Ingredients:
Black gram dal - 1 cup
Rice - 2 cups
Fenugreek seeds - 1 …

Spring, and summer! It’s time to make Salads. I’m a big salad fan!
Everyone in our house likes salad. I make many different salads in spring and summer. Here is one of my favorite salads.
Pasta Salad
1 lb. box Tri colored Rotini
Pepporoni, deli sliced ham, Sliced cappocola
Broccoli crowns ( cut …

I have always had the hardest time making any sort of fudge, until my mother-in-law gave me this simple recipe. It takes approx. 6 minutes to make, and not once has it come out either falling apart, or so runny you can use it as a topping on icecream.
I …

If you’re in the mood for a liquid lunch instead of a sandwich, you can always try a peanut butter and jelly shot. It’s the taste of the traditional favorite sandwich in the form of a liqueur shot. I discovered this little treat when I was enjoying …

Lately I am rather fond of European dishes, even though I am an Asian. I had been having spaghetti for breakfast lately and I want to try more European dishes. I then found this recipe for California Raisin Rice. It is really nice!
To serve a family of 8, these …

If you like seafood you will love this recipe. It is another ‘mezes’ dish but you can also cook it and enjoy it as a main dish with a fresh green salad and fresh bread. Don’t forget the cold beer or the wine. The difficult part would be to …

ingredients:
greenchilly :250gm
turmeric powder :1 teaspoon
jaggery :150gm
tamarind :200gm
salt :4 tablespoon
oil(gingely oil) :250gm
asafoetida …

I love having chocolate cake. SO i make one for myself and not only i like it but everyone at my home likes it as well.. This eggless cake tastes best with Mocha icing.
Ingredients for the cake :-
-1/2 tin condensed milk (milk- maid can be used)
-1/2 cup milk, 1/2 …

Diced Cucumber Shrimp Spread
Yield approximately 2 ‘ cups spread
Per Tablespoon: 15 calories, 1 g fat, 2 g protein, 0 g Carbohydrates, 20 mg sodium
This is a great appetizer for those that are on a low sugar, low carbohydrate or low fat diet. It is best served with sliced …

A new fun treat for the young and adult, is my Pearl Balls recipe. This is one of my own recipes I am very proud of, coz every time I serve on the table, could it be a simple family dinner, or special gatherings, I always get compliments from …

Ingredients :
Bread slices - 6
Gram flour - 1/4 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsp
salt
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated onions - 1 cup
To Grind :
Green chillies - 3nos
Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch
salt
Ginger - small piece
Method :
1. Cut bread slices into 4 small pieces
2. To the …

The veg fried noodles are the most liked recipe. My husband and my children always ask me to prepare it on all the Sundays. At home we can prepare the veg fried noodles which is tasty, hygienic and it can be prepared in very less amount compared …

The jeera is nothing but the cumin seeds, which are very good for digestion purpose. For this recipe we are using little more cumin seeds and also little more garlic which is very beneficial for our health. This recipe takes very less time for preparation and all …

If you love onion rings and do not want the added calories of the grease they are fried in, here is a recipe that is everybit as good taseting, but baked instead of fried. I got this recipes out of a health magazine several years ago and have used …

I tried cooking pot pie many times and there is something so good about this particular dish. There were some variation that I have tried like ground beef and pure vegetables. I happen to get this recipe from an Eden Cheese print ad.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 …

I love sugar cookies that are soft. And I finally found a recipe that will help me make them this way. Everyone in my family raves over them. They are the best.
In a medium bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and …

Using carrots we can make a very interesting and nutritious subji (side dish). Which takes very less ingredients and is very tasty to eat. Try it.
Ingredients:
Carrots half kilo, onion 2 big size chopped, tomato 4 medium size chopped, 10-12 cloves of garlic, turmeric one pinch, salt to …

This is one of the best type of cupcake for me ever. It is called Black Forest Cheese Cupcake and the steps aren’t that complicated if you practice for a few times. Here we go yeah.
You will need some nice amount of cheese and it could be any …

I don’t recommend Banana Pudding to anyone whom might have diabetes or something. But this is one of the best light type of desserts to be eaten if you have the time to prepare. Nothing beats a homemade Banana Pudding surely.
You will need a nice amount of milk …

I saw this recipe in a cookbook. Ever since I saw I wanted to make it, so the other night for dinner I did. It turned out great, everyone loved it. Well everyone except for my sister but she doesn’t really care for chicken. Everyone else loved it and …

Recently I learnt a very good snack by watching the cookery show in the television. That is stuffed potato. This is easy, simple to prepare and also look very attractive and delicious. When I prepared it most of my friends loved it and they have tried it …

I enjoy Christmas aside from having a bonding of our whole family. I have the chance to eat my Auntie’s Specialty. It’s a Philippine Version of Spaghetti with the name of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce White Fish and Dried Fish.It is very unique because the Ingredients are truly made …

Mutter paneer is another kind of interesting side dish, which is very famous and is prepared mostly in the Punjab state in India. This is the favourite dish of my kids and even my husband. The main ingredients are the green pees, which is called as mutter …

Needed Ingredients:
2 cups of Besan
1/2 cup of curd
lime -1(juice)
Ginger small quantity
Green chilly–3-4 (depending on your taste)
Eno or Baking soda –1 pinch
sugar-2 tablespoons
Salt for taste.
For seasoning
Corriander leaves.
Mustard
oil to fry
Preparation:
Make a flowable but thick dough of the besan,curd and water.Add the lime juice,sugar and also the baking soda,salt.Keep it aside for …

The kids who do not like to eat the vegetable for them, the paratha roll with vegetable is the ideal food, which can be prepared for the breakfast. It is very tasty, easy to prepare and takes very less amount of time for preparation.
Ingredients: wheat flour …

I cook because I like to see others smiling. I am always trying new recipes and combinations because I like to capture my own smile.
The tortillas, in the original meaning of the word, were (as far as I know) some simple pita that Mexicans in particular,and South Americans in …

I have not met anyone who doesn’t enjoy the warm and gooey taste of a rice krispie treat. With the snap crackle and pop of the krispies and the sweet deliciousness of the marshmallows. But with this recipe for this tasty dessert altered by changing the kind of krispie’s …

I am of the opinion that blue cheese goes with every type of food, and it is the perfect accompaniment to salads to make them more exciting and tastier. I often just crumble blue cheese on a regular green or spinach salad, because I dislike plain, boring salads, so …

Making Vanilla Custard ain’t that hard. You just have to go with ‘practice makes perfect’ and you’ll be fine.
During my spare time that I could find, besides reading, I love to cook different recipes and modifying them according to my own personal tastes. To make Vanilla …

Smoky Mushrooms Spread
Yields approximately 1 � cups of spread
Per tablespoon: 2 calories, 1 g fat, 1 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 50 mg sodium
This is a great appetizer spread for all year round. It is best served over Melba toast or Ritz crackers. It is one of …

I really like lasagna. It is also a dish my whole family enjoys. However, I do like to find easy to make meals. I normally make lasagna using recipes that don’t require the noodles to be cooked ahead of time. The lasagna would taste OK …

The spinach is a leafy vegetable, which contains a lot of Iron content. Particularly those who have low haemoglobin count in their body for such people the spinach soup is the ideal one which is also tasty. I recommend this soup to be taken by all the …

This is my favourite recipe for making guacamole and was given to me by a friend of mine. This recipe I am about to give you is a very easy and very quick guacamole. It is really tasty and I would really recommend it. It goes great with …

Ingredients :
Bengal gram dhal -1 cup
Onions - 2
For the gravy :
Onions - 4 (cut into thin long pieces)
Garlic - 2
Tomatoes - 1/4 kg
(Blanch in hot water, remove the skin and make it into a paste)
Grind together :
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 4 flakes
Red chillies - …

Being from the far north of the country, I love to learn about the southern style of cooking and there is no better way to learn than by watching Paula Deen. On her show, Paula’s Home Cooking, we are taken into her own home kitchen, and sometimes into …

Ingredients:-
1/2 kg brinjal,
2-3 big size onions,
4-5 pods of garlic,
curryleaves,
geera(cumine seeds) 1/2 teaspoon,
Heeng a pinch,
Tamarind pulp 2 teaspoon,
jaggery & salt to taste,
turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon,
1 tablespoon groundnut powder(roasted),
2 tablespoon oil.
Method: First cut the brinjals and soak them in water with little salt.Cut the onions into small pieces.Grind chillies, garlic and …

Last night for the first time, I cooked Salmon Stirfry. I’m sure there are many ways to fix it but I think that this recipe was really easy and somewhat fast. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who is just learning to …

This is a simple meal for a quick meal, a before or after meal and something you can also eat for lunch any day. It is another vegetable-filled enjoyable meal developed by my wonderful mother. She taught me and now I am going to enjoy teaching you. You should …

I am always on the lookout for recipes that you can bake in one casserole dish, because I like being able to make it up ahead of time and then bake it closer to dinner. I also like making a large amount so that I have plenty of leftovers …

My favorite fruits are mango and I love any desserts or any food made using the mangoes. Here is an interesting milk shake made using the riped mangoes. It is not only very tasty, it is also very easy to prepare which only takes 6-7 minutes to …

I cook a lot of homemade soups to freeze and eat later, as an appetizer before dinners or for lunches; soups are nutritious and convenient, and by making them myself, I can control the amount of salt and fat in them. The ones I make are healthy and nutritious …

This is one of the best cookies on earth!!! My mom used to make this on tea parties, yet she always believe coffee is bad for kids so she doesn’t bake this on weekends no matter if we beg her to. But I hang around the kitchen a lot …

Pumpkin 500 gm (fresh)
Besan 100 gm
Salt 1 teaspoon
Oil to fry
Water
Method:
Take Besan in a vessel
Add one cup of water in it and mix it well
Add Salt and stir well and keep it
Clean Pumpkin in normal clean water and peel it
Slice the cleaned pumpkin in to small pieces
Dip the sliced pumpkin into …

I have always had a love for baking. I think it stemmed from my mother because any time some one in the family had a birthday, every one wanted mom to make one of her cakes. Her frosting always turned out and was to die for.
Well, I …

Triple Chocolate Turtle Fudge is the absolute best fudge on earth! It is worth the wait of three hours to fully enjoy the dreamy taste this delight will induce on your sweet tooth. Add rocky road ice cream on the side and you’ve got a rich person’s choice of …