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Dry and spicy Aaloo Matar recipe is one of classic Indian recipes with a fusion of potatoes and green peas. This is such a common recipe that you will find this on every restaurant menu card. This Aaloo Matar recipe is not just easy but best quick fix to any meal. You can have this dish for your lunch or dinner. Also being a dry dish you can carry it in your lunch box too. Aaloo Matar Dry Ingredients 5-6 medium sized potatoes Half cup green peas 1 onion sliced 3-4 garlic cloves 2 green chillies Salt as per taste 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp coriander powder 3-4 tsp coriander leaves 2 tsp oil Recipe Pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles. Let them cool down for sometime.  Peel the potatoes off and chop them into cubes. Slice onion thinly. Crush garlic using pestle and mortar. Finely chop coriander leaves. Chop green chilies into small pieces. Heat oil in a wok and add sliced o...

Phool Gobi (cauliflower) can be prepared in different ways. We find this vegetable available in markets whole year.  Today I am sharing a bit different recipe with you, Phool Gobi Keema or we can call it Spicy Minced Cauliflower. We can have this dish with roti, naan, tortilla, paratha or bread. I learnt it from my mother. Sharing this recipe with you all because I personally love this dish ;) I hope you all will enjoy this dish at your home :) Phool Gobi Keema (Spicy Minced Cauliflower) Ingredients 1 medium sized cauliflower 2 medium onions Half tsp garlic paste 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp oil 3-4 tsp coriander leaves 1 tsp lemon juice 2 green chillies slit into two (optional) 1 tsp sesame seeds 1 tsp red chilli powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp garam masala powder 1/4th tsp cinnamon powder Salt as per taste Recipe Blend cauliflower coarsely in a grinder. We don't want cauliflower paste we need g...

Biryani is one the most beloved dishes in India. Hyderabad, India is the home town for Biryani. We get to varieties of biryani there. Biryanis can be Dum Cooked, Pressure Cooked, Oven Cooked or Pan Fried. As our blog is specially for vegetarian foodies I am sharing a yummy biryani with you that is Paneer Biryani. This biryani is Dum cooked. Dum cooking you will come to know in detail when you go through the recipe. Let's start :) Paneer is also know as Cottage Cheese. Paneer Biryani Ingredients 200 gms of paneer cubes 2 cups basmati rice (long grain rice) Half cup boiled peas 7-8 fried cashew nuts 1 cup onions 1 cup curd (yogurt) 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tsp cumins seeds 4-5 cloves 4-5 pepper corns 2 bay leaves 1 inch cinnamon stick 2-3 chillies slit into two 1 tsp garam masala 2 tsp clarified butter 2-3 tsp milk  Few saffron strands 2-3 tsp finely chopped c...

Usually we see many people don't like baingan (eggplant) but for eggplant lovers I have a simple and tasty recipe to share. This is a dry vegetable recipe so we can carry in a lunchbox as well. So lets begin... Aaloo Baingan Dry Ingredients 2 medium sized potatoes 7-8 small eggplants 1 medium onion finely chopped 1 medium tomato finely chopped 2-3 tsp coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tsp oil 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric 1 tsp garam masala powder Salt to taste Half cup of water Recipe Peel off potatoes and chop them, keep them dipped in water. Cut the eggplants and keep them dipped in water. Now finely chop tomato, onion and coriander leaves. Heat oil in a fry pan and add finely chopped onion to it and sauté for 2-3 mins. Add tomato and 2 pinches of salt and mix well till the tomatoes are cooked nicely. Add a tsp of coriander leaves to it and mix well.  Now add dry spices turmeric, red chili po...

Aaloo (potatoes) and Gobi (Cauliflower) are the vegetables that we usually find readily available in our kitchen. We also find this dish in restaurant's menu. There are many ways to prepare this dish but I wish to share my favorite recipe with you today. The recipe I am sharing with you is easy and quick and as it is a dry vegetable recipe so you can also easily carry with you in a lunchbox to work or while traveling, you could also pack your kids' lunchbox for schools :) Ingredients - Cauliflower roughly chopped 1 bowl 2 medium sized potatoes sliced 1 medium onion finely chopped 1 medium tomato finely chopped Cilantro (Coriander) finely chopped 4-5 tsp 1 cup of water Oil 2 tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1 tsp or as per your taste Kashmiri red chilli powder half tsp (for flavor & color) Turmeric powder half tsp Cumin powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Garam Masala 1 tsp (you can find it in any provisional store) Salt to taste Recipe - He...