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Cheesy Masala Pav | Masala Pav with cheese sauce

Cheesy Masala Pav | Masala Pav with cheese sauce Cheesy masala pav (चीज़ी मसाला पाव ) is a delicious and popular Mumbai street food. In this recipe pav is sautéed with onion, tomato, capsicum and basic spices. It is served with the topping of melted cheese. Cheesy masala Pav has the flavor of pavbhaji because of pavbhaji masala with the additional taste of melted cheese. It is a simple and easy recipe. It is a great appetizer and snack recipe.  To make cheesy masala pav, cheese is cooked with milk and corn slurry to make cheese sauce. Then pav is sautéed with chopped ginger, onion, tomatoes, capsicum with the spices like, pav bhaji masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Squeeze ½ lemon to get a tangy flavor. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves or you may garnish with some sev. You have leftover pavs and want to make something delicious for your guests, try this recipe. Cheesy masala pav can be prepared for any weekend party or get together. Ser

Goli bajji | Mangalore bajji | Goli Baje

Goli bajji | Mangalore bajji | Goli Baje Goli bajji or goli baje is also known as Mangalore Bonda is a popular snack and delicacy of South Indian cuisine. This is a deep fried snack prepared with plain flour, rice flour and curd. It is a simple, easy and delicious recipe prepared with basic ingredients. Goli baje is a golden brown bonda that is crispy from outside and soft from inside. This is a no onion no garlic recipe.  To make goli bajji, a batter is prepared with maida, rice four, curd, chopped coconut and grated ginger. A little bit baking soda is added in this batter. Curd and soda is an important ingredient to make goli baje soft and fluffy. 

Cheesy Nachos | Cheesy Nachos with Salsa

Cheesy Nachos | Cheesy Nachos with Salsa Cheesy nachos is a Mexican delight prepared with maize flour, topped with salsa, melted cheese sauce and enhanced with mayonnaise. The preparation of cheesy nachos is easy. Nachos are a kind of chips that is prepared with maize flour, whole wheat flour and refined flour. To make nacho chips knead the dough, roll like thin chapatti, cook lightly, prick with fork, cut into triangles and then fry them into hot oil. You may store them in airtight container for 15 days. You may enjoy them with any dip.  These nachos are topped with salsa and cheese sauce. Salsa is prepared with chopped onion, tomatoes, coriander, green chilli, sweet corn, tomato ketchup and lemon juice. To make cheese sauce, cook milk and cheese until mixture become thick. Give a yellow color to the sauce using some turmeric powder. This cheesy nachos are spiced with a salsa spice mix that is prepared with cumin, coriander, degi mirch, amchoor powder and oregano.

Soya Keema | Veg Soya Kheema

Soya Keema | Veg Soya Kheema Soya Keema or Vegetarian Soya Keema (सोया कीमा ) is a delicious and authentic keema recipe that is prepared with soya granules or chunks and basic spices. Soya keema is a popular street food served with paav and known as soya keema paav. It is a quick and easy to make recipe. It can be a part of main course. It can be served as a side dish with rice. This delectable North Indian recipe is packed with healthy elements. Soya granules or chunks are very healthy and high in protein. They are rich sources of vitamins and minerals. Soya chunks are made from defatted soy flour. They are used in curry, pulao and stir fry recipes. To make soya keema, Soya granules or chunks are soaked in water. If soya chunks are used, they are grinded to form granules after soaking. Then they are sautéed with ginger garlic paste, onion, tomatoes and spices like turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, amchoor powder and garam masala. It is a perfect option to pack in l

Makai Masala | Corn Curry

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 | 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 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 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 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 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.