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Makai Masala | Corn Curry Makai masala or corn curry (मकई मसाला ) is a simple and delicious gravy dish that can be a part of main course. This recipe is prepared with sweet corn kernels, ginger-garlic, onion and tomato based gravy along with a perfect blend of spices. It can replace paneer gravy recipes. It is an easy to make and quick recipe that can be prepared within minutes.  To make Makai masala sweet corn kernels is used that have mild sweetness but if they are not available, you may use desi corn. Corn curry has lots of variations. It can be prepared with the addition of capsicum or paneer. You may add little curd to make tangier. In recipe, I have not added amchoor powder. To give tangy flavor, I have used more tomatoes and lemon juice. Makai masala can be prepared in dry or semi gravy form. Makai masala tastes great when served with naan. It can be served with any Indian bread like roti and paratha along with rice. This mildly spicy Makai masala dish will be enjoyed by all.

Malai Laddu | Malai Ladoo Malai laddu or Malai Ladoo ( मलाई लड्डू ) is an easy and tasty dessert recipe made with paneer, milk, milk powder and sugar. It is flavored with cardamom powder. Its taste is similar to sandesh and kalakand. It is a simple recipe and can be made easily at home. It can be prepared for any festival or special occasion. In India sweets and desserts are specially prepared on the auspicious occasion or festival like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi.  Malai ladoo is prepared using milk, sugar and ghee. You may use fresh homemade paneer by curdling milk or store bought. To bind up paneer, condensed milk is required which can be made by reducing milk till half or using milk powder. Paneer and condensed milk is needed to be cooked with sugar until it reaches a consistency so that you can make ladoos. You can add flavorings of your choice like cardamom powder, saffron or kewra water.  These malai ladoos can be stored for 4-5 days in refrigerator. Malai ladoo is a pretty and per

Vellai Appam Vellai Appam is a deep fried traditional breakfast recipe from South Indian delicacy. This classic South Indian recipe is prepared with rice and urad dal batter along with addition of coconut, ginger and curry leaves. This is a perfect breakfast and evening snack recipe. This is a part of Diwali celebration in South India. This is no onion no garlic recipe. To make vellai appam, rice and split urad is washed and soaked in water, grinded to a smooth paste and kept aside to ferment for 2 hours or overnight. The consistency of batter should be similar to dosa batter or little thick. Then ginger, green chilli, grated coconut and black peppercorn is added to batter. The tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves gives an amazing flavor. Then deep fried in hot oil till golden brown and crispy. Vellai Appam goes well with green coconut chutney . It can be served with coriander or mint chutney . This east to make and yummy dish can be served during breakfast or as an evening sna

Chakri Mathri Chakri Mathri (चक्री मठरी ) is a crispy and flaky savory snack recipe prepared with all purpose flour and basic spices. This multilayered chakri mathari resembles a firecracker "chakri". Diwali is coming up next month so it will be a part of this special occasion. These savory snacks play a major role during festivals. It is an easy to make recipe. Chakri Mathri is prepared with all purpose flour, oil, ajwain and salt. A spice mix oil is used to separate the layers that is made with red chilli powder, coriander powder, amchoor powder, black pepper powder, garam masala and heeng. The texture which comes from the use of spice oil, charms both young and elders. Chakri Mathri can be enjoyed along with a hot cup of masala tea. It can be prepared for a special occasion or festival like holi and Diwali. This chakri mathri has a longer shelf life. You can take them as a snack during traveling or picnics.

Vermicelli Chow Mein Vermicelli Chow Mein is unique and delicious stir fried vermicelli dish that is prepared in the similar way of chow mein. It is a quick and easy recipe. It can be cook easily in just 20 minutes. It is a perfect breakfast recipe. Vermicelli is made in different ways with many different variations in different places. You can made upma or pulao using vermicelli. It is so light that it is known to be an all-time breakfast recipe. This recipe is loaded with lots of veggies and spices. To make vermicelli chow mein, boiled vermicelli is stir fried with garlic, onion, spring onion, cabbage, carrot, capsicum and beans along with tomato sauce, soya sauce and vinegar. Roasted vermicelli is used to make this dish. If you don’t have dry roast in a pan on low flame till they become golden brown. Vermicelli chow mein can be served as a breakfast, brunch or evening snack. Kids would just love this dish. 

Chilli Paneer with Chinese Bhel Chilli Paneer with Chinese Bhel (चिली पनीर और चाइनीज़ भेल) is an interesting and delicious fusion of chilli paneer and Chinese bhel. Chinese Bhel and chilli paneer both are Indo-chinese recipes. They are the most ordered dish in restaurants or at a roadside stall. Chinese food lovers can’t deny to eat them. 

Vegetable Masala Idli | Masala Idli Vegetable masala idli (मसाला इडली ) is a healthy and tasty snack recipe. It can be prepared with leftover idlis. Here in this recipe, I have prepared fresh idlis using rava and curd batter. These idlis are fried with lots of veggies and spices. Vegetables like cabbage, carrot, capsicum, beans and spring onion make this dish healthier. This soft and spongy idlis will give you a burst of flavors. This is an easy and quick recipe, if you use leftover idlis. To make this recipe prepare idli batter by just mixing sooji, curd, salt and leavening agent. Give a tadka of mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves. You can prepare them using traditional batter made of urad dal and rice. They are steam cooked and then fried with vegetables and spices. Masaledar twist makes this recipe perfect to serve for guests. You can impress them with this delicious and colorful textured dish. You can serve this for breakfast, weekend parties, get together or as a

Eggless Vanilla Birthday Cake Recipe This eggless vanilla cake ( वनीला केक ) is a light, creamy, fluffy and soft. This moist cake is perfect for all special occasions even birthday parties. Here is an easy to make and simple vanilla cake recipe. It looks and tastes velvety. The combination of ingredients gives it amazing texture and flavor. Making a really good cake starts with baking and frosting. To make this recipe, whisk the sugar and butter to make it creamy and fluffy. Then flour, curd and leavening agents like baking powder and baking soda are mixed along with some milk. Curd is an acidic ingredient and baking soda requires an acid to work. It yields an extra moist cake. This mixture is baked in oven or in a kadai to get soft and pillowy vanilla cake. Cool the sponge completely before frosting. Here I am using cream frosting. You can decorate cake according your preference. You may add some cherries or sprinklers. After frosting the cake, place it in the refrigerator for at lea

Handi Paneer Handi Paneer (हांडी पनीर) is a delicious, creamy and simple paneer recipe. This is easy to make recipe prepared with simple onion tomato gravy. This tempting and mouthwatering dish is extremely delicious and gives the restaurant like taste. This is a one pot recipe and have thick gravy that is coated on soft paneer cubes. To make handi paneer, paneer is sautéed with onion, tomato and spices. There are so many variations of paneer dishes like kadai paneer , paneer tikka masala , paneer bhurji and paneer makhani but handi paneer does not require lots of spices and efforts. This is a quick recipe. It does not take much time to prepare. Handi paneer is best served with naan, roti or laccha paratha. It can be prepared for lunch or dinner or can be served as a side dish. Indulge yourself in this easy-to-make North Indian recipe that will be loved by all your guests. It is simple and tasty dish that cannot be ignored.

Masala Uttapam | Instant Spicy Veggie Uttapam Masala Uttapam ( मसाला उत्तपम ) is a spicy and healthier version of South Indian dish Uttapam. This is an instant recipe prepared with rava (sooji), curd, spices like red chilli powder, tandoori masala and lots of veggies. This is a simple spicy twist of traditional uttapam. Traditionally Uttapam is prepared from the batter of rice and urad dal and takes 8 hours long time to ferment. If you are in hurry, you can prepare this instant recipe. The batter of masala uttapam is similar to sooji uttapam batter that I have already shared.  The only difference is tadk that is prepared with rai and Kashmiri red chilli powder. Kashmiri red chilli powder gives a nice colour to uttapam. Sprinkle some tandoori masala and red chilli powder at the time of cooking. A lots of veggies like carrot, capsicum, beans, onion and tomatoes make it healthier and give a beautiful color and texture.