Layered vegetable biryani/ Hyderabadi vegetable biryani/ Vegetable biryani recipe/ Dum biryani

Biryani is one of the famous recipe in india. During sunday's lot of indian houses are filled with a  aroma of biryani.  As we all know hyderabad is famous for biryani. This layered biryani is also its kind.  I have dum cooked this biryani in pressure cooker. Traditionally it is cooked in clay pots. Layered  veg biryani is slightly different from regular veg biryani. It has lots of crunchy fried onions and fried nuts. making it richer and tastier. Cooking biryani really needs little bit patient.  You have to cook the grains soft and seperate. It should not be mushy.

kodo millet upma/ varagu upma/ kodra upma/ millet recipes/ healthy breakfast recipes

Hello friends and readers ... Its been long time since  i updated a recipe in my blog. Its because of my tight schedule. I was busy in packing a things for cargo and cleaning my entire home for past one month. Ya we are again relocating to India. It will take a month or two to reassemble the things here. Meanwhile we also planned a trip to our hometowns. So no cooking these days and will be pampered by my mom. (lucky girl!!!) But  without cooking, i feel like i lost something and  life is bland.  My husband also miss my food. But soon i ll spread aroma in our new home(kitchen).

Shahi tukda recipe / Shahi tukra recipe

Shahi tukda / Shahi tukra is a rich dessert of fried and sugar syrup coated bread slices soaked in rabri( thick milk with spices like cardamom and saffron). This rich dessert belongs to mughlai cusine. I didn't get a chance to taste this rich dessert in restaurants. So tried on my own and achieved great result. You can divide the recipe in to three parts :

1. Making rabri. (thick condensed milk with spices like cardamom and saffron)

2. Making sugar syrup.

3. Frying the bread slices and assembling.

Peas pulao / Matar pulao / Pattani sadam

Peas pulao is a flavourful one pot meal.  Its also simple and easy to prepare.  I have made it several times  and every time i got a  tasty pulao. My husband likes this  pulao very much. So usually  in sundays i prepare this pulao and pair it up with onion raita. 

     Peas pulao + onion raita and curd  rice + pickle  makes a hearty meal during weekends. Should i say to take a nap after this wholesome and hearty meal?  enjoy this weekend by having delicious and flavourful peas pulao.

Potato Curry/ Sidedish for rice

It has been a long time since i posted South indian recipe. So today its potato curry, simple but tasty one.  There are many variations in potato curry. Here is my version. I will post all variations in near future. It is a  suitable sidedish for  rice with sambar or rasam . Even with curd rice it tastes best. Potato is  universal  veggie liked by all. Also kid's favorite veggie. So try this spicy curry to relish all members of your family.

Strawberry milkshake

 Strawberry milkshake ia very refreshing drink during summer.  If you are making it for kids, you can add  scoop of vanilla icecream for more richer and creamier milkshake. But i didn't add icecream. I made it simple with milk alone. Still it tastes great. 

Eggless vanilla cup cake with choco chips/ Eggless vanilla muffins

Today i am with an interesting post. Ya its Eggless vanilla cup cake with choco chips. For past 4  days i was busy with preparations for my husband's birthday celebrations. Finally we celebrated yesterday with lot of  joy and fun. So as our  celebrations were over , I thought of blogging today. 

     Coming to the recipe, Baking is not a difficult if you follow some basics and some tips & tricks. You have to be accurate in measuring the ingredients and setting the temperature and timing of the oven.

Finger millet porridge (sweet version) / Ragi kanji/ Ragi malt

Here comes another millet recipe. Ragi porridge/ Ragi kanji.  Its very easy to prepare. This is sweet version. I will post savoury version in near future. Its perfect for breakfast or evening  time drink. Its suitable for all categories of people from infants to elders. 

  My mom asks me to take this porridge frequently as ragi has many health benefits. My mom prepares this daily to feed her loved ones. I have started drinking this porridge right from childhood. That days, My mom used to run behind me to feed  ragi porridge as i don't like sweet taste. Nowadays, Things changed, I understood the  health benefits of ragi  and moreover i like sweet taste.

Brown rice sweet pongal / Sivapu arisi sakkarai pongal /Sweet recipes

When i bought pot for making  sweet pongal for the tamil festival "Pongal" , i got a pack of   brown rice. I kept it idle for a long time. Then suddenly  idea strikes, why not to try sweet pongal with brown rice? Sweet pongal means sakkarai pongal in tamil.  

  Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice. Brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories and carbohydrates. The main differences between the two forms of rice lie in processing and nutritional content.

Kanda poha/ Breakfast recipes/ Evening snack recipe

Kanda poha... Its a popular dish in  Maharastra. Kanda means onion in Hindi. I have tasted kanda poha in pune. It has lots of crunchy onion and peanuts. It also have nice aroma of coriander leaves. It will not be too spicy , mild sweetness will be there. They will top with sev while serving . Me and my husband is a big fan of destination centre  poha. Our family also enjoyed poha when they visited us in pune.

    while eating poha, i guess the ingredients used in it and also watched my North indian friend preparing  poha. So i recreated in my home  and acheived great result.

Strawberry banana smoothie/ Summer recipes

I think Summer  already started in India. Here in Germany it starts only at the end of may. Now moderate climate with breeze and drizzling sometimes. Think how pleasent it would be?

       In summer, we need to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water and fresh juice. Don't opt carbonated drinks or readymade juice mixes as it is not good for health. Also it will not help us to stay hydrated.  So lets BEAT THE  HEAT with Strawberry Banana smoothie.

       So hereafter you will find some Summer recipes in my blog. Stay stuned.

Sorghum Dosa/ Chola dosa / Jowar dosa

 Sorghum is known as cholam in tamil and jowar in hindi. It is one of the millet. I had a special request from my  Sister in law to post millet recipes in my blog. Actually I make millet recipes once in a week.  But didn't get time to post. I think now  its a right time. 

   I learnt millet recipes from my mom and chiti (mom's sister) They make frequently and ask me to  prepare by telling the method.  Here in Germany i don't get millets. So whenever i visit india   I used to buy large packets. This time my father bought when he visited me.  A big thanks to my mom dad and chiti :)

Semiya payasam/ Semiya kheer / Vermicelli kheer

Semiya payasam , semiya kheer, vermicelli kheer ... Whatever the name be.  It is very delicious dessert. I usually make this during my friday pooja. Simple to prepare. Delicious and delighful to eat. You can make  many variations depending on your liking and family taste. Here i have  treated you with a basic recipe. Check my notes for variations you can make in this recipe.       In this recipe, i have loaded lots of images its because i can't control myself on clicking this delicious goodie. ( i really enjoyed clicking  the payasam rather than eating. Funny know?) So get ready for the virtual treat :)

Vegetable manchurian gravy / Indo Chinese recipe ( 蔬菜满洲肉汁 - Shūcài mǎnzhōu ròuzhī )

 Vegetable manchurian gravy recipe is a Indo chinese recipe. It goes well with Vegetable  Fried rice. I have tasted this recipe in various restaurants. In some restaurants it tastes good but in others its not up to the mark. So decided to prepare in home itself. The recipe needs soya sauce and chilli tomato sauce. First i doubted whether i can get that  here in Germany. But to my suprise  i found both. One fine day i bought soya sauce  and chilli tomato sauce and tried it.  It came very nice.  Since then whenever i crave for manchurian gravy, i prepare this along with fried rice and enjoy heartily. Now its your turn . Try it and relish you and your family.

Rice upma/ Arisi upma / Breakfast/ dinner recipe.

 Rice upma / Arisi upma is authentic South Indian breakfast/ dinner recipe. Traditionally it is made in bronze pot .( vengala panai in tamil) The brown crispy layer will be formed  in bottom when  this rice  upma  is made in bronze pot. That crispy part will be very tasty.I like that very much more than upma. Taking that crispy bottom layer from the pot is very tricky . My mom used to scrape the pot with a ladle in order to collect the crispy layer. Me and my sister will be patiently waiting  and watching my mom thinking "when she ll finish the process and give  it to us" ? ( Childhood memories... Greenish in my mind)

Dal fry/ Restaurant style dal fry recipe

Dal fry is a great side dish for plain rice, mild pulaos or even for rotis and naan.  Initially i followed many recipes and hooked to this  recipe finally. Its tastes similar to dal fry which is served in hotels.

    Many people confuses between dal fry and dal tadka. Here is the difference. 

Dal fry : Dal is cooked first until it gets soft then onion, tomato and spices are sauted in ghee/oil and added to the dal. Then simmered and served.

Dal tadka: Dal is cooked along with onion, tomato and spices until soft and spices like mustard, cumin seeds, redchillies, hing , etc are tempered. This tempering is added to the dal finally and served.

Instant chocolate peda/ No cook easy sweet

 This is a very easy sweet. You can make it , in just 10 - 15 mins and no  stove is required. Sounds interesting right?  I should say it tastes yummy.  Definetly a good treat for chocolate lovers.  Give a try and relish yourself and your family. Even beginners in cooking can try it confidently.

Gobi paratha/ Cauliflower paratha

I tasted  Gobi paratha in destination centre , pune for the very first time. It was very tasty. the texture was very nice. I never thought of trying at home. But  after coming  to germany, i craved for parathas and  tried on my own  . It was exceptionally good.  So finally i recreated the same at my home.( happy women now :))                Nowadays i am falling in love towards parathas. I like to have parathas  rather than chapathi for breakfast or dinner . So parathas appears frequently in my kitchen.

     

Aloo bhaji/ No onion no garlic recipe/ Sidedish for poori/ chapathi

Aloo bahji  can be made as a sidedish for poori / chapathi or even for pulaos. I searched sidedishes for poori/ chapathi in the net and found this one. Its very simple to prepare  with no onion and garlic .This tastes mild spicy and tangy. Give a try and relish your family.

Paneer pulao

 Paneer pulao is a simple and tasty one pot meal.

I had left over paneer after making a gravy. So i thought of preparing pulao  with paneer and made it. Here in this pulao i used peas along with paneer. But you can also add carrot to make it more appealing and tasty.   Try it out and have a flavourful, tasty and healthy meal. Check out my notes section for tips and tricks while making this pulao.