This Kerala Beetroot Thoran goes well with Rice, Chapati, Roti, and Plain Paratha. It tastes good on its own too. About Beetroot Thoran For the uninitiated, Thoran is a coconut based simple stir fry dish from Kerala. It is made with fine chopped or grated vegetables & leafy greens. Beetroot, Carrot, Green beans, Cabbage, Raw Banana, spinach and unripe Jack fruit are some of them. Thoran is minimally spiced and cooked in coconut oil....
Cauliflower Curry Cauliflower Curry is a Indian dish where cauliflower florets are cooked with a sauce consisting of onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs. There are numerous ways a curried dish is made with varying ingredients like coconut milk, cream, yogurt etc. Most Indian curries are made the basic way by with pantry staples and this cauliflower curry is no exception. Our everyday Indian curries are not creamy or buttery and do not have a smooth sauce like those served in the restaurants....
This post will help you to make the easiest, delicious, juicy & soft yogurt marinated spicy kababs which make a great appetizer. These can also be served as a side with some biryani, pulao or in wraps, sandwiches and salads too. These taste best when served with a good mint raita chutney or kebab chutney. You can also serve this with green chutney. These chicken kebab can be grilled in a Oven, on charcoal fire or on a grill pan on the stove....
There are also different chicken masala recipes that are served in restaurants like Butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, chicken butter masala, malai chicken etc. All the restaurant style dishes do take some time to prepare and cream or yogurt is mostly used. But the recipe I am sharing today is a very simple one, needs no blending, no overnight marination, no yogurt or cream etc. Yet this tastes delicious, moderately spicy and flavorful....
Egg butter masala goes very well as a side with almost anything like plain rice, roti, pulao, jeera rice, butter naan and even with biryani. This is one of my most preferred dishes to go with variety rice and even with biryani when I have guests home. It is easy, quick to prepare, tastes delicious and makes a meal delightful. Though made in the same way as the paneer butter masala, this gravy tastes very different due to the addition of butter roasted eggs....
Kandi is the Telugu word for pigeon peas. Pachadi means chutney in telugu. Kandi pachadi refers to a chutney made with pigeon peas. Toor dal or pigeon peas were one of the most commonly cultivated lentils in the region. Apart from making pappu or dal dishes for their everyday meal even this chutney was made to go with hot rice and ghee. Kandi pachadi is also served with breakfast foods like idli, dosa, punugulu & garelu....
These crispy crepes are quite addictive and delicious. No one wants to stop with one and this says how delicious they taste! Masala Dosa Masala dosa is a popular South Indian breakfast where a crispy crepe made of fermented rice and lentil batter is served with flavorful spiced potato curry. It is a wholesome meal in itself as it is served with potato masala, Coconut chutney and Sambar. It is believed that Masala dosa originated in the Tuluva Mangalorean cuisine, from Karnataka (source: Wiki)....
Coconut chutney, tomato chutney, coconut pudina chutney, tomato pickle, mango pickle are some of our favorite choices to serve with these. Moong Dal Dosa These instant version of Moong Dal Dosa are inspired from the traditional Andhra Pesarattu that uses whole green gram aka mung beans and spices. But this instant version is made with skinned and split lentils so they really don’t require a long soak. Every time the laziness kicks in I resort to these as I don’t need to plan or prepare ahead....
Manchurian is a type of Indian Chinese dish invented by Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur of Chinese origin. Though the dish bears very little resemblance to the Manchu cuisine, he just made something toothsome and called it Manchurian. The first dish was made with Chicken and as time passed by this became one of the most popular Indo-Chinese dishes in India. A lot of variations are seen today made with mutton, fish, eggs and even vegetarian versions exist....
South Indian cuisine is diverse and each region has their own way of making this dish. The recipe shared here has always been a winner at home for the unique aroma and taste. The key to this delicious aromatic dish is the freshly ground pepper which brings a mild heat to the dish. Pepper chicken is unique in a way from the other Indian Chicken curry recipes I have shared earlier....
This recipe uses some spices for all those burst of flavors and you may skip some of them or reduce the quantities to make the popcorn chicken kids-friendly. What is Popcorn Chicken? Popcorn chicken are bite-sized tender and crisp chunks of chicken that have been seasoned, breaded and deep fried to perfection, until golden. Since the breaded tiny chunks resemble popcorn, they are named as popcorn chicken. The popular fast food giant KFC introduced popcorn chicken to the world and the delicious food has gained immense popularity since then....
In fact, you don’t need really need a holiday excuse to make and gobble up some halwa. This is a great dish to serve hungry kids as an anytime snack. You can whip up a ragi halwa when unexpected guests stop by. Barfi-style halwas sit pretty on the buffet table at get-togethers and intimate parties. Don’t be surprised if people mistake it for fudgy or vegan brownies (given the color and texture)!...
These roasted cashews can be seasoned and flavored with your favorite herbs & spices. I have made these the Indian way using basic Indian spices, gram flour, rice flour and curry leaves. These can be oven roasted, or air fried. However if you do not have an oven or air fryer, then these can be deep fried to make fried cashews. Making these oven roasted cashews is similar to the masala peanuts which I shared many years ago....
Vermicelli is one of those most common ingredients used in Indian homes to make kesari, Semiya upma and Kheer. There are some sweets which I rarely make at home, considering the amount of unhealthy refined sugar that goes towards making them. This semiya kesari is one of them. I choose to make this as a last minute option since it can be made quickly within 15 minutes & tastes good....
Since a wider population of Indians are vegetarians eventually many vegetarian versions were born. Gobi manchurian, veg manchurian, Paneer manchurian and mushroom manchuria are some popular versions of this dish. About Veg Manchurian Veg manchurian is an Indian-Chinese appetizer where crisp fried vegetable balls are dunked in slightly sweet, sour and hot manchurian sauce. These balls are super delicious & crisp, the sauce is even more addictive and tasty. Manchurian can be made to a dry, semi-dry or gravy dish....
It is hard for me to make any sandwich that has these ingredients listed as I never have them in hand. Whenever my people at home ask me for a good sandwich this is something that comes to my mind instantly. This veg sandwich recipe is made without a grill, toaster or oven. It is just made on a pan/ tawa or griddle in the simplest way. I have not used any sauce or green chutney....
Vegetable Jalfrezi is a vegetarian version of the British-Indian dish ‘Jalfrezi’ that originated in India but was popularized in the UK. While Chicken Jalfrezi is one of the most popular dishes in the British Indian Restaurants in the UK, this vegetable version is well-known in the Indian Restaurants in India & abroad. Jalfrezi means spicy hot-stir fry. It is believed that Jalfrezi was born as a way to revive left-over roast chicken, where it was stir fried with chilies, tomatoes, veggies & spices....
I had many requests from readers for this recipe as the pickle keeps good for 1 to 2 years. I was on a 6 weeks Vacation to India and just returned back home. This time I got to see the entire process of making this so thought of sharing it with some step by step pictures that I have shot. Amla pickle is prepared during Jan to feb but it is best to consume during the summers....
This Lucknowi biryani recipe is a generic one that can be used to make either a chicken or mutton biryani. The recipe would not change other than the cooking time of meat. Awadhi biryani is different from the Hyderabadi biryani in terms of taste and flavors. While most hyderabadi biryani recipes call for ground spices or biryani masala , awadhi biryani is made with whole spices alone. There is no pudina or mint leaves used, but I have used it since I found some popular chefs using it in youtube....
We never get bored with boiled egg fry as I make in many ways. The recipe shared here is somewhat like a dry curry and we love this as you don’t need any other side. Plain rice, this boiled egg fry and a bowl of yogurt or raita will be a complete satiating meal. Every home in India has a different recipe to make this. This recipe is the way my MIL makes....
