Maggi Biryani

Hello Fellas............ I hope this post finds you in your best state. These days I'm loving to do some experimental cooking in my kitchen and as you all know the outcome of any experiment can be a hit or a miss. But, the zeal of knowing the end result always keeps me motivated to try something new each day.

I'm very fond of fusion dishes and I always find myself experimental with this type of cuisine. Fusion Cuisine doesn't fall under any particular cuisine style and has played a part in the innovations of many contemporary restaurant cuisines since the 1970's. 

It's really very innovative and at the same time challenging to fuse elements of different culinary traditions into one style of cooking. I usually try to experiment with some traditional dishes and give them a new look and feel. I have shared many Fusion Dishes in my blog, if you're someone who loves to try this type of cuisine then I would highly encourage you check them out (click here).

This time I have tried to fuse two of the most lovable dishes of every Indian citizen and i.e. Maggi and Biryani. We all love them, isn't it? then how about combining both of them and trust me the end result is lip-smackingly good. If you're a lover of both of these dishes then you have to try this out.

So, without any further ado, let's begin with the recipe:

Veg Spring Rolls

Hello, my Foodie friends........I hope you all are doing fine. As you know last month I started a new series where I'm sharing some fast food recipes which are available at our favorite food joints or restaurants like McDonald's, KFC, Domino's, etc. I have already shared some recipes like:

• Chicken Nuggets
• Egg Tawa Burger
• Pizza McPuff
• Veg Pizza

Slowly and gradually I'll be sharing some more recipes under this section. Today's recipe is Veg Spring Rolls. These are very popular Asian snack items which are often served as an appetizer in a restaurant and even on the street-side Asian food stalls.

Spring Tolls are crisp deep-fried snacks where spring roll wrappers are filled with spicy and crunchy stuffing made with veggies or mixed with any kind of protein. They are then deep-fried and served with a salad and a dipping sauce. There are two variations of Spring Rolls: Veg and Non-Veg. Today I'll be sharing the veg version.

In this blog post, I'll share a step-by-step process of HOW TO MAKE SPRING ROLLS? Starting from:

• MAKING SPRING ROLL WRAPPERS
• MAKING THE STUFFING
• FOLDING THE SPRING ROLLS
• FRYING THE SPRING ROLLS

Here, I'll make SPRING ROLL WRAPPERS from scratch but you can use store-bought ones too which would make the job much easier. But you can always make these spring roll wrappers and freeze them for 2-3 months and use them as and when required. One of the most important things to keep in mind while making the spring roll wrappers is HOW TO FOLD THE SPRING ROLLS? If you make a mistake in this step then the stuffing will ooze out from the spring rolls and they will become oily and soggy. 

So, let's make Veg Spring Rolls:

Pizza McPuff.......McDonald's Style

We all love to eat outside at restaurants, food joints, food court, etc but amid the current situation, it is not possible to do so. Especially the kids at our home they just love to eat at KFC, Domino's, McDonald's and Subway. You might be thinking I always favor eating clean and at home but there should be some cheat days when we can relish our favorite food at our favorite restaurants with our loved ones. This not only gives us immense happiness but it's a way to spend some quality time with our family.

As we all are aware of the current situation eating outside is not possible and I think delivering the food at doorstep has its own risk too. Now, the question is what to do to satisfy the cravings of our kiddos who demand fast foods like Pizza, Burger, and all those food items available at their favorite restaurants.

I would suggest you do some research and please them with your creativity. Try to replicate their favorite food available at their favorite restaurants and I'm sure they will love your efforts and relish the food prepared by you. So, to ease your problem I'm starting a series where I'll post some fast food recipes. I have already shared some recipes like:

• Chicken Nuggets
• Egg Tawa Burger

Today's recipe is McDonald's style Pizza McPuff. This is one of their best-selling food items which is equally enjoyed by both kiddos and adults. My 3 yr old loves to have to when we eat at McDonald's. I have tried to recreate this recipe and trust me it tastes awesome. So, without any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Raw Banana Kofta Curry

Hello, my dear friends, I hope you all are doing fine and staying at home following the lockdown guidelines. I know it's a long time since we all are stuck at home but believe me we shall together overcome this situation. YES, one thing we need to understand and follow religiously and i.e. social distancing for the next couple of months or more. We need to adapt ourselves to this Corona situation. 

Anyway, the thing which is keeping us happy in this situation is nothing but the food. This time I prepared Raw Banana Kofta Curry. Usually, we buy riped bananas from the market, peel it and gulp it down but do you know what amazing health benefits are hidden in raw bananas? They are not just good for making banana chips but they have numerous nutritional values too.

The green banana is eaten either cooked or boiled but you can fry it too. They are good source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and contain starch that may help control blood sugar, manage weight, and lower blood cholesterol levels.

So, considering all those nutritional values in mind, I thought of posting a recipe with Raw Bananas. With that said, why not make Koftas from them. They are incredibly delicious and go well with rice or any kind of parathas or chapatis.

Let's begin with the recipe:

Steamed Momos with Momo Chutney

           

Hello Foodies.........Today in this post we will be talking about a delicacy which is very popular in our neighboring countries as well as in the North-Eastern part of India. Yes, you guessed it right I'm talking about MOMOS.  

India is embraced by so many countries so its quite natural to inherit the flavors of that delicacy in our local cuisine too. Momos are small flour-based dumplings steamed or pan-fried and stuffed with either veggies, meat or a mixture of both. They are usually served with spicy red momo chutney or sauce.

Momos are native to Nepal, Tibet, Northern India, and North-Eastern India but these cute little beauties are equally popular in other parts of India. If you walk down to any of the street food joints or hawkers you can find many variations in the filing, folding technique and even the way the Momos are folded. 

The most common and popular form of Momo is the Steamed version but you can also ask for Pan Fried Momos, Schezwan Momos, Tandoori Momos, Chilli Momos, Chocolate Momos, and the list goes on.

I like to make Momos from scratch starting from kneading the dough, making the filling, preparing the Momo Chutney, shaping the Momos and finally steaming them. I know it's a lengthy process but it's worth the effort. The Momos are shaped in a number of ways but I find this way very easy and quick to make. 

So, without any further ado let's start with the recipe:

Potato Cheese Nuggets

             

Hello Friends..... I hope you all are doing fine and enjoying the last few days of the winter season. How was your winter season this year? I relished it completely and indulged myself and in some of the winter delicacies like 

• Palak Paneer
• Gajar Ka Halwa
• Vegetable Chop/ Vegetable Cutlet
• Nolen Gurer Sandesh/ Date Palm Jaggery Fudge
• Gurer Payesh/ Date Palm Jaggery Rice Pudding
• Koraisutir Kochuri/ Peas Kachori
• Dum Aloo

You can find all these yumilicious and lip-smacking delicacies on my blog just click the links and enjoy. 

Today's post is about Potato Nuggets. We all love nuggets, isn't it? Whether you're an adult or a kid we can resist ourselves from having those cheesy and gooey nuggets. Whenever we urge to have nuggets we either go to any restaurant or get some store-bought nuggets. HOW ABOUT MAKING POTATO CHEESE NUGGETS AT HOME? I have already shared the recipe of Chicken Nuggets earlier. You can check it out here (click here).

Making Potato Cheese Nuggets is very easy and hassle-free. You can even make and freeze them in batches and use them as and when needed. They also serve as an excellent appetizer if you have some unplanned guests coming your way or you have any party at home.

So, without any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Restaurant Style Paneer Tikka Masala

            

Paneer Tikka Masala is a very popular North Indian dish that is commonly served in restaurants. This is a super delicious dish where marinated and grilled Paneer pieces are dipped in the spicy and tangy onion-tomato based gravy. 

Whenever we visit any Indian restaurant and we have to order any veg recipes Paneer Tikka Masala is one of our favorites along with Garlic Naan. This Paneer recipe tastes amazing with both Indian flatbread or Jeera Rice.

This recipe of Paneer Tikka Masala is a bit on the heavier side as it has onions, tomatoes, yogurt and cream (adding cream is optional). The most important step in this recipe is to balance the spices. This recipe is appropriate when you have any guests coming your way or you have a party at your home. You can prepare the Tikkas beforehand and make the gravy and dip the Tikkas in them. Ta-Da our Paneer Tikka Masala is ready.

You can grill the Paneer Tikkas or even Pan Fry them. If you don't have an oven then pan fry them and trust me there is no difference in the taste. So, without any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Amritsari Chole

           

There is something about Punjabi cuisine which is so alluring that one can't resist. To be very frank I just love North-Indian cuisine. The main reason behind my love for Punjabi food is because I have spent 7 years of my life in Punjab. 

Nobody makes Chole the way Punjabis do. I have already shared the recipe of Chana Masala in my earlier days of blogging. You can check out the recipe here (click here). Today's post is all about Amritsari Chole. This recipe is a bit different from Chana Masala, the main difference is in the mix of spices used to cook this dish.

Amritsari Chole is often enjoyed as a delicious breakfast in many parts of Northern India. It makes a complete meal when served with curd or lassi. This easy vegetarian recipe is a perfect spicy blend of ingredients easily available in your kitchen. If you love spicy food, then this one is a must-try for you! 

This delectable Amritsari Chole is usually accompanied with Bhature (a fried bread made of flour) or Kulcha. Chole-Bhature is a breakfast invented in Delhi after partition and nowadays, it is a popular breakfast around Northern India and other parts of the country.

So, let's begin with the recipe:

Sooji/ Rava Appe

           

Hello my Foodie Friends...........Winter has arrived in almost all the regions of India and the market is loaded with all the winter veggies. Whenever I visit the market I can't resist myself from buying them without giving a second thought what will I do with them. 

Winter is known for veggies like green beans, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower etc. You can enjoy them in number of ways but it's very tricky to feed veggies to our kids. Moreover if your baby is a picky or fussy eater then this task becomes more troublesome. We all struggle to come up with new ideas and recipes for lunch box and breakfast. Even if you give your kid's favorite dish in their lunch box the lunchbox is never empty. 

Therefore, we as mother's should come up with some new and brilliant ideas to feed veggies to our babies. The food should look interesting and cute that's the trick to allure the kids. 

So, today in this video we'll make Sooji Appam or Rava Appe which is loaded with veggies. It is very easy to make and just needs 15 mins of your time if you do the prep work beforehand.

So, let's begin with the recipe:

Dhaba Style Dal Fry

           

Hello my foodie friends, hope you all are doing great. Today's recipe is all about Basic Cooking. Sometimes, we get so much into cooking special dinner and lunch for our friends and families that we forget about what we relish the most. 

The most comforting food which we can relish anytime and everytime is our basic staple food. It can be different for different people but for me is Dal-Chawal with a dollop of homemade Ghee. When I'm too tired to cook anything and just want to relax while having my supper I rely on Daal-Chawal. For me nothing can beat the flavor of Daal-Chawal when I'm too tired or sick.

If you want to make your simple Dal Fry a bit different then give a Dhaba style tadka to it and then see the magic. This tadka will give an instant taste to this Dal Fry and will level up the taste.

So, let's see how to give your ordinary Dal Fry a Dhaba style tadka.

Veg Mayo Sandwich

              

Hello my Foodie Friends.......hope you all are doing great. We ladies have one universal problem WHAT TO PACK FOR LUNCHBOX? Whether we're making lunchbox for our husbands or for our kids every morning we face the same issue.

Whether we ladies are working or non-working our mornings are usually very busy. So, if we do some meal planning a night before that can help us in making our mornings a bit smooth. Moreover, making our kids eat vegetables is a very tedious task. We are always in search of new and different ideas of how to hide veggies in their meal so they don't understand and can eat some vegetables.

So, today in this video we'll make Veg Mayonnaise Sandwich which is loaded with veggies and every kid's favorite Mayonnaise. This recipe is very easy to make and just needs 10 mins of your time if you do the prep work beforehand.

So, let's begin with the recipe:

Lauki Kofta Curry

           

Hello my foodie friends.......today's recipe is all about one of the most healthiest but neglected vegetables from our Indian household and i.e. Lauki or Bottle Gourd. I'm not blaming anybody I myself don't like Lauki that much so I think of new ways to include this healthy vegetable in our diet.

In order to include Lauki (Bottle Gourd) in our diet my Mom used to make Lauki Kofta Curry and I would eat the Koftas even before they went into the Curry. I love this simple Kofta curry recipe although the fritters are deep fried but still I have the satisfaction of including Lauki in my and my family's diet.

Although I'm thinking of buying Appam pan in which we can prepare koftas using few tablespoon of oil until then we have to compromise. 

One of the most important steps in making any koftas is that the water content should be zero. Whether you're making koftas out of chicken, mutton or with any vegetable, water should be removed as much as possible otherwise the Koftas will be ruined.

So, without doing any further ado let's see how to make Lauki Kofta Curry: 

Pav Bhaji

             

Hello Peeps.....hope you all are doing good and enjoying this monsoon in your respective regions. For us monsoon is yet to come in full swing. 

Being a food blogger and video creator, I relate everything to food. There are some food items which we really enjoy during the monsoon time. If you're a big foodie like me then I guess you can relate what I am referring to. Anyway, what is the one food item that you really enjoy during the monsoon time? For us it is Pakoras (fritters) and Elaichi wali Chai (cardamom flavored Tea).

Coming on to today's post which is a Pav Bhaji; a Pav is nothing but a Dinner Roll toasted with butter and Bhaji is a mixture of numerous vegetables, spices and butter blended together to form a very healthy dish. 

Pav Bhaji can be a very healthy dish if you make it in a healthier manner. Since it has number of veggies you may serve it to your child and they would love it big time. You may add any vegetable of your choice but generally Potatoes, Capsicum, Carrots, Green Beans and Cauliflower are used to make Pav Bhaji. 

Here, I have used combination of Butter and Oil but you can use any one of it or both as per your requirement. So, without doing any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Paneer Tikka Kabab Without Oven

             

Hello Foodies.....hope you all are doing great. One of the most popular Vegetarian food items is Paneer. If you go to any ceremony or a function or if you plan to host a party at your home and if somebody is Vegetarian then the most convenient and loved food item is PANEER.

Whether the person is Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian, Paneer is loved by everyone. Paneer not only tastes delicious but it has many health benefits too. I have shared quite a few Paneer recipes on the blog. 

• Paneer Poppers
• Palak Paneer
• Paneer Do Pyaza
• Malai Kofta
• Paneer Korma
• Kadhai Paneer
• Paneer Butter Masala

Today in this post I'm again going to share a very popular Kabab recipe and that too with Paneer. I have received many requests from my friends to share a Veg Kabab recipe then I thought why not Paneer Tikka Kabab this time! Usually we prepare Kababs in Oven or Tandoor  but this time we will make it on Tawa.

So, without doing any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Vegetable Pulao in Rice Cooker

           

Hello my Foodie Friends.....Hope you'll are doing great. By the way how's summer treating you in your place? For us, it's still yet to come in full swing, so we kinda dwelling in between.

Coming on to today's post let me first ask you: are you a Roti/Paratha/Naan lover or a Rice lover? If you ask me hands down for Rice, anytime. I have shared quite a few rice recipes on the blog, you can check them out here (click here).

Today's recipe is Veg Pulao in a Rice Cooker. I have already shared the recipe of Bengali style Veg Pulao in a Pan. You can check it out here (click here). This time it is a bit hassle free way to cook Pulao. Pulao is a very popular main course dish in India and its subcontinents. We can also find this Pulao in many marriage ceremonies menu card too. 

This recipe is very easy to prepare and can be made by beginners and bachelors as well.  I have made this Pulao in Rice Cooker. You can make this in Pressure Cooker or Pan too.

Rice Cooker comes handy when you have some guests coming your way or you want to go out of the house. Just add in the rice and water, plug in the rice cooker and forget about it. Your rice will be ready within 30-40 mins depending upon the brand of Rice Cooker you're using. I use mine to cook from Steamed Plain Rice to Pulao and Biryani too. 

For this post I'm cooking Veg Pulao in which I'm using the vegetables which was available to me in my refrigerator but you can use any veggies of your choice. Moreover, I'm cooking this Pulao in Vegetable Oil but you can use Ghee (clarified butter) too or a mixture of both depending upon your preference.

So, without doing any further ado let's begin with the recipe:

Gobi Manchurian

             

Hello Peeps......Hope you are doing great and relishing the cool summer beverages this season. I know many people who doesn't like the Summer season; well they have their own reasons for not enjoying this particular time of the year. If you ask me I love Summer season for many reasons; first and foremost being relishing upon the King of Fruits and i.e. MANGO and the other reasons are you can wear some colorful, light, easy breezy summer dresses.

If you're looking for some summer recipes than I have bunch of them on my blog. You can find them here (click here). One of the irritating thing we ladies hate to do face during the summer season is being in the kitchen but at the same time you can't compromise your family's health by eating outside and taking carryouts.

So, if you want some easy peasy snack items to munch on while spending quality time with your family then I have got you covered. Today's recipe is Gobi Manchurian. It's a very popular street food and a different version of Veg Manchurian or Chicken Manchurian. I have already shared the recipe of Veg Manchurian on my blog. You can find it here. (click here).

It's very easy to make and requires very less prep time. So, if you have some guests coming or you want to enjoy some quality time with your family then make this Gobi Manchurian and enjoy the time with your friends and family members.

So, let's see how to make Gobi Manchurian:

Dhaba Style Daal Makhni

                   

What is the most common food item that you always order while eating in the restaurant. Well for most of us it’s Daal Makhni.

Daal Makhani can be best described as "Lentils in a Buttery Sauce". It is pure North Indian Dish which is very popular in Dhabas in Northern India. We both love to eat in Dhabas. We have tried many dhaba style restaurants while we were in India. Undoubtably we loved the food but missed the ambience of Dhabas which can only be found at roadside Dhabas. 

Daal Makhni can be made by combining Urad Daal and Rajma but another variation is the Daal mixture which we get easily in the superstore. But the authentic Daal Makhni calls for Urad Daal and Rajma.

Rajma Chawal (Red Kidney Beans with Rice)

Hello Fellas.....hope you'll are doing great. Hope you're having a great summer time in your respective places and making the most of it this season. Here, in this part of the world we're having an awesome time and enjoying my summer dresses to the fullest because after this we have to load ourselves with the boring jackets and sweaters. 

Although summer brings lot of fun but it also leads to health and skin problems therefore we need to put extra time to take care of our body. My mantra for this season is to eat simple and drink lot of fluids. So, I like to eat very easy-peasy dishes in this season.

Few days back I made Rajma-Chawal for lunch. If you follow me for some time you'll know that I had spend few years of my life in Punjab so there's lot of influence of Punjabi cuisine in my cooking. I'm a great lover of Punjabi food and almost tried every type of food in my kitchen.

So today I'm sharing the recipe of Rajma-Chawal.