This summer season we had plenty of mango crops. Out of which, we have chosen most sour and tasty mangoes that will give more longetivity to the pickle. Normally mangoes will be green in color and might weigh in between 400-1500 grams. We have selected one of the best …

The Bangan bhartha is a very special and popular dish in north India and it is liked by most of the Indians. It is very simple and the preparation needs less time.
Ingredients: Brinjol 3 big size, finely chopped tomato one cup, and finely chopped onion 1 cup, …

Though we really have no leftovers when it comes to chocolate cakes, I really left four slices when we once bought just to try this chocolate cake mousse. But since this recipe (I also found this in our cookbook) requires a lot of different kinds of …

The mushroom soup is the favourite soup for my kids and even I like this one a lot because it is very easy to prepare and is very nutritious for kids.
Ingredients:
Mushroom 6-8 finely chopped, corn flour 3 teaspoons, salt to taste, white pepper powder according to taste, coriander leaves …

This recipe is actually can be considered as a vegetarian meal and you may substitute the vegan for butter, like I did. I kind of like using margarine as it tends to be salty, so I find that I don’t need additional salt when using margarine. If …

Shrimp with yoghurt? I thought the idea was a bit of a stretch but it was good. I have been exploring middle eastern cuisine and I am loving it because of its low calorie ingredients. Mainly because they loathe pork. When I visited Muscat, Kuala Lumpur, Casablanca, this is …

Do you like eggs? If you do, there are never too many ways to cook them, right? Here is one more. You will need 3-4 medium sized tomatoes, one small onion, 3 eggs, some salt and vegetable oil. Dice tomatoes and onion, mix them in a frying pan, add …

I have learned this recipe from my mom ,she used to cook this on special occasions , parties .Every body loved this dish most of all she used to say one full chicken , fish ,turkey or lamb leg on a table look more attractive and gives …

I would like to share with you a very simple delicious and very quick Thai-style corn soup; it makes a great starter or an easy lunch. This recipe takes less than ten minutes to prepare and cook. The ingredients here serve four people.
You will need
Half a teaspoon of sesame …

Mixed vegetable paratha is very easy and very very nutritious recipe. It is an ideal recipe for the breakfasts.
Ingredients:
Finely chopped vegetable of your choice. Salt and garam masala to taste, wheat four 2 cups, oil 3-4 spoons, water to mix the dough.
Method:
Now take the flour and using …

Boil the beets, from 40 minutes to over 1 hour depending on their size and quantity. If you’ve got only 2 or three medium sized ones, 40 minutes will be enough. Large ones, bigger than a tennis ball, should be cooked for over an hour.
Let the cooked beets cool …

I think the next time that I have the urge to eat Sourdough Bread, I would just buy it. For making it is really not easy, and I have a frustration time making it. That’s because the overall effect is that the outer part of it is cooked …

I don’t want to brag about my 20 years of cooking experience, but it is from that experience that I learned to create so many new dishes that are not just great for day-to-day meals, but for parties and picnics as well.
With parties serving almost the same menu …

Before we had our two children, my wife and I went to grease and had a great time with great food and great wine. one of our favourite starters was called Avgolemono which means egg and lemon. It is a soup and my wife tried it one night, …

This is a sauce made of mint leaves, which can be used as tomato sauce. This is also a very tasty recipe and is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
Mint leaves one bunch, tamarind pulp and salt to taste, 4 green chilly paste, sugar 4 teaspoons, and some tastemaker according …

The sambar is the recipe of the kind of side dish, which is mainly used to eat it with the plane boiled rice. It is also eaten with the idly (for which I have given the recipe in my earlier reviews). The sambar is the mostly liked …

I found this recipe for Green Beans with Blue Cheese and Roasted Peppers in the Favorite Brand Name Simple 1-2-3 One Dish cookbook. I’ve never really liked green beans, but the picture of this dish in the cookbook looked so good that I decided to try it. …

German Chocolate Cake is one of my favorite desserts and I always use to look forward to having it at family functions until I was taught how to make it myself. It is really easy and doesn’t take long at all for preparation or to make. This turns out …

Before I write about this amazing recipe that I found, I need to explain about Oka cheese. This rich, tasty cheese is made in the original cellars at an abbey in Oka, Quebec. It is famous in Canada, and I have lately seen it in Northern USA. It is …

One of my favorite appitizers is the jalepeno popper. But they are so costly to order at a restaurant and even to buy them at the store. So I came up with a really great recipe that is so easy to make.
All you need is a …

My wide and I do a lot of cooking at home and one of our favourite things to cook are deserts. My particular favourite is Death by chocolate, it involves lots of chocolate and is loved by all the family. As well as being great it is …

In what comes next I will reveal as I used you another recipe that is specifically Romanian. This is called stuffed peppers.
Stuffed peppers, like highly seasoned forcemeat balls (mititei), meat cabbage (sarmale) or minced meat croquette (parjoale)
are very common to traditional meals.
I learned to cook stuffed peppers from my …

To make this really scrumptious meatloaf, you’re going to need a few things:
3-4 lbs of lean ground beef
1 small yellow onion
1/4 cup minced garlic
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup shredded parmagiano/asiago cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
red wine vinegar (or Worcestershire sauce)
1 jar chunky veggie tomato …

Ingredients :
Capsicum - 1/2 kg
Coconut - 1 cup (grated)
Tamarind - lime sized
salt
oil - 3 tbsps
To season :
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
cloves - few
jaggery - as desired
turmeric powder - a pinch
Fry in a teaspoon of oil and powder the ingredients given below:
Red gram dhal - 1tsp
Bengal gram …

Pork chop is one of the best parts of pork. Though belly is my ultimate lunch partner if there are no calories to worry, I still occasionally try pork chop. One piece of pork chop is not sinful to one who is counting the calories. You can grill it …

The Lassi is a very famous and popular north Indian drink which is prepared using the buttermilk or even with the curd. It is the ideal drink to have in the hot sunny days. This takes very few ingredients to prepare and it also takes just a …

I asked my mom for some recipes for desserts to serve for guests over the holidays, and one of them that I tried recently, and was a big hit with the guests, was a delicious Orange Chocolate Mousse. The best part is that for a fancy dessert, it is …

I tried this recipe out for the first time the other day and I was surprisingly satisfied. We are big on grilled cheese sandwiches around here because it is something that my young children will actually it. I found a way to give it a fun twist and plenty …

I wasn’t going to post this recipe on the site. It was too easy. But when guests once again asked, “How do you fry such delicious potatoes?”, I made up my mind. That’s the thing: I don’t fry anything. I just rest for an hour and a half. It fries …

Chips and dip are always a smashing success at any kind of home or holiday party. One dip that I have come to discover, and is always a sure bet for popularity at my home parties, is the Crab Fiesta Dip. It is quick and easy to …

Ingredient:
Brinjal 250 gm
Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Green chillies 2 to 3
Onion 50 gm
Mustard 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil
Water
Method:
Chop the Onions into small pieces and keep it in a dish
Clean the Brinjal with clean normal water and slice it up into small pieces
Spread a little bit …

The thought of Apple Omelet already makes me melt just thinking about it. If you haven’t try it before, you might wonder what it’s like actually. But it is so nice and the taste is out of this world. I consider this to be one of my …

Ingredients :
Potato : 1/2 kg
Onions : 3
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Green chillies - 8
Salt
Sugar
Coconut - grated - 1 cup
oil - 2 tbsp
Method:
1. Cut Onions finely
2. Make paste of ginger and chillies
3. Boil potatoes, peel and mash
4. Take three extracts from coconut and keep separately
5. Heat oil in a pan, …

Ingredients :
Big Onions - 2
Small Potatoes - 1/4 kg
Curds - 1cup
salt
Oil or ghee- 2 tbsp
Cardamom- 3
Turmeric powder
Grind together:
Coriander leaves - 1bunch
garlic - 5 flakes
Green chillies - 5
onion -1
Cinnamon - 1inch piece
cloves - 2
Method :
1. Cook potatoes in pressure cooker
2. Peel the skin and keep aside
3. Cut onions into fine …

The French fries are my all time favourite snacks, which I just love to eat at any time. I like it because these fries are so crispy, tasty and delicious to eat. With the tomato sauce it tastes simply great. I have the recipe of making …

I want to share this yummy recipe with all.
Items needed to prepare this dish :
Grated carrot : 1 cup
Grated cabbage : 1 cup
Grated cauliflower : 1 cup
Onion (Big) - 1 cup (cut into small pieces)
Green chillies : 5 nos.
Corn flour : 1 tsp
soya sauce : 2 tsp
Tomato ketchup : …

When I turned twenty-one years old, I was able to drink alcohol legally for the first time so I wanted to have a delicious mixed drink at my birthday. I was going to have around thirty guests and gin is really popular among my friends so I decided to …

Ingredients: wheat bread, fresh mushrooms (champignons), chopped onion, shredder cheddar cheese, salt, mayonnaise.
Cut each peace of bread in half. Fill a shallow dish with cold water and dip each breadstick in it (only with one side, and do not let it soak). Place the breadsticks on a greased cooking …

Are you in search of a healthy way to eat chicken? Then take a look at this recipe. It all started when I saw that my quaker oat is expiring soon. I don’t ever want to throw away food, so I took it and divided it into 2. The …

The grated coconut chutney is very popular chutney in India. Which is used with the idly, dosa (Indian breakfasts) and also it can be a good combination with the bread, burgers and even with the pizzas.
Ingredients:
Grated coconut 2 cups, peanuts powder 1 cup, red chilly and the …

When I was in high school, our band would take an annual trip to NYC to see a Broadway musical and experience a different kind of restaurant than we were used to. The first time I went with them, we saw “1776″ and ate at a German restaurant …

Making chocolate pudding is fast and convenient for parties and functions and it is fun to make. The kids sure do love it and can make quite a mess doing so but it is very fun and rewarding when finish. I was taught how to make it from a …

Ingredients:
Take one table spoon of butter, and 300 grams of shaved chicken sliced, one big sized onion chopped, 50 grams of mushrooms chopped, 4 table spoons of tomato puree, and 6-7 cloves of garlic. Finally some salt and pepper according to taste.
Method:
Now take a frying pan and melt …

If you are a lover of lasagna, you will probably love this treat. This is really a mexican recipe that borrows heavily on the Italian original. However, instead of layering noodles between the meat/cheese mixture, you use tortillas. Corn tortillas will provide the casserole with a …

This recipe is not really your typical macaroni and cheese casserole, but rather I tried preparing this dish by following some simple steps. It is not complete in the end without adding a tossed green salad and I usually use this for a dinner food.
Ingredients:
1 pound penne pasta …

Chicken and Bacon Fajitas are really good and even more fun to make it. It doesn’t take long at all to prepare or make it and it turns out really good. Lots of family functions people have made this recipe and it now becomes a family tradition to make …

Milk pudding is a wonderful and easiest recipe, which I make very often at my home and all the members of my family love to teat it. it is very tasty and just tastes like milk and is very good to eat. Here is the procedure:
Take a …