Ingredient: salt

In continuation with the diabetic friendly recipes this month, today i brought you the most tastier version of lauki. For all those who make a fuss in eating lauki, this recipe is going to make them fall in love with the boring vegetable. Lauki Chana Dal is one such recipe that tantalize your taste buds and also can be enjoyed by children. It’s a perfect blend of taste and health for the diabetic patients too who want to keep their health in check. The recipe is adapted from my dearest mom but i tried to keep it simple using minimum…

Start your day with something healthy today. Usually breakfasts at my home is those heavy and oily parathas etc but today i opted for something healthy, light yet filling. Club sandwiches are my son’s favorite. So to make it a little bit more interesting, i chose to make Finger club sandwiches. The sleek sandwiches are much more easier for the kids to finish. I teamed it with some crispy french fries and some fresh fruit juice. My son loved it so much that he took for his tiffin as well. The mayonnaise gives a creamy texture to the sandwich where…

Treat your tummy with an absolute melt in mouth paneer kofta dunked in a rich creamy badami gravy. I had the pleasure of eating this royal treat in a near by restaurant few days back. The badami gravy is not just rich but also provides a amazing flavor ride to your palate. Basically the recipe comes under Awadhi Cusine and is quite close to Malai Kofta. The paneer kofta recipe resembles to malai kofta a lot but the gravy makes a huge difference when it comes to taste. The royal gravy has a smooth texture but along with that it…

Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balsam-pearin English, has many other local names. Goya from Okinawan and karela from Sanskrit are also used by English-language speakers. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit, which is extremely bitter. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. As the name implies, this vegetable is a melon that is bitter. There are two varieties of this vegetable: One grows to about 20 cm long, is oblong and…

Indo Chinese food is the most favorite food amongst youngsters these days. Chinese food cooked with Indian spices makes it more delectable and scrumptious. The most common vegetarian Indo chinese food liked by Indian youth is Paneer Chilli and Gobhi Chilli. The recipe of both are same, the only difference is that one is paneer and another is gobhi. Here i have brought you the recipe of gobhi chilli. Its crispy and firey hot. Perfect for dinner if teemed up with some fried rice or noodles. Many call it as dry gobhi manchurian too. But it is not as saucy…

Chivda – an Indian snack that is full of flavors and equally keeps a check on calories. Light and tasty Chivda is commonly found at Indian homes specially during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi or Deepawali. I remember as a kid i had this at my neighbor’s place in Diwali. The chivda was light and fluffy and had and amazing crunch and flavor. Chivda has no particular recipe, it can be made as per your liking and choice of ingredients and taste. This particular version is guilt free as it has very less use of oil. I prefer making Chivda in…

With the onset of monsoon comes the season of pakodas, bhajiyas n fritters. In India specially we have a big craze of enjoying rains with variety of bhajjis and a hot cup of tea or coffee. The more the friiters are crunchy the more we enjoy the rainy season. If you have some cabbge left in your storage and thinking what to do with it…just make these amazing cabbage fritters binded with chana dal. Perfect tea time snack in monsoon and even a great tiffin option for kids. Bengal gram aka chana dal is a perfect binding agent when it…

I was very new to Sindhi Biryani before i explored my friend Anisa Arif’s website http://shop.zaiqathespicestore.com/ . Before this i had tried Zaika’s Bombay Biryani Masala which i used few months back. It got published in various online food magazines too. Since then i am a huge fan if Zaika Spices. They are fresh, fine and absolutely aromatic. While ordering some spices , Sindhi Biryani Masala caught attention of mine this time. After having a word about it with Anisa, i decided to give it a try. The procedure followed to make this Biryani was the same, the only difference…

Rājmā is a popular Indian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice and roti. Although the kidney bean is not of Indian origin, it is a part of regular diet in Northern India. The dish developed after the red kidney bean was brought to India from Portugal . Being a popular dish, it is prepared on important occasions. About 100 grams of boiled Rajma beans contain 140 calories. 5.7 grams of protein, 9.0 grams of fat and nearly 17.8 grams of carbohydrate.Rajma chawal, i.e. Rajma served…

A year back when i used to live in Bhopal, every winters the Maharashtrian community use to organize a fate in which the ladies used to come up dressed traditionally to their respective food stalls. Every year we use to wait for the winters to come so that we could go to the fate and enjoy their delicacies. Amongst many varieties my most favorite was APPE WITH PEANUT DIP. Aaaah! the thought itself makes my mouth water. That time i used to call it mini idlis….lol Later i came to know through a Marathi friend of mine that it’s Appe…

My love for quick fix recipes is getting stronger day after day. Ramadan Iftaars demands lots of variety things specially when my son joins in. So here i present the cousin brother of Cheese Croquettes …. Cheese Fingers! I also call it Easy Cheesy Fingers as its super easy and can be made in a jiffy. A perfect snack option while enjoying monsoon rains and even sorts out tiffin problem for fussy kids. The cheese filling inside gives a gooey texture inside which surely every kid would love. The crispy coat given with bread crumbs or poppy seeds initially give…

During Ramadan my family demands for more variety of food as compared to normal days. After having consumed a lot of non veg stuff it’s now time to hog on some pure vegetarian food. Me and everyone in the family are a big time South Indian food lover. Didn’t wanted to go with those regular Idli and Dosa, hence opted for Uttapam. Teamed up with some Mango pickle, Tomato pickle, Curd and an aromatic Sambhar to fulfill. Usually Uttapams are as big as chapatis but i made Mini Uttapams for Iftaar just to please my son. Uttapam or ooththappam or…