Janmashtami Special Recipes

Hello Friends, Today I am going post recipes for Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami. This festivals celebrates the birth of lord Krishna. This festival is celebrated by keeping fast, singing devotional songs of love for Krishna, and celebrations that go well into the night. After Krishna’s midnight hour birth, statues of baby Krishna are washed…

Dhaniya Panjiri

Serving: a medium sized bowl Cooking Time: 10 mins Ingredients: 1 cup coriander powder 2 tbsp ghee ( clarified butter) 2 tbsp almond thinly sliced 1 tbsp dry coconut powder (optional) 4 tbsp powdered sugar Procedure: First of all before starting with the procedure I would highly recommend to use freshly grounded homemade coriander powder….

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…

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…

Wheat Flour Panjiri

Hello friends, Today I am posting a recipe for Wheat Flour Panjiri. It is super easy to make.This is a desert which is usually made as prasad (offering) for God Satyanarayana on Purnima. There are other varieties of panjiri as well like besan panjiri,dhaniya panjiri.I will soon post recipe for these as well.Friends try this…

Rajasthani Mix Sabji

Hello Friends, Today I am posting recipe for Rajasthani Mix Sabji. This is a tradional sabji which is made in Rajasthan in almost every occasion. This is a super delicious sabji, all the different vegetables contributes its own flavors making it very delicious. Friends do try this recipe and let me know how you like….

Rajasthani Plain Kadhi

Servings: 2-3 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup sour plain yogurt/curd ( khatta dahi) 3 tbsp gram flour (besan) 2 cups water 1 tsp red chilli powder 2 tbsp refined oil 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 tsp fennel seeds (saunf) 1/4 tsp mustard seeds (sarso or rai) 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)…

Litti Chokha (From the Streets of Bihar)

Hello Friends, Today i am posting recipe for litti choka. It is a traditional dish from bihar. and is very delicious. Traditionally it is baked in hot charcoal or cow dung cakes lit fire, and then we put the raw litti balls on these hot embers to cook / roast or it is made in a barbecue grill in which charcoal…

Luchi (Traditional Bengali Style Fried Indian Bread)

Servings: Approx 20 luchis (Depending upon what size of luchi you make) Cooking Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 1.5 cups all purpose flour (maida) 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp oil Water for kneading the dough 4 tbsp all purpose flour for rolling Oil for deep frying Procedure: Step 1: Combine the flour, 2 tbsp of oil and…