Ingredient: chili powder

BEDMI ALOO KI SABZI is no onion, no garlic potato curry which has lots of tomatoes and spices to enhance the flavor. Bedmi aloo is usually served with bedmi poori and is a commom breakfast option in Uttar Pradesh. I first had Bedmi aloo in Agra. They serve the curry with a very spicy Kachori. The curry has a bit tangy flavor because of tomatoes and is balanced with dry spices and curry leaves. My son loves this curry a lot and so does his mom :p The recipe is quick and can be made in a jiffy. I serve…

Lehsuni Dal Palak … lentils cooked with spinach and tempered with garlic generously is a treat for the tummy in those cozy winter nights. My family is crazy for spinach, we can have spinach in every possible form. With the onset of winters, we start growing spinach and other leafy vegetables in batches. As i have lots of pets at home, hence gardening for me is a task to maintain, cz often the plants get destroyed by my four legged family members. Hence the only alternate left for us is to grow vegetables in pots. Our first batch of fresh…

From past few days i had been baking a lot, from bread to cakes, from pasties to cookies… pheww! But hold on guys, this doesn’t mean i am tired of it. Baking is therapeutic , but the only concern for me is to keep a watch on my health. Recently i had been working on my diet regime hence i wanted to avoid APF and sugar as much as i could. Early this morning while surfing on net, i came across a savory cake recipe which was healthy, nutritious , delicious and scrumptious. It’s Savory Semolina Cake. Though the original…

Navratan Korma aka Nine- Gem-Curry gets it’s name after the nine ingredients 9vegetables, fruits and nuts) used in making a creamy, semi-sweet Mughlai Curry. This royal curry was made in the imperial kitchens known as ‘Bawarchikhana’ for the Kings and the Queens during the Mughal Era. Mughali Cuisines are over the top delicious and this particular curry tops the chart as it makes it more royal with the use of fruits, assorted vegetables and nuts. The curry becomes rich with the use of cream, cashew paste and coconut milk at times. I have learned this recipe from my grandmother, who…

I ma too much fond of curd. I can have curd in any form…lassi, chaas or in a curry. Medically the doctors suggest to have curd more than the milk. It’s good for our immunity system as well. In summers curd has to be my part of meal every day. It keep my stomach and digestive system cool and mostly protects me from falling ill. One such amazing yogurt curry is Dahi Wale Aloo… a common dish in Punjab and Northern region of India. Boiled potato chunks cooked in a thick creamt yogurt curry gives a blast to your palate….

“SPATULA FORCE” is a group of handful of bloggers who came together as a team to experience the various regional cuisines of both India and International. Every month a blogger comes up with a theme and host the challenge. This month the challenge was set by the very talented food blogger Anshu Pande Wadhwa from http://www.thesecretingredient.in/ Anshu came up with Kashmiri Cuisine which has been my all time favorite subject to explore. Kashmiri Cuisine is rich and has prominent flavors that tickles your taste buds and make you fall in love with the taste and aroma. Kashmiri delicacies has a…

I have spend a around 15 years in Bhopal and within all these years i discovered a lot of delicacies that the city had to offer. A small hawker named Banney Miyan use to put up his stall near my residence and was suppose to be very famous in Bhopal for making Bread Pakodas. Even i was very curious to see who that person was and taste his famous Break Pakodas. Once i got an opportunity and trust me I had never in my life before tasted such amazing flavorful bread pakodas. He use to put up his stall every…

Since childhood i had a strong liking towards Bengali cuisine. As my mother belongs to West Bengal, she always use to make those traditional dishes (on special occasions) which whole of our family use to relish. As i am from a mixed culture, because my father belonged to Rajasthan, hence i am some where blessed to have tasted the authentic cuisines of two phenomenal regions. Masoor dal with panch phoran is my evergreen favorite. I still remember how much I used to enjoy eating the bong spread consisting Shukto, Moshoor Dal, Dhokar Dal, Aloo Posto and variety of Bhajas……aaha bliss!…

Paneer 65 … a perfect starter for any occasion. Comes under Hyderabadi Cuisine and has prominent Chettinad flavors that make it absolutely scrumptious. Paneer 65 is quite famous in restaurants and even in functions as a starter. The outer part is crispy where as the paneer inside is soft and chewy. The recipe is quick and home style paneer 65 is way better than those what we get in food joints. Another very famous substitute for the non vegetarians is Chicken 65. The marination process is exactly the same in both. Paneer 65 is commonly a starter or you may…

Paneer aka Cottage cheese , the most popular cheese segment adapted in Indian homes. In India, paneer has it’s own significance, often cooked to celebrate happiness. Paneer is supposed to be a food of rich people. Still in my house, i see my mother making paneer dishes on every special occasion. Whether it’s guest arriving or any festival, a delicacy of paneer is a must at our home. I remember the first thing my son loved after he started eating solid food, was paneer. These days we get various kinds of processed cottage cheese , even with different flavors and…

Aloo Paratha – Our very first internationally acclaimed Indian flat bread that is now a common breakfast in every Indian homes (apparently) . Originated in Punjab and is still a staple breakfast of the Punjabi. They say in Punjab, the farmers use to to do plenty of hard work in fields sowing and growing wheat in farms. It was quite a task hence they needed a heavy high protien and high calorie diet that can give them strength all day long. Hence the morning breakfast used to be hot and fat aloo parathas with plenty of makkhan to go with…

Ghugni is an evening snack in Eastern India (Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Odisha). Black gram (Kala Chana) or dried yellow peas or dried white peas is cooked with gravy, in the traditional eastern Indian style. It is then served with puffed rice, (kurmura) and at times with hot onion pakoda/bhajiya. It is one of the most popular street food of Kolkata served with Poori aka Luchi. Some versions include meat, such as lamb. Mangsher ghugni has been described as a “Kolkata trademark”. Though my version is a veg one and was my lunch today. Had this amazing Ghugni with some whole…