Jeera rice is a very easy and mild flavored rice prepared with Basmati rice, cumin seeds and ghee. It goes well with almost all Indian vegetarian and non vegetarian curries. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 to 5 servings Ingredients: Basmati rice: 1 cup Ghee/oil: 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds: 1 tablespoon…
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Green Chutney
Green chutney is prepared with fresh coriander leaves, mint leaves and green chillies. Spicy green chutney is served as a topping for Dahi vada, Samosa, Papadi chaat and various other chats. Green chutney can also be applied on sandwich bread for additional taste. There is no cooking involved to prepare this chutney. Preparation time: 10…
Sweet Tamarind chutney
Tamarind chutney or Meetha chutney is prepared with tamarind pulp, jaggery and spices. Some people also add dates pulp as a sweetener. Sweet and sour tamarind chutney is served as a topping for Dahi vada, Papdi chaat, Kachori, Samosa and many other chaats. Because it is a thick spicy concentrated chutney, we need just little…
Dahi Vada (North Indian style)
Dahi Vada is prepared with split black gram fried dumplings dipped in yogurt. North Indian dahi vada is little different from south Indian style dahi vada. In North India fried dumplings are first soaked in water to make them soft. After some time vadas are squeezed and dipped in yogurt and topped with tamarind chutney and…
Medu Vada
Medu Vada or Minapa Garelu is a South Indian crispy deep-fried breakfast snack prepared with urad dal / split black gram batter, ginger and green chillies. It is usually served along with coconut chutney or Sambar. These fried vada can be soaked in yogurt to prepare Dahi Vada. Preparation time: 15 minutes Soaking time: 2…
Tomato Rice
Tomato rice or tomato bath is a South Indian rice prepared with lot of tomatoes, Basmati rice and red chillies. Kashmiri red chillies are best for this rice because of their color and mild flavor. To maintain tomato taste and flavor there is no need to use ginger garlic paste,turmeric,coriander powder or garam masala to…
Stuffed Bitter gourd (Gutti Kakarakaya)
Bitter gourd has got many nutritional benefits. It controls insulin levels of diabetic patients. Stuffed bitter gourd or Gutti kakarakaya is a dry curry. Each state has got their own version of this curry.South Indian style stuffed Bitter gourd is prepared with ground nuts, sesame seeds, dry coconut. Small piece of jaggery and tamarind paste are…
Palak Chicken (Spinach Chicken)
Palak chicken or Saagwala chicken is a very popular north Indian chicken gravy curry. It is prepared with chicken and spinach puree. It goes well with steamed rice or any Indian bread. Palak chicken curry is a good combination of iron and protein. Very little oil is required to prepare this tasty curry. Preparation time:…
Chef Radhika 