‘Tandoori’ means cooking in tandoor – clay or metal oven that is used for baking or cooking. This is a very popular style of Indian cooking used mainly for starter recipes – tandoori aloo/potato, tandoori paneer/cottage cheese etc. Traditionally, all tandoori recipes use a secret tandoor masala , which is a blend of different dry […]
This is my first attempt with creating restaurant-style recipes at home and I am loving it. The koftas were very tender and soft. The gravy was sensational with silky, smooth texture to it. The fennel seeds added a perfect touch of the restaurant feel and the overall curry was marvelous. No exaggerations, try this recipe […]
Here comes another of my kofta recipes. I already posted one with paneer and now this is with aloo (potato). A spiced potato dumpling cooked in rich and exotic gravy 🙂 Serves: 2 Cooking time: 30 mins Preparation time: 15 mins Ingredients: For kofta Boiled potato – 1 cup (grated) Green peas – ¼ cup (boiled) Corn […]
I am a huge huge huge eater of tomatoes. I eat them in any form. It is my comfort food and I always have them ready in my pantry. I sometimes feel that I may be actually addicted to tomatoes. I especially love stuffed tomatoes because I feel that they are a best substitute for […]
I love paneer a lot, but the fact that it has lot of saturated fats makes me feel guilty whenever I have it. I was unaware of tofu for a very long time. For people who do not know what tofu is, it is similar to paneer but made from soybean instead of milk, hence […]
Serves: 2 Cooking time: 25 mins Ingredients: Basmati rice – 1 cup Water – 2 cups Onion – 1 medium (chopped into thin strips) Jeera – 3-4 tbsp Bay leaf – 1 Oil – 1 tbsp Garam Masala – ½ tsp Salt – as per taste Procedure: Wash the rice and keep aside. In a pan, […]
Serves: 2 Preparation time: 30 minsCooking time: 20 mins Ingredients: Rice – 1 cup Oil – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste Lemon juice – 1 tsp Green cardamom – 2-3 Garlic – 4-5 (finely chopped) Carrot – ½ cup (finely chopped) Cabbage – ½ cup (finely chopped) Capsicum – ½ cup (finely chopped) Mutter/peas – […]