Main Course

Aaloo (potato) pakoda (fritters)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch) Total time: 13 minutes. You can enjoy the cup of tea with “Aaloo (potato) pakoda (fritters)”; it is really-really goes well with tea. This reminds me from one of my family friend; whenever we visited her house. Her hospitality was never complete without this. […]

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Baigan (egg plant) pakoda (fritters)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes.. Total time: 16 minutes. It was cloudy day of Tokyo in the month of March, we all locked down due to Covid-19, I had only eggplant in my refrigerator, and so I thought nothing can be more satisfying than a cup of ginger tea with

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Jeera rice (cumin rice fry)

Servings: 2 Soaking time: 20-30 minutes. Preparation time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Seasoning time: 2 minutes Total time: 14 minutes. Rice is the integral part of Indian cuisine; there are several types of preparation served in India; “Jeera rice (cumin rice fry)” very popular dish in north India as everyday rice dish. Jeera

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Palak (spinach) Besan (chickpea flour) ke rolls / spinach khandvi (Gujarati dish)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 12-15 minutes. cooling & rolling time: 8-10 minutes. Seasoning time: 2 minutes. Total time: 37 minutes. “Palak (spinach) Besan (chickpea flour) ke rolls / spinach khandvi (Gujarati dish)” is a delicious and nutritious twist on the traditional Gujarati dish Khandvi. Made with a smooth batter of chickpea

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Fresh green methi (fenugreek leaves) makai (sweet corn) malai (fresh cream)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 11 minutes. Total time: 31 minutes. I could see a special smile emerge from my younger son’s face, when he saw that there is triple M (methy, makai and malai) sabji served on the dining table, he enjoyed the dinner much. “Fresh green

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