Bhatura Recipe – How many times have been that you have been to your favourite north-indian food giant and had a perfect bhatura / भटूरा . I have throughly enjoyed bhatura from Bikanervala and Haldirams. Bhatura is one of my favourite thing. I can probably eat it everyday. Oh well, only if I was not counting calories.
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Paneer paratha | Cottage cheese flatbread Recipe
Being north -Indian if I say that Paneer paratha is something new, it will be utter lie. Paneer paratha is one of the many popular paratha varieties from punjab region of India. It is served in most restaurants as well as punjabi dhabas (road side eateries). In most of punjabi (and north Indian) households paratha is often part of one or other meal.
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Methi Puri Recipe – Indian cooking is incomplete with out Puri. Who can say no to super puffed and spiced Puri, topped with fenugreek (Methi) leaves. Methi / Fenugreek Puri (मेथी पूरी) is a deep fried crispy Indian bread, and is made from plain wheat flour and fenugreek. You can make this methi puri and these methi puris can be preserved to last a couple of days, and eat as snack with tea or as mains with other curries.
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Khasta Matar Kachori
Khasta means Crispy, Matar means Peas and Kachori (also pronounced and written as Kachodi) means pastry with filling. Khasta matar Kachori is crispy green pea stuffed pastry. The crisp and flaky outer shell formed by deep frying gives this a unique flavour. Filling can be made from many things, normally it is lentil, or onion but I have used green peas masala, hence the name. With each bite, you discover layers of crispness on the surface and then soft mushy masala peas in the core. This is a Vegan recipe too, hence Vegan delight 🙂
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Perfect Puffed Poori Recipe – Pooris (Puri) / Indian puffed breads, are made up in varying flavours. Taste of Puri will vary based on ingredients used to make it. The most common form of poori is Ajwain or Carom Seeds Poori. My recipe covers this ajwain poori here. In this recipe below, I will share my tips on how to make Khasta / Crunchy Ajwain Poori. Ajwain poori is probably the simplest kind of poori to make. It is likely one of the best poori as well.
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Kuttu (Buckwheat flour) poori recipe | vrat ki poori recipe
Kuttu ke Puri (कूटु के आटे की पूरी) is something which is most commonly consumed during the days of religious fasting e.g. Navratri, Shivratri, Ekadashi. This buckwheat flour poori (puffed bread) is not much different from normal puri, except that here I add grated boiled potato in the dough for that added flavour. There are few other flours like Amaranth (Rajgira) flour and Water chestnut (singhara) flour, which can be used to make fasting (vrat) food. Here I am sharing the step by step pictorial recipe of Buckwheat flour poori.
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“Lachha paratha (लच्छा पराठा) or layered paratha, or Layered Indian flat bread” is a another commonly known form of Indian bread found across all over northern part of India. The method of making lachha paratha is very similar to Malabar paratha or Parotta which is very famous dish in southern india, it only differs in the main ingredient with the Parotta, difference being, in parotta recipe requires usage of all purpose flour/Maida instead of whole wheat flour used for lachha paratha. This paratha is made by making pleats of a plain rolled paratha and again rolling it. Though it take little more time in making compared to normal paratha but is definitely a great choice as this paratha is quite crispy and delicious. Read on for step by step detailed recipe of making laccha paratha at home with ease.
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Aalo Ke Poori
When it comes to indian food, Poori aka Puri (puffed indian bread) is something that anyone can relate to and is as common as fish and chips in UK. If for once you can forget counting your calories, then this is one thing which is easy to make, absolutely fulfilling and heart contenting. I have earlier shared Bedmi Puri, and Spinach Puri, now sharing another simple variant of Puri. This Aalo Puri (आलू पूरी) is made with stuffing of Aalo (Potato) and hence the name Aalo Ke Poori. I must add that this is full of Carbs, hence surely not something to eat on daily basis, but a perfect dish (which goes on its own) for weekend brunch or those long train journeys in India. Keep reading for the step by step pictorial recipe of Aalo Ke Puri. As they say best memories are made with food, next time you have a guest for brunch try this recipe 🙂
Bedmi Poori Recipe – बेड़मी पूरी
Bedmi Puri once known only in Agra, Mathura and Aligarh area of India is now much more popular and can be found in larger northern part of India. Bedai Puri aka Bedmi Puri, is a popular Indian street food, which is wheat flour based bread stuffed with spiced lentils and served normally with a spicy potato curry (Aalo ke raseele sabzi).
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Palak Paneer Paratha
Palak paneer paratha recipe – Spinach flavoured paratha is stuffed with spiced paneer mixture, and spinach, which form a wonderful combination, not only in terms of taste but also in protein that it serves. These are best served with yogurt or pickle, or well, you can have it own its own 🙂 If you are paratha fan, you may also like to try Broccoli Paratha or Mooli Paratha.
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