Author: Manjiri

‘Ghavan’ is a traditional Maharashtrian food which is similar to the ‘Dosa’ we get in the South India. Though the recipe I have given here is not exactly traditional, it forms a great breakfast. Light and easy to digest and delicious too. Best food to be had just after recovering from any illness. Ingredients: 1… Continue reading Sour Curd Ghavan

A quick and recipe of lady fingers or okra or bhindi. Since it doesn’t require any skills, it is ideal for beginners and bachelors. This stir fry recipe requires little more oil than normal as it needs to be prepared in quickly. Coriander adds flavor to this recipe. Ingredients: 100gms lady fingers (okra/bhindi), 1 large… Continue reading Quick Stir-Fried Okra

Egg Sukha is an Indian (Maharashtrian) style stir fried egg with onions, mild flavor of curry leaves and green chillies. Made of few ingredients, this recipe is easy and can be made quickly. Kids will too love it. All in all a healthy and tasty preparation. Ingredients: 4 eggs; hard-boiled, peeled and diced, 1 large… Continue reading Egg Sukha (Indian Style Egg Stir Fry)

If you are staying in Maharashtra or visiting and you haven’t tasted Pav-Bhaji and Misal-Pav then you must be an alien. It is the favorite Indian fast food, served almost in every lane in Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and other parts of Maharashtra. Similarly Shev bhaji/Sev bhaji is a preparation that is served with pav or… Continue reading Sev Bhaji (Maharashtrian style)

Ingredients: (Serves 2) 4 big peaches; cut into pieces, 1/2 tbsp sugar, 1 1/2 glass milk, 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp coffee powder. Method: Place the peaches, sugar in a pan, add water to it and cook till peaches are soft. Then remove from flame and let it cool for few mintues. Then transfer… Continue reading Peach Coffee

Ingredients: 6 bread slices, 1/2 litre milk, 6 organic eggs; yolks separated from whites, 110 gms sugar, 10 ml vanilla essence, Butter, Almonds and Pistachios; sliced, Cherries as per taste; chopped. Method: Mix together egg yolks and sugar and whisk well, add vanilla essence and keep whisking. Bring the milk to boil on low flame.… Continue reading English Bread Butter Pudding

Many times we feel hungry between our meals. And if we snack or munch this time we do not feel hungry at the time of our regular meals and later our stomach again needs feeding. In the end we end up eating more and nothing is healthy. To avoid such things we can also have… Continue reading Low fat Vegetable Soup

Ingredients: For the fritters- 3 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed, 1 onion; grated or very finely chopped, 1 large carrot; finely grated, 3/4 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp roasted jeera (cumin) powder, Juice of 1 lemon. For the covering- 1 cup gramflour (besan), 2 tbsp rice flour, 1 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 tsp baking… Continue reading Potato Carrot Fritters

Ingredients: 500gms/3 apples, 1 cup sugar (or as per taste), 1 cup condensed milk, Few drops of yellow food color, 8-10 cashew nuts, 6-8 almonds, 1 tbsp ghee. Method: Peel the apples and grate them. Immediately heat a pan and add the grated apple to it with little water. Cover and cook for few minutes.… Continue reading Apple Halwa

Ingredients: For the churma- 2 cups coarsely ground wheat flour, Milk as required to knead dough, A pinch of salt, 1/4 cup melted ghee. Other- 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup + for frying – ghee, 1/8 cup dry roasted khus khus (poppy seeds), 1/4 cup roasted dry coconut, Sliced dry fruits as per choice,… Continue reading Shahi Churma Laddoo