During Navratri, markets are flooded with Navratri fast materials, puja products and other items, which are used by devotees during these nine nights. A bowl of fresh fruits, curd, milk could be consumed. Vegetables like bottle gourd, potato, pumpkin, colocasia, yam, sweet potato, cucumber, raw plantain, tomato, carrot, raw papaya and spinach are vegetables commonly consumed during Navratri. Processed…
Category: Snacks
Savoury Muffins!!!
Wholesome breakfast!!! Its healthy, Tasty and delightful… Ingredients: Oat flour-1 cup Wheat flour-2 tblspn Baking Powder- 1/2 tspn Baking Soda- 1/2 tspn Salt to taste Zucchini- Grated 1/4th cup Chopped spinach- 1/4th cup Mushrooms- 3 medium heads Chopped spring onion- 2 tblspn Chopped garlic- 2 tblspn Parmesan cheese grated- 1 tblspn Dried herbs- 1 tspn…
Vegan Banana Bread…Eggless, no sugar,no butter banana loaf
Sometimes we confuse between banana cake and banana bread. Although most of the ingredients used in both preparation are same but the consistency of the batter is different and this results in the thickness and textures of the end product. The cake batter have a pouring consistency whereas the bread recipe calls for a thick…
Kacche Aam Ka Achar…Green Raw Mango pickle
As I had said in my last post, Indian meal is incomplete without achar or chutney. They are integral part of daily meals. In my pickle series I am sharing Punjabi Kache Aam ka achar. Raw green Mango Pickle. Selection of mangoes is very important. All raw mangoes are not good for pickling. In Northern…
Pickling Story of India
Indian meal is incomplete without achar or chutney. They are integral part of daily meals. Despite using the same main ingredients and spices, the difference in technique in different regions leads to wide variation in taste, colour and texture of pickles. Indian pickles are generally made using oils, lemon juice, vinegar and water. The most…
Appe Muffins;…Savoury Muffins
Appe are made of grain and lentil mixed fermented batter. These are fried and steamed cake similar to Idlis. Idlis are totally steamed but appe are cooked with oil. These are spicy and cooked in typical pan named Appe Pan/Appam Patra/Paniaram, containing deep round moulds similar to muffin pans. They are cooked in gas stove….
Idli Art…Crayon Art with vegetables…
The most common crayon drawing every child used to do in our times was a scenery having a palm tree, a hut, bushes having wild flowers, a sun and flying birds. Sometimes a river with a boat and mountains at the back was also added. I was suffering from fever for a week so was…
Mochar Cutlet.. Banana flower Cutlets…
In my earlier posts I have discussed about the exotic dishes prepared with Banana flower, the pith, stem of banana plant Lip smacking dishes are prepared out of each part of this plant. Mocha Ghonto, Mochar Dhoka, Mocha Paturi is common preparation out of Banana flower. Today I have come up with another lipsmacking dish…
Wheat flour eggless banana muffin…no butter….
Another addition in my baking series. For knowing the basic technique of baking please read my post on Joy of Baking. These are eggless, no butter, wheat flour banana muffins. Wheat flour- 2 cups Ripe banana – 2 (overripe will be better)mashed Baking powder- 1.5 tspn Baking soda- ½ tspn Brown sugar- 1.5 cup Butter…
Chatori Chaat in Alu Katori…..Tangy Chaat in Crispy Potato Basket
This is all time favourite snack. Make the potato Katoris or the basket as you wish to name. Fill it with chaat of your choice. Munch it with the crispy potatoes … I luv it… I have given both the options of deep fried and baked potato katoris. Ingredients for Katoris/Basket: Shredded/Grated potato- 2 cups…
