Indian Recipes

Indian Recipes

This is about delicious Indian food and recipies. There are few videos and recipies.. all quite easy to follow and you can enjoy a sumptuous Indian meal.

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Spicy Veg Pulao

Spicy Vegetable Pulao Ingredients Jeera Rice-2 cups Water-2cups+half cup Any Mixed Chopped Vegetables-1 cup Red chilli powder-1 tsp Garam masala-1/2 tsp Salt to taste Cardamon-a few Star anise-1 Green Chillies-2 Ghee-4 tbsp Onion-1 Bay leaf-1 Tomato-1 Method 1.Take wide pan,add ghee-2 tbsp,fry bay leaf,Star anise,Cardamon 2.Chop Onions n Tomato and fry it 3.Add vegetables,Green Chillies(slitted),Salt,chili powder and garam masala 4.Add the water and allow it to boil 5.Add the washed rice and... Read Full Story

Desi Diet - indian recipes

Desi diet provide services about indian diet plans , free indian recipes , indian recipes South Asians are genetically different from the rest of the world. This makes them more prone to lifestyle related diseases like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Over the years, our diets have also changed from the traditional desi diet to the more westernized fast food with more calories and saturated fats and less fibre. Children and youngsters are especially moving from a desi diet to a... Read Full Story

Masala Mandakki / Charmuri upkari (Puffed rice with onions)

What you will need: Puffed rice - 2 cupsOnion - 1 chopped Coriander leaves - 5 strands, finely choppedCoconut oil - 2 tspRed chilli powder - 2 tspFresh shredded coconut - 2 tbspLime juice - 2 tspSalt to taste How to prepare In a large bowl, add onion, coriander leaves, red chilli powder and salt. To that add the shredded coconut. Now mix the puffed rice and coconut oil. Garnish with coriander leaves. Squeeze the lime juice and serve. This is best eaten fresh as the puffed rice gets soft... Read Full Story

Capsicum cooked in besan (chickpea flour)sabji

Ingredients: 1 large green capsicum deeseeded and cut into slices. 6 oz besan(chickpeas flour) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon jeera powder 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder 1-2 green chilies finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste 1 small tomato deseeded and chopped into small cubes 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds. 150ml water( approx 6 oz) Method: 1.Heat the oil in a pan, when hot add mustard seeds. 2.When mustard seeds... Read Full Story

Baingan Bhartha - Eggplant gravy/curry

When it comes to spicy gravy/curry recipe, no recipe can compete with the Indian recipes. They have their own 'it' factor that makes them unique. Baingan Bhartha is one such South Indian recipe, an Andra Recipe to be precise. I had bought a big eggplant to make Bagara baigan, one of the famous eggplant recipe prepared the Indian way. Unbeknownst to me, I had been preparing baingan bhartha. Got a little confused with the names. Whatever may be the case, I was happy that the recipe turned out... Read Full Story

Valval / Yogiratna / Avial ( Vegetables in coconut sauce)

Valval is made with all different kinds of vegetables. You can use alsande beans( yard long beans), tendle ( ivy gourd), ghosale(ridge gourd) , magge( yellow cucumber / mangalore sautekayi), bikkand( jackfruit seed), batato(potato), soornu(yam), kanang(sweet potato), phagil(kantolas), bibbo (cashews) etc. I love the seasoning of cumin seeds in ghee. What you will need: 3 cups of vegetables 2 cups shredded fresh/frozen coconut OR 1 can of coconut milk 6 green chillies 2 tbsp ghee... Read Full Story

Bell Pepper curry

Ingredients: Bell Peppers- 1 green,1 red Red chilli powder- 1/4 tsp Turmeric-1/4 tsp Jeera powder-1/4 tsp Jeera-1/4 tsp Gram flour- 2 tbsp Sugar- 1/4 tsp Mango powder- 1 tsp Salt to taste Method: Slice the bell peppers into thin strips.In a pan heat the oil.Add Jeera,turmeric and bell peppers.Stir fry for a few minutes until it becomes crisp(Don't cook too much) Now add red chilli powder,Jeera powder,Salt,Sugar,Besan and Mango powder.Saute until the besan flour turns brown. Serve hot with... Read Full Story

Aloo Palak

My husband and I like to have rotis for dinner on Sunday nights and we try and have a new side dish every time. I decided to make Aloo Palak by following the recipe my mom-in-law gave to me when she was here. It came out really very well and my husband told me it was one of the best aloo palak's he had tasted (yaaay!! isn't that awesome). Here's the recipe 3/4 bag of frozen chopped spinach or one full bag of fresh spinach. 1 medium sized onion 1 large tomato 1-2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1... Read Full Story

Colorful Capsicum Paneer

Paneer is a kind of soft cheese used in Indian cuisine..You can make Paneer easily at home or you can buy it in any Indian grocery store..Paneer is so versatile that you can make a full meal out of it..We all love paneer so much that we can have it anyday and at anytime of the day.. Here is one simple recipe that you can make with paneer and capsicum combination..I couldnot find yellow capsicum on the day i was making the dish but if you have you can add that also to add some more colors to... Read Full Story

Lauki Ki Sabzi (Bottle gourd ,Doodhi, Ghiya)

Lauki is also called Dhoodhi, ghiya or Bottle gourd …As lauki is mostly made of water ( almost 96%) it is very easy to digest and is healthy too..It is very low in calorie (12 cal/ 100 gm) Lauki is not a favorite vegetable. But surprisingly I use to love lauki sabzi made by my Mom while growing up it was on top in my favorites list. Mom always add lots of desi ghee in the hot sabzi just before serving which enhances its flavor ..But if you or your kids doesn’t like to eat lauki then you... Read Full Story
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