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Khasta (in Hindi) means crisp, flaky or brittle. Kachori is a puffed-up fried snack – the dough usually made with either all-purpose or wheat flour, is rolled out like little pooris, filled with spicy filling and deep fried till golden. Kachoris take different forms depending on the region of origin… some are flat, some are puffed… some are soft, some…
North Indian Non Vegetarian Lunch Recipes / Lunch Recipes / Butter Chicken / Peas Puluv / Pulao / Weekend Lunch Ideas / Lunch Dinner Menu 11 / Roti/ Chapati Recipes / Meal Planning This weekend its North Indian style lunch at home, a simple mild rice dish & roti with creamy butter chicken. It has been sometime since we tried any…
Kadai Paneer is a very famous North Indian side dish usually served with chapatis or pulao. This restaurant style kadai paneer is a semi-dry version which is very easy to make at home with few everyday spices and veggies. My family just loves this dry version, they like to have this with fried rice and this will be for sure…
If you want your kids to eat spinach, you must try this Palak Biryani recipe. It not only tastes amazing but also helps providing all the nutritional benefits. Palak / Spinach biryani is not really a traditional recipe, but for sure is one best innovated rice dish. This is my favorite spinach preparation, come on! who doesn’t like biryani??? 😉…
Chapati & Channa Masala- hands down favorite in our house! This combo suits for lunch box menu too. Make the channa masala ahead of time or the previous night , also knead the chapati dough the previous night and refrigerate. Just heat up the masala and roll out the chapati in the morning and pack it for lunch. (Refer Notes…
Mixed Vegetable Pakora are a favorite tea time snack in India. They are simple and fast, yet delicious, these Indian battered and deep fried vegetable bits are great served by themselves as a snack or as an appetizer or side dish. A variety of crunchy veggies are incorporated with the mixture of gram flour and spices, fried in oil to…
Description: Pudina Paratha is a pan fried flat bread made with whole wheat flour and mint leaves. There are many ways of preparing this simple roti… you may choose to use dry mint leaves or fresh with either refined or whole wheat flour or combination of both. Whichever you choose its still going to taste delicious and irresistible. I usually…
Description: Jeera pulao is one of the most simple North Indian style rice which is mildly flavored with cumin seeds & with a touch of Ghee. Weekdays are always busy and coming up with simple yet tasty rice dish like this can come in very handy. Last night I quickly whipped this flavorful rice, made it look fancy with cashew…
Description: This is what I packed for Sid’s school lunch today: Aloo Paratha, Pomegranate Raita, Cucumber cuts and a small lemon taffy as treat. Aloo Paratha is Sid’s all time favorite, he can have it any time of the day. This weekend he asked whether I could make some for his school lunch… and this is how I packed. …
Dal Makhani is a North Indian dish, or more precisely a Punjabi delicacy, a rich accompaniment for rotis/Naan or rice! This is one rich , hearty dhal slow cooked for hours with loads of love in other words “Makhani/ butter” which just makes this dish thick, creamy and aromatic in every bite that you take! Though I have relished this dish at…
