http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes A collection of lip-smacking vegetarian recipes from India Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:38:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Watermelon is a universal fruit and many people just love to have this fruit. Watermelon contains lot of Vitamins, Potassium, low in Sodium and has little or no fat content in it. It has lot of water content (91%) and good to be consumed especially in the summer season. I ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/beverages/fruit-juice/watermelon-juice.html I prepared Eggless Chocolate Cake on my first blog anniversary. Along with Home made Chocolates, Eggless Chocolate Cake made my day. This Vegetarian Cake comes with Chocolate Icing and Cherry plus Almond toppings. Here is the recipe for the cake. I will post the recipe for Home made Chocolates soon. Like ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/cakes-cookies/eggless-chocolate-cake.html Dum Aloo is well known in Northern India but very popular in Kashmir and Punjab. Hence the name Kashmiri Dum Aloo or Punjabi Dum Aloo. As name suggests, the main ingredient is Aloo or Potato. Dum Aloo is commonly prepared with Baby Potatoes - the small sized Potatoes. Dum Aloo translates ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/subji-sabzi/dum-aloo.html I cannot believe it has been an year already since this blog was started. For someone who was new into blogging, it has been quite of bit of learning for me. Lots of things were not refined when I started out. Many of my visitors and blogging friends helped me ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/cakes-cookies/a-year-of-blogging-first-blog-anniversary.html Wish you all the friends Happiness, Health and Prosperity in 2010. May the new year bring good cheer and success for your family. With the new year arrival,  I thought it's a good time to post a Cake recipe. My Eggless Vanilla Cake was prepared using Microwave Oven in convection ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/cakes-cookies/eggless-vanilla-cake.html Paddu comes in many flavors - sweet, spicy or masala as in the current Paddu recipe and the regular one prepared out of regular Dosa batter. Many at home, specially the younger ones, prefer Paddu/Paniyaram over Dosa and I know many people who prepare it when they have prepared Dosa ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/breakfast-recipes/dosa/spicy-paddu-paniyaram.html Adai is what I would call as a quicker yet healthier Dosa without sacrificing taste. The Adai recipe involves Rice and a combination of different types of protein-rich, nutritious Dals/Lentils like Urad Dal, Toor Dal, Channa Dal. For Adai, unlike Dosa/Idli, I do not need to wait for the batter to ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/breakfast-recipes/dosa/adai.html Sapota, also called Chikoo/Chiku, Sobeda and known by various names like Sapodilla, Spotilla, Chico in many other countries. Known for its unique sweet taste, milk shake prepared out of Sapota/Chiku is quite popular. When I prepared Chiku Halwa/Rolls, it came out really well and everyone in the family loved it. ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/sapota-rolls-chiku-halwa.html Dates Surprise is very simple and easy to make sweet dish. This Dates recipe involves very few ingredients with no baking or cooking involved requiring just a quick few minutes of your time. I saw its recipe in action in a TV show and seemed like a good try since the ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/dates-surprise-an-easy-dates-recipe.html Chana Dal Payasam or Kadale Bele Payasa is quite regular for pujas, festivals like Janmashtami and Shiva Rathri and other special occasions including family functions. Also quite common for lunch served in temples. There are two versions - one with Rice added to this Payasam (called Akki Kadale Bele Payasa which ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/payasam-kheer-pudding/chana-dal-payasam-kadale-bele-payasa.html Chocolate Banana Stick is a simple yet pleasing recipe for chocolate lovers and great way to make children happy. Tempting looks, decent taste and a neat surprise is how I describe Chocolate Banana Stick. Takes just about 5 minutes of your time to come up with this Choco delight. [caption id="" ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/chocolate-banana-stick.html Paneer Korma/Kurma can be an excellent side dish for Chapati/Roti/Naan. Korma curries have unique taste involving Kaju/Cashew Nut paste or alternately, the Coconut paste. I did prepare Paneer Korma with Coconut and Poppy seeds/Khus-Khus paste. It is said that Kormas became popular during Mughal period, specially during the Akbar ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/curries-gravies/paneer-korma-or-paneer-kurma.html Oats make a great healthy breakfast. We usually have Oats for breakfast roughly twice in a week. You can have Oats with a glass of Milk and with any of the fruits like Apple, Banana, Chikoo etc. and dry fruits like Walnuts, Figs/Anjoor, Dates etc. Unlike the corn flakes mixture, ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/breakfast-recipes/oats-breakfast.html While Palak Paneer is part of regular Punjabi cuisine, we find this Spinach curry to be part of the menu in most restaurants in other parts of India and in Indian restaurants abroad. And Palak Paneer is perhaps one of the most popular North Indian dishes served in these restaurants. I ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/curries-gravies/palak-paneer-or-spinach-curry.html Here is the recipe for Bisi Bele Bath powder. My earlier post describing the Bisi Bele Bath recipe did not make use of this powder and in my experience gives the best taste. You can save some time by having Bisi Bele Bath powder replace some of the ingredients and ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/condiments/pickles-powders/bisi-bele-bath-powder.html We often make Sweet Poha/Avalakki/Aval for the festivals and it is also prepared in the temples as an offering to the Lord. I prepared this for Navaratri Puja. It is really easy to prepare, with this Poha recipe requiring only four ingredients with 2 easy steps. But believe me, it ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/breakfast-recipes/avalakki-poha-aval/sweet-poha-avalakki-aval-atukulu.html I had posted two Vegetable Pulav/Pulao recipes earlier - the regular Vegetable Pulav/Pulao one and the other which was Coconut based. I tried a variation of this Pulav/Pulao recipe using MTR Pulav/Pulao powder available in the retail store. It came out quite well. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Vegetable Pulav/Pulao using MTR ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/rice-recipes/vegetable-pulav-pulao-using-mtr-powder.html [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Bhindi Fry or Bhindi Masala or Okra Fry"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/subji-sabzi/bhindi-fry-or-bhindi-masala-or-okra-fry.html Semiya Payasam/Vermicelli Kheer is perhaps the most well-known and widely served Payasam in South India. For many of us from South India, it is perhaps first sweet dish/pudding that we learn to prepare. A bowl of Vermicelli Kheer/Payasam served brightens up the entire meal. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Semiya Payasam ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/payasam-kheer-pudding/semiya-payasam-or-vermicelli-kheer-or-shavige-payasa.html [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Aloo Sabzi/Sabji or Potato Sabzi/Sabji"][/caption] Aloo Sabzi/Sabji Ingredients: Big sized Potatoes or Aloo - 2 Onions - 2 Medium sized Green Chillies - 3 Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp White Lentils or Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves - 7-8 Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp or Dry Mango Powder/Amchur ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/subji-sabzi/aloo-sabzi-aloo-sabji-potato-palya.html Vada Pav is an easy to prepare fast food snack. Vada Pav is quite popular in the northern parts of India. Vada Pav can be had as an evening snack. It consists of Potato Vada (dumplings) sandwiched between two slices of Pav. You can serve Vada Pav with Chutney and/or ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/appetizers-starters-snacks/vada-pav.html Sandesh is a popular Bengali sweet, best served at the end of the meal. Sandesh is quite easy to prepare and you can obtain a variety of flavors like the Chocolate Sandesh, Rose Sandesh, Vanilla Sandesh etc. by adding the required essence and color or the ingredient as described below. [caption ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/bengali-sweets/sandesh.html The secret of Pav Bhaji recipe lies in getting the right quality bread from the store. Being in Bangalore, I often get really good Pavs from Nilgiris store. If you follow my recipe for Bhaji below, my experience  has been that the Bhaji comes out really nice and yummy. I have ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/appetizers-starters-snacks/pav-bhaji.html Filled Canapes can be served as evening snacks. Many children are attracted to Filled Canapes. You can be creative and have variety of fillings with Filled Canapes - American Corn (as below), Kabuli Channa, Mixed Vegetables filling etc. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Filled Canapes"][/caption] Filled Canapes Ingredients: Canapes - 10-15 (DIP Canapes) Butter - ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/appetizers-starters-snacks/filled-canapes.html Wheat Payasam is a favorite of many due to its unique taste. The Wheat and Jaggery combination makes this a healthy recipe. Broken Wheat Payasam is a popular dish served in marriages and other happy occasions including festivals. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="512" caption="Broken Wheat / Couscous Payasam"][/caption] Broken Wheat Payasam Ingredients: Broken Wheat ... http://www.sumanasa.com/indian-recipes/desserts-sweets/payasam-kheer-pudding/broken-wheat-couscous-payasam.html