August 08, 2013

Fruit chaat recipe - How to make fruit chaat

Fruit chaat in serving bowls
Fruit chaat recipe - Fruit chaat is a mix of fruits in lemon juice and mildly spiced with chaat masala. We always prefer to have fruits in its natural form. In this recipe I have used semi ripe mango and peach. This fruit chaat is useful to those who doesn't like to eat fruits. Sugar, lemon juice and chaat masala add an extra flavor and taste to the fruits. Normally, I make this when I have two or more varieties of fruits lying idle in the fridge and want to finish it at a time. Variety of fruit chaat can be prepared with different combination. This is an easy to prepare fruit dish which gets ready within few minutes.

August 07, 2013

Chutney powder recipe - Shenga putani khobri chutney powder - How to make instant chutney powder

chutney powder in a bowl
Chutney powder recipe - chutney powder prepared with coconut, putani and peanut is very tasty and I like to mix it with curd to serve as a spicy side dish to main meal.  To day  I am posting an instant chutney powder recipe which is very handy and can be prepared at any time. Definitely you will find this chutney powder very useful to serve with idlis, dosas, chapathis,  rice etc. This chutney powder can be used to  make wet chutney by mixing  it with curd / yogurt. Here is the  simple version of instant chutney powder which is really easy to make. 

Shimla mirch pakoda - How to make capsicum pakora

dhobli mirchi bhaji in a serving plate
Shimal mirch pakoda recipe - Capsicum pakoda which is also known as dhobli mirchi bhaji in marathi, is really a tempting dish which can be made as  a good tea-time snack. Capsicum or bell pepper is an easily available vegetable in Indian vegetable market. It is widely used vegetable in Maharashtra and the bhaji is prepared with different versions in each house hold. Whenever I bring capsicums I reserve few to make pakoda. Capsicum and bessan are basic ingredients, but to make it more tastier the capsicum should be marinated with chilli powder, amchur powder and salt. This bhaji is soft from inside and crispy from outside. It tastes awesome and should be eaten and served hot with tomato ketchup.

August 04, 2013

Oggarane mavina hannu recipe - Tempered mango recipe

tempered mango in a serving bowl
Oggarane mavina hannu recipe - I like any dishes prepared with mango. During mango season I often temper ripe mangoes with dry red chillies, curry leaves and to get more out of it I also add chilli powder, sugar and even lemon juice. When the mangoes cook well in its own juice and combine well with other ingredients it turns very soft and tasty.This mango dish is liked by all as it is mildly spiced. I even fried the red chillies till  brown to get the smoky flavor. Usually, I serve it as a side dish to main meal.

August 03, 2013

Pumpkin paratha recipe - Kaddu ka paratha recipe

lal bhopla paratha in a serving plate
Pumpkin paratha recipe - I love to make parathas often because of its ease, simplicity and wholesomeness.  It is convenient to pack parathas in lunch box and we can have it for breakfast too. In my hometown, large sized pumpkins are grown in the backyard of our house. We grew up seeing and eating pumpkin in large scale. We are not a great fan of pumpkin, but whenever we buy pumpkin here,  make sabzi, sweet poori, appe or paratha from it. Like any other paratha, this is also goes well with tomato ketchup, chutneys, pickles and yogurt.

August 01, 2013

Vaingana ambat recipe - Badnekayi saaru - Konkani style brinjal curry

badnekayi saru in a serving bowl
Vaingana ambat recipe - Vaingana ambat is a very popular curry in coastal karnataka made using small white brinjals. Coconut and toor dal are basic ingredients for the gravy. This tasty curry is a delicious accompaniment to hot rice. Ambat the konkani word means curry in english. It is also called as saaru in kannada.This is a thin version of curry, but you can increase the quantity of toor dal and coconut to make it thick. You can make similar type of curry using potatoes and green peas. But the brinjal curry has different flavor and taste as it gets flavor from fresh baby brinjals.