DESCRIPTION:
Shahi paneer is a preparation of paneer in a thick gravy made up of cream, tomatoes and spices from the Indian subcontinent. Shahi paneer has a sweeter taste when compared to Paneer Butter Masala.
It is mainly eaten with roti, naan, rice, other breads. Paneer is the word for cottage cheese, and shahi is the term for royal (in reference to the Imperial Court).
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 ½ cup panner cubes 250 grams
-½ cup thick yogurt
-¾ to 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
-¼ tsp. red chili powder
-⅛ tsp turmeric
-¾ tsp. gram masala
-Pinch of saffron
-Salt to taste
-2 tbsp. Ghee or oil
-Kewra water few drops.
-¾ cup water
-1 chopped tomato
SPICES
-2 to 3 cloves
-1 to 2 one inch cinnamon stick
FOR SHAHI PASTE
-12 whole cashewnuts
-8 almonds
-1 cup cubed onions
-2 green cardamoms
-1 green chili slit
STEPS:
1. Fry paneer lightly in 1 tbsp. ghee and set aside to a plate.
2. For…
DESCRIPTION:
Papdi chaat or papri chaat, paapri chaat is a popular traditional fast food and street food from the Indian subcontinent, notably in North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Many various additional dishes throughout India are also referred to as papri chaat. Some restaurants in the United States serve the traditional version of the dish.
Papri chaat is traditionally prepared using crisp fried dough wafers known as papri, along with boiled chick peas, boiled potatoes, yogurt and tamarind chutney and topped with chaat masala and sev. The papri are typically prepared with refined white flour and ghee or oil. Mint, cilantro and spices may also be used. The dish has sweet, sour, tangy and spicy flavors and a creamy and crunchy texture.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-15 papdi / puri
-1 medium to large potato boiled or
steamed & chopped
-½ cup moong sprouts or kabuli chana
-½ cup thick fresh curd/ dahi / yogurt …
DESCRIPTION:
Bread pakora is an Indian fried snack (fritter). It is also known as bread bhaji . A common street food, it is made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients.
The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in spicy gram flour batter and frying them. It can also including a stuffing such as mashed potatoes. It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-6 slices of bread
FOR THE STUFFING
-1 ½ cups cubed potatoes
-Handful of green peas
-1 tbsp oil
-1 sprig curry leaves
-½ tsp mustard
-Pinch of hing
-2 green chilies chopped
-½ tsp ginger paste
-Few coriander leaves
-½ tsp red chili powder
-½ tsp garam masala
-Generous pinch of turmeric
-Salt as needed
FOR THE PAKORA BATTER
-¾ cup besan
-2 to 3 tbsps rice flour
-½ tsp red chili powder
-pinch of turmeric/ haldi
-Salt as needed
-½ to ¾ tsp…
DESCRIPTION:
Laddu or laddoo are ball-shaped sweets popular in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.
Besan laddu is a popular Indian sweet dish made of (chickpea flour or gram flour), sugar and ghee. Besan is roasted in ghee till golden brown appearance with nutty fragrance. Then sugar is added to it. Pistachio pieces are also mixed in this mixture optionally. Sweet balls are then made from this mixture. It has a long shelf life. It is often served at festivals, family events and religious occasions in India.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups besan / chick pea flour
-1 ¼ cup sugar
-3 to 4 green cardamoms/ elaichi
-1 to ½ cup ghee
-¼ cup Cashews chopped
-½ cup raisins
STEPS:
1. Add 1 ¼ cup sugar, 3 to 4 cardamoms and little sugar to a blender jar and make a fine powder. Set…
DESCRIPTION:
Gajar ka halwa also known as gajrela or gajorer halwa, is a sweet dessert pudding originating from the Indian subcontinent, associated mainly with North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is made by placing grated carrot in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk and sugar and then cooking while stirring regularly. It is often served with a garnish of almonds and pistachios. The nuts and other items used are first sautéed in ghee, a South Asian clarified butter.
The dessert is a favourite all over Northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is traditionally eaten during all of the festivals in India, mainly on the occasion of Diwali, Holi, Eid al-Fitr and Raksha Bandhan. It is served hot during the winter.
Nowadays, gajar ka halwa is a popular worldwide dessert with many variations such as red velvet halwa, carrot and beetroot halwa, and cheesy carrot halwa.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-½ kg…
DESCRIPTION:
Malpua is a pancake served as a dessert or a snack, popular in India and Bangladesh. It is a very popular dish of Odisha and is also served to Lord Jagannath of Puri in his Sakala Dhupa (morning food served to the lord). Apart from other dishes like Pheni, Rabidi, Kheera sara and other cheese or chhena based items malpua is one of the most popular buyouts in the streets of Puri in Odisha. Malpuas are also prepared in Odia homes during Raja sankranti.
HISTORY:
Barley was the most prolific grain eaten by the arya of the Vedic period. One preparation was a sweet cake called apūpa, where barley flour was either fried in ghee or boiled in water, and then dipped in honey. Malpua preserves both the name and the essentials of this preparation.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 ¼ cup maida / plain flour
-2 green cardamoms
-1 tsp fennel/ saunf crushed
-½ cup milk
-¼ cup water + more water if needed
-Ghee or oil…
DESCRIPTION:
Laddu or laddoo are ball-shaped sweets popular in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.
Common flours used for laddu include gram flour (chickpea flour), wheat semolina and ground coconut. These are combined with sugar and other flavorings, cooked in ghee and molded into a ball shape. Some laddu recipes are prepared using Ayurvedic medicinal ingredients, including methi laddu, multigrain and resin laddu. Nuts such as pistachios and almonds are commonly stuffed into laddus.
Whole wheat ladoo as the name suggests are made from whole wheat ( Atta ).
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups atta / whole wheat flour
-¾ to 1 cup sugar
-¼ cup solid ghee
-½ cup desiccated coconut
-¼ tsp cardamom powder or 3 elaichi
-½ cup raisins
-½ cup cashews
STEPS:
1. Heat ¼ cup…
DESCRIPTION:
Halva is any of various dense, sweet confections served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish diaspora.
Suji halva is slightly gelatinous and made from grain flour, typically semolina (suji- India). The primary ingredients are clarified butter (ghee), flour, and sugar.
Halva can be kept at room temperature with little risk of spoilage. However, during hot summer months, it is better kept refrigerated, as it can turn runny after several days.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 2 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-½ cup suji / rava / semolina
-½ cup sugar
-3 to 4 tbsp ghee
-1 ¼ cup water
-2 generous pinches of green cardamom -powder / elaichi
-8 to 10 cashew nuts
-8 to 10 raisins
STEPS:
1. Add half cup sugar to a pot.
2. Add 1 ¼ cup water to the pot. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Heat it up.
3. While…
DESCRIPTION:
Kalakand is an Indian sweet made out of solidified, sweetened milk and paneer. The dish originated in Alwar, Rajasthan, India. This sweet item is most popular in India and it's sub-continents but few said it is rooted to Arabic cosine. Kalakand is a rich milk cake and one of the famous Indian desserts. The traditional process of making Kalakand takes long time. But now a days there are many quick recipes available and can be prepared in 10-15 minutes. The color of Kalakand is milky-white, most popular North and East India. The fried version of Kalakand is popular in West India which is also known as Ajmeri Kalakand.
Kalakand can be made off different type of flavors, like vanilla, Rose-water, saffron, etc. Kalakand is available in different sweet shops in India and the subcontinent of Indian during festivals and celebrations, such as Holi, Diwali, Navratri and Eid.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 2 mins
Cooking time: 8 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-1 can (392 gms)…
DESCRIPTION:
Paneer makhani /Paneer butter masala is a slightly sweet creamy dish of Paneer, in which the gravy is prepared usually with butter, tomatoes, cashews or cream. Masalas such as red chilly powder and garam masala are also used to prepare this gravy. A survey found that Paneer Butter Masala was one of the top 5 food ordered at night in India.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-8 to 10 cashews
-2 heaped cups tomatoes
-200 grams paneer
-1 tbsp. butter
-2 green cardamoms / elaichi
-1 small cinnamon stick
-2 cloves
-1 green chili slit
-1 tsp ginger garlic paste
-¾ to 1 ¼ tsp red chilli powder
-salt as needed
-½ tsp sugar
-1 tsp garam masala
-¼ tsp kasuri methi
-¼ cup cream
STEPS:
1. Add 2 heaped cups of tomatoes and 8
to 10 cashews ( soak in hot water for
5 mins ) in a blender jar and make
smooth puree.
2. In a pan add butter and heat it. Add
slit chilli, 2 cardamoms, 2 cloves and 1 …