Mutton Keema Samosa is the most popular evening snack made during Ramadan at Muslims homes as well as in snack corners too. Mutton mince boiled with spices and later mixed with lots of finely chopped onion, mint and coriander gives an amazing taste and aroma when filled in a samosa. Samosa itself is the most loved street food in India, and when it’s Keema Samosa, this famous snack just reaches to another level of deliciousness. It’s weekend and this is the day when the whole family sits together for Iftaar, hence it had to be special. Iftaar preparations started since…

Soy, one of the most richest source of protein that can be used in making different kind of delicious and mouth watering dishes. One of the most popular brand of soy in India is Nutrella, comes in chunks and well as dry minced form as well. Nutrella has a very important place in my family, whenever we short of veggies at home, these chunks come as a savior and are enjoyed and loved by my family a lot. Whether its curry, or dry chili nutrella or even minced version, nutrella is tasty and super delicious in all forms. Recently my…

Yakhni is an authentic mutton/lamb dish that belongs to Kashmiri Cuisine. It is prepared in yogurt or curd along with assorted spices. Simple and easy to cook and doesn’t actually require skilled hands. It’s found that in many Kashmiri dishes there is a use of Mustard Oil which itself leaves and amazing cooking aroma and when combines with fennel powder the dish truly becomes exotic. Yakhni is so popular in the valley that it also has it’s veg version. For vegetarians, Lauki Yakhni is a delight to have. In the holy month of Rmadan , it’s noticed that we Muslims…

Ada Pradhaman is the typically served dessert in festival of Onam in Kerala. Ada is the ribbon shaped dry rice flakes which is soaked in hot water and later slow cooked in jaggery and coconut milk. This traditional dessert is a very important part of Onam Sadhya (traditional meal). As Ada Pradhaman is typically made with various extracts of coconut milk, hence it is quite laborious task. Loaded with the goodness of coconut milk, jaggery syrup and dry fruits …Ada Pradhaman has a silky texture and is mild in flavor. I am thankful to Archana Doshi for giving me this…

Chaman Qaliya is a creamy cottage cheese curry scented with fennel and cardamom that belongs to Kashmiri Cuisine. An aromatic curry that is cooked in milk and flavored with Kashmiri spices is a perfect vegetarian side dish commonly served on special occasions in the valley. The Kashmiris mostly rely on non vegetarian food other , expect the pandits. The vegetarians have a very few options left. They mostly eat Lotus stem, Potatoes or Paneer. Hence the Kashmiri cuisine carries a variety of Paneer dishes out of which one most exotic curry is Chaman Qaliya. The lemon yellow colored gravy is…

There are some days when you don’t feel like getting into the kitchen and prepare a lavish spread which you have been doing the whole month. Yes, it’s Ramadan and everyday i try making something huge for my family iftaar. Yesterday was a tiring day for me, and it was just not my day to cook. After a whole day work, i only had saboodana soaked a day before, which came to my rescue. Saboodana khichdi, easy, quick and filling one pot snack that keep tummy full and mummy cool. haha! I am sago lover and i love eating saboodana…