This is the easiest recipe which any one can prepare with very less ingredients. Ingredients: one medium size bottle gourd 50 gm chana da one big tomato, onion green chili, ginger and black pepper salt to taste ghee for tadka cummin seeds and asfoetida Method: First soak chana dal for an hour. Then cut bottleContinue reading “Lauki chana dal(bengal gram lentil with bottle gourd)”
Tag Archives: healthy
Maalpua
Happy holi to all of you. Its another holi treat. Hope you all enjoy gujiyas. Now another Indian sweet which is very popular in holi festival. Maalpua. This is made of wheat flour and home made fresh malai. So you don’t have so much guilt after eating this authentic sweet. Ingredients: one bowl wheat flourContinue reading “Maalpua”
Kesariya bhaat/meethe chawal/sweet yellow rice
Happy Basant Panchami to all. Basant Panchami is known for painting everything in yellow. So yellow rice or kesariya bhaat. Ingredients: One bowl of rice 3/4th bowl of sugar 1/2 bowl milk for soaking saffron 8-10 strands saffron 4-5 cardamom 6-7 whole black pepper 4-5 cloves two tbsp desi ghee 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder dryContinue reading “Kesariya bhaat/meethe chawal/sweet yellow rice”
Sarson ka saag(vegetable of mustard leaves)
Healthy,tasty treat of winter season from Punjab, India. This vegetable can be eaten with any paratha or chapati but combination of sarson ka saag is mind blowing with makke di roti. Ingredients: 1/2 kg of mustard leaves or sarson ka saag 100gms of mix leaves of palak(spinach), bathua and methi(fenugreek) 2-4 radish leaves 3-4 clovesgarlic,Continue reading “Sarson ka saag(vegetable of mustard leaves)”
Til ke Laddoo(Sankranti special)
Happy Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is associated with til ke laddoos which have goodness of jaggery and seasame seeds. Ingredients: A bowl of white seasame seeds A bowl of Jaggery one tsp of desi ghee Method: First saute seasame seeds in desi ghee for 7-10 mins at low flame. Now pour jaggery and little waterContinue reading “Til ke Laddoo(Sankranti special)”
Laal mirch achaar(red pepper pickles)
Here is another winter delight. This is the time when laal mirch is abandoned in a vegetable market. But only for 2-3 months. So it is the best time to prepare this pickle. This can be stored for almost a year. Ingredients: 250 gms laal mirch or red pepper 250 ml mustard oil spices: 50Continue reading “Laal mirch achaar(red pepper pickles)”
Gajar Ka Halwa(carrot halwa)
Gajar ka halwa is an age old sweet from India which is very popular in winter season. It is very healthy as it has goodness of carrots and milk. Ingredients: 1/2 kg carrots 1/2 kg full cream milk 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 100 gms jaggery powder 2 tbsp desi ghee 25 gms cahews Method: FirstContinue reading “Gajar Ka Halwa(carrot halwa)”
Methi Gond ke laddoo
Methi gond ke laddoo are the sweetest treat in north India during winter. This year winter is more chilling and early too. The winter treat is here . Ingredients: 100 gm gond, methi daana 200 gm almonds one small coconut 100 gm pistachio 25 gm white sesame 25 gm poppy seeds 1/2 kg wheat flourContinue reading “Methi Gond ke laddoo”
Baati
Baati is that food of India which is made by different people in different ways. Today I am preparing baati in my mom’s style. This baati gives the taste without being unhealthy. Ingredients: for stuffing: 100 gm besan( gram flour) 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp aamchur( dry mango powder) salt dough: 1bowlContinue reading “Baati”
Green Peas Appe
This kind of appe is a healthy winter snack. Lets make yummy, crispy, tasty appe. Ingredients: 1bowl peeled green peas 1/2 bowl suji(semolina) 1 spoon curd chopped green chilli salt 1tsp red chilli flakes 1tsp cummin powder 1/2 tsp garam masala a pinch of baking soda 2tsp of vegetable oil ginger paste Method: First ofContinue reading “Green Peas Appe”
PraxKitchen 