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Instant Rava Uttappa or Sooji Uttapam is quick and easy South Indian breakfast recipe. This is a thick, shallow fried pancake prepared with sooji and curd. Generally Uttapam is made with the batter of rice and dhuli urad dal which has fermented for 8 hours or overnight in hot climate. If you are in hurry and want to make a quick and healthy breakfast so this is a better option. This is also a good option for tiffin box. Rava Uttapam is made from sooji (semolina), curd and vegetables like onion, tomato and capsicum. You can add grated or chopped vegetables of your choice. You can sprinkle veggies on the top of uttapam like pizza or mix with batter. In this recipe here is no need to ferment batter, so if you want you can add little amount of baking soda. You can use fruit salt (Eno). This makes uttapam soft and spongy. This traditional uttapam gives great taste with coconut chutney or coriander chutney. Ingredients: 1 cup Sooji (semolina or rava) 1/4 cup Curd (yogurt) Salt

Khaman Dhokla (खमन ढोकला) is a popular Gujarati snack which is prepared with fermented besan (gram flour). This is the most loved snack not only in Gujarat but all over India. It is one of my favourite recipe. This soft and spongy dhokla is very nutritious and healthy because besan has lesser calories than whole wheat flour and is high in protein, fibre and micro nutrients. Soft and fluffy steamed dhokla have many taste in it like sweet, sour and spicy. This instant dhokla recipe is quick and easy recipe that is steamed and made in 20 minutes. Here is no need to ferment batter for 8 hours or overnight. You can serve dhokla for breakfast as well as a light snack in the evening along with a cup of tea. Dhokla can be served with accompaniments like chutneys, fried green chillies and grated radish or carrot. Here is an easy way to make instant khaman dhokla. Cuisine:   Gujarati Course:    Snacks Prep. Time:    10 minutes Cooking Time:    20 minutes Ingredients: 1 Cu

Gatte ki sabji is a very popular and traditional recipe of Rajasthani cuisine which is prepared with besan (gram flour) ke gatte. Gatte Ki Sabji is a perfect main course prepared with the goodness of besan and curd. This is an essential part of Rajasthani thali. This mouthwatering delight is full of spices and flavors. If you have no vegetables at home, you can make this authentic dish. Gatte are steamed gram flour dumplings which are cooked in spicy curd based curry. These dumplings are prepared with a dough made of gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, heeng and a little ghee. There are many variations of its curry. This recipe is generally prepared with curd based gravy where it would be like a kadhi. Curd not only provides the sourness to the curry but also gives consistency and texture. But you can prepare an onion tomato gravy to give a different variation. This authentic dish will complement any meal. This can be served for lunch or dinner with rice, roti, parat

This Homemade coffee (Cappuccino) is frothy, creamy, instant hot coffee in Indian style. This is the easy way to make café style coffee at home with beaten process. Here is no need to have any coffee machine or equipment. A cup of coffee is not just any beverage but this is an energy booster also. At least for me, it’s rejuvenating. A perfect cup of coffee have lots of foam on top which you can make easily by beating the coffee and sugar. So it is called as beaten coffee. You have to vigorously beat the coffee and sugar with a lot of energy to get a whipped coffee-sugar mixture. Your rich, creamy and milky Coffee will be ready in minutes. You can use any Indian instant coffee powder like Nescafe or Bru.  Ingredients: 2 cup milk 2 tsp. sugar 2 tsp. instant coffee powder 1 or 2 tsp. water Instructions: In a cup take coffee powder and sugar. If you like strong coffee then add 3 tsp. coffee powder for 2 cups and if you like light then you can add 1 and ½ tsp coffee. You can

Banana Milkshake is a healthy, easy and quick recipe which is prepared with two healthy ingredients banana and milk. This is a perfect way to eat a serving of fruit. This is a delicious and amazing beverage for adults and kids. Banana is rich in fibre and potassium whereas milk is a rich source of calcium. So this is an excellent drink for breakfast or post workout. Ingredients: 1 medium size banana 1 and ½ cup milk 1 tsp. sugar A pinch of green cardamom powder Instructions: Peel and roughly chop banana. Put banana slices, milk, cardamom powder and sugar in a blender. Blend until mixture turns smooth. Pour into a glass and served chilled. You can add ice cubes. Serve with saffron strands and chopped almond. Tips: You can add honey to make it healthier. Skip sugar. To make it thicker you can add more banana or some milk powder. To enhance its taste add vanilla essence or vanilla ice cream. Cardamom is optional, you can skip it.

Aloo Palak Sabji is a simple and nutritious dish which is prepared with palak (spinach), aloo and spices. This healthy and vegan dish is from North Indian cuisine. This is a great way to eat palak in winter season. This can be served with roti or paratha. When potato and palak comes together, they give a great taste. There are two variation of this veg, one is dried aloo palak and another one is gravy curry. Here I have made dry aloo palak sabji. Ingredients: 1 bunch Palak (Spinach) 3 medium size aloo (potato) 2 teaspoons mustard oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds A small pinch hing (asafoetida) ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon coriander powder ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder Salt as per taste ¼ teaspoon amchoor powder ¼ teaspoon garam masala Instructions: 1. Pick green and fresh leaves and discard the stems. Wash the palak leaves thoroughly and chop finely. Peel and cut potatoes in small size and wash. 2. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan or kadhai. Add the cu

This cheese sandwich is a healthy breakfast or evening snack recipe loaded with lot of colorful vegetables, cheese and peanut butter. You can use any type of bread like white or brown bread but to make this sandwich healthier, you can use brown whole wheat bread. . I have added vegetables like onions, tomatoes, carrot and capsicum. I have used cheese spread in this sandwich. Enjoy this with green chutney or tomato ketchup and hot cup of coffee. Ingredients: 4 bread slices 2 tbsp. peanut butter 1 small Onion finely chopped 1 small tomato finely chopped 1 small carrot finely chopped 1 medium size capsicum finely chopped 2 tbsp. Cheese spread or grated any type of cheese A small pinch Salt ½ tsp. black pepper crushed Italian Seasoning or pizza seasoning ½ tsp. red chilli flakes 1 tbsp. tomato sauce Oil or butter for pan frying bread Instructions: Step 1 Take chopped mixed vegetables in a bowl and add in salt, seasoning, chilli flakes & pepper. Add cheese sp

This Sandwich recipe is very popular and delicious recipe loaded with lot of vegetables, cheese and herbs which can you eat during snack time or breakfast. You can use any type of bread like white or brown bread but white bread gives taste best. You may use any cheese like mozzarella or processed, cheese slice or cheese spread. I have used cheese spread in this recipe. I have added most vegetables like onions, tomatoes, carrot and capsicum. You can toast or grill this. Serve this sandwich with green chutney or tomato ketchup. So look at this simple and fast veg sandwich recipe. Ingredients: 4 bread slices 1 small Onion finely chopped 1 small tomato finely chopped 1 small carrot finely chopped 1 medium size capsicum finely chopped 2 tbsp. Cheese spread or grated any type of cheese A small pinch Salt ½ tsp. black pepper crushed Italian Seasoning or pizza seasoning ½ tsp. red chilli flakes 1 tbsp. tomato sauce Oil or butter for pan frying bread Instructions: Step 1

This is a quick breakfast or evening snack recipe. This is a simple bread toast recipe with the flavour of freshly grated garlic with melted cheese and butter. Spice it up with red chilli flakes and herbs. You can use any type of bread for this. I have used simple white bread and cheese spread here. You can use mozzarella cheese or processed cheese. Ingredients: 4 slices of white bread 3 tbsp butter 2 tbsp garlic finely chopped ½ tsp. mixed herb ½ tsp. red chilli flakes 2 tbsp. grated cheese (Mozzarella) or cheese spread Instructions: 1. Heat a pan on medium flame. Add butter and garlic pieces. Roast them until butter completely melt. 2. Toast your bread slices with the help of your toaster on stove tawa. Remove bread when it is toasted golden brown in color. 3. Apply garlic butter on them. 4. Then apply cheese spread or sprinkle grated cheese. 5. Sprinkle herb and red chilli flakes on slices. 6. Place again on tawa. Cover with lid and toast on the low fla

Palak raita is a popular accompaniment which is tasty and healthier. This raita is prepared with fresh curd and palak (Spinach) puree, tempered with heeng, jeera.  Palak is one of the green leafy vegetables and full of Iron, vitamins and fibres. On the other hand curd is an amazing refreshment and a good source of Protein, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium and Zinc. So the combination of both makes this raita very nutritious. Ingredients: 2 cup fresh curd (Yogurt) 1 tbsp Oil ½ tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds) 2 cups Spinach (Palak) washed and chopped ½ tsp Black salt Salt as per taste A small pinch heeng ½ tsp red chilli powder Instructions: Whisk fresh curd until smooth and keep aside. Boil 2 cup water in a pan, add chopped palak. After 2 minutes strain palak leaves with a strainer and let it be completely cools down. Then blend into a smooth paste. Add this palak puree into curd. Add salt and black salt. Mix properly. You can blend this once again with the help o

Tadke wala raita or heeng jeera raita is very common and popular in all over India. This raita is everone’s first choice in accompaniments. In this recipe curd is tempered with heeng and jeera. This is easy to make and served with stuffed parathas, pulao, khichadi or dry vegetables. Whenever I make any dry veg, my daughter prefers this raita along with that. Course:   Side Dish Cuisine:   North Indian Prep Time:    5 minutes Cook Time:     10 minutes Servings:   2 Ingredients: 1 cup Curd (Plain yogurt) ½ teaspoon Jeera (cumin seeds) Salt as per taste ½ teaspoon Black salt (Kala namak) ¼ teaspoon Red chilli powder 1 teaspoons Oil A small pinch heeng Instructions: Take curd in a bowl. Beat it till it is smooth. Now add salt and black salt. Mix well. Making tempering- Heat the oil in a small pan. Once hot add cumin seeds and heeng. When cumin seeds splutter, add red chilli powder. Pour this tadka on top of curd. Stir it to combine. Serve it with your favou

This is very simple garlic bread toast recipe. It can be seasoned with red chilli flakes, crushed pepper or dried herb. This is a simple bread toast recipe with the flavour of freshly grated garlic with melted butter. This can be made in oven and on stove top. This is a great idea for your kid's tiffin box. You can serve this as a starter or with a hot cup of tea. You can use any type of bread for this. Ingredients: 4 slices of white bread 3 tbsp butter 2 tbsp garlic finely chopped ½ tsp. mixed herb ½ tsp. red chilli flakes Instructions: Heat a pan on medium flame. Add butter and garlic pieces. Roast them until butter completely melt. Toast your bread slices with the help of your toaster on stove tawa. Remove bread when it is toasted golden brown in color. Apply garlic butter on them. Sprinkle herb and red chilli flakes on slices. Serve this toast with a hot cup of coffee.

Chur Chur Paratha is a popular paratha of Delhi and Punjabi cuisine. This paratha is stuffed with Paneer, pyaj and adrak. This is served with chole, paneer makhni or dal makhni. This paratha is so yummy that you can eat without any accompaniment. Course : Breakfast Cuisine : Indian Prep Time : 10 minutes Cook Time : 25 minutes Servings : 4 Ingredients: For Dough- 2 Cups wheat flour 1 teaspoon Salt ¼ cup fresh Yogurt 2 tablespoon Ghee For stuffing- 1 cup Grated Paneer 1 cup Onion chopped Coriander leaves (Finely chopped) 1 teaspoon grated Ginger 1 teaspoon Green chillies 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder ½ teaspoon garam masala Salt to taste 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder Instructions: Process of dough- Take Flour in a mixing bowl. Add yogurt, salt and ghee in flour. Now mix them using your hands. Add 1 cup of warm water in the white flour. Now using your hands gently make a dough of the mix. Knead the dough with your hands for at least 10

Lal Mirch ka Achar (Red Chilli Pickle) is famous North Indian pickle which is stuffed with spices. This is hot, spicy and yummy pickle. This ‘Bharwan Lal Mirch ka Achar’ can be served with your favorite parathas. This is a delightful way to spice up your meal. Winter season is good for making various pickle like mooli ka achar , gajar ka achar . Red chilli pickle is one of them. This is Banarsi style stuffed red chilli pickle recipe. So have a look on this recipe. Ingredients: 500 gm. Red Chilli  ½ cup Mustard Seeds          ¼ cup Salt 2 tbs. Turmeric Powder 1 cup Mustard Oil 1 tbsp. Fennel Seeds (Saunf) Instructions: Wash the chilies and wipe them using a cotton cloth. Dry them for 2-3 hours on a kitchen linen in direct sunlight or leave for overnight. There should be no moisture on them. Remove the stalk of the red chillies cutting around the base of the stalk. Make a slit in the center of each chilli using a knife. Grind mustard seeds and fennel seeds in a b

Mooli ka Paratha (मूली का परांठा) is a yummy whole wheat paratha stuffed with shredded mooli (Radish) and various spices. This is another exotic paratha from Punjab cuisine. This is served with curd, pickle and any curry. My husband prefers this paratha with aloo tamatar curry along with coriander chutney. It can be consumed during breakfast, lunch or dinner whenever you want. In winters our heart crave mooli ke parathe. This veggie actually gives your health quite a boost. Mooli (radish) is very nutritious and healthy. Mooli is full of dietary fibre, which helps with digestion issues. If you have enough mooli salad every day, your bowel movement will be smooth. It cures piles and constipation. It is full of vitamin A, C, E, B6, potassium, and other minerals and can give your whole body an immunity boost. When we grate mooli and add salt, it release lots of juice. So at first squeeze the grated mooli to remove excess water before stuffing it. You can use this juice while kneading