…lime/lemon or with a green salad. It is perfect to serve your guests at a celebration party as finger food with cocktails/mocktails or even as an evening snack. In case if you have left overs then you can fill them in pita pockets, fix sandwiches/kathi rolls, make chapatti/naan/roti wraps with salad. Children as well as adults will love it as it is a wonderful dry non messy lunch or a mid morning snack. I make Chicken Tikkas using a charcoal gril…
…when they are deep fried! If you are planning a week end get together or a celebration party, Prawn Koliwada would be ideal to serve and I’m sure your guests and family will relish them. If you have regularly enjoyed them at your favorite restaurant all this while, it is time you try it out in your very own kitchen and make simple home cooking special… 😀 Ingredients : 15 Fresh Prawns/Shrimps First Marinade : 1 tsp. fresh Garlic paste 1 tsp. fresh…
…, potato mash or wedges. It is a must have at Goan festive occasions & celebration parties. These roast slices are wonderful in a sandwich, in a salad or relish it with your drinks. It stays well in a fridge. You can create wonderful & unique dishes with this roast. It goes well with a pulao or even as a side. It is a great dry lunch & ideal for children, working people & bachelors… Even though there are several ways of roasting, y…
…an assembled chaat and can be served as mini snacks or finger eats at all celebration parties. They make excellent travel food as well as dry working lunch. There are so many varieties of kachoris… They can be sweet as well as savory too. You can be creative and stuff them with your favorite fillings. Today’s post is Mutter ki Kachori which is filling and super tasty. Kachoris are high in calories and not favored by people who are health and diet…
Khaman Dhokla is a traditional Gujarati savory snack. It is a steamed cake made of chickpea flour/gram flour which is rich in proteins & carbohydrates. It is typically served at breakfast or dinner as part of a Gujarathi Thali. It also makes a great tea time snack or even to serve at kids’ parties. Years ago I would enjoy this lovely Khaman Dhokla which was prepared on a cart in a by lane on M.G.Road in Pune. There would be a large crowd eac…
…ese traditional goodies. 😀 For the Filling: 1 cup fresh Coconut (grated) 1 cake Goa Pyramid Jaggery or to taste (scraped with a knife) 1 tbsp. White Poppy Seeds (Khuskhus) ¼ cup broken unsalted Cashewnuts (roughly chopped) ¼ cup Raisins 5 pods Green Cardamom (powdered) A pinch of Salt To prepare the Filling : Lightly pan roast the poppy seeds on very low flame till the rawness disappears & you start getting a good aroma. Do not brown. In a suf…
…erboards, marble and flowers… Do you remember the Checkered Eggless Banana Cake recipe I posted last year? It is interesting and fun to use different colors and designs in cooking and baking. It makes me feel really good and brings out the child in me. So what are we waiting for? Let’s make these fabulous cookies… Just revel in the joy of making and relishing them at tea time with a cup of tea, pack them as short break eats for school kids, as a m…
…nts : 1 fresh Coconut (scraped/grated) 50 gms. Raw Rice (soak overnight) 1 cake Goa Pyramid Jaggery/Palm Jaggery or to taste(grated) 1 tbsp. Sugar (optional) 3 tbsps. Chana Dal (soak overnight) Salt to taste Procedure : Drain the soaked chana dal & boil with sufficient water & keep aside to use later. The chana dal should be soft but slightly firm. (It should not be mushy). Grind the coconut with enough water & strain to extract thick…
…seconds, you will see that the dosa has cooked & there is no raw batter on the surface of the dosa. Gently loosen the dosa with a spatula. To make Topi Dosa : Use a knife & cut it from the centre to the corner of the dosa. (like the way you cut a cake) transfer to a plate & then turn it into a cone/fold like a party hat using your hands. Place the wider side of the cone facing down on the serving plate. Relish it with sambar &…
…as they know I will either make rasgullas, rasmalai, angoori malai or milk cake out of it. We all love Bengali sweets, is’nt it ? We just can’t resist those lovely soft, spongy, melt in the mouth rasmalai… So here’s how I make it… Ingredients for the Cottage Cheese (Paneer) · 1 lt. Milk · 1 tsp. Lime juice · 2 tsp. Maida (Refined Flour) Ingredients for the Syrup : · 5 cups Water · 1 cup Sugar · 2 tsps. Rose Water Ingredients for the Sweet fl…