By Hema Raghavendra on March 13, 2010
Watermelon Juice is a great summer thirst quencher drink with 90% natural water content. Juice taste enhanced with Pepper and Salt, topped with Ice-cubes.
Posted in Fruit Juice | Tagged Fruit Juice, Fruit Juice Recipe, Juice Recipe, Watermelon, Watermelon Juice, Watermelon Juice Recipe |
By Hema Raghavendra on February 21, 2010
Vegetarian Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing spread and garnishing with Almonds. Same rich taste of a regular cake; makes use of Condensed Milk or Milkmaid and involves baking in Microwave in convection mode
Posted in Cakes and Cookies | Tagged Cake, chocolate cake, Eggless Cake, eggless chocolate cake, Vegetarian Cake, vegetarian chocolate cake |
By Hema Raghavendra on February 9, 2010
Popular Indian Subzi from Kashmir/Punjab. Involves pressure cooked Baby Potatoes being immersed in rich, delicious Masala paste and fresh cream.
Posted in Sabzi | Tagged aloo dum, aloo sabzi, aloo subzi, dum aloo, dum aloo recipe, kashmiri dum aloo, punjabi dum aloo |
By Hema Raghavendra on January 3, 2010
Celebrating first anniversary of my Indian Recipes blog with Eggless Chocolate Cake and Hand Made Chocolates
Posted in Cakes and Cookies |
By Hema Raghavendra on January 1, 2010
Soft, fluffy, delicious Eggless Vanilla cake made the easy way using condensed milk with microwave baking in convection mode.
Posted in Cakes and Cookies | Tagged Cake, Eggless Cake, Eggless Vanilla Cake, Vanilla cake, Vegetarian Cake, Vegetarian Vanilla Cake |
By Hema Raghavendra on December 5, 2009
Recipe for Crispy, Spicy/Kara Paddu or Paniyaram made out of Dosa batter. Great alternative for Dosa. Makes a tasty breakfast or an evening snack.
Posted in Dosa | Tagged Breakfast Dish, Guliappa, Kara Paniyaram, Masala Paddu, Paddu, Paniyaram, Spicy Paddu |
By Hema Raghavendra on November 14, 2009
Adai can be as tasty as your favorite Dosa without the hassle of leaving the batter to ferment overnight. Just grind the Rice with Lentils to make the batter and start preparing Adai right away. Adai is healthier, protein-rich with all three major nutritious Dals/Lentils used for preparing it.
Posted in Dosa | Tagged Adai, Adai Dosa, Adai Recipe, Breakfast Dish |
By Hema Raghavendra on November 14, 2009
Recipe for Sapota/Chiku Rolls and Halwa. Fruit also known as Sapodilla, Spotilla, Chico in many tropical countries. If you have never made it before, this one is guaranteed to surprise everyone in the family with its simple, elegant taste.
Posted in Sweets | Tagged Chikoo Halwa, Chikoo Rolls, Chiku Dessert, Chiku Halwa, Chiku Rolls, Halwa, Sapota Dessert, Sapota Halwa, Sapota Rolls |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 25, 2009
The recipe of Dates Surprise is quite simple and easy – takes just 10 min, needs just 5 ingredients with no cooking or baking involved. Even a single Dates Surprise can be filling. Also a good try when you have children at home [...]
Posted in Sweets | Tagged Dates Recipe, Dates Surprise, Dates Sweet, Sweets |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 25, 2009
Chana Dal Payasam or Kadale Bele Payasa is a South Indian delicacy common during pujas, festivals and family functions. It is popularly known as Senaga Pappu Payasam in Telugu or Kadalai Paruppu Payasam in Tamil [...]
Posted in Payasam / Kheer / Pudding | Tagged Chana Dal Payasam, Dal Payasam, Kadalai Paruppu Payasam, Kadale Bele Payasa, Payasam, Senaga Pappu Payasam, Sweets |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 25, 2009
It takes just 5 minutes to have a pleasant delicious surprise called Chocolate Banana Stick ready to savor/serve. Great way to make children and Chocolate lovers happy [...]
Posted in Sweets | Tagged Banana Chocolate Stick, Chocolate, Chocolate Banana Recipe, Chocolate Banana Stick |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 21, 2009
Paneer Korma/Kurma makes a great tasting side dish for Chapati/Roti/Naan part of delectable North Indian cuisine. Vegetable Korma and Navarathan Korma are some of its variants which are quite popular. Easy to prepare, Kormas have unique taste involving Kaju/Cashew Nut paste or alternately, the Coconut paste [...]
Posted in Curries | Tagged Cottage Cheese Curry, Curries, Korma, Kurma, Paneer, Paneer Curry, Paneer Korma, Paneer Kurma |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 16, 2009
Oats breakfast is an quick and easy breakfast recipe. Involves cooking Oats with Milk in a microwave and enriching it with cut Fresh Fruits like Apple, Banana, Chikoo/Sapodilla and Dry Fruits like Walnuts, Figs, Dates etc. to come up with a healthy breakfast high in fiber content and protein [...]
Posted in Breakfast | Tagged Breakfast Dish, healthy breakfast, Oats, Oats Breakfast, Quick Oats Breakfast |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 13, 2009
The recipe of Palak Paneer, one of the most popular dishes served as part of North Indian cuisine in most Indian restaurants. You can also try out variations of Palak Paneer recipe by having Tofu or Potatoes, Green Peas or Bhindi/Okra replacing the Paneer. Palak or Spinach curry tastes great with a quite a number of vegetables [...]
Posted in Curries | Tagged Curries, Palak, Palak Curry, Palak Paneer, Palak Paneer recipe, Paneer, Spinach Curry, Spinach Recipe |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 11, 2009
Bisi Bele Bath powder helps reduce some time and steps for you when preparing the Bisi Bele Bath. My earlier post for Bisi Bele Bath recipe did not involve the use of this powder. When preparing Bisi Bele Bath, you can grind 2-3 tsp of Bisi Bele Bath Powder with a cup of grated Coconut in a mixer grinder to prepare a smooth paste and then mix this with other ingredients [...]
Posted in Pickles and Powders | Tagged Bisi Bele Bath, Bisi Bele Bath Powder, Masala Powder, Spicy Powder |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 7, 2009
We often prepare Sweet Poha/Avalakki/Aval during the festival season and I prepared this for Navaratri Puja. It is a Poha recipe requiring just 4 ingredients and can make it in 2 easy steps. It is a simple yet great tasting recipe which is a sure hit with my family. Sweet Poha/Aval can be a great evening snack [...]
Posted in Avalakki/Poha/Aval | Tagged Beaten Rice, Poha, Poha Recipe, Poha Snack, Sweet Atukulu, Sweet Aval, Sweet Avalakki, Sweet Beaten Rice, Sweet Poha |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 5, 2009
A variation of the two Vegetable Pulav/Pulao recipes posted earlier using MTR Pulav/Pulao powder – the regular Vegetable Pulav/Pulao and the one which was Coconut based but equally “taste-worthy” [...]
Posted in Rice Recipes | Tagged Pulao, Pulav, Pulav with Raita, Raita, Raitha, Rice Dish, Rice Recipe, Vegetable Pulao, Vegetable Pulav |
By Hema Raghavendra on October 3, 2009
Okra/Bhindi Fry or Bhindi Masala Ingredients:
Ladies Finger or Okra or Bhindi – 1/4 kg
Ginger + Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Dhaniya/Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Tomato – 1
Onion – 1
Oil – 2 Tbsp
Curd – 2 Tbsp
Fresh Cream – [...]
Posted in Sabzi | Tagged Bhindi Fry, Bhindi Masala, Ladies Finger Fry, Ladies Finger Masala, Okra Fry, Okra Masala, Sabji, Sabzi |
