Can you imagine festivals or weddings without Puranpoli? This classic sweet is a favourite across the country, called by different names and made with minor variations. If a month goes by without any special occasions, then people even go ahead and make it as a no-reason Sunday treat! For those of you who are so fond of this traditional delicacy, here is a diabetic-friendly version made with sugar substitute and minimal ghee. Chana dal, with its low glycemic index, is always a good food for diabetics to have, as is fibre-laden whole wheat flour. All in all, this is a real treat for your mind and body. The wastage that is there when the sides are cut of the circle can be all put together and used later to make rotis.

Amazingly tasty vegetable kofta, with an extra dose of goodness-thanks to the addition of soya granules. Potatoes and tofu add mass to the dish, even as they bind the rest of the ingredients together. If you are calorie-conscious, you could bake or steam the kofta instead of deep-frying. Kofta dishes always involve an elaborate cooking procedure, but definitely a great choice for a lavish sunday lunch! the paste can be made in advance and stored so as to save a little on cooking time. Alternatively, you could make tikkis instead of kofta.

Everyday biscuits with the taste of lemon.

An awesomely wholesome loaf chock-full of the goodness of jowar and rajgira flours and chia seeds too. The addition of bananas gives the bread a pleasant, natural sweetness and nice mouth-feel. This gluten-free and healthy loaf has a rustic flavour and satiating texture, which make it good to have plain, toasted or grilled. You can also dab some butter and jam on it to make a lovely sandwich. Store this bread in an airtight container and stow it into the fridge, where it’ll stay fresh for 4-5 days. You can also try other artisan breads like Sourdough Bread or Banana and Walnut Bread.

Indulge your child’s sweet tooth with these yummy and nutritious date and cashewnut cookies! this iron-rich treat will ensure optimum high brain function and development and assist your child’s growth as well. Wholesome jowar flour and soya flour replace refined flour in these cookies, while iron-rich dates and energy-rich cashews add flavour and texture.

tawa naan recipe | butter naan without tandoor | restaurant style naan at home | with amazing 26 images. This tawa naan recipe is a butter naan without tandoor and done as a restaurant style naan at home. Naan is the most well-known Indian bread and is popular the world over. The naan is leavened bread prepared in the traditional tandoor but here we give you an easier method to make tawa naan recipe. Most Indian’s don’t have tandoors in thier kitchens, but all do have a tawa. So this is the most popular way to make tawa naan recipe at home. You can give a variation to naan by adding ingredients like coriander, mint, paneer, garlic, etc. Naan itself has a lot many variants, butter naan, garlic naan, cheese garlic naan, you can give it whatever flavor that you wish to. Making tawa naan at home is not at all complex. We have made restaurant style naan by ingredients that are easily available in every house pantry. Naan is prepared and relished in many ways yet the basic and authentic recipe remains the same. Traditionally, naan is made using refined flour, yet you can substitute it with whole wheat flour. We have made our tawa butter naan using refined flour and have used yeast. Yet some people use curd and baking soda for the fermentation of the flour. Be very careful while kneading the tawa naan dough as if the dough would have not been kneaded well, the naan will come out chewy. Naan is traditionally cooked in an earthen pot which is known as tandoor and has a smoky flavor. We have made restaurant style naan at home which tastes great and goes well with Punjabi sabzis. The seasoning of nigella seeds on top gives it a unique taste. Serve them hot with any Subzis or Dals of your choice. Enjoy tawa naan recipe | butter naan without tandoor | restaurant style naan at home | with detailed step by step recipe photos and video below.

This divine mithai is also called "Besan ki Chakki" or "Mohanthal". This is usually made at weddings and on special occasions. It is a complicated mithai to make and one needs a little practice to perfect this recipe. It is traditionally made with coarsely ground besan, so that the barfi has a nice chewy texture, but since it is difficult to obtain coarsely ground besan, you can also use plain besan instead.

Steamed chinese rice tastes delicious when served along with a creamy vegetable sauce made of assorted veggies cooked in a milk and corn flour mixture. Keep the sauces and rice separate and pour the hot sauce on a serving of steaming hot rice just before eating. If you’re in the mood for a one-dish dinner, this is ideal. A sumptuous meal that you will relish till the last bite!

We would all have tried carrot, bottle gourd or beetroot halwas sometime or the other. Let’s make something all the more special now, by combining all these together into one wonderful, colourful treat. With a nice orange-pink hue, a fantastic grainy texture and a mind-blowing flavour, this Bottle Gourd, Carrot and Beetroot Halwa is a fantabulous treat that is guaranteed to delight one and all. A good dose of mawa helps to bind the halwa together and also gives it a luxurious mouth-feel. This sweet treat is also quite easy to prepare in the microwave oven, so pamper yourself right away! For a variety of quick sweet treats check out all our Microwave Dessert recipes.

rasmalai recipe | Bengali rasmalai | soft rasmalai | with 20 amazing images. rasmalai is also called Ras malai or rossomalai which is a super royal and rich Bengali dessert. Rosh means juice in Bengali and malai is cream. Get set to prepare the all-time favourite Bengali delight rasmalai right in your own kitchen! We show you the whole process right from making the saffron flavoured milk, curdling the milk to make fresh and succulent paneer, to making super-soft rasgullas from it, and soaking them in aromatic and spicy saffron milk to make authentic Rasmalai. Making rasmalai is similar to making rasgulla but both require patience to make. To make the saffron flavoured milk for rasmalai, we have used 5 cups of full fat milk also called buffalo milk. 1. Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame, while stirring twice in between. This will take approx. 4 to 5 minutes. 2. Reduce the flame to medium and cook for 15 minutes or till the milk reduces to half its quantity, while stirring occasionally and scraping the sides of the pan. 3. Meanwhile, combine the saffron and warm milk in a small bowl or mortar-pestle (khalbhatta), mix well and keep aside. 4. Add the sugar to the boiling milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute. 5. Switch off the flame, add the saffron-milk mixture and cardamom powder and mix well. 6. Keep aside to cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Notes on Rasmalai recipe: 1. We are boiling the milk for 15 minutes so that it becomes thick and the rasmalai will taste rich. 2. Keep stirring occasionally and scraping the sides of the pan so the milk does not get burnt. 3. Combine the saffron and warm milk in a small bowl or mortar-pestle (khalbhatta), mix well. Make sure you get a good saffron colour and the more you mix the better the colour. Notes and tips on making rasgulla for rasmalai recipe. 1. Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame, while stirring twice in between. This will take approx. 4 to 5 minutes. We have used cows milk and rasgulla stay soft because of cows milk. 2. Switch of the flame, add the lemon juice gradually and keep stirring gently till it curdles. It is completely curdled, when the paneer and the whey (greenish water) separate out. 3. Strain using a muslin cloth. Discard or store the whey. 4. Place the muslin cloth with the paneer in a bowl of fresh water and mash it gently for 1 to 2 minutes. 5. Repeat step 4 two more times by changing the water in the bowl each time and mixing the paneer between your hands for 1 to 2 minutes. See the Rasmalai video below if not sure. 6. Tie and hang it for 30 minutes for the extra water to drain out. 7. Squeeze the muslin cloth to drain any more water remaining. Place the muslin cloth on a flat plate, open it and knead the paneer very well using your palms for 3 to 4 minutes or till the paneer is smooth and free of lumps. This will prevent the rasgulla from breaking up. Also the mixture is now not sticking to the plate. 8. Divide the paneer into 10 equal portions and roll each portion into a small ball between your palms and flatten it lightly and gently. Keep aside. 9. Put 5 cups of water in a steamer, add the sugar and bring to boil, while stirring occasionally so that the sugar dissolves completely. 10. Put the paneer balls into the sugar water and steam for 7 to 8 minutes. 11. Switch off the flame and allow it to stand in the steamer for 30 minutes. How to finish making Rasmalai recipe. 1. Remove the rasgulla one by one from the sugar syrup, squeeze them gently in between your palms and add them to the saffron flavoured milk and stir gently. Note we are flattening them and not making it round shape as we have to make Rasmalai and not rasgulla. 2. Refrigerate Rasmalai for at least 30 minutes. 3. Serve Bengali rasmalai chilled garnished with pistachios and almonds Refrigerate this delightful Bengali rasmalai mithai and enjoy it cold. During auspicious and festive occasion make this Rasmalai at home and enjoy with freinds and relatives. Learn to make rasmalai recipe | Bengali rasmalai | soft rasmalai with step by step photos and video below.

pineapple sheera recipe | pineapple kesari | Indian style pineapple halwa | rava kesari | with 18 amazing images. pineapple sheera recipe | pineapple kesari | Indian style pineapple halwa | rava kesari is a quick Indian dessert. Learn how to make pineapple kesari. To make pineapple sheera, heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, the semolina, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till the semolina leaves the aroma, while stirring continuously. Add the pineapple purée and 1 cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Add the sugar, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Serve warm garnished with almond slivers. There are many reasons people steer away from making sweets at home, the top two being the time taken to make these sweets and the risk of not getting it right! Pineapple kesari is a tongue-tickling dessert that overrides both fears. This exciting rava kesari sends your taste buds into a tizzy with its tangy flavour and rich consistency, while still being very easy to prepare and ready to be served within minutes! You are sure to find this Indian style pineapple halwa at most Udipi joints and authentic South Indian restaurants. In fact, you will be surprised to know that this sheera is famous on the streets of Mumbai too. Tips to make pineapple sheera. 1. Make sure the pineapple you use is fresh and not the canned one. 2. When you blend in a mixer use it immediately. 3. Sugar will depend on the sourness of the pineapple so adjust accordingly. 4. You can add saffron strands dissolved in water when you add the water. Enjoy pineapple sheera recipe | pineapple kesari | Indian style pineapple halwa | rava kesari | with step by step photos.

mawa dry fruit barfi recipe | khoya dry fruit barfi | mava dry fruit burfi | Indian mawa barfi | with 13 amazing images. mawa dry fruit barfi recipe | khoya dry fruit barfi | mava dry fruit burfi | Indian mawa barfi is a rich desi Indian mithai. Learn how to make khoya dry fruit barfi. To make mawa dry fruit barfi, combine the mava and sugar in a deep non-stick kadhai, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Switch off the flame, add the mixed nuts, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix well. Transfer the mixture into a greased aluminium tin and keep aside to cool for 5 hours. Cut the dry fruit barfi into 9 pieces and serve immediately. Khoya-based barfis are a delight to savour, because they have a rich milky flavour and amazing melt-in-the-mouth texture. This particular mawa dry fruit burfi recipe is all the more special, because it also includes loads of dry fruits and nuts along with delicate spices too! You will relish the traditional flavour and luxuriant mouth-feel of this special Indian mawa barfi, and not only love its sweetness but also enjoy the fact that it is quite easy to make. Mawa that is perfectly crumbly in texture is crucial to make this Indian mawa barfi. While it is easily available in the market, we suggest you make mawa at home when you have enough time on hand. Make it advance and store it in the freezer. It stays fresh upto a month. Besides barfi we have a collection of traditional Indian mithai recipes, to name a few popular ones, like Ghevar Doodh Paak, Mohanthal, Coconut and Rava Ladoo and Petha. Tips for mawa dry fruit barfi. 1. Prefer a kadhai to make this barfi as it is easy to cook the mawa mixture. 2. Remember to grease the tin with little ghee before transferring the mixture into it. This helps in preventing the mixture from sticking to the tin and also makes demoulding of the pieces easier after cooling. 3. Ensure to keep the barfi in the tin aside for 5 hours. This will help the mixture to set and you will be able to cut it into pieces then. Enjoy mawa dry fruit barfi recipe | khoya dry fruit barfi | mava dry fruit burfi | Indian mawa barfi | with step by step photos.

veg steamed wontons recipe | Indian style chilli oil wonton recipe | chilli garlic wontons | steamed vegetable wontons | with 43 amazing images. veg steamed chili oil wontons are a flavorful and spicy treat that combines soft wonton dumplings with a fiery chili oil sauce, perfect for spice lovers. Learn how to make veg steamed wontons recipe | Indian style chilli oil wonton recipe | chilli garlic wontons | steamed vegetable wontons | Wontons are a wonderful food in Chinese cuisine, as they provide a lot of scope for innovation. You can try your hand at making various unique fillings, and also try Fried wontons. Here is a sumptuous version of Indian style chilli oil wonton recipe made with a wholesome mixture of sautéed veggies which is stuffed into homemade wonton wrappers and boiled. veg steamed chilli oil wontons are a delicious appetizer that offers a perfect balance of flavors. Topping the steamed vegetable wontons with a tempering of chilli garlic oil, makes it all the more attractive when served. Serve chilli garlic wontons immediately to enjoy the best flavours in every bite! pro tips to make veg steamed wonton recipe: 1. Don't overfill the wontons, as this can cause them to burst during boiling. 2. Instead of boiling you can also steam them for 15 minutes. 3. Experiment with different fillings to create unique and flavourful wontons. 4. Serve veg steamed wontons immediately with chilli oil to enjoy its best flavour. Enjoy veg steamed wontons recipe | Indian style chilli oil wonton recipe | chilli garlic wontons | steamed vegetable wontons | with detailed step by step photos.

microwave sabudana khichdi recipe | Maharashtrian style sabudana khichdi in microwave | microwave sago khichdi | with amazing 25 images Sabudana Khichdi is an all-time favourite Maharashtrian snack, which is often had for breakfast or supper. We have made a quicker version of sabudana khichdi called microwave sabudana khichdi. With a few small tweaks like using sendha namak instead of sea salt, it is also used to sustain oneself on a fasting day. Popular during fasts, it's also well known as Sabudana Khichdi faraal food. It is mostly had during fasting days like Navratri, Ekadashi and Mahashivratri. It also falls under the category of Maharashtrian street food. I don’t only make it during fasting days but also for breakfast, snack or even for dinner, I also prefer taking it along for a meal to work. Preparing the sabudana for the khichdi is very easy, all you need to do is soak sabudana prior. To make microwave sabudana khichdi, wash the sago. Drain and place them in a deep bowl, add approx. ½ cup of water and mix gently. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 8 hours. Combine the oil, cumin seeds and curry leaves in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Add the potatoes, mix well and cover with a microwave safe lid and microwave on high for 5 minutes, while tossing it once in between. Add the soaked sabudana, peanuts, coriander, green chilli paste, lemon juice, sugar and salt, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring once in between. Serve microwave sago khichdi hot with curds. It always helps to know a few hacks that help make such popular dishes quicker! This recipe for microwave sabudana khichdi is one such, which will help you make the dish within minutes. Remember that the sago needs to be soaked for a long time, so plan ahead if you want to make this microwave sabudana khichdi. Once you do the needful, it is quite a hassle-free recipe that you can make any day! For a complete faraali meal serve the Sabudana Khichdi in microwave along with homemade curd, Rajgira Paneer Paratha, Peanut Kadhi and Shakarkand Ka Halwa. You can also try other quick and easy microwave recipes like Microwave Popcorn Made in A Bowl or Microwave Mug Dhokla. Enjoy microwave sabudana khichdi recipe | Maharashtrian style sabudana khichdi in microwave | microwave sago khichdi | with detailed photos and video below.