Simple recipes from India and around the world
Indian stuffed peppers or bharwan shimla mirch are green bell peppers stuffed with a spicy potato mixture and then slow cooked in a pan. These stuffed peppers (also called stuffed capsicum) make a tasty side with rotis or parathas and can also be served as a snack or starter if using small bell peppers. We…
It is Diwali season again! Here are four easy no-stress Diwali dinner ideas to choose from for home parties, with recipes! These menus cater to different diet restrictions like vegetarian, vegan and even gluten-free so that none of you guests feel left out. Now you don’t need to worry about dinner ideas and just focus…
At the end of almost every Indian main dish recipe, you will come across the sentence – “serve it hot with roti or rice.” Very often, this rice is white long grain basmati rice. This is the fool proof recipe to cook the best Basmati rice, each time. It is simple and quick. Plain Basmati…
Gatte ki sabzi is a lip-smacking, traditional Rajasthani dish. Gatte are steamed gram flour dumplings cooked in a spicy yogurt and gram flour gravy. In this recipe, the gatte (dumplings) are very soft as only fresh cream and yogurt is used to make the gram flour dough. Adding water makes them a little hard.
Soft and delicious, you will enjoy these jowar flour (sorghum flour) rotis with any main dish. In this jowar roti recipe, I’ve added boiled potato and seasonal methi (fenugreek) leaves for extra softness, taste and nutrition.
Addition of potato helps provide some binding to the gluten free flour and also makes the rotis soft. If you don’t want to use potato, you can also add boiled sweet potato or boiled colocassia (arbi).
Whole green moong dal has an earthy taste and in this recipe the flavours are enhanced by cooking with whole spices like cinnamon, bayleaf, peppercorns and cloves. Unlike yellow moong dal or moong dal chilka, each bean stays firm even after long cooking, making it ideal for curries, lentil salads and of course sprouting. This…
Enjoy this very berry smoothie of blueberries, strawberry, raspberry and blackberry with a hint of mint; before the fresh berries are completely off the market. You can even freeze the ingredients in a freezer bag and simply pop them in a blender to enjoy this healthy breakfast smoothie even after the berry season is over.
Roasted cauliflower vegetable fry is simple recipe of cauliflower florets cooked in mustard oil and lightly spiced with turmeric, salt, pepper and dry mango. It is great as is as a snack or as a side with parathas.
