Snacks

Easy milk powder gulab jamun recipe

Easy milk powder gulab jamun recipe | How to make gulab jamun

This easy milk powder gulab jamun recipe will help you in preparing soft and delicious gulab jamun without using khoya/mawa.

 
phalahari chawal

Samak ke chawal recipe | How to make vrat ke chawal

This samak ke chawal recipe shows how to make phalahari pulao using barnyard millet/sama/saawak/varai. It is healthy, and easy to make.

 
Easy falafel recipe

Easy falafel recipe | How to make falafel at home

This is an easy recipe to make falafel at home. These falafels are made by soaking dry chickpeas (garbanzo/ kabuli chana) and then grinding them roughly with spices. Small balls of this mixture is then deep fried.

 
How to make hummus

Easy hummus recipe | How to make hummus at home

This is an easy hummus recipe. This chickpea based recipe requires very few ingredients and is very easy to make.

 
Phalahari potato dahi vada

Phalahari potato dahi vada | vrat ka dahi vada

Phalahari potato dahi vada recipe with video of various steps is given in this post. In India festivals are associated with both feast as well as fast. Fasting has its own benefits, that I had discussed in one of my earlier posts- benefits of fasting: ayurvedic and other concepts.  When we fast […]

 
Rakhi recipes

Raksha Bandhan special | Rakhi recipes

Here are some Rakhi recipes that you can easily make at home in this Raksha Bandhan special. The Hindu festival of Raksha bandhan holds special place in the heart of people of India. This festival celebrates the love and bonding between brothers and sisters. Any festival is incomplete without delicious […]

 
melon balls salad

Melon ball salad recipe | healthy fruit salad

In this melon ball salad recipe I have used three types of melons i.e. watermelon, cantaloupe also called sun melon, and musk melon. This salad tastes as good as it looks. Click on play button to watch video on how to make melon ball salad In hot climate, we should […]

 
Sukhi arbi recipe for fast

Sukhi Arbi recipe for vrat | Dry curry of Taro roots

Arbi or colocasia roots (Taro) are native to India, and other Asian countries.  One of the oldest vegetable of the subcontinent was a prefered tuber, before potato took its place. Potato was introduced to India by the Dutch in late eighteenth century, and gradually gained popularity, and has now completely […]

 
til gur ke laddu

How to make til gur ke laddu | sesame candies

It is a tradition in India to make til gur ke laddu (sesame seed candies) during winter months, and especially during Makar Sankranti. These delicious laddus are very nutritious. They are easy to make, and require just two main ingredients.

 
Kale chane ke kabab are ready

Kale chane ke kabab: Oil free cooking

I have always liked the taste of kala chana or black Bengal gram (Garbanzo beans/chickpeas). Be it soaked and sauteed dry black Bengal grams, or curry, I relish the flavor of this legume a lot. Apart from being rich in proteins, they also contain iron, phosphorus, folate, manganese, vitamin B6 […]