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Wintersssssss In winter season we get fresh red chilies in the vegetable markets. So simply get those Fresh Red Chilies from market and prepare the yummy tangy Red Chili Chutney that I am sharing with you today. You can serve this chutney with roti, jowar or bajra roti. Also you can enjoy this chutney with Mix Vegetable Pulao, Pakoras, Idli or Medu Vada. Red Chili Chutney Ingredients 15 red chilies 3-4 garlic cloves Lemon juice (Optional) Salt as per taste Recipe Wash and pat dry chilies nicely. Take the chilies, garlic in a grinding jar and grind them to a smooth paste. Add little water and salt as per taste to it and grind the ingredients to a smooth paste. Take out the grounded chutney in an air tight container and keep it in refrigerator. You can store this chutney up to 2-3 weeks. You can squeeze lemon juice to chutney if you like the tangy taste.

Biscuit Canapes are the most easy recipe to make and sooth your hunger cravings at odd times. You can also serve these Biscuit Canapes as appetizer, tea time snack, evening snack or in a kids party. Kids will also love it. You can make the tangy Biscuit Canapes for kitty parties or simply any time you like. Biscuit Canapes Ingredients 12 salted crackers (monaco or ritz biscuits) I used Ritz Biscuits 1 boiled potato 1 onion 1 tomato 2-3 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp chaat masala 1 small cup tomato ketchup 1 cup sev Recipe Mash the boiled potato and add red chili powder, chaat masala and salt as per your taste to it and mix well. Finely chop onion, tomato and coriander leaves. Arrange biscuits in a plate. Place mashed potato over it and garnish with finely chopped onions and tomatoes. Top it with tomato ketchup, sev and finely chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately. You can also sprinkle little red chil...

Beetroot Salad is one of the most easiest recipe to make and enjoy as a side dish with your lunch or dinner meals. This beetroot salad is very healthy and can be made by using very few ingredients. Kids usually don't like beetroot but if you serve it as a salad I am sure that they will love it too. Beetroot Salad Ingredients 1 large beetroot 1 small lemon 1-2 green chilies Finely chopped coriander leaves 2-3 tsp crushed peanuts 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 pinch of asafoetida 2 tsp oil Salt as per taste Recipe Grate beetroot. Finely chop green chilies Finely chop a handful of coriander leaves. Take grated beetroot in a mixing bowl and add chopped green chilies and coriander leaves to it.  Now add crushed peanuts to it and squeeze lemon juice over it. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it and let them crackle. Add a pinch of asafoetida to it. Add this tempering over the beetroot and mix well. Garnish beetroot salad with finely cho...

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 ...

Tacos! Tacos! & Tacos! Again I am here with an amazingly tasty crispy and very easy to make recipe TACOS. Today I am sharing a yummy Bean Taco recipe with you all. We usually find the baked beans can in market but today I am sharing home made Bean stuffing recipe that you can use for making Tacos or Burritos. Enjoy making these Tacos at home and have it with yummy salsa. You can serve this dish for any party you are hosting. Also if you make salsa less spicy so you can serve these tacos to kids as well or simply add lots of cheese when you are serving it to your kids. Tacos Ingredients 12 taco shells 2 cups pinto beans 2 jalapeños 1 tsp black pepper 2 tsp butter 2 cups roughly chopped lettuce  1 onion 1 tomato 1 carrot 2 cup grated cheese 1 cup salsa Salt as per taste Recipe Bean Stuffing - Soak pinto beans for 4-5 hours. Par boil pinto beans till they are tender and soft. Now heat butter in a pan and add boiled beans to it and m...

Dear foodies as promised today again I am sharing an authentic Mexican dish with you all. Today I am sharing Salsa recipe with you all. I believe salsa is best when only few ingredients are involved. However my love for snacking is so deep, I always try to make sure that I make the healthiest choices possible when picking what to munch on. The homemade salsa recipe I am sharing is a must-try. Easy Salsa recipe with fresh tomatoes, its a quick and easy to make in the blender and perfect for snacking or taco night. This recipe is ridiculously simple to make, just throw all the ingredients in your food processor or blender, process it and Ta-Da!!! Amazing Salsa ready...... Salsa Ingredients 4 ripe tomatoes 2 jalapeños 3-4 garlic cloves Half onion 1 green chili A handful of cilantro 1 lemon 1 tsp olive oil (optional) Salt as per taste Recipe Roughly chop tomatoes, jalapeños, half onion, green chili, garlic cloves and cilantro. Take all the roughly chopp...

Dear Foodies We being foodies, we love to try different variety of delicacies that we find all over the globe. We get to eat varied dishes from various countries, states and regions etc. We also find a variety of food that people eat n villages as well. So today we all are traveling to Mexico. We will be enjoying learning and then making and then eating Mexican dishes. Today I am sharing a yummy Soup recipe with you all. I am going to share the recipe of Lentil Soup with you all. This soup is one of the best options who wish to control their diet ;) This soup is completely Oil Free and loaded with crunchy veggies. The awesome taste of this soup will take you to Mexico. I got to learn this recipe when I was in New Mexico near USA. So this is an authentic recipe that I will be sharing with you all. Lentil Soup Ingredients 2 cups lentils 1 large tomato 1 carrot 2 spring onions 1 garlic clove 1 inch ginger 1-2 jalapeños 2 green chilies 1 lemon juice 1-2 tsp blac...

Pastaaaaaa Italian dish loved by everyone. For Pasta lovers, today I am sharing creamy, cheesy White Sauce Pasta recipe with you all. We usually get white sauce readily available in markets or also you find white sauce powder that you mix with water and white sauce is ready. But today I am sharing the creamy white sauce recipe that is homemade. Enjoy making White Sauce Pasta at home and have it with your friends and family. Even kids will love this. Whits Sauce Pasta Ingredients Pasta of your choice (Penne, Macaroni, Shell etc) 2 tsp all purpose flour 1 cup milk 1 cup mozzarella cheese 1 tsp black pepper powder 1 onion 1 green bell pepper Salt as per taste 1 tsp butter 1 tsp chili flakes Recipe Chop onion and green bell pepper into cubes. Take all purpose flour in a mixing bowl and add milk to it and mix well. Make sure there should not be any lump in the mixture. Grate mozzarella cheese or cut into small cubes. Boil pasta as per the instruc...

Mathri is a Rajasthani snack. It is a kind of flaky biscuit from North-West region of India. It is made from wheat flour and all purpose flour combination, water and carom seeds with some regular spices. This snack can be preserved and is edible and lasts long when stored in airtight jars at room temperature. Mathri is usually served with mango, chili or lemon pickle. You can also serve these Mathris as tea time snacks.  You can also serve these when you host party, kids will surely love it. Mathri Ingredients 1 cup wheat flour Half cup all purpose flour 2-3 pinch of soda-bi-carb 1 tsp carom seeds 1 tsp crushed black pepper 1 tsp cumin seeds 2-3 tsp ghee Salt as per taste Water to knead dough Oil for frying Recipe Sieve wheat flour, all purpose flour and soda-bi-carb and salt all together. Now add carom seeds, cumin seeds and crushed black pepper to it and mix well. Now add ghee to it and mix all the ingredients well rubbing between your p...

Daal Chakli is not a regular fried chakli. But it is Steamed Wheat Dumplings with spicy Lentil Soup. This is popularly known as Daal Dhokli in Gujarat. But Daal Dhokli is sweet and tangy in taste. Today I am sharing a spicy version of it which we call Daal Chakli in Khandesh, Maharashtra. These are easy to make and is a one meal dish. You can prepare these anytime you wish to have something different than regular Roti Sabji for lunch or dinner. This dish is made up of wheat flour and the soup is made up of Pigeon Peas and contains very less oil so you don't need to be worried of having lots of fats while eating. For diet cautious people this is one of the best option for you. Also we make it using wheat flour and pigeon peas so it is very healthy for us. Enjoy making this Daal Chakli at home and I am sure you all will fall in love with it. Even kids love it a lot. Daal Chakli Ingredients 2 cup wheat flour 2 tsp oil Salt as per taste Water to knead dough 1 cup...