Bhojan Bites

Ingredients: Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) - 15-20 pieces Thick yogurt - 4-5 tbsp Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Dry spice powder: Chaat masala - 1-1.5 tsp Red chillie powder Black pepper  Salt Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Tandoori masala (optional) Cubed veggies - onion, bell peppers, zucchini, squash Metal or wooden skewers Lime juice Cooking oil Method: Cube paneer pieces and keep it aside ( recipe here ) Combine all the spices, ginger-garlic paste and yogurt. Cover the paneer pieces with the above yogurt mixture.Marinate it by keeping it covered in fridge for at least 2 hours Grease the skewers and arrange marinated paneer pieces and cubbed veggies on them (for wooden skewers, please soak them in water for 30 minutes before using. This will prevent charring of the wood) Heat regular griddle or a stove top grill pan, sprinkle some oil and arrange the skewers on them and cook till the veggies and paneer gets brown spots Keep changing the sides for even cooking o...

This is my second time trying this Zebra Cake and again it did not disappoint me. This is one cake which looks intimidating but very easy to put it together. Kids love the stripes and can't stop having more than one slice. I like it with Coffee or french vanilla ice cream !try it your self. Check the Recipe here !

 Milk cake ....yummm, reminds of the sweet shop of my city, made some delicious milk cakes. It used to be our favorite pick from that store on the occasions of Rakshabandhan and Diwali. I am so happy that I found this recipe here and now I can make it my kitchen. Its a super duper easy recipe and it cooks in no time. Enjoy this recipe for the Mothers Day this weekend !! Ingredients: Milk - 6 cups Lemon juice - ~ 3 tbsp Sugar - 1/2 cup Ghee or unsalted butter - 2 tbsp Cardamon powder - pinch Pistachios - for garnishing Method Boil milk in a thick bottomed saucepan, preferably non-stick. Let it it boil for 2-3 minutes Add small amount of lemon juice to the milk and let it curdle. Do not add the entire amount of lemon juice, just enough to curdle the milk and not separate whey completely Boil for 4-5 minutes and remove 1-2 cups of whey water over a strainer to retain the curdled milk pieces that may come along with whey. Put back the curdled milk pieces back in the ...

I was looking for something to bake for my Moms club meeting and I landed on this recipe here . I knew I had to try this ... Ingredients All purpose flour - 2 cups Baking powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup Sugar - 1 cup Large eggs, at room temperature - 2 Vanilla extract - 1 tsp Ripe banana - 1 cup, mashed Low fat yogurt - 1/2 cup Chocolate chip - 1/2 cup Method Pre-heat oven at 325 Fahrenheit. Line baking pans with butter or wax paper Sift all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt at least 3 times and keep it aside In another (preferably, glass)  bowl cream butter, eggs and vanilla extract using electric mixer In a separate bowl mix banana and yogurt Alternatively mix dry mixture and banana mixture into the butter-sugar mixture Fold in the chocolate chips Pour the batter in pre-greased baking pans and bake in the center for 60-70 minutes or until the tester comes out clean and top gets golden color Coo...

I have been munching on this since I was a child. Its absolutely a guilt free tea-time snack for our family. For those who don't know about puffed rice, read here . It is made by heating rice with sand. It is easily available in Indian stores or can be bought from here   Ingredients Puffed rice (murmura/laiya/ lai/) - 3-4 cups Peanuts - 1 cup Red Chillie - 1-2 whole pieces Mustard seeds (rai) - 1.5 tbsp Curry leaves - 10-15 Turmeric - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Sugar - just enough to give sweetness Vegetable oil - 1.5 tbsp Method: Dry roast peanuts on stove or microwave. Let it cool to room temperature Heat oil in heavy bottomed pan. Add rai seeds and let it crackle. Add whole red chillies followed by curry leaves and spices minus sugar. Immediately add puffed rice & peanuts.  Mix everything thoroughly on low heat. Add sugar and adjust for taste Cool and store in an air tight container

Ingredients: Whole wheat flour - 2-3 cups For Filling Green peas (fresh/frozen)- 1 packet Ginger - 1 inch, grated Salt - to taste Chaat masala Corriander powder - 1 tsp Green chillies - 1-2 Ajwain (carum seeds) - 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Zeera) - 1.5 tsp Asafotedia (Heeng) Vegetable oil for cooking Method: Prepare dough from wheat  and let it sit at room temperature Steam green peas in a steamer until soft. (You can pressure cook if you don't have a steamer) Gently mash the peas by the back of a ladle or a potato masher Heat oil in a wok. Add zeera when hot followed by green chillies, carom seeds and ginger.  Immediately add mashed peas mixture and cook on low heat Add all the spices including salt and cook covered on low heat.  Turn off the heat in 10-15 minutes Pinch out small rolls of dough and roll it into small chapati Put 1-1.5 tbsp of pea mixture and seal the edges. Roll it again (around 7-8 inches diameter) Fry the parathas on hot tawa/griddle...

My mother makes these the best...and am surprised my attempt was as good as hers! Ingredients Gram flour (Besan) - 1.5 cup Semolina flour (Sooji/Rawa) - 2-3 Tbsp Ghee (Clarified butter) - 0.5 cups Sugar (Powder) - 3/4 cups Almonds, Pistachio - handful Cardamom (grounded) - 1/4 tsp   Method Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add besan,sooji and cook continuously on low-medium heat until the mixture turns golden-brown and releases a nutty aroma Remove the pan from heat and let it cool.  Add almonds, pistachios and sugar Make ladoos (balls) by gathering the mixture in your palms and pressing it to form round balls Store in air tight container    Check out Atta ka Ladoo