Butter Popcorn

Its a snack which all of us munch and pop while watching movies: Pop corn. A home made, easy to cook pop corn and its fresh.Thanks Ankur for sharing your recipe with me :) Ingredients :- 1 cup Corn seeds (make sure they are for pop corn) Butter 1/4 spoon turmeric powder Black salt (if possible), if not normal salt to taste. Method:-  Put some butter into cooker while its heating on medium flame.    Alternatively...

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Strawberry Smoothie

I had a recent visit to a farmer's market in Boston this weekend and I saw these fresh strawberries I was so tempted to buy it.Today I was thinking I must make something from it many ideas crossed my mind from Ice cream , cake ( Both very fatty ) so I thought let me make something healthy and thought about Strawberry Smoothie.It's easy to prepare and can be had anytime in a day and an excellent source of Vitamin C. Ingredients :- 8-10...

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Gram flour Dosa ( Besan Cheela)

It was a Friday evening and I was not sure what to cook we wanted to have something light, so my husband came up with the idea of making Besan Cheela, it's light and hardly takes time to cook.So I collated all things I would need to make it and we made it together. Food items prepared with gram flour are very tasty.It tastes mildly sweet, it’s also gluten free and famously known for its anti-diabetic properties.After bajjias and...

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Onion Paratha

I wanted to make something for Shivam so that he can take it for lunch, I remembered about Onion Partha having had it so many times and yes it was always mom who made it.I wanted to give it a try myself and result wasan't bad :) Onion Paratha Onion paratha is delicious recipe made by mixing the finely chopped onion along with green chillies and spices in to the wheat flour. This recipe can be served with curd or pickle.Ingredients :- 1 cup...

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Tomato Hyderabadi Chutney

This is a tangy and spicy tomato chutney and a famous Hyderabadi accompaniment Though a very simple recipe, this chutney is lip-smacking yummy. Ingredients :-     6 tomato     1 tsp cumin seeds     5 garlic cloves     4 dry red pepper     2 tsp red chili powder     8 curry leaves     2 tsp mustard seeds     salt to taste    ...

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Oats Upma

Oats Upma is a very easy recipe and can be had for breakfast or as a light snack.When I tried Oats Upma for the first time, I wasn’t expecting it to come out too well and taste too good. It is easy for the whole Upma mixture to become soggy, soft and tasting bad if care is not taken to see the whole preparation receives the right amount of water when heating in the pan and while roasting the oats.It should...

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Wheat , Almond and Honey Cake

I wanted to make since many days and finally I made it.This cake is made of Wheat and I added honey to make it sweet so its  healthy and won't make  us lot guilty when we eat it. Here goes the recipe for it. Ingredients :- 2 Cups of whole Wheat flour 2 eggs 1 1/2 cup of milk 2 tbsp baking powder 1 cup Honey 6  - 7 peeled and finely chopped 10- 15 Raisins 2 tbsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp of salt 1/4 cup of Butter Method :- Take...

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Moong Dal and Spinach

Ingredients:- 1 small cup moong dal/split yellow dal 2 cups chopped spinach (palak) 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp ginger-green chili paste 1/2 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp turmeric powder salt to taste 2 cups water, approx For seasoning 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp of heeng 1 tbsp ghee or oil 1 tsp of crushed garlic Method :-  In a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of water, moong dal, palak, salt and turmeric and pressure cook up...

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Rasiya Dhokla

This Recipe is contributed by my friend Ankur and his wife Preeti and its real delicious and easy to make.Here is the recipe for it. Ingredients :- 1 cup rice boiled and cooked 1/2 cup of Gram flour 3/4 cups of butter milk 1/2 tsp of red chili powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric  powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tbsp of lime juice salt to taste For seasoning :- 2 tbsp spoon oil 1 tbsp spoon sesame seeds 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds 1 tbsp...

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Cabbage Paratha

Cabbage paratha recipe is simple made by adding cabbage and seasoning to the wheat flour. It is a quick breakfast recipe and are best enjoyed with a bowl of fresh curd. Ingredients :- 3/4 cup shredded cabbage salt to taste 3 cups whole wheat flour  2 tsp chopped green chili finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped coriander ghee/ oil for cooking Method :- Combine the cabbage with little salt and keep aside for 10 minutes. Squeeze the...

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Toor Dal ( plain)

Indian recipes uses  different kinds of dals (lentils) witch are more native to India. Toor dal, also known as Arhar, is a popular dish in almost every household. Ingredients :- 1 cup toor dal 3 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi) 1 tablespoon fine chopped ginger (For tempering) 1 tbsp ghee ( clarified butter) 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera) 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed (rye) 1 tsp of asafetida...

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Bread Poha ( Bread with veggies)

I was of bored having bread everyday so I thought of making this quick and easy recipe made of bread and veggies its tasty as well as healthy. Ingredients :- 4 slices of brown bread sliced into 1 inch pieces 1 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder 1 tsp mustard seeds 4-5 curry leaves 1 green chili finely chopped 1 medium sized Tomato finely chopped 1 medium sized onion finely chopped 1 cup of veggies boiled ( corn, french beans,carrot,...

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Cabbage Pulao

I made this wonderful Cabbage Pulav  today and it turned out real good. Here is the recipe for it. Ingredients :- 1 cup cabbage finely chopped 1 medium sized onion finely chopped 3-4 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 tablespoon of Ginger finely chopped 2 green chili finely chopped 1 carrot chopped into small cubes 1 bell pepper chopped  2 tablespoon of oil salt to taste 1 tablespoon cumin seeds 5-6 raisins 2 cloves 1 inch cinnamon 4...

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Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha is one of the most popular flat-breads in Indian cuisine, specially had in breakfast.It's one of my favourite dish and have always had it, thanks to mom.I gave it a try myself today and wanted to share it with you all.                                   Ingredients...

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Aubergine/Eggplant/Brinjal and curd ( Dahiwale Baingan Sabzi)

I was thinking of making something different with eggplant today and my mom told me this recipe which was new to me and hence I tried it. It came out good .Here goes the recipe for it. Ingredients :- 4 Small eggplant 4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped 2 green chili finely chopped 1 tbsp of grated ginger 1 Onion finely chopped 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder salt as per taste 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds 4 tbsp of curd 1 tbsp of gram...

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PavBhaji

Today I was just checking some pics of my friend and I happen to see PavBhaji pic in that, it suddenly occurred to me that its been a while I had it, so I decided to give it a try. PavBhaji is a very popular snack, It's a recipe made from various vegetable cooked together and served with Pav or Bread. Ingredients :- 2 Potatoes cut into cubes 2 Tomatoes cut into cubes 2 Onions finely chopped 1 Green Bell pepper cut into cubes 2 carrots...

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