieces 2 tablespoons – drinking chocolate powder 1 tablespoon – cocoa powder Method: 1.Cut aluminium foil into rectangular strips measuring 8 inches in length and 6 inches in…
Ingredients: 1 – fresh lime, squeezed 1 tablespoon – white/brown sugar or sugar syrup or honey ½ teaspoon – roasted cumin seed powder ¼ teaspoon – black salt or rock salt or chaat masala 2-3 cubes – ice Method: 1.Squeeze the lime into a glass. Add the sugar and stir. 2. Add the ice cubes (optional). Stir till the sugar is dissolved. 3. Add the salt and the cumin powder…
Since the day I’ve had an oven in my house, I’ve always craved a warm cookie. A warm, soft, chocolate chip cookie made by me. But with every attempt, something or the other was always missing. But when I became older, I finally figured it out!! And I’d love to share the recipe of the same with all of you:) Ingredients: 1/2 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1…
Ingredients: (for mint chutney) 1 cup – mint leaves 1 medium-sized – onion 1 tablespoon – tamarind 2 – green chillies 1 inch piece – ginger 1 teaspoon – cumin 1 teaspoon – salt Method: 1.Wash the tamarind and give it one boil in 4 tablespoons of water. Let cool. 2. Roughly chop the mint, onion, chillies and ginger. Put them in a blender and add the cumin, salt, and…
Ingredients: 1 cup – whole wheat flour (plus some extra for dusting) ½ cup – water 1 teaspoon – salt 1 teaspoon – red chilli flakes 2 tablespoons – ghee/oil Method: 1.Take the flour in a deep bowl and add water to it little by little just as we prepare chapatti dough. You may use less than or more than ½ cup water. The dough should be a bit soft,…
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons – fresh yoghurt 1 tablespoon – fresh cilantro/mint leaves or both (finely chopped) 1 teaspoon – grated ginger 1 teaspoon – chaat masala or ½ teaspoon black pepper powder ½ teaspoon – salt ¾ glass (170 ml approx.) – drinking water Method: 1.Put the yoghurt, cilantro, ginger, chaat masala and salt in a deep bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of water. You may use iced water. 2. Blend…