How To Make Quick Recipes

Dry Bread crumbs

Bread crumbs are made by processing bread into coarse or fine powder. It is usually made from leftover bread and  is a good way of avoiding wastage. Bread crumbs are used as binding agent or coating agent for deep fried and pan fried foods. A coating of bread crumbs gives the patty a good shape and holds it together. Once fried, it gives a crisp texture and golden brown colour. There are two types of bread crumbs available in market …

Dessert Sweets

Chikoo Halwa

Woohoo!!!  Festival is here, and today is “Gudi Padwa” Festivals are always about good and exotic food, the kind which we don’t make in day to day cooking. Before two days, when I visited the fruit shop, I saw beautiful fresh ripe chikoo/Sapodilla there. The first thought that came to my mind was “Chikoo Halwa”as Gudi Padwa dessert. Yo, sounds delicious. If we can make Carrot Halwa or Lauki Halwa as a treat, why not Chikoo Halwa? So let’s start to …

Baked Dishes Healthy Recipes Kids Special Snacks

Baked Methi (Fenugreek) Sticks

Preparation time – 15 minutes Cooking time – 20 to 25 minutes Ingredients: Wheat flour – 1 cup Asafoetida/ hing – ½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder – ½ Teaspoon Red chilli powder – 1 Teaspoon Salt to taste Fresh fenugreek leaves – ¼ cup Curd – 2 Tablespoons Oil – 2 Tablespoons Baking powder – ¼ Teaspoon Water – as required Method: Mix all dry ingredients well, add required water and knead semi hard dough. Rest it for 10 minutes. Divide …

Dal Recipes

Khatti Dal

Preparation time – 15 minutes Cooking time – 8 to 10 minutes Serving: 2  Ingredients: Urad Dal , (skinless ),Boiled – 1 cup Butter Milk – 1/4 cup Water As Required Oil – 3 Tablespoons Mustard Seeds – 2 Teaspoons Curry Leaves – 4 to 5 Asafoetida(Hing)  – 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder – 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon Salt To Taste Fresh coriander leaves, chopped – 2 tablespoons Method: 1 Heat oil in pan. 2 Add Mustard …

Baked Dishes Healthy Recipes Kids Special

Baked Stars Crackers

Preparation time – 10  to 15 minutes Cooking time – 45 to 50 minutes Serving –40 to 50 stars Ingredients: Rice flour – 2 cups All purpose flour/ Mainda – 2 Tablespoons Oil – 2 Tablespoons Black Sesame seeds – 2 Tablespoons Chilli flakes – 2 Tablespoons Oregano – 1 Tablespoon Salt to taste Baking powder – ¼ Teaspoon Curd – 2 Tablespoons Water as required Method: Mix all the ingredients and make semi soft dough. Divide dough into 4 …

Baked Dishes Healthy Recipes Snacks

Baked Methi Chakali

Preparation time – 15 minutes Cooking time – 45 to 50 minutes Ingredients: Rice flour – 1 ½ cups All purpose flour/ Mainda – 2 Tablespoons Black sesame seeds – 2 Tablespoons Asafoetida/hing – ½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder – ½ Teaspoon Red chilli powder – 1 Teaspoon Pepper powder – ¼ Teaspoon Salt to taste Fresh fenugreek leaves – ¼  to ½ cup Curd – 2 Tablespoons Oil – 2 Tablespoons Water – as required Method: Mix all the ingredients …

Pickles and Chutney South Indian Cuisine

Mysore Chutney

Preparation Time – ½ hour Blending Time – 3 to 5 minutes Ingredients: Dried red chillies, soaked – 6 to 7 Garlic – 7 to 8 cloves Ginger – 1 inch Roasted chana dal – ½ cup Salt to taste Lemon juice – 1 Tablespoon Water – as required Method: Soak dried red chillies for ½ hour in hot water. Blend all the ingredients well till smooth. Serve it with dosa, idali or uttapam. Source : Sanjeevkapoor 

How To Make

Strawberry Compote / Sauce

Before strawberry season is over, I want to share this compote recipe. Until this year I have never made Strawberry Compote. If you are like me, I highly recommend you would make this sauce or compote because it is easy to make and so delicious. You can serve this compote or sauce with pancakes, waffles or as topping on ice cream, topping on bread or roti or paratha. Preparation time – 10 minutes Cooking time -25 to 30 minutes Ingredients: …

Dessert Quick Recipes Sweets

Instant Coconut ladoo

Preparation Time –  2 minutes Cooking Time – 10 to 15 minutes Ingredients: Desiccated coconut – 1 cup Condensed milk – ½ cup to ¾ cup Milk powder – 2 Tablespoons Ghee – 1 Teaspoon Silver sprinkler – for garshing Desiccated coconut to roll ladoos – ½ cup Method: Mix all ingredients in pan. Once its combine well, switch on the flame and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or till mixture leave pan side.   Let it cool down. …

Breakfast Recipes Healthy Recipes Quick Recipes Snacks

Instant Sooji Idali In Microwave

Preparation time – 3 to 5 minutes Cooking time – 4 to 5 minutes Serving –  mini size 12 to 14 Ingredients: Sooji/Rawa/Semolina – ½ cup Curd – ½ cup Water – ¼ cup Salt to taste Crushed black pepper – ¼ Teaspoon Fruit salt – ¼ teaspoon Topping ingredients: Oil – 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds – ½ Teaspoon Green chilly, chopped – 1 Cabbage, finely sliced – ¼ cup Carrot, finely sliced – ¼ cup Salt to taste Method: …