March 06, 2013

Gajar pulav recipe - Carrot pulao recipe - Carrot rice

gajar pulao in a pan
Gajar pulav recipe - Gajar pulao is a healthy one pot meal made with carrots and rice. Carrot, as you all know is loaded with essential nutrients which helps to keep us healthy. These type of pulao can be served with a bowl of raita, papad and pickles. Earlier, I had posted few other pulao recipes which can be prepared easily in pressure cooker. Most of the time I make pulao in cooker, but here I have precooked the rice, then made a tempering with onion, whole spices and other ingredients. I have tried both methods. and pulao tastes equally good.

March 01, 2013

Shyavige uppittu recipe - Sevai upma - Vermicelli upma

sevai upma in a serving plate
Shyavige uppittu recipe  - Shyavige uppittu, popularly known as sevai upma is a  best way to use some vegetables and vermicelli together. Mostly, I make vermicelli kheer in combination with sago, but upma with sevai also tastes equally good. If you make upma for breakfast, you can roast the vermicelli well in advance at night. Also you can chop the carrots and place it in the refrigerator for the further use. It looks so attractive with carrot and green peas and can be a pleaser for kids. I made it yesterday for breakfast and make often at least once in a fortnight. I also make upma with semolina and oats. Sevai upma  is so simple to prepare that you can try for evening  teatime snack.

February 27, 2013

Murmura chiwda recipe - Mandakki oggarane recipe - Churmuri chivda

Sseasoned Puffed Rice in a serving plate
Murmura chiwda recipe - Murmura chiwda is one of my favorite snacks and I make it often.This is so simple and easy chiwda which can be made quickly with few ingredients. This is also a crispy munching snack which is very useful while travelling. I like the murmura and the addition of crispy peanuts, coconut, putani, delicious tempering and these make the snack tastier.

February 25, 2013

Vangyachi koshimbir recipe - Brinjal koshimbir

brinjal salad in a serving bowl
Vangyachi koshimbir recipe - Brinjal salad is a very healthy and delicious salad prepared with roasted brinjal, fresh onions and  grated coconut. This is served as a side dish with jowar roti or jolada rotti, rice or chapatis. Several varieties of  brinjals are available here throughout the year. Any variety of large or medium sized brinjal can be used to make brinjal bharta and brinjal salad.  this koshimbir has smoky aroma as the brinjal is directly burnt on stove top and tempering with  dry red chillies also give some smoky flavor to the dish. The remaining ingredients such as onions, coriander leaves, green chillies and fresh coconut  are mixed in raw form and the koshimbir tastes great with the combination of all these ingredients.

February 23, 2013

Baingan ka bharta - Vaingana bharta recipe - Brinjal bharta

Vaingana bharta in bowl
Baingan ka bharta recipe - Brinjal bharta is a delicious accompaniment to all varieties of Indian flat bread. It pairs excellent with jowar roti or bhakri. It is absolutely easy to prepare and healthy too. Burn the brinjal directly on stove top, make a flavorful onion tempering and mix all the ingredients to combine well. Soft and smoky flavored bharta gets ready with few steps. Any  variety of large or medium sized brinjal can be used to make this dish. I had two deep purple  brinjals in my fridge. Out of them I used one brinjal  for making bharta and another one is used to make salad. Here is the easy recipe to get the perfect bharta.

February 18, 2013

Strawberry raita recipe

Strawberry raita in a serving bowl
Strawberry raita recipe - This sweet and sour raita is a perfect accompaniment  for pulao, spicy rice or biryani. It also goes well with poori and phulka. Even I like to have it as it is. Strawberry is a seasonal fruit which is available only a few months and it is a perishable fruit. So I make milkshake and raita when it is available fresh. Earlier, I was making only milkshake with it,