A traditional Maharashtrian or North Karnataka spicy snack made with thin flattened rice and other spices. It is popularly consumed as an evening snack with a cup of tea, but can also be served as a combo with Upma or pohe recipe. It is simple yet easy to prepare, and easily last longs for a couple of weeks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This Poha chivda | Poha Namkeen is sweet and spicy, basically an "Indianized" version of a trail mix. Learn...

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Basa is a bland fish and does not have any natural strong flavours in it. The sauce is the key to make this fish recipe a success. This garlic butter fish recipe takes 20 mins. Serve alone or with pasta or mashed potatoes for a wholesome dinner. I enjoyed my butter garlic basa along with mashed potatoes.I have written the recipe for mashed potatoes which you can find - here-. Me and my husband love fish...

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Creamy, buttery, and delicious, this is the best and creamiest mashed potatoes recipe you will ever find. It has the most velvety and smooth texture that literally melts in your mouth. It's so easy to make in under 15 minutes. They’re as much a part of Thanksgiving dinner. The wonderful thing about these mashed potatoes is, they can be made ahead of time, then warmed in the oven when you’re ready.So let’s make 'em (adsbygoogle...

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Dal Makhani is a rich, creamy & delicious vegetarian recipe made with black grams (Mah Ki Dal / kaali Dal / Urad Dal / lentils), red kidney beans (Rajma), butter and cream. Its a fairly simple recipe where the Dal and Kidney beans are soaked over night and then cooked in pressure cooker. The tomato puree which I have used in this Dal Makhani recipe is home made using 3 medium sized tomatoes. Also, the...

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Bangude Puli Munchi Bangude Puli Munchi is a zero oil Mangalorean recipe. Bangude / Bangda / Mackerel, Puli means tamarind and munchi means chilli in tulu language, which are the main ingredients. The recipe is a bit rustic and does not require any elaborate preparations. A masala paste of red chilies and other dry spices are made and fish is cooked in this masala paste with tamarind pulp and water. The dish can also be tempered with...

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Dal vada/ Masala vada/ Ambode recipe   Masala vada recipe or chana dal vada recipe is a popular and delicious south Indian street food.These are also known as paruppu vadai as these are made of split bengal gram or chana dal. Masala Vada is basically lentil based deep fried snack. Soaked bengal gram is ground to rough paste with few spices and deep fried to get golden brown fritters. This crispy, spicy snack can be prepared as...

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Shakkar para is a crispy, sweet, diamond or rectangular shaped Indian snack is usually made on the festivals of Diwali and Holi. In Maharashtra, this traditional snack is known as shankarpali. It’s worth to make this snack at home because the process is very easy and you just need a few basic ingredients like maida/refined flour, sugar, ghee, milk and oil. Shakkar para for some, is a very versatile snack and comes in a savory...

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Pani Puri/ GOL Gappa/ Puchka recipe  What is Pani Poori? Pani Poori also known as GOL Gappa or Puchka refers to a popular Indian street food, made with slight variations in different parts of the country. Pani means water in Hindi and Puri is the puffed, fried Indian bread. Small, hollow, deep-fried crisp pooris are first filled with a stuffing made using potatoes and black chickpeas (chana). And then topped up with two different types of pani or flavoured water – a sweet one made using...

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