Moong Daal Ka Chila (Split Green Gram Crepes)

Servings: 6-7 medium sized crepes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup moong daal (split green gram) 1 tbsp ginger roughly chopped 3-4 green chillies (you can adjust it according to taste) 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) 1 tsp red chilli powder (you can adjust it according to taste) Salt to taste Refined Oil for…

Tofu Stir Fry

Servings: 2 Cooking Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup extra firm tofu chopped into big cubes (as it is easy to shallow fry them) 3 tbsp refined oil (vegetable,peanut,cannola etc any can be used) 1 tbsp butter 1 cup sugar snap peas 1 cup red onion thinly sliced 3-4 cloves of garlic chopped 1 tbsp…

Aloo ka Halwa

Hello Friends, Today I am going to share the recipe of aloo ka halwa. This is a very simple desert which was mostly made on vrat days (fasting days) as it do not have any kind of flour in it.It is a mandatory sweet dish on the festival of Shiv Ratri. Aloo ka Halwa was…

Quick Semolina / Rava Idlis

Servings: 15-16 medium sized Idlis Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup fine semolina (sooji/rava) 1/2 cup curd (yogurt/dahi) 3-4 green chillies finely chopped (you can adjust it according to taste) 1/4 cup coriander finally chopped (cilantro) Salt to taste Water for making batter fruit salt ( plain flavored Eno) Oil for greasing the idli…

Ghugni Chaat

Servings: 2-3 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: For Ghugni – 1.5 cups dry yellow peas 3 cups water for boiling 1 tsp turmeric powder Salt to taste Pinch of orange food color (optional) 2 cloves of garlic 1 tbsp ginger roughly chopped 1 tbsp refined oil 1 tsp red chilli powder (you can adjust it…

Eggless Chocolate Brownie

Servings: 1 pound cake,serves 4-5 Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour (maida) 1/2 cup cocoa powder 3/4 cup powdered sugar (measure after powdering) 1 tsp baking soda pinch of salt 1 tsp instant coffee powder 1/3 cup oil (vegetable oil,peanut oil etc) 1 cup milk 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp vanilla…

Nimki / Namak Para

Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup refined oil for the dough Salt to taste 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) Warm water as required Oil for frying Procedure: Take all purpose flour in a deep bowl. Add salt and carom seeds in it. Take oil in a bowl and warm…

Pav Bhaji

Servings: 4-5 Cooking Time: 1 hr Ingredients: For Bhaji- 2 cups cabbage finely chopped 1 cup carrot finely chopped 1 cup beans finely chopped 1 cup cauliflower finely chopped 1 cup green bell pepper chopped into small cubes (capsicum) 2 medium sized potato boiled,peeled and mashed 3 cups water for boiling the veggies 2 big…

Aloo Dum – Traditional Bengali Style

Servings: 6-7 Cooking Time: 1-1:30 hrs Ingredients: 8-9 small sized potatoes boiled,peeled and halved (You can also take baby potatoes if available,if using baby potatoes then take more) Oil for frying the potatoes 2 big sized onion or 3 medium sized onion roughly chopped 2 big cloves of garlic (if cloves are small then take…

Veg Chowmein / Noodles

Servings: 2 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup finely chopped purple cabbage/normal green cabbage 1/2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper (capsicum) 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots 1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper 1 cup mushrooms sliced 1 cup onion thinly sliced 3-4 green chillies thinly sliced (you can adjust it according to…

Fruit Cocktail with Zesty Lime Mint Dressing

Servings: 2-3 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup pineapple chopped into small cubes 1/2 cup cherries deseeded and halved 1 cup cantaloupe chopped into  small cubes 1 cup honey dew melon chopped into small cubes 1/2 cup apple peeled and chopped into small cubes 2 tbsp sugar (you can add more if you want…