Cuisines Indian

Ghevar (Rajasthani Honeycomb Fritter)

Ghevar (Rajasthani Honeycomb Fritter)

Ghevar is an Indian delicacy originally from the state of Rajasthan. It is made with a round mold and has a crispy but porous texture. The following recipe has been entered with inputs from Tarla Dalal recipe book. Ingredients Sugar…

Gajjar Halwa (Carrot Pudding)

Gajjar Halwa (Carrot Pudding)

Ingredients 2–3 large carrots ½ cup (120 g) cashew nuts, broken ½ cup (120 g) raisins, washed 1 pinch salt 2–3 teaspoons sugar 4 pods cardamom 1 pinch cinnamon powder 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup (240 ml) milk Procedure Cut…

Egg Roast

Egg Roast

Egg roast is a simple but tasty dish. The technique of roasting eggs in a masala sauce probably originated in the southern state of Kerala. Several families substitute red meat dishes with this dish as it is easy on the…

Dhokla (Steamed Black Gram Bread)

Dhokla (Steamed Black Gram Bread)

Dhokla is a Gujarati snack that is made with black gram. It is not to be confused with khaman, a variant made from besan (chickpea flour). It is eaten as a side dish with the main meal and is usually…

Dharwad Pedha (Sweetened Paneer Cheese)

Dharwad Pedha (Sweetened Paneer Cheese)

Dharwad pedha is a unique variety of peda (milk sweet) famous all over India. There are majorly 30 different ways to make pedha/khova sweets from milk, and Dharwad peda is one of its kind. It has received Government accreditation as…

Deep Fried Lentil Dough Balls (Punugu)

Deep Fried Lentil Dough Balls (Punugu)

Ingredients 1 cup urad dal 1 cup rice rava (coarse rice flour) 1 cup all-purpose flour Onions, chopped Chiles, chopped Salt to taste Procedure Soak the urad dal in water for several hours. Soak the rava in water. Grind the…

Deep Fried Chiles Stuffed with Potato (Mirchi Bada)

Deep Fried Chiles Stuffed with Potato (Mirchi Bada)

Mirchi bada is a popular Indian snack. Ingredients Large green chiles Filling 3 large potatoes 1 tsp red chile powder Chaat masala ½ cup coriander leaves, chopped fine Salt to taste Batter 1 cup gram flour (besan) 2 pinches turmeric…

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Balls (Chyueeam)

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough Balls (Chyueeam)

Cheyeeam are deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas. Ingredients ½ kg kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram, small brown chickpeas) ½ kg vellam (jaggery, unrefined palm sugar) 10 elackai (cardamom pods) ½ kg maida mavu (refined wheat flour) Water Salt, to taste 1…

Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

Ingredients 2 medium-sized bainganas (eggplant / brinjal / begun) Oil Panch puran (futana / Bengali five spice) 2 Indian red chiles (sukhila lanka) 10 curry leaves (kadi patta / bhersunga patra) 2 tbsp dahi (yogurt) 250 ml (1 cup) water…

Dabeli (Potato-stuffed Buns with Chutney)

Dabeli (Potato-stuffed Buns with Chutney)

Dabeli is an Indian dish, originally from the region Kutch in Gujarat. Dabeli is now a common street food in Mumbai. It is also called double roti or kutchi dabeli. Ingredients Filling 1 tablespoon oil 1 pinch of asafoetida powder…

Curry Fried Rice

Curry Fried Rice

Ingredients 3 tbsp cooking oil 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 2 scallions, cut into 2 cm pieces 200 g sukiyaki beef 100 g bean sprouts, soaked in hot water 200 g chicken, diced 1 cup…