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Vegetable Korma is lightly spiced curry from Indian cuisine. Korma is called or known as Kurma. I am sharing a rich creamy and buttery recipe of Vegetable Korma with you all. Its a restaurant style recipe that I am sure you all will love the most. Besides going and enjoying this dish in a restaurant you can make this dish at home and enjoy with family and friends.  About Korma or Kurma  - Korma is a curry dish that is popular in India as well as in Central Asia. The base of curry can coconut paste, milk, yogurt cream, onion or tomato paste or nuts and seeds paste or combination.  In North Indian and Mughlai cuisine generally, milk, yogurt (curd) and cream are added. Whereas South Indian version is made up using coconut along with nuts and seeds.  There are many many versions of making Korma, The taste and the flavour vary with the cooking technique and ingredients used in the Korma.  About today's special Vegetable Korma recipe - This Veg Korma tastes awesome. ...

GANPATI BAPPA MORYA!!!  MODAK is a sweet dumpling made during Ganesh Chaturthi festival.  Modak is an Indian sweet popular in states of Maharashtra, Goa and in the regions of Konkan in India. The sweet filling inside of modak consist of freshly grated coconut and jagery or dry roasted coconut and powdered sugar while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour for crispy outer cover.  RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE - Modak is considered to be the favourite sweet of Hindu deity, Ganesha or Ganpati. During Ganesh Chaturthi, the puja usually concludes with an offering of 11, 21, 51 or 101 Modaks to Ganesha as prasaad or prasadam. Modaks are made with rice flour shells or wheat flour shells. Now a days there are varieties of modaks like Mava Modak, Chocolate Modak, Peda/Pedha Modak and so on.  Today I am sharing a fried version of Modak, Fried Modak as the name suggests is a fried version of the steamed modak and much easier to make than steamed version.  "T...

Hello dear foodies!!!! So good to see you all after very very long time. Sorry for being away for so long.  So starting from today I will be posting 1 recipe every weekend. I hope you all will shower your love and best wishes again for my blog as you did it before.  So we are in Summer now and we enjoy chilled juices, mocktails, cold drinks and ice creams in this season. So today I am going to share an amazingly tasty and refreshing recipe with you all. People who belong to Maharashtra, India are very well familiar with the drink named Sol Kadhi.  Yes!!! I am sharing a very quick and very easy to make drink recipe with you all.  Sol Kadhi is basically type of drink and an appetizer originating from Indian subcontinent usually eaten with rice or sometimes drunk after or along with the meals. Popular in Goa and Maharashtra's coastal region, made from coconut milk and kokum, also known as Amsul or Amsol. It is a dried fleshy skin of a fruit called Garcinia Indica or Rat...

Khasta Kachori is an authentic Indian delicious, spicy, fried puffed pastry. Khasta Kachori is stuffed with Moong Dal mixture and then it is deep fried. Kachori is flaky from outside and hollow from inside. These kachoris can be served with toppings of chutneys, onions, tomatoes and sev as Khasta Kachori Chaat. We can serve the Kachoris for breakfast or appetizer. You can also serve it for kids party or kitty party etc. Khasta Kachori Ingredients For Dough :- 2 cups all purpose flour 3-4 tsp ghee (Clarified butter) Cold water to knead dough Salt as per taste For Stuffing :- Half cup yellow moong dal 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds Half tsp mango powder 1-2 pinch asafoetida 1 tsp oil 2-3 tsp water Half tsp red chili powder Salt as per taste Oil for frying Recipe Dough :- Take all purpose flour in a mixing bowl and add 2 tsp ghee to it and rub the flour between your palms nicely. Now add salt as per taste and mix well. Start adding li...

Ladoo or Laddu are sphere shaped sweets originated in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that may vary by recipe. These Laddus/Ladoos are often served at festive or religious occasions. We make Ladoos out of so many ingredients, there's Motichoor Ladoo, Aata Ladoo, Coconut Ladoo, Semolina Ladoo...etc. Today we are going to learn how to make BESAN LADOO?  Besan Ladoo is one of the most famous and popular ladoos often made during festive occasions. Besan Ladoo is easy and a healthy sweet. Using just 3 ingredients we can make these yummilicious and amazingly tasty ladoos at home. These Ladoos are very tasty and will melt in your mouth and you will enjoy the aromatic and heavenly taste of these ladoos. Besan Ladoo Ingredients 2 cups besan (Gram Flour) 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup ghee (Clarified Butter) Dry fruits (Your choice) Recipe Warm 6-7 tsp oil in a pan on medium heat and add gram flour to it...

Gatte Ki Subzi is an authentic Rajasthani Dish. It is a delicious curry prepared with Gram Flour as a base ingredient. Gatte means cooked gram flour dumplings, which are added to the spicy onion tomato base gravy or curd base gravy. This authentic Rajasthani cuisine is very delicious to eat and can be cooked at home. You can enjoy this dish with Parathas, Puris, or Steamed Rice. Enjoy making this mouthwatering dish and I am sure that you won't be able to resist once you start cooking it. This Gatte Ki Subzi is usually made up in a curd base gravy. But you also get to see this dish is made in spicy gravy too. Today we will see how to make Gatte Ki Subzi in spicy gravy today. Gatte Ki Subzi Ingredients Gatte :- 1 cup gram flour 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp oil Salt as per taste Water to knead the dough Gravy :- 1 large onion 1 large tomato 3-4 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 2 bay leav...

Lauki is known as Bottle Gourd in English. Lauki Kofta Curry is very popular curry recipe from Hyderabad, India. It is a very famous dish that goes well with Roti, Naan, Paratha or Rice. These Koftas are dunked in delicious tomato onion gravy. Do give this dish a try and I am very much sure you all will love this dish a lot and will crave to have it more often. This can be one of the best options to serve something different to your guests when you host a party. Lauki Kofta Ingredients For Kofta :- 1 lauki (Bottle Gourd) 1 cup besan (Gram Flour) 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder Salt as per taste Oil for deep frying For Gravy :- 1 large tomato 1 large onion 3-4 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 2 tsp grated dry coconut 4-5 black pepper corns 2 bay leaves 2 green cardamons 1 inch cinnamon stick 1 tsp red chili powder Half tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp ga...

Lemon Rice is a South Indian cuisine that is very popular, made often in most homes for a quick lunch or dinner and is a special one. It is very tempting dish prepared by adding Lemon Juice to it while stir frying steamed rice and spices. The lemon rice preparation is the most easiest rice recipes and its Lemony taste and color will make your taste buds tingle as you see it. This is the most delicious way to turn plain rice into an exotic dish and is a perfect accompaniment to any veggies or curies. Do give this dish a try and enjoy the amazingly flavorful aromatic rice preparation and enhance your Happy Meal times with your friends and family. Lemon Rice Ingredients 2 cups cooked rice 8-10 curry leaves 2 dry red chilies 1 tsp mustard seeds 2-3 tsp urad dal 1 inch ginger 1 tsp turmeric powder Half cup roasted peanuts 2 tsp oil Juice of 1-2 lemons (depending on lemon size and your taste) Salt as per taste Recipe Heat oil in a wok and add mustard seeds t...

Dear foodies, today's recipe is one of my favorites.  Tamatar Wangun....a Kashmiri dish. We can call it Kashmiri Eggplant in Tomato Curry or simply Tamatar Baingan.  Tamatar Baingan takes less time and is very easy to cook. It is very tasty and is available throughout the year. It can be served with rice or chapati. In Kashmir this dish is mostly served with Steamed Rice. The best part of this recipe is "Simplicity", no onions, no garlic and just 3 spices and thats it!!! People who love eating eggplant will surely love this dish also people who don't like to have eggplants will also start loving it after they try this dish. Tamatar Wangun Ingredients 5-6 small eggplants 2 large tomatoes 1-2 green chilies 5-6 tsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder 1 tsp coriander seed powder Half tsp fennel seed powder Salt as per taste 1 cup water Recipe Wash and pat dry eggplants. Cut them into four pieces lengthwise. Do not remove ...