Black eyed peas fritters / Pakore

Black Eyed Peas Fritters are tasty, delicious and easy to make snack. In the evening, when you crave for something along with a hot cup of tea, these  fritters can be served with tomato Ketchup or Coriander chutney as a satisfying snack. Ingredients: For grinding: 1 cup Black eyed Peas (soaked for 4-5 hours) 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 10-15 mint leaves (optional) 1-2 green chili 1" ginger piece 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds...

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Diwali Speacial - Gujiya (Karanji)

Dear Friends, Wish you a very happy and prosperous Diwali!!! Deepawali or Diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It's the festival of lights that's marked by five days of celebration, which literally illumines the country and dazzle with its joy! Here is the farhar thali which is made for Diwali...Poha Chiwda, Makke (corn) chivda, Shev, mathari, chakali, coconout burfi, Gujiya (Karanji).... today i am sharing...

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cake with chocolate frosting~basket weave

Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup cocoa powder 11/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups non-fat butter milk 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk (milk maid) Chocolate Frosting: Ingredients:•1 cup unsalted butter, softened •3½ cups powdered sugar•½ cup cocoa powder•½ teaspoon salt•1 teaspoon vanilla...

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Dates Chocolate Balls

Dates chocolate balls are quiet easy to make, delicious and healthy specially for kids. As all of you know Dates are highly nutritious, this is best way to sneak them secretly into your kids diet. Ingredients: 15-20 Seedless Dates 3-4 tablespoon heavy cream 2-3 tablespoon coco powder almonds for garnishing Method: Heat the pan. Add dates and heavy cream together and Saute it. Mash the mixture with spoon. When it gets mashed completely...

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Bread chocolate Pudding / Halwa

Bread Chocolate Halwa is easy and quick recipe and delicious in taste. I had two big packs of bread and needed to finish them off. Coincidentally, while talking with my sister Shraddha she suggested the recipe for this Pudding. I quickly made this halwa and it turned out very tasty and now its one of my favorite easy to make dessert. Ingredients: 12-15 white bread slices 2 cup milk 1 can (14 oz) condensed milk (sweetened) 1/4 cup cocoa...

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Strwaberry cake with buttercream frosting

This is a great moist cake with fresh strawberries, slather with the homemade butter-cream frosting that's truly out of this world. . I made this cake for my daughter's fun party and done icing decoration with clowns theme. It was a major hit!  Made three clowns and one tiger....decorated with ballons and star sprinkles... Ingredients:     2 cups (approx 1 lb) roughly diced strawberries,     2...

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Banana Flower Vada - my 4th guest post by Sathya Priya

Hello Friends, Today i am here with my 4th guest post "Banana flower vada" by Sathya Priya. She is a new fellow food blogger and she blog over 'mykitchenodyssey' which talks about authentic Chettinad cuisine. I came to know about her, when she left a comment on google+ on my post. When She asked me for a guest post, i immediately said yes and here is her wonderful post. Guys please visit her blog and thanks for your support. Now over...

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Black eyed beans curry / Chowlai ki sabzi

Black eyed peas curry is delicious and nutritious, eaten with plain steamed rice or vegetable pulao or even Indian flat breads, it is the comfort food for me. It is a simple, quick curry that is perfect side dish for a nutritious meal. Black eyed peas is packed with proteins, vitamins and minerals, making them ideal for growing children. Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Ingredients : 1 cup chawali / black eyed beans 1/4...

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Churma - Authentic Rajasthani Sweet Dish

Churma is a popular Rajasthani delicacy usually served with dal-baati. Dal Bati Churma is a traditional complete one dish and the most popular dish of the Rajasthani cuisine. Churma is made using coarsely ground wheat flour and cooked with ghee and sugar. It is usually rich in calories.  Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients: 1 cup wheat flour 2 tablespoon besan (gram flour) 1/4 cup fine semolina 1/4...

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Moth bean curry/ Mataki chi Ussal

Mataki / moth usal is authentic and popular maharashtrian dish. Mataki or moth beans are a high source of protein. It is healthy and nutritious curry goes well with paratha, roti or rice and tastes delicious with Misal Pav. Preparation time: 10 minute cooking time: 25 minute serves: 4 Ingredients:For Moth ussal / Sprouts: 2 cup Moth/Matki Sprouts 2 teaspoon oil 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds Pinch of...

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Banana Walnut Cake (No oil / butter / Egg, using heavy cream)

Great moist banana walnut cake, with a cinnamon flavor. This banana cake has no oil, or butter or egg of any sort. The moist factor comes from heavy cream. It rises beautifully, soft  and has a great taste!!!  Ingredients: ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour 1½ cup all-purpose flour / Maida 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup condensed milk ½ cup sugar ½ cup milk 2 ripe banana...

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Sprouted Moong beans and methi seeds curry~3rd guest post by Linsy Patel

Hello friends,Hope you all have enjoyed Sapana's Ratatouille Kebabs. This week i am here with one more guest post, my 3rd guest post of this blog!!! Let us meet our today’s guest…. Linsy Patel from Home Cook Food, known as Kitchen Queen in the blogging world. She has lots of unique and interesting recipes in her blog... When I asked her for the guest post she immediately replied 'yes' with the post which she had already scheduled for...

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Cabbage-corn Pulao / Pilaf

This is an easy to make rice dish with Julienne cabbage and corn stir fried along with the whole spices and steamed rice. It is a simple one pot rice dish, perfect for lunch box and enjoyed as a meal. garnish with chopped coriander leaves and lime juice sprinkle over the top. Here, I have used tempering of urad dal. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: To cook Rice: 1 cup Long grain Rice 1/4 teaspoon...

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Strawberry Cheese cream Pie - my guest post for Sapana

Hello Friends,  Today is my second guest post and I'm very happy to be a guest blogger at Sapana's place Cookingwithsapana. I hope you all must be knowing about Sapana Behl from my yesterday's guest post "Ratatouille Kebabs". She asked me first to write a guest post on her blog, i really admire her patience as i kept delaying it due to my busy schedule since last few days. She fully supported me to take my own time to do her guest post....

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Ratatouille Kebabs -2nd guest post by Sapana Behl

Hello Friends, Happy to see you again on guest post series... Today here I am with my 2nd Guest post...Hope you all might have enjoyed my first guest post by my lovely food blogger friend Tazeen as Sabudana Wada.  Pleased to welcome my lovely guest for today, Sapana, owner of Cookingwithsapana. She is my fellow food blogger and I came to know about her through blogging. She is a wonderful, friendly and down to earth person.The best...

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Bhagar Pulao (Samo Seeds Pilaf)

Happy Navratri!!  The festival of Navratri (nav = nine and ratri = nights) lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted to worship of Maa Durga, the Goddess of Valor, Ma Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Maa Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge. During the nine days of Navratri, feasting and fasting take precedence over all normal daily activities amongst the Hindus. Evenings give rise to the religious dances in order to worhip Goddess Durga...

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Velvety Cheese Chocolate Mousse: My first guest post @Love2cookMalaysia

"Hello Friends, I'm very happy and thrilled to be featured as a guest blogger over Love2cookmalaysia today.Next month, my blog will be 6 months old and this is my first guest post and I am so glad Venisri gave me an opportunity to do so. Venisri, a wonderful blogger. I came to know about her from the group "Global Foodies" on facebook. When I asked her for the guest post on her blog, she immediately replied me with a YES.. How sweet!!...

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Panchmel / Misale ki Subji (Five Vegetables Curry)

The word "panchmel" means a combination of five ingredients. Here, we are using five vegetables, hence named panchmel subji. This is a very popular, delicious, healthy and authentic vegetable dish of Rajasthani cuisine. Its my family favorite and very simple and easy to make. My mother always cooks this subji for us and I learned from her. It goes very well with chapati / roti (phulka) or rice. For this subji, most common vegetables used...

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Carrot Cake with Strawberry Sauce (Eggless and butterless)

This carrot cake is simple, moist, less sweet, yummy and flavorful with grated carrots. Ideal for kids as the carrots are blended with cake and it is topped with strawberry sauce. So moist, so delicious, it is sure to become a family favorite! Ingredients: Unsalted butter, for the pan 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour, plus extra for pan 1 1/2 cups grated carrots, medium grate, approximately 5-6 carrots 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon...

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Baby-corn Cashew Curry

Looking for something simple, rich and easy main dish? Try this creamy Baby-corn cashew curry! Baby-corn and cashews in Onion-tomato and spicy cashew gravy make a delicious main dish. This is rich, filling and delicious curry with cashews. Cashews and heavy cream add a creamy and rich texture to the dish. this is a quick recipe. Fantastic over steamed rice or with Naan, chapati / flat bread. Ingredients:    For Grinding: ...

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Beetroot, Raddish and Carrot Paratha (Root Vegetables Indian Flat Bread)

This Paratha is innovative Paratha, very simple and easy, a very healthy recipe, Packed with nutrients and high in fiber and potassium and at the same time, super delicious for meal. This paratha is made by using root vegetables (beetroot, radish and carrot) which are rich in nutrients, low in fat, calories and cholesterol and usually available throughout the year.  Beyond that, they have widely varying characteristics. Radishes...

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