Simple and Easy Recipes
Posts on 'dahi'
Veg Recipe
Jun 17, 2020
I love to cook various types of Bhapa (steamed) dishes like Chingri Bhapa, Paneer Bhapa, Mach Bhapa etc as they are easy to cook and tastes outstanding. This time I tried the traditional Bengali recipe 'Potol Bhapa'. It's a delight for vegetarians as well as non vegetarians. It is a very easy recipe and calls for minimum spices, yet it tastes simply delicious. Potol Bhapa goes best with plain stea ...
Nonveg Recipe
Jan 2, 2020
Murgh Musallam is a delicacy from Mughlai cuisine. The recipe requires for whole chicken but you can definitely make it with medium size pieces also. In Murgh Musallam recipe, the whole chicken will be marinated for a good long time, then it will get stuffed with eggs and after that the chicken will get cooked in a flavorful onion and nut based gravy. You can make this dish on special occasions an ...
Veg Recipe
Nov 19, 2019
Fulkopi menas Cauliflower in Bengali language. Fulkopir Rezala is a delicious veg mughlai delicacy. Like any other non veg rezala gravy this vegetarian version also tastes delicious. Cauliflower florets will be cooked in a white gravy which consists of onion, ginger, garlic, yogurt, poppy seed and nut paste. Fulkopir rezala goes best with plain rice, roti, naan or pulao. Do give this recipe a try ...
Veg Recipe
Jul 9, 2019
Aloo tikki means Potato cutlets. Aloo tikki chaat is a mouth watering snack from North Indian cuisine. Main trick about this recipe is to make crispy and crunchy tikkis. If they become soggy, the chaat will not come out that tasty. Usually these tikkis are served with Chana masala (chickpea curry), Yogurt, Tamarind chutney, Green chutney and Sev. Do give this recipe a try and let me know how it tu ...
Nonveg Recipe
Jun 19, 2019
Most of the Punjabi curries call for three important ingredients - freshly ground Garam Masala powder, Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) and Ghee (clarified butter). These ingredients make their curries very flavorful and tasty. Rest of the process is simple, marinated mutton will be cooked in onion tomato gravy. This punjabi mutton curry goes best with plain chapati (Indian flatbread) or rice. ...
Veg Recipe
May 28, 2019
Bhapa Doi is an old school Bengali dessert recipe. Bhapa means Steamed and Doi means Yogurt. I wanted to do something new with this recipe and that is why for flavor I chose Coffee as Mango, Cardamom, Saffron are very common flavors whenever we think about Indian desserts. In this Bhapa Doi recipe Coffee can be overpowering, it can make the yogurt bitter in taste, so first add little, taste, if yo ...
Nonveg Recipe
Jan 18, 2020
Tandoori chicken doesn't need any explanation. Its very popular in India and nowadays all over the world. There was a rumor that without "tandoor/oven" you cannot make tandoori. But believe me today I am sharing "oven method and stove top method" of making tandoori chicken. 'Tandoor' means oven made with clay and the heat comes from charcoal. In restaurants the actual tandoor flavour comes when ju ...
Nonveg Recipe
Mar 29, 2019
Afghani Chicken Curry is a very flavorful main course recipe in which marinated chicken will be first shallow fried until dark brown then cooked in a thick onion based gravy. I have learnt the recipe from my friend Ankita. The Afghani chicken tastes best with plain chapati or naan or light pulao. Try this recipe in your kitchen and let me know how it turned out for you.
Veg Recipe
Mar 2, 2019
Doi Potol is a traditional Bengali vegetarian delicacy. Potol is pointed gourd or parwal. In this recipe pointed gourd will be cooked in a spicy and tangy yogurt based sauce. I didn't use onion and garlic in this, but you can if you wish. Doi Potol goes best with plain steamed rice. I kept the recipe very simple and easy. Do try this in your kitchen and let me know how it turned out for you.
Nonveg Recipe
Feb 14, 2019
Mutton korma is an old school and popular non veg main course item from Old Delhi. Any korma recipe has onion and yogurt based sauce, some even add nut paste also. Last weekend I had a party in my house. Among all the foods, the main attraction was Mutton Korma. Korma is very rich itself. Always serve this with light rice item or naan. Do give it a try and let me know how it turned out for you.
Nonveg Recipe
Jan 4, 2019
Dahi chicken is a very simple yet delicious chicken curry which goes best with roti or plain chapati. Dahi or Doi means plain full fat yogurt. This dahi wala murgh has a delicious thick white colored yogurt and onion based gravy. Well, I prefer white colored doi chicken, if you like colorful then add some turmeric powder and red chili powder, rest of the recipe will remain same. You will get very ...
Nonveg Recipe
Nov 29, 2018
Tandoori Prawn Pulao is a delicious, spicy seafood rice pilaf dish in which Prawns will be marinated with yogurt, tandoori spices and other ingredients then will be tossed with long grain Basmati rice ... so so good! You can have this Prawn Pulao as it is or any kind of gravy on the side will work just fine. The recipe is simple and take very less time to cook. Try this in your kitchen and let me ...
Nonveg Recipe
Nov 22, 2018
Hariyali Chicken Kabab is a very delicious variety of kabab in which boneless chicken will be marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, mint-coriander paste and lot of fresh spices along with few other ingredients. You can definitely use chicken legs instead of boneless. I will recommend you to use chicken thighs instead of breast pieces, as thighs will come out much more juicy. Hariyali means green co ...
Nonveg Recipe
Sep 21, 2018
Kolkata style Chicken Dum Biriyani is one of the tastiest variety of biriyani recipe, which has awesome flavors and juicy chicken pieces. You can have it as it is or with Chicken Chaap / Korma / Kosha. I also have other Biriyani recipes in my blog. Cooking Biriyani is time consuming, also the more you practice the more you will get better at this. The process is lengthy but with few tricks and tip ...
Nonveg Recipe
Apr 24, 2018
"Lajawab" is the only compliment about mom's recipe. My mom make this dish in a very easy and simple way. But it tastes delicious. You will need very few ingredients for this dish. This the best recipe for teenagers because its very easy to make.
Veg Recipe
Feb 5, 2016
Sometimes, specially in weekdays, I just want to spend very little time in kitchen but also cook some tasty foods. 'Dahi Aloo' is one of the quickest and tastiest maincourse I found out. You have to cook the crumbled and boiled potatoes in a spicy, tangy yogurt sauce. It is that simple, can you imagine ? This is also a no onion and no garlic recipe, best for puja days or 'vrat' days. You can pair ...
Veg Recipe
Jan 25, 2016
Last month we, two, went for shopping at our nearest outlet mall. We often go there for shopping. A food truck 'Kebabeque' was a new edition to the food court. They served middle eastern food like 'falafel rice', 'hummus', 'shawarma platter' etc. We took a rice bowl with falafel. They served a good amount of flavourful saffron rice, fresh spinach, some good falafel, tasty hummus and tzatziki sauce ...
Nonveg Recipe
Nov 21, 2015
When an inch of oil or ghee floats upon gravy, yes its 'mughlai nawabi dish'. 'Nawab' means king. This category of curries have nice colored, rich, thick, creamy gravy. 'Chicken Korma' is my favourite one. You can easily eat this curry once in a month along with 'biriyani', 'pulaao', 'butter naan' or 'rumali roti'. Do not put this kind of food in your regular diet because you have to make or eat k ...
Nonveg Recipe
Oct 23, 2015
It's always very hard for me to make as usual meal like 'daal, sabji' on weekend. I am sure you will get delicious aroma of spicy dishes from my kitchen almost every weekend. Last weekend 'charcoal' flavour was coming out from a new chicken preparation. Yes, its 'dahi dhuan chicken'. If you like to eat dhaba foods then you will become a fan of this dish. It has a thick rich gravy, nice crunch of o ...
Nonveg Recipe
Oct 20, 2015
During summer we generally avoid to eat rich food. But when it comes to mutton, the decision become difficult ?. For this kind of situation 'mutton stew' is the perfect food for all. The recipe is very simple and have some mild flavours. You will love this when you make it.
Veg Recipe
Oct 10, 2015
Lassi is the most popular drink of Punjab, India. Nowadays we can get lassi almost everywhere. This is a very refreshing drink during summer. Flavoured lassi are also easily available in the market. But I personally prefer plain lassi. Just follow this recipe and you will get the best lassi from your kitchen.
Nonveg Recipe
Oct 3, 2015
Wanna try something new ? Just follow this recipe and get perfect starter for your friday evening. These baked leg pieces will never fail to satisfy your apetite. Try this and surprise your family and guest.
Veg Recipe
Sep 23, 2015
Whoever like me love to eat banana, this drink is for them. This is a very healthy drink for summer. This needs very few ingredients. Hope you will like it.
Nonveg Recipe
Sep 20, 2015
I learned this recipe from one of my friend. When I lived in New Jersy she used to make this sandwich for her kid. This is a really healthy breakfast. You can make this any time at your home.
Veg Recipe
Sep 18, 2015
This is a very refreshing drink in summer. In India we call this Mango Lassi. My favourite summer fruit is mango. You can make many kinds of drink, dessert with mango. So let's try this.
