…ly loves this Maharashtrian preparation. There is no need to announce that lunch/dinner is ready; the aroma draws them to the dining table & you do not even have to ask them to guess the dish! Try out this awesome recipe… lip smacking, finger licking good Bharli Vangi just for you! 😀 Ingredients : 250 gms. or 8-10 small even sized Brinjals (Baingan) ½ cup (heaped) roasted Pea nuts (coarsely powdered) ½ cup fresh Coconut (scraped)/ or dessicate…
…hot and spicy; has great flavor & superb taste. It is good to serve at lunch, dinner, on weekends, at celebratory or festive occasions too. You can prepare a large batch of your favorite Vindaloo and save it for another day as it keeps and matures well. If there are any left overs, then divide into portions and keep it in the fridge. Whenever you need a break from cooking, or if you are tired after work and are not looking forward to enter the…
…then this is it! This salad makes for a delicious dinner & a wonderful lunch option… So here is a highly nutritious sardine salad just for you… 😀 Ingredients : 1 tin canned Sardines in Oil (flaked roughly) 4 cups boiled Macaroni ½ cup fresh grated Carrot ½ cup diced Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) 1 tbsp. dry mixed Italian Herbs or as per choice 1 tsp. Red Chilli Flakes or to taste A squeeze of ½ Lime 1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil A Sprink…
…so dainty, elegant and adorable on dessert trays. They are perfect in your lunch box or in your picnic basket. They taste sinfully delicious with just enough sweetness and wonderful to serve at parties. They make excellent surprise treats and gifts too. The aroma of cinnamon & cloves is soothing to the senses while the orange and lime is so refreshing. When I baked these cute little miniature apple pies, my home was engulfed in the comforting…
…e a star if served at a party or at festive occasions and great as a light lunch box or dinner meal. Give it a try and you will want to make it as often as you can! 😀 Ingredients: ½ kg/12 pieces Snake Gourd/Parwal/Padwal Olive Oil/Cooking Oil – for drizzling 2 cups Mashed Potato – for sealing one side of the gourd tubes For the Prawn/Shrimp Stuffing: 500 gms. fresh Prawns; cut them if they are big ones (preferably very small ones) 3 large Onions (…
…er the stove top as slow cooking brings out the best flavors. It is a good lunch or dinner option for busy mothers, working people and bachelors. Curried leftovers taste fabulous as the spices get incorporated well and can be considered for breakfast with chapattis or pav/bread or use it to make a pulao. Dry Kheema Matar tastes wonderful in grilled or toasted sandwiches, in stuffed parathas or you can fill in canapés and enjoy whenever you are hun…
…shing. It is packed with energy in a bowl. It is ideal as a work or school lunch and excellent to serve in cute little canapés at parties. It will be a great hit especially at children’s parties. Sometimes we enjoy plain boiled chickpeas without any dressing or masalas and many a time we relish it with various combinations of vegetables & with interesting salad dressings.We have a special fondness for tangy & tongue tickling (chatpata) fla…
…preparation which can be cooked in a jiffy and is a good option as a work lunch with chapattis and rotis or even better as a light dinner. 😀 Ingredients : ¼ kg Ridge Gourd/Dodka/Turai/Ghosali 1 med. Onion (peeled & finely chopped) 2 fresh Green Chillies (deseeded & finely minced) 1 med. fresh Tomato (finely chopped) ½ tsp. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste 3 tbsps. Moong Dal (split & skinless); washed & soaked in water 1 tsp. Cumin Seeds…
…e ingredients are easily available. If you are looking for a quick fix for lunch or dinner then you must try this fantastic classic Italian Chaicken & Mushroom Carbonara which tastes so deliciously creamy. 😀 Ingredients : 250 gms. Penne 2 cups Mushroom (washed & sliced) 1 Chicken Breast (boneless); cut into strips 6 slices of Pancetta or smoked streaky Bacon 8 cloves fresh Garlic (finely chopped) 50 ml. Double Cream or Light Cream 2 Egg Yo…
…of cheese if you prefer. A true comfort food which will never fail you at lunch or dinner and a very satisfying meal in a bowl especially when it is homemade because with just a few ingredients you can make it special and unique by adding your very own personal touch. If you are away from home then it will definitely remind you of the warm comforting meals at home! 🙂 Ingredients : 100 gms. elbow Macaroni (boil till tender, pass through water &…