Every single time I have gone to an Indian restaurant I have ordered for my absolute favourite butter garlic naan. For a very long time I had thought that this cannot be made at home and even if it can be made it can never taste like in restaurants. And I am glad I proved…
Yummy quick Rasmalai
Rasmalai, the very name makes me want to eat some, right now. A very indulgent dessert made with homemade cottage cheese and soaked in reduced sweetened milk seasoned with rich spices and dried fruit. This truly and deservedly has a special place in every one’s heart. Today I share with you an instant version of…
X – eXtra special chilli cheese garlic bread
This is one side dish that’s my absolute absolute favorite. I remember the days when I used to go to Pizza Hut and hog on their chilli cheese garlic breads… And only them! Yes, you read it right. Instead of pizzas I used to order just these breads and hog to my fill. I must…
Whole Wheat cookies
The first thing I ever attempted baking were cookies. Not veggies or frozen food but cookies, nankhatai specifically. And surprisingly for a first attempt, they turned out amazingly well! Over the years, I have a built a collection of a few trusted recipes I can fall back to when I want to bake cookies. Mostly…
V – Beetroot Vepudu
Do you like beetroot? I won’t be surprised if you say no. Even I don’t. But this is one dish of beetroot that is sure to appeal to anyone’s taste buds and I can guarantee you that. Now, the trick to make this dish tasty is only one and that is to cut the beetroots…
Undrallu
Undrallu, steamed rice flour balls offered to Lord Ganesha. This is something typically made for Ganesh Chaturthi and is eaten with a strong chutney, like ginger chutney. The rice flour is made at home too for this festival offering. This preparation requires just a few ingredients – rice, water, salt, chana dal and cumin seeds….
T – Rava Bread Toast
This is one bread toast or should I say Indian pizza toast (without any need of cheese!) that comes super handy when you have surprise guests at home or when you just crave for something good and healthy. An easy to make bread toast that is sure to appeal to your taste buds and a…
Sambar with fresh masala paste
Sambar, explained to the uninitiated as spiced lentil stew with vegetables. The very word to me is comfort food. We make sambar once a week at least most times. Even after having made it so many times, the taste varies almost every single time. That is because of the combination of veggies I use in…
R – Roasted Chicken
This is one of the easiest and tastiest dishes of chicken ever which somehow we always end up ordering at restaurants. So, after some trials and variations of marination I zeroed upon this perfect chicken roast or chicken tandoori whichever way you call it. This can be made both on the stove or in the…
Qubani ka meetha
Qubani ka meetha – essentially stewed dried apricots with some apricot kernel seeds added in and sweetened with a little sugar. One of those quintessentially Hyderabadi dishes/sweets. Apricots are truly celebrated in this dish. The recipe is a simple one and ensures that all flavors of apricots come through really well. Sweetness, tartness that is…
Amateur Cooks Recipes 