Chhole Bhature (Without onion & garlic)

Chhole Bhature is the most favorite dish of my brother. Although he likes only Mom made chhole bhature, but this time he liked mine too. It is a very popular punjabi dish and is usually served in breakfast. Chhole is basically chickpeas made by adding spices & bhature is a fried indian bread. Here is step by step procedure of how to make delicious chhole bhature without using onion & garlic gravy.

Ingredients

For Chhole :

Chickpeas - 2 cups

Tomato - 3

Green chilli - 3-4

Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tablespoon

Garam masala - 1 tablespoon

Whole black pepper - 8-10 cloves

Black cardamom - 1

Khaman Dhokla

Khaman Dhokla is basically a Gujrati cuisine but liked & loved all over India. Though there are varieties of Dhokla's made, khaman dhokla is the most easy & quickly made dhokla. You just have to add some flavors with gram flour and here it is "Khaman Dhokla" ready to eat. Gram flour absorbs water that's why we feel more thirsty after eating any dish of gram flour. In my family it is the most favorite breakfast. People have it in their tables whenever they want to eat.

Ingredients

Gram flour - 1 cup

Citric acid - 1 1/2 teaspoon

Eno fruit salt - 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tablespoon

Sugar cubes - 1 teaspoon

Chatpati Bhel Puri

Chatpati Bhel is all time favorite snack of mine. It is a combination of puffed rice, tomato, onion, chutney's, potato, sev etc.
Bhel puri is a very quickly made snack when you want to have some light food.

Ingredients

Puffed rice - 2 cups

Potato - 1 large (boiled)

Tomato - 1 (chopped)

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Green chutney - 2 tablespoon

Aloo Poha

Poha is basically flattened or beaten rice. In the Madhya Pradesh region, Poha is the most favorite breakfast. Specially Indori Poha is very famous because of huge varities of namkeen over there. Poha when combined with jalebi creates magic. It is the most simple, quick & tasty snack. You just have to add some light spices and pohe is ready. Lets check how this delicious receipe is cooked.

Ingredients

Poha - 4 cups

Potato - 1 large (chopped in cubes) 

Onion - 2 medium (julian cutting)

Green chilli - 2 (chopped)

Salt to taste

Aloo Paranthe

Aloo ke paranthe are all time favorite of mine. They are the most popular breakfast through out western, central & northern region. They are simply potato stuffed cooked with butter or ghee.
Makes 5 servings.

Ingredients

Boiled potatoes - 10-12

Wheat flour - 5 cups

Salt to taste

Garam masala - 1 teaspoon

Aniseeds (saunf) - 1 teaspoon

Roasted cumin seeds (sika jeera) - 1 1/2 teaspoon

Aloo Lajawab

Potatoes are my all time favorite, one day my father-in-law brought very tiny size potatoes. First thought of making Dum Aloo but its very common now. So, tried making Aloo Lajawab without peeling it off.
It looks good & tastes delicious.

Cucumber Chille

Its summer time & our body is in great demand of water because of sweating. So, to enjoy summer put down cold drinks & sodas instead eat a cucumber slice. Cucumbers are 95% water keeping the body hydrated while helping the body eliminate toxins.
Apart that cucumber has many more health benefits.
The silicon & sulphur content in cucumber helps in stimulating hair growth.
Cucumbers are known to contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol & secoisolaricresinol. These three lignans have reduced risks of several cancer types including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer & prostate cancer.
Due to its low calorie & high water content cucumber is an ideal content for those who are looking for weight loss.
Cucumbers contain lot of magnesium, potassium & fiber , these work effectively for regulating high blood pressure.
Its juice contain a hormone which helps in producing insulin which has been found to be beneficial for diabetic patients.

So, here's a healthy snack of Cucumber "Cucumber Chille".

Besan

Today I'm sharing a typical Jain dish 'Besan' or 'Lapta'. Besan is often cooked in almost every Jain house in evening meal as it is simple & easy to cook.

Chana Dal Dhokla

Dhokla is basically a Gujrati snack, it originated there but is liked & infact loved by all of us. People make varieties of dhoklas like khaman dhokla, instant rawa dhokla, chana dal dhokla & lot more.

Rice Pakode

Often comes in my mind what to do when there is extra rice remaining after the lunch, today with that extra rice I made "Rice Pakode". No wastage of food, got something different to taste.

Ingredients

Boiled rice - 2 cups

Green chilli - 2 chopped

Grated ginger - 2 teaspoon

Dry mango powder (Amchur powder) - 1/4th teaspoon

Bread ke Dahi Wade

Dahi wada also known as Dahi Bhalla in Punjabi, Dahi Bora in Bengali & Dahi Bara in Oriya is a type of South Asian Chaat but as of now liked by everyone all over India. Dahi wada is prepared by soaking wada in thick yogurt, but here is something different to taste "Bread ke Dahi Wade"
Dahi wada is seen in almost every kitty parties & receptions. So, lets start.

Plain Capsicum

Ingredients

2 Capsicum - grated

1 Tomato - grinded

Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tsp

Malai Sandwich

Ingredients

Milk - 4 cups

Lime juice - 2 tablespoon

Baking powder - 1 pinch

Sugar - 2 cup

Rice Rolls

Hello Bloggers & Readers, Its Sunday afternoon and you want to eat something different???? Then here's for you tasty "Rice Rolls". It is quick , easy and ready to serve dish. Just read out the below receipe and try it at home, it will surely give your tongue a different taste. Happy Sunday!!!!

Rawa Appe

Here's for you mouthwatering 'Rawa Appe', easy to cook, lightweight and quick receipe. 

Spinach Potato Roles

Here's for you a low oil receipe, people now-a-days are so busy in their lives it is very much important to keep care of their health. As the saying goes "Health is Wealth". So keep healthy keep enjoying because there are lot more such receipies coming soon.

Ingredients

• Palak patte - 10
• Potato - 2 (boiled)

Vegetable Gold Coin

Ingredients

• Bread slice - 6
• Potato -2 (boiled)
• Carrot - 1/2 cup (grated)
• Green peas - 1/2 cup (boiled)
• Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

Bread Crunch

Ingredients

• Bread slice - 8 (corners removed)
• Whole Mung beans (moong dal) - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup(finely chopped)
• Asfoetida(hing) - 1 pinch
• Green chilli - 2
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 cup

 How to cook

• Wash mung dal properly and leave it to soak in water for 2 hours.
• After 2 hours, mix green chilli and grind the mixture fine and make paste of it.
• Part the bread slices into 4 pieces and marinade the slices with the paste.
• Now deep fry the marinaded slices until they turn golden in color.

Take out in a dish and serve hot with tomato ketchup or coriander mint chutney.

Wrap & Roll

Ingredients

• Gram flour (Besan) - 2 cup
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1/4th tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 5 tbsp

Moti Mahal ki Dal

Ingredients

• Whole black gram (Kali Urad dal) - 1 cup
• Kidney beans (rajma) - 1/2 cup (soaked in water for 3-3 1/2 hours)
• Milk - 1 cup
• Curd - 1/2 cup

For Tadka :

• Butter or Ghee - 4 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Green cardamom - 2

Dal Akbari

Ingredients

• Whole mung bean (Moong dal) - 1 cup
• Kidney beans (rajma) - 1/2 cup (soaked in water for 3-3 1/2 hours)
• Milk - 1 cup
• Curd - 1/2 cup

For Tadka :

• Butter or Ghee - 4 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Green cardamom - 2

Raw banana skin mixture

Ingredients

• Raw Banana peel (Chhilka) - 1 cup
• Chana dal - 1/2 cup
• Peanuts - 2 tablespoon
• Red chilli powder - 3/4th teaspoon
• Coriander powder - 3/4th teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 3/4th teaspoon
• Spices mixture(garam masala) - 1/2 teaspoon

Mewa Kheer

Ingredients

• Makhana - 50 gram
• Cashew nut - 3 teaspoon (pieces)
• Almond - 2 teaspoon
• Raisins - 2 teaspoon
• Dry coconut - 1/2 cup (grated)

Corn Kheer

Ingredients

• Soft Corns - 1 kilograms
• Milk - 1 1/2 litre
• Sugar cubes - As per your taste
• Pistachios -  1 tablespoon (sliced)
• Almonds - 1 tablespoon (sliced)
• Ghee - 40 mililitres