Food Recipes

Ladoo/Laddu is a sweet recipe prepared in occasions and celebrations like diwali and also offered as prasad to God. Laddus/Ladoos are primarily made from flour, fat (ghee/butter/oil) and sugar.  Laddus are often made of gram flour but today we will see how to make ladoos from bengal gram/kadala paruppu. INGREDIENTS ☆ Kadalai paruppu/Bengal gram-250 gms ☆ Sugar-275 gms ☆ Ghee-3 tsp ☆ Dry fruits  ☆ Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp ☆ Water-1/4 cup ☆ Oil-to deep fry INSTRUCTIONS  ◇ Soak the bengal gram in water for minimum 1 hour. ◇ Add soaked bengal gram in a mixer jar, add little water and blend it into a smooth paste. ◇ Add oil in a wok and heat it in a medium flame. ◇ Add the blended paste in small and thin round shapes, similar to vada and fry until the color changes to light brown. ◇ Don't fry too crispy or else ladoos won't absorb the sugar syrup. ◇ After frying all batter, tear it into small pieces and add it to a mixer jar. ◇ Coarsely blend it in a single pulse for 1 minute....

Onion samosa, simple yet satisfying snack recipe, which is a favorite snack for everyone can be prepared very easily and in less time. I prepared these samosas with 2 big onions and a cup of all purpose flour, maida in less than half an hour. I want to share this recipe so everyone can make these at home in no time. Watch the full recipe without skipping to learn about some tricks, that makes these samosas very crispy and crunchy in every bite. INGREDIENTS ·          All purpose flour/maida-1 cup ·          Onion sliced-2 ·          Ginger –Finely chopped 1 tsp ·          Salt- To taste ·          Water-To knead ·          Oil-To deep fry ·          Garam masala-1 tsp ·    ...

Vegetable Chapati Rolls is a scrumptious roll recipe that is healthy as well as stomach filling. This easy-to-make recipe is loaded with the goodness of carrot, cabbage, cucumber, onion, potatoes, chilies, chapati, ginger and a melange of spices. This roll recipe will be great for your kids lunch box and will also be perfect to take along with you on road trips and picnics with your friends and family.  Usually vegetable rolls are prepared in all purpose flour, filled with vegetables and are deep fried, that makes a crispy snack. But today, we will learn how to make vegetable spring roll in a much healthy way, which is prepared from wheat flour or atta and are not fried. INGREDIENTS • 8 chapatis/8 spring roll sheets • 2 pinches turmeric • 2 tablespoon refined oil • 4 potato • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 inch ginger • 1 cup carrot sliced • 1 cup cabbage sliced • 1 cup cucumber sliced • 1 cup onion sliced • 1 teaspoon chaat masala • 2 green chilli • 1 teasp...

These thin pastry sheets are made of all purpose flour or maida, water, oil, and salt, and their square shape makes them ideal for wrapping the vegetable stuffing for spring rolls. Spring roll sheets / wrappers, samosa patti can be prepared at home in an easy manner. INGREDIENTS All purpose flour/ Maida-2 cup Salt-A pinch Oil-1 tsp Water-To knead INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a bowl add 2 cups of all purpose flour. 2. Then add salt and water, to knead into a soft dough. Let it rest for 30 minutes. 3. Take small portions of dough and roll each into chapathi layer. 4. Take 1 layer and on top of it add 1 tsp oil and spread all over, then sprinkle some flour on top. 5. Keep next layer above it and repeat the same until all layers are arranged. 6. Now roll all the layers into a single thin layer. 7. Heat a pan and roast the layer until bubbles appear . 8. Flip it and roast the other side as well. Let it cool. 9. Now remove each layer separately and carefully. 10. Paper thin spring ...

Puran poli is a sweet flatbread stuffed with a sweet lentil filling made from skinned spilt bengal gram (chana dal) and jaggery. In marathi language the sweet filling is called as  Puran  and the bread is called as  Poli .  This puran poli  recipe is different as black chickpeas are added to the filling instead of chana dal. Plus the poli is also made from whole wheat flour (atta) instead of all purpose flour (maida). INGREDIENTS Whole wheat flour-1 cup[300 gms] Brown chickpeas-1 cup[250 gms] Jaggery-100 gms Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Salt-A pinch Ghee-As needed Water-To knead INSTRUCTIONS 1.    Rinse the black chickpeas very well in water. Soak the chickpeas overnight or 8 hours. 2.    Cook the chickpeas in cooker by adding 2 cups of water, for 4-5 whistles in medium low flame. 3.    Drain the water completely. Let it dry completely. 4.    In a mixer jar add the chickpeas...

Soya chunks is a great source of protein and I include in our diet in the form of either fry or kurma with it. But today for a change made soya chunks 65 for the meatless dishes.It came out super delicious and we all enjoyed. Ingredients Soya Chunks/meal maker-1/2cup Ginger&garlic paste-11/2tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Chilly powder-11/4tsp Garam masala powder-1/4tsp Curry leaves-2 sprigs Corn flour-2tbs Maida-2tbs Red food color-a pinch[optional] Oil-for frying Salt-to taste Instructions Soak the soya chunks in hot water and rinse it couple of times, squeeze the water. In a bowl mix, add the soaked soya chunks, turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, garam masala and  mix it well. Then add the corn flour and all purpose flour, give it a mix. Sprinkle some water and mix it well. Make sure the soya chunks are well coated. Fry it in the oil in a medium flame and drain it on a paper towel. Serve it h...

Panipuri is a type of snack that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It consists of a round or ball-shaped, hollow puri (a deep-fried crisp crepe), filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as imli pani), tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion or chickpeas. Pani puri is a popular street food of India, where crisp fried dough balls (puri) are stuffed with potatoes, sprouts, spicy tangy water or sweet chutney. Pani puri is a favorite chaat snack of many folks and ours too. With so many bursts of tastes and flavors in your mouth when you have pani puri, you just cannot have one. Pani Literally translates to water and here the Puris are fried puffed crisp dough balls which are hollow. The spicy water is called as Teekha (which means spicy) Pani. INGREDIENTS For Making Puri Rava-2 cups[small] Maida-1 tsp Wheat flour-2 tsp Salt-A pinch Water-To knead For Making Teekha/Green/Spicy Pani Coriander leaves-1/2 cup Mint leaves-1/4 cup Ginger-1 inch Green chilly-3 ...

Vegetable  biryani  is an aromatic rice dish made by cooking basmati rice with mix veggies, herbs &  biryani  spices. Traditionally  Biryani  was made by dum cooking marinated meat with basmati rice & spices. Making a vegetarian version becomes much simpler as the veggies need no marination. It is served as lunch recipe since it is filled with all flavours of vegetables and aromatic rice. It's a simple recipe and easy one too, since cooked in pressure cooker, not a big deal of time and work. Ingredients ·          2   tbsp   oil and 2 tsp ghee ·          1   bay leaf ·          whole garam masala   1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 1 cardamom ·          1   tsp   fennel seeds ·          2   onions   finel...