Palak Paneer / Cottage Cheese In Spinach Sauce

          Palak paneer is one of the most popular North Indian gravies. It is a combination of appealing color, taste and texture with the added goodness of spinach. Its super easy and quick to prepare and tastes exotic. Serves 3 to 4. Ingredients: Spinach / Palak - 4 hands full, Gives 1 cup puree. Cubed Paneer / Cottage cheese - 1 cup Green chillies - 1 to 2 depending on the spiciness Onion - 1 medium sized, chopped...

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Sabudana Kichdi / Sabbakki Uppittu / Seasoned Sago (Tapioka)

          Sabudana kichdi is a breakfast item prepared by soaking sago pearls and is widely relished in western part of India including Maharashtra, Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh. This can also be had as an evening snack accompanying a cup of tea or coffee. Its also one of the foods of choice during vrats like Shivaratri. Even though the sago pearls take a bit long time to get soaked, the kichdi can be prepared much easily and...

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Dosa Batter - Making Plain and Set Dosa

          Dosa is one of the most popular dishes of south India. It is a kind of pan cake prepared from the fermented batter of rice and lentils. Being a fermented food its not only healthy with loads of probiotics but also very delicious.            Serves 3 to 4 Ingredients: Raw rice - 1 cup ( I used the regular sona masoori rice) Urad dal - 1/2 cup Channa dal - 2 tbs Fenugreek seeds...

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Bread Vada / Deep Fried Bread Patties

          Bread vada is a crispy and yummy dish perfect to be served as a tea time snack, or apetizer and a quick way to entertain sudden guests. Ingredients: Bread slices - 4 Potato - 1 large sized Curd (yogurt) - 4 tsp Rice flour - 3 tsp Baking soda - a pinch Onion - 1 small, chopped finely Green chillies - 1 to 2, finely chopped  Ginger - 1" piece, grated or finely chopped Curry leaves - 7 to 8, finely chopped Cumin...

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