Rajma Masala is a favorite comfort food in North India. Each household has their special recipe for the preparation of these delicious red kidney beans. It is very important that the rajma is cooked to a soft and creamy consistency for the flavors to come through. For a perfect balance and good taste you need to use enough tomato puree and a good blend of spices but use it sparingly. Fresh coriander and pure ghee also helps in bringing out the f…
Bread Pudding is a great comfort food especially in the cold winter months or in rainy weather. The best part of bread pudding is that you can use leftover bread to make it. A day or a couple of days old bread is perfect to make bread pudding. If you have fruit bread with you then you do not have to add any dry fruit and if you do not like dry fruit in your pudding then just skip it. I like to make my bread pudding interesting so this time I use…
…fort level, you may use an electric or traditional tandoor/gas or electric oven/OTG/charcoal grill or grill pan; to roast/tandoor the chicken. The above recipe for butter chicken is for those who do not have or are not comfortable with the above mentioned gadgets. In case you do not wish to use food color then you may use Kesar/Saffron or a few strands of powdered mace. Do not add water as the pureed tomatoes have enough water….
…a smooth thick paste. You may use a hand blender or your hands as per your comfort & preference. Transfer the paste in a clean bowl. Add powdered cardamom, black salt, chaat masala, saffron, salt & stir well. Store this thick pulp in the fridge. When you want to serve, pour the desired amount in a glass, top with cold water. Stir to mix well or you may even use a blender . Add ice cubes & serve chilled. Procedure to extract pulp from R…
It was raining the entire day today & it called for some comfort food…. I made this heart-warming & filling recipe for dinner. Here’s the monsoon chicken soup recipe which I’m sure you will all enjoy with your family. Ingredients: 1 small tender chicken breast ( boiled & shredded/diced) 1 small carrot ( washed, peeled & grated) ¼ cup shredded cabbage 4 fresh mushrooms (washed & sliced) ¼ cup fresh corn nibs ½ tin cream of corn…
…relaxing & treating yourself to this gorgeous falooda ice cream in the comfort of your home & feeling really special… Enjoy! 😀 Ingredients : 1 litre cold Milk Sugar to taste Vanilla Ice Cream (packaged or make your own) 1 cup soaked Sabja Seeds Rose Syrup/Rooh Afza 1tsp. Rose Essence ½ cup mixed Dry Fruits (or as per choice) 2 cups prepared Falooda Sev or Vermicelli (as per packet instructions) To prepare sweetened milk : To cool slightly…
…nter from a bakery or a mall but it gives greater joy to prepare it in the comfort of your home where every member in the family especially children participate in the activity. It also gives a great feeling of harmony & the joy in one’s heart to have crafted your own Easter Egg is unimaginable! It makes one feel good when you share them at Easter. Even though preparing Easter Eggs is very time consuming especially in India as it is summer her…
…ete meal or as a part of South Indian thali lunch or dinner. It is a great comfort food and very cooling during the hot summer months. Curd Rice is also known as Dahi Bhaath, Yoghurt Rice, Thayir Saadam, Daddojanam, Mosaranna. Curd Rice is light, healthy, soothes and aids easy digestion. Even though one may feel that adding cream and butter makes it rich and heavy, these two ingredients helps the curd rice to retain its smooth, moist and creamy te…
…moist brown sugar & pineapple cherry topping. I find this cake a great comfort food especially when it is eaten warm during the chill winter months. Pineapple is one of my favorite tropical fruits! I like to use fresh as well as tinned pineapples. This classic cake is usually topped with maraschino cherries which are not easily available in Pune.. I use candied cherries which is good enough. You may even use walnuts. Fresh Pineapples are easil…
…m as it is prepared in your sweet home. Enjoy this lip smacking dal in the comfort of your home with rotis, naans, rice or any Indian bread. Ingredients : 1 cup whole Urad Dal 1med. Onion (peeled & finely chopped) 3 fresh Green Chillies (finely chopped) 3 tbsps. Rajma (Kidney Beans) 1 inch piece fresh Ginger (scraped & finely chopped) 1 tsp. Garlic paste 1 tsp. Cumin Seeds ½ tsp. Coriander pwd. ½ tsp. Red Chilli pwd. ½ tsp. Garam Masala pw…