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Dahiwali Toovar Dal

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Dahiwali Toovar Dal In this sumptuous recipe, low-fat curds provides a tangy twist to toovar dal without adding much to the calorie count. To get the best texture and flavour, make sure you add the curds after lowering the flame so that it does not curdle. Apart from being low in fat, the other good news is that the Dahiwali Toovar Dal is a great bone builder as it is rich in calcium, protein and folic acid too. Ingredients - 1/2 cup toovar (arhar) dal - salt to taste - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - 1/2 tsp besan (bengal gram flour) - 1/2 cup low-fat curds (dahi) - 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 cup finely chopped onions - 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder - 2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder - 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder For The Garnish - 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) Method 1. Clean, wash and soak the toovar dal in enough water in a deep bowl for 2 hours and drain well. 2. Combine the toovar dal, salt, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water in a pressure cook...

Palak Pakoda - how to make spinach pakoda

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A quick and easy snack recipe made of Spinach, Gram flour and basic spices. Pakoda or pakora are basically deep fried tea time snack from Indian cousine. Gram flour and all purpose flour or corn flour are main ingredients to make spinach pakoda crispy. You can use leftover spinach to make tea time snacks. To make palak Pakoda crispy, I have used all purpose flour, sliced onions, few garlic cloves, ginger. Spinach Pakoda are Indian snack fritters and can be served as a party starters. Ingredients to make Pakoda - 1.5 cups spinach thinely sliced (washed, cleaned) - 1/4 cup thinely sliced onion - 1.5 tsp green chillies - this is optional - 3/4 cup besan/ Gram flour - 2 tbsp all purpose flour (maida) or corn flour or rice flour - 1/2 tsp haldi / turmeric powder - salt to taste - 1 tsp ginger thinely sliced into small pieces - 1 tsp garlic thinely sliced into small pieces - 1/4 tsp hing - 1/4 tsp ajwain - oil for deep frying - water For serving - tomato ketchup M...

Cheesy rice stick

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Ingredients - 7 cheese sticks - 2 cups cooked rice - 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania) - 1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes - 1/4 cup cornflour - 1 1/2 tsp dry red chilli flakes (paprika) - 1 tsp dried mixed herbs - salt to taste - bread crumbs for rolling - oil for deep-frying For Serving tomato ketchup Method 1. Mash the rice using a masher in a deep bowl. 2. Add the coriander, potatoes, cornflour, chilli flakes, mixed herbs and salt and mix well using your hands. 3. Divide the mixture into 7 equal portions. 4. Flatten a portion of the potato mixture into a 75 mm. (3") diameter circle and place a cheese stick in the centre. 5. Bring together the edges in the centre to seal the stuffing and roll it into an oval shape. Keep aside. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make 6 more cheesy rice sticks. 7. Roll them in bread crumbs till they are evenly coated from all the sides. 8. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few sticks at a...

Veg Kolhapuri

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Vegetable kolhapuri is a known dish from the city of Kolhapur in Maharashtra. There are variety of different flavors of dishes. This dish consists of mixed vegetables in a thick and spiced gravy. It is basically served as a main course accompanied by breads such as chapatis. People also have it with steamed rice. For the Kolhapuri gravy Ingredients - 2 cups tomato cubes - 10 cashewnuts (kaju) - 4 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces - 1 tbsp oil - 1 tbsp butter - 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 bayleaf (tejpatta) - 4 cloves (laung / lavang) - 1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini) - 2 cardamoms - 2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste - 1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste - 1 tsp green chilli paste - 1/2 cup onion cubes - 1/2 tsp chilli powder - 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder - 1 tsp garam masala - 1 tsp malvani masala - salt to taste Method 1. Combine the tomatoes, cashews, kashmiri red chillies and 2 tbsp of water in a mixer ...

Make Chhole Masala | Punjabi Chole | Chickpea Curry Recipe | Indian Recipes

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Punjabi chole masala or chana masala is one of the most popular curry dishes from India. In fact in north India no wedding or party is complete until you have chole masala on the menu. I remember whenever we would call someone over for lunch or dinner, mom would almost always make chole. So what actually is chole masala? In this recipe, chickpeas are cooked with onions, tomatoes and lots of spices. A special blend of spices called “chole powder/masala” is easily available at every Indian store. We can make chole masala powder at home too by dry roasting ingredients like cumin, cloves, coriander, peppercorn, cardamom etc. But I usually get the masala from the store, saves me time and also tastes good. My family loves chole. So in every occasion I remember my mom used to make chhole, and we used to love it. After trying many times, not exactly but I think I have now found the perfect recipe. So sharing the recipe You can add tea bags for the darker ,colour in chhole  while c...

Veg Singapore Fried Rice

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Singapore Fried Rice, Veg Singapore Fried Rice  A sumptuous rice dish with a zesty flavour, the Veg Singapore Fried Rice is made of perfectly cooked long-grained rice / basmati rice and a horde of veggies, pepped up with ginger, garlic, pepper and varied sauces. Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 8 mins Total Time: 23 mins Makes 2 servings Ingredients - 2 1/2 cups cooked long grained rice(basmati) - 2 tbsp sesame (til) oil - 1 star anise (chakri phool) , broken into pieces - 1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak) - 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun) - 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies - 1 tsp sesame seeds (til) - 1 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju) - 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - 1 tbsp raisins (kismis) - 1/4 cup finely chopped french beans - 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot - 1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions whites - 1/2 cup chopped coloured capsicum - salt and to taste - 1 tsp soy sauce - 1/2 tsp vinegar - 1 tsp green chilli sauce - 1/4 ts...

Vegetable Kebab - Chatori's Kitchen

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Vegetable Kebab is a spicy and most popular snack recipe, grated vegetables are mixed in some spices and fried in hot oil. A delicious kebab is a great option for the vegetarians and best to serve with green chutney and tomato sauce. Following is the recipe for vegetable Kebab. Kids will love to have vegetable Kebab with ketchup or mayonnaise- So here is the recipe Ingredients - 2 cups grated bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) - 1/2 cup grated cabbage - 1/4 cup grated onions - 1 cup boiled , peeled and grated potatoes - 3 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour) - 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) - 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies (optional) - 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) - salt to taste - oil for deep-frying To Be Mixed Into A Onion Masala Mixture (for Serving) - 1/2 cup finely chopped onions - 1 tsp chilli powder - 1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur) - salt to taste Method 1. To proceed we will squeeze out all the water from the bottle gourd, combine it with all...

Aloo and Spinach Bread Pakoda

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Bread pakoda Bread pakoda is an Indian fried snack. It is also known as bread bhaji. A common street food, it is made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients. The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in spicy gram flour batter and frying them. Stuffing such as mashed potatoes is common. You can add ingredients of your choice. Ingredients 4 slices bread oil for deep-frying For The Aloo Masala 1 cup boiled , peeled and mashed potatoes 1/4 cup boiled and coarsely mashed green peas 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste (optional) 1/4 cup spinach chopped 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) salt to taste To Be Mixed Into A Smooth Batter (using 1/2 Cup Water) 1 cup besan (bengal gram flour) 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional) a pinch of asafoetida (hing) 1/2 tsp ajwain salt to taste For Serving - of your choice meetha chutney teekha chutney sukha lehsun ka ...

Spicy Potato and Roti Roll

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Roti Roll Never waste the leftover chapatis (roti). Try this easy snack or tiffin recipe that can be made of leftover rotis or we can knead dough to make fresh chappatti. Filled with healthy options, this easy snack recipe is good for school tiffin or office snacks and even evening snacks. Roti roll is basically made of roti filled with some veggies or anything which is liked by a person example it can be veggies, potato, spreads, anything of choice. Now sharing a recipe to make roti roll with spicy potato. Following is the recipe Ingredients For The Rotis - 1/2 cup plain flour (maida) - 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) - 1/2 tsp ghee - salt to taste - plain flour (maida) for rolling - oil for cooking For The Potato Rolls - 2 cups boiled and mashed potatoes - 1/2 cup boiled and mashed green peas - 3/4 cup grated processed cheese - 1/4 cup cornflour - 2 tsp finely chopped green chillies - 1 tsp garam masala - 1 tsp lemon juice - salt to taste - oil fo...

Healthy Sandwich triple layer - morning breakfast and Snacks

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Sandwich is the food which is  most loved by everyone.. We tried new recipe triple layer sandwich it was very tasty and healthy for health concious  people. People enjoy it in breakfast  and can also enjoy as a snacks. So here is the recipe Ingredients: - Bread slices (can take multigrain breads) - Mayonnaise - Fresh Salad leaves - Tomatoes sliced in circular shape - Onions sliced in circular shape - Black Pepper - Salt to taste Method 1.Take 3 slices of breads for sandwich, we took Atta bread but you can take bread of your choice . 2. We will take fresh salad Leaves and put them on two slices of bread 3. Then take mayonnaise and spread it evenly on the bread 4. Now we will take circular shape onion and put them on one bread, we will take circular  shape tomatoes and put them on another bread. 5. Take black pepper and sprinkle little black pepper on the bread slices 6. Sprinkle little salt (to taste) on the bread. 7. Now we will take...

Sandwich | Healthy sandwich | Dhania Chutney Sandwich | easy to make | Chatori's Kitchen

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A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein two or more pieces of bread serve as a container or wrapper for another food type. Most famous and healthy snacks for everyone. kids love sandwiches and  we can make sandwiches according to our kids favourite food. To make  this delicious sandwich we need some ingredients: 1. Bread Slices 2. Sliced Onions in circular shape 3. Sliced Tomato in circular shape 4. Salad Leaves 5. Cheese Spread 6. Mayonnaise or Cheese Spread 7. Dhania Chutney mixed in curd 8. Oil for Greasing Method 1. Take Bread Slice, we will evenly spread dhania chutney on the bread. Then will add Sliced Circular Onion and Sliced Circular Tomato on Bread. 2. Take another bread slice and take sandwich spread, spread it evenly on the bread (we took Dr Oetker's Sandwich Spread - it tastes very good). 3. Now we will add Salad Leaves on the first br...

Matar Paneer Recipe | Homemade matar paneer recipes | Chatori Kitchen

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#matarpaneer #homemade #recipe #lovedbyall #chatori #chatorikitchen #tasty #healthy #parantha #naan #rice Matar Paneer is loved and popular among the families. This is a simple and easy recipe. This dish is homemade and anyone can make it. This kind of dish makes everyone happy. Matar Paneer goes well with rice, naan, paranthas and jeera rice. At home we usually make dishes with paneer. A simple veg or a raita also goes well with the combination of matar paner and paranthas. Main Ingredients for Matar Paneer 1. 400 grams paneer 2. 1 cup peas or matar 3. 3 medium sized onion sliced 4. 2 medium sized tomato sliced 5. 3 Chillies 6. Few Coriander Leaves 7. 1 tsp cumin seeds 8. Coriander Powder 9. Garam Masala 10. Ghee / oil 11. 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 12. Salt to taste How to Make Matar Paneer Recipe Making masala paste for matar paneer recipe 1. Heat Kadhai 2. Add 1tbsp Ghee and heat the ghee 3. Add cumin seeds and let heat for a while 4. Add 1 cup matar 5. Stir...

Spicy noodles in Schezwan sauce

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Veg Hakka Noodles is an Indo-Chinese preparation that is made by tossing boiled noodles and stir fried vegetables in Chinese sauces. The vegetables give it an enjoyable crunchy texture and the Soy and Chilli sauces give it a distinctive flavor. This dish is very popular across all of India and is often served in Indian Restaurants or in parties. Spicy variations of this are often sold by street vendors as chowmein. Today I am sharing noodles recipe in schezwan sauce. Ingredients - 2 cups boiled hakka noodles - 1/4 cup schezwan sauce - 2 tbsp oil - 1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun) - 1/2 cup sliced into onion cubes - 3/4 cup coloured capsicum sliced into cubes (red , yellow and green) - 1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched carrot - 1/2 cup cabbage chopped into cubes - 1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched baby corn - 1/2 tsp soy sauce - 2 tbsp tomato ketchup - salt to taste For The Topping - 1 tbsp chopped fried garlic (lehsun) - 2 tbsp roasted and coarsely crush...

Urad Dal Puris - Snacks

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Today, I am sharing a recipe of Urad Dal. We are making Urad Dal puri, to make Puris we need following ingredients and use following method to make Puris. Ingredients For The Dough we will take following ingredients - 1 cup plain flour (maida) - 1/4 cup semolina (rava/suji) - 1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji) - salt to taste - 1 tbsp oil To make the Masala Powder - 1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tbsp coriander (dhania) seeds - 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf) - 8 black peppercorns (kali mirch) - 5 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces To make the Stuffing - 3/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils) - 2 tbsp oil - salt to taste - 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) Other Ingredients - oil for deep-frying For Serving - sweet pickle Method For the dough 1. Combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a stiff dough using enough water. Cover and keep aside for at least 10 to 15 minutes. For the masala powder 1. Combine all...

Homemade Palak Paneer | Maa ka swad | How to make easy palak paneer

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Palak Paneer is a North Indian vegetarian dish made with cottage cheese and fresh spinach. Just the sight of white cubes of cottage paneer inside the fresh green spinach puree will make your mouth water. Our Palak Paneer is cooked with select spices. This is one of the most popular paneer recipes in India is really nutritious plus quick and simple to prepare. Prep Time : 6-10 minutes Cook time : 11-15 minutes Serve : 4 Level Of Cooking : Easy Taste : Mild Ingredients for Palak Paneer Recipe Spinach 450 grams Paneer (cottage cheese) 200 grams Green chillies 2-3 Garlic chopped 8-10 cloves Oil 3 tablespoons Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon Salt to taste 2 medium sized onions 2 tomato Method Step 1 Remove the stems and wash spinach thoroughly in running water. Blanch in salted boiling water for two minutes. Step 2 Refresh in chilled water. Squeeze out excess water. Grind into a fine paste along with green chillies. Step 3 Cut the paneer into one inch by one inch by...

TACOS | ROTI TACOS | HOMEMADE TACOS WITH ROTIS | CHAPPATTIS | TACOS MADE IN TAWA- CHATORI'S KITCHEN

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In this video, we will cook together  Roti Taco which is a very popular recipe , at home. This Roti Tacos Recipe is absolutely delicious made easy with Indian ingredients and methods. It is made with some minimum ingredients. Ingredients for the ROTI TACOS are: 2 eggs Leftover Roti's 1 Onion 1 Tomato Coariander leaves Mayonnaise-to make a dressing out of paste around Oil Salt to taste Method Step 1 We will break egg and add tomato, add onion, add coriander leaves and salt to taste Step 2 Mix all ingredients and heat pan Step 3 After pan is hot, apply some oil and add mixture on it. Step 4 Let it cook for a while Step 5 Turn the omelette and put chappatti on it. Step 6 Apply oil on chappatti. After the egg is cooked from other side. Turn it to cook from chappatti side Step 7 Apply some mayonnaise. And turn the chappatti into halves. Step 8 Serve Hot!! Thanks for watching our video..!! Please like, share and comment on the video..!! #t...

How to make Ginger Tea | Homemade Tea | Indian Recipes | Chatori's Kitchen

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A spicy beverage, ginger tea is a warming, caffeine-free alternative to black tea or coffee. Widely used in various cultures to relieve a sore throat or cough, fight colds, and ease indigestion, nausea, and motion sickness, ginger root has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits and is believed to have multiple health benefits. Prep Time : 6-10 minutes Cook time : 11-15 minutes Serve : 3 Level Of Cooking : Easy Taste : Mild Ingredients for Ginger Tea Recipe Ginger crushed 1 inch pieces Sugar 3 teaspoons Milk 1 1/2 cups Water 1 1/2 cups Tea 3 teaspoons Method Step 1 Boil one and a half cups of water along with tea in a deep pan. Step 2 Reduce heat and simmer for five minutes, when tea is boiled in simmer it gives tea a beautiful taste. Step 3 Crush the ginger and add in the tea. Ginger gives nice taste to the tea and it has many health benefits too.. Step 4 Bring the mixture to a boil again. Step 5 Add the milk and bring the mixture ...

Zunka - traditional maharashtrian dish

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Zunka Traditional Maharashtrian and spicy, the Zunka is considered by many as a dry version of the famous pitla. Preparation Time: 15 mins  Cooking Time: 14 mins  Total Time: 29 mins Makes 4 servings Ingredients - 1 cup besan (bengal gram flour) - 2 tbsp oil (olive oil/mustard oil/ghee/or of your choice) - 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) - 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing) - 1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak) - 2 tbsp chopped green chillies - 2 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun) - 1 cup chopped onions - 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) - salt to taste - 1/2 cup chopped coriander (dhania) For The Tempering - 1 tbsp oil - 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson) - 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing) - 8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta) - 2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun) - 2 dry red chillies (pandi) For Serving chawal bhakri Method 1. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and add the mustard seeds. 2. When the seeds crackle, add the cumin se...

Jini Dosa Recipe -

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Jini Dosa 😍😍 Ingredients For The Stuffing - 1 tbsp butter - 1/2 cup finely sliced onions - 1/2 cup finely sliced cabbage - 1/2 cup finely sliced capsicum - 1 cup finely sliced tomatoes - 2 tsp chilli-garlic paste - 1 tsp chilli powder - 1/2 tsp garam masala - salt to taste - 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania) - Other Ingredients - 2 cups dosa batter - 8 tsp butter for cooking - 1 cup grated processed cheese For Serving 1. Coconut chutney 2. sambhar Method For the stuffing 1. We will heat the butter in a deep non-stick pan, add the onions and saute on a medium flame for a 1 minute. 2. Then add the capsicum and cabbage and saute on a medium flame for a 1 minute. 3. Now time to add the tomatoes, chilli powder, chilli-garlic paste, garam masala and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while mixing and mashing it occasionally. 4. Add the coriander and mix well. 5. Now will divide the stuffing into 4 equal portions and kee...

Cooked rice idlis

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What is an idli? Idli or idly are a type of savoury rice cake which is made by rice soaked in water, originated from the Indian subcontinent, popular as breakfast foods in southern India and northern Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils and rice. Idli is often enjoyed in breakfast or as a snacks with sambhar, coconut Chutney. People love to add their flavors so they like to have different Chutneys with idli like coriander chutney, tomato chutney.. etc etc. Today, I am sharing a recipe of idli which is made by cooked rice. You can use leftover rice to make idlis. Cooked rice idlis Ingredients 1 cup cooked rice (chawal) 1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils) 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds 1 cup rice semolina (idli rawa) salt to taste For Serving sambhar coconut chutney tomato chutney Method 1.  Combine the urad dal, fenugreek seeds and water in a deep bowl and mix well. 2. Cover with a lid and keep aside ...