Adige Maadi Kali

Hi foodies! Diwali is round the corner and you guys must be thinking of making this Diwali special by preparing new sweets, right? If your answer is yes! You have come to the right place. Because today i am going to teach you a special sweet which is easy to prepare and very delicious. Come on friends, let's start making Laddus. Happy cooking!! Ingredients: 1. Mava or Khova: 1cup 2. Powdered Sugar: 1/2 cup 3. Dried Rose petals: 2 tbsps 4. Chopped dry fruits: 1/2 cup 5. Cardamom powder: 1/4 tsp 6. Milk powder: 2 tbsps Preparation: Clean the rose petals, dry them in the sunlight or microwave for 30 secs. Store them in an airtight container. Chop the dry fruits of your choice. I have taken almonds, cashews and pistachios. Dry roast them and keep aside. Procedure: 1. Fry the mava in a non stick pan on a      low flame. 2. Add the powdered sugar, nuts and      milk powder and   Cook them on a low      flame. Keep mixi...

This is a Bengali speciality prepared during During Durga Puja. Because it is that time of the year, when only Niramish or pure vegetarian food, without onion and garlic is served. Bengali food is mildly spiced and light for the tummy. This pulao is relished with Cholar Dal; another Bengali favourite. You can team it up with the hugely popular Jhuri bhaja or alu bhaja. These are very easy to prepare and are perfect during festivals. Let's make pujor ranna.. Happy cooking and Happy Puja! Ingredients for Shahi pulao: 1. Basmati rice: 1 cup 2. Water: 11/2 cups 3. Green peas: 1/2 cup 4. Saffron: Few strands 5. Ginger: 1" piece 4. Green chillies: 2-3 nos 5. Bay leaf: 1 leaf 6. Cardamom: 3-4 nos 7. Pineapples: 2 tbsps 8. Raisins: 1 tbsp 9. Ghee: 1 tbsp 10. Sugar: 1 tbsp 11. Orange juice: 1/2 cup 12. Salt to taste. Preparation: Soak rice for about 10 mins, drain out the water and keep aside. Finely chop the pineapples. Soak the saffron strands in a tbsp of...

Who can resist the aroma of freshly baked cookies and piping hot coffee? This is one of the best things to have with coffee and is a favourite amongst coffee lovers. This yummy recipe is easy to make. Add the ingredients as given in the recipe. Don't worry if the dough is little crumbly, it will come together if you work the dough with your hands, like you make for rotis. You can make the cookies on the previous day and bake them on the next day.  Happy baking! Ingredients: 1. All purpose flour:  2 cups or 240 gms 2. Corn starch: 2 tsp 3. Butter: 3/4 cup or 120 gms 4. Brown sugar: 3/4 cup or 150 gms 5. Granulated sugar: 1/4 cup or 50 gms 6. Baking soda: 1 tsp 7. Choco chips: 1 cup 8. Vanilla extract: 2 tsp 9. Salt: A pinch Preparation: Sift the maida, corn starch and baking soda, along with a pinch of salt. You can use chopped cooking chocolate instead of choco chips. Procedure: 1. Beat the butter for a minute. 2. Add both the sugars and beat until fl...

Hi Friends! It's been so long...Nice to be posting after a long hiatus. Actually I was down with fever and cough. I know it has happened to many people out there, because of the sudden weather change. After those strong doses of antibiotics and bland food, I am craving for something spicy and flavourful ! Maybe some curry! This particular curry is full of fresh flavours and usually served with Thai jasmine rice. You can serve it with plain steamed rice. Don't get disheartened if you don't get all the ingredients, you can always replace them with the locally available ingredients. If you want to use the ready made pastes available in the markets, do make sure of the ingredients because all are not vegetarian friendly. Here, I have used Thai pea brinjals. If you find them, it's good. Otherwise, don't worry. This curry is for my friends, who love their veggies and wants to expriment with new dishes. This curry is a great opportunity for us to go overboard with...

OTTU SHAVIGE / CHOMAYI : This one is a sure shot winner in any function. After all the celebrations, people remember only ottu shavige...they surely discuss how good or how bad they made it. I learnt this particular recipe from my very dear friend Sharvari, who is a sanketi. This dish is an exceptional part of Sanketi cuisine. Normally sanketis are very possessive about their ottu shavige or chomayi..as they lovingly call it and they never share their secret recipe; but my friend was kind enough to teach me this wonderful recipe. Once I had tried making shavige, but the dough became so hard that it refused to come out of the pressing machine! After many such disasters, my friend came to my rescue. She taught me the way of making shavige wholeheartedly. I am hereby thankful to my friend for this. This is a sunday special in my house where me and my family come together to make this. Similarly, take help from your family and they will also enjoy making "Ottu shavige"...