‘Kadhi’ is made out of yogurt, is spicy and sometime sweet, tempered with mustard, cumin, red chillies and curry leaves. We can translate it as a hot yogurt soup, but it is not had before meal but with your meal, may be with rice. Although the way it is prepared and served depends upon the region where it [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 29, 2009
I always prepare my yogurt at home, but for some reasons it became sour once. Since it was in a large quantity I didn’t know what to do. One of my friend suggested me to make wadas out of them. Though I didn’t note down her recipe, here is my version of the recipe. I [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 28, 2009
We all crave for delicious dessert. But the thought of the amount calories they have makes us feel guilty after we have them (Coz it is almost impossible to control this sin). My recipe today will bring a relief to you. This is a dessert made out of yogurt and honey. Dry fruits like apricots, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ingredients: 1 large head of lettuce; shredded, 1 cucumber; diced, 1 tomato; diced, 1 carrot; diced, 1 onion; diced, 1 beetroot; boiled and cubed, Few sprigs of spring onion greens; chopped, 1 small green/red cabbage, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup yogurt, Salt and pepper to taste. Method: Mix together all the vegetables and chill them in an airtight container until ready to serve. At the time of serving, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Ingredients: 200gms yogurt (or sweetened yogurt); beaten well, 2 scallions (spring onions), chopped, 2 tsp sugar, 1 pomegranate, arils or seeds separated and juice preserved. Method: Leave a tbsp of pomogranate arils for garnishing and chill them until ready to serve. and mix all the other ingredients together. Also add the juice to the raita to get the nice pink color [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
Ingredients: 4 chicken drumsticks or approx 700gms chicken pieces of your choice, 1 cup buttermilk or yogurt mixed with water, 1 onion; minced, 2 tbsp mixed herbs, 1/2 tsp paprika or red chilli powder, Salt and pepper to taste, Oil for deep frying. For coating- 1 cup flour, Cornflakes or cornmeal for crispiness, 1/4 tsp garlic salt, Salt and pepper to taste, Juice of 1 lemon. Method: Combine buttermilk, onion, [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 17, 2008
Ingredients: 200 gms button mushrooms, 2 onions, cut into halves and sliced, 1″ piece ginger, 2 green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped, 1 tsp garam masala, 3/4th tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 3/4th cup fresh curd, beaten well, Salt to taste, Oil, Chopped coriander leaves to garnish. Method: Wash mushrooms under running water and cut them into slices. Each mushroom should be cut into 4-5 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup boiled rice, cold or room temperature, 3/4 or 1 cup yogurt or curd, 1/2 cup milk, Salt to taste, A pinch of sugar, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp ghee/oil, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/2 tsp asafoetida (heeng), 2-3 green chillies (slit) or red chillies (broken into 2 pieces each), 8-10 curry leaves. Method: In a bowl, mix rice, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Ingredients: 1-2 tbsp sesame, 1 cup yoghurt, 2 cloves garlic, minced, Salt to taste. Method: Roast the sesame seeds on a griddle for a minute on low flame. Then mix all the ingredients with sesame and use a blender to blend it to smooth dip. Serve with Falafel or any kababs.
Continue reading...Friday, March 14, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup curd/yoghurt, 1 tbsp or more sugar (as per taste), 1 small green chilli, chopped, A pinch of salt, Water. Method: Beat yoghurt well in a bowl, add some water to get a dropping consistency, add sugar and whisk continuously for 3-4 minutes. The yoghurt should become creamy, but not lassi. Now add chopped green chilli, mix well and keep in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Ingredients: 200gms Paneer, cut into cubes, 3 onions, finely chopped, 2 pieces of 1″ ginger, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 tomato, finely chopped, 1 green chilli, finely chopped, 1 tej patta(bay leaf), 1/2 cup beaten curd, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Water. Method: In a pan. heat some oil put tej patta(bay leaf) and onion and fry [...]
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