It’s no secret that lentils are your friend, as these are great source of natural protein. Whole masoor dal also known as sabut masoor dal or brown lentils is comfort and simple food. Pair up this dal along with rice, roti, quinoa or even as soup, and you still get the same delicious taste. This masoor dal recipe is vegan (as long as not adding ghee), as well as you can make it gluten free too. This masoor dal (or brown lentils) recipe is simple and easy to follow.
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Best Kadai Paneer Recipe (Plus Video)
For paneer lovers, Kadai (Kadahi) Paneer (कडाही पनीर) probably will be in top 5 paneer dishes. Kadai paneer recipe is a common north-indian dish recipe, its origin is debated, and is unclear. In any case, it tastes delicious, hence just enjoy 🙂 Kadai paneer is the combination of paneer, onion and colourful bell peppers, in a with spicy tomato based gravy and aromatic spices. Some people also call it Kadai Paneer Masala.
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Love makhni flavours? Bored of usual butter paneer or butter chicken? Or simply can not eat paneer or chicken due to dietary requirements? You have your grounds covered with this “makhni soya chaap“, great buttery flavours, however its vegan. This butter soya chaap contains butter, and cream, hence if you are vegan, swap with vegan butter and cream. This is a soya makhani chaap is a vegetarian recipe, with amazing north-indian flavours, and can be made at home with minimal expertise.
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Vegetable Pulao / Veg pulav or Pilaf rice is one of the most common Indian rice dish. Rice and vegetables are first sautéed, along with spices in oil or ghee and then cooked together, and this makes veg pulao. It has got few names such as pilaf, pulav, or pulao. Today am sharing a super easy veg pulao recipe.
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Punjabi Masala Arbi is an authentic Indian dish. The unique taste of Arbi infused with Indian spices can salivate anyone. I am a big fan of authentic recipes and I try to reach out to the roots to get the best genuine authentic recipe. This masala arbi (taro root curry) recipe is from my mum’s kitchen.
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Veg Manchurian is nothing but vegetable dumplings prepared in an Indo-Chinese style. This veg manchurian recipe of mine is gravy based, but you can try non-gravy version too, in case you are not a big fan of this soupy version. Veg manchurian is made of dumplings made of carrot, cabbage and capsicum primarily.
If you having the dry version, then it is a great starter and when you making this gravy one, it is fabulous as main course. You can serve it with rice or noodles and certainly an instant hit with your guests.
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Shahi Paneer (शाही पनीर ) is a delicious North Indian preparation of succulent pieces of Cottage Cheese or Paneer that cooked in rich gravy of onion, tomatoes coupled with few cashews. It is simple and quick to make and is ready within 30 minutes, making it a perfect dish, which can impress everyone and anyone. Shahi paneer has been the main stay of Indian cuisine since Mughal era. A good restaurant style shahi paneer is true celebration of taste. Pair this shahi paneer with butter naan or any other Indian bread and if you gluten intolerant, enjoy with rice. I hope you will find this shahi paneer recipe easy and useful, do not forget to bookmark it.
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Lauki / Doodhi kofta (लौकी के कोफ्ते) or bottle gourd kofta is a commonly made main course curry in northern part of india. The soft, melt in mouth dumplings made out of lauki dipped in onion tomato based gravy make anybody to drool for them. It contains many vitamins and minerals, such as, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, Vitamin A, C and folate. Ayurveda recommends cooked lauki or bottle gourd for better digestion. It is cooling, calming, diuretic and anti-bilious. This kofta curry is of course the easiest way to feed lauki / bottle gourd to the person who don’t like to eat normal lauki curry. I hope you like this lauki kofta recipe, it details how to make lauki ke kofte.
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Chicken yakhni pulao is a traditional pulao where chicken is cooked with long grained rice in the chicken broth. Talking of pulao and rice based dishes, I have previously shared recipes of veg pulao, navratan pulao. However I never got around to share the authentic recipe of chicken yakhni pulao. Unfortunately, yakhni pulao is not as popular as biryani, however I believe that a good yakhni pulao can compete with biryani in the simplicity of taste it offers.
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Rajma Curry or Red kidney beans Masala – Rajma does not need any introduction for an Indian household. Likewise Kidney beans is widely known term in west too. Having said that Rajma has not been so popular as Chole (Chick Pea) or Samosa in west. Objective of my recipe here is to familiarise this to my audience in west as well as for the from Indian subcontinent to suggest how to make restaurant style authentic punjabi rajma masala. This recipe is suitable for Vegans and is gluten free (If you ignore Asafoetida or use GF version of it).
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