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  A brief insight to the History of Phulka Chapati What is a Phulka chappatti or what is the difference between normal chapathi and Phulka chapati? Many people may have pondered about this question. In this blog I will try my best to alleviate all the lingering doubts you have. So lets see what a Phulka chapati is. According to renowned food historian K T Acharya in his book "A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food', Chapati is a "thin 20 cm circlet of wheat dough, rolled out after thorough kneading and resting, and then dry-roasted on a slightly concave iron griddle, the thava. It can then be puffed out by brief contact with live coals to yield a phulka. Both are major ways in which wheat is consumed in India." But to us a Phulka chapathi is a dish which is very nice and tasty, puffs up due to accumulation of steam inside and very delicious when eaten immediately with sabzis or curry. The major difference between phulka and normal is that one puffs up and tastes ve...

  There are  3 main ingredients to a Complete Vada Pav . One is  Vada  which includes both stuffing and its batter. The next one is a  Pav / bread . You can either buy it or make at home. The last one is  Red chutney  which completes the dish. It is spicy flavoured and can be made easily in just 5 minutes. With all these ingredients you can eat an  authentic Mumbai style Vada Pav , Mumbai’s favourite dish. Ingredients for Vada’s Stuffing Potato - 2 nos. Big sized Onion - 1 medium sized finely chopped Garlic - 7 to 8 cloves Ginger - 1/2 inch Curry leaves - to taste Green chilly - 5 to 6 salt - to taste Chilly power - 1/2 tsp Chat masala - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Ingredients for Vada Batter Gram flour - 1 cup Salt - to taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Chilly powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 1/8 tsp Water - A little for medium thick conistency Red Chutney Ingredients Garlic - 6 to 7 cloves Chilly...

A Brief History & Know-how India has a long standing tradition of serving food in banana leaf . Especially in South India where eating in banana leaf is considered auspicious and authentic. There are lot of benefits associated with eating in banana leaf.  In Kerala during birthdays and Onam we take care to eat in banana leaf as per tradition. But all traditions have their own science behind it. Only after looking on it did I realise that banana leaf comes with a lot of surprises. Let me list it out for you. Banana leaves are anti-oxidant rich . It contains large amount of polyphenols ( found in green tea ) that are said to prevent many life style diseases and also has anti bacterial properti es. So whatever food is served in banana leaf absorbs polyphenols which is good for health. Now you know eating in a banana leaf is way better than the normal utensils that we have at home. Now after hearing all the benefits of banana lets look into a sweet dish recipe that has been passed...

  It is tough to imagine Indian cuisine without cottage cheese or  paneer . If the non-vegetarians have their ever-so-versatile chicken, then vegetarians have for long taken pride in their most beloved  'paneer ' which can blend in any dry or gravy preparation. There are many health benefits in consuming paneer. I will list out a few.  It is rich in proteins and also strengthens bones and teeth. Cottage cheese is packed with magnesium which helps in maintaining blood sugar levels. It also has phosphorous which along with magnesium aids in digestion along with preventing constipation. Paneer is also packed with linoleic acid (a fatty acid) which increases the fat burning process in your body. That is enough on health benefits of Cottage cheese / Paneer. Now lets see how to make a very tasty dish with Paneer. Making  Chilli Paneer  at home is very easy. The dish is very delicious and can be eaten with roti and rice. There are mainly two steps in making th...

Pav bhaji  recipe is one of the most famous street food that you get to eat in Mumbai. Before if you go to Mumbai you get to see Pav Bhaji stalls in every nook & corner. But now even though it is scarce to see so widely but the authentic pav bhaji taste is still only available in Mumbai. Nowadays Vada pav has crowded out Pav Bhaji in the streets but still eating it has a nostalgia of its own. But still anyone who has been to Mumbai will never forget this taste. So for all the food lovers all there I bring to you an authentic and best mumbai pav bhaji which can be prepared at home.  Lets see how to make Pav Bhaji recipe in detail. Ingredients are : Finely chopped Onion - 2 big size Finely chopped tomato - 4 big size / 6 small ones Potato - 2 to 3 nos. Cauliflower - 1 cup Frozen green peas - 1 cup Capsicum - 1 cup Finely chopped green chilly - 2 nos. Butter - 75 to 100 gms Kashmiri red chilly powder - 2 tbsp Salt - to taste Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Lemon juice - 1 tbsp P...

Are you unsatisfied with eating the same desserts every time? Are you craving to eat something new but can be made easily at home? Then this recipe is the one for you. Its very easy to make and can be made in half an hour without microwave. The best bread pudding recipe that I have made and eaten is undoubtedly  “Egg bread caramel pudding” . It literally contains everything and making it is also simple... The ingredients are as follows: Milk boiled and then cooled to room temperature - 250 ml White bread - 1 1/2 slice. Sugar - 3/4 cup Egg - 2 nos. Vanilla essence - 1/2 tspn Butter - 3/4 tbspn Preparation Method First of all add milk, bread, 1/2 cup sugar , eggs and vanilla essence to a mixer jar. Then grind well. It would turn to a liquid consistency. After this strain the mix so that you remove unwanted solids from it. Then keep it aside. Next we shall prepare caramel. For this add the remaining sugar to a frying pan. Keep on sauteing till the sugar melts. It will take some time b...

Sago / sabudana kheer (FYI sabudana is known as chowari and kheer as payasam in malayalam) is a unique recipe. It is a good source of fiber,  folate  and essential  vitamins , which makes it a well-balanced food in itself. It improves  digestion , reduces blood cholesterol level and also lowers the blood sugar level. It helps in  weight  management and can be clubbed with any other veggie to increase the nutrient content. Today I will discuss a unique kheer/payasam recipe. Usually everyone makes Palada/Vermicelli (semiya) kheer during functions. This is a different and unique dish that all the kheer lovers out there will love. Ingredients: 1) Ghee - 2 table spoon 2) Sabudana - 1/2 cup 3) Water - 1.5 cup   4) Full Cream milk - 1 litre 5) Cardamons - 3 to 4 nos. 6) Sugar - 1/2 cup 7) Milkmaid - 1/4 cup 8) Cashew - 1/2 cup Preparation Method  Take 1 table spoon ghee in a frying pan and let it melt. After it melts add 1/2 cup sabudana to the pan the...

It is tough to imagine Indian cuisine without  cottage cheese or  paneer . If the non-vegetarians have their ever-so-versatile chicken, then vegetarians have for long taken pride in their most beloved  'paneer ' which can blend in any dry or gravy preparation. There are  many health benefits  in consuming paneer. I will list out a few.  It is  rich in proteins  and also strengthens bones and teeth. Cottage cheese is packed with  magnesium  which helps in maintaining blood sugar levels. It also has phosphorous which along with magnesium aids in digestion along with preventing constipation. Paneer is also packed with  linoleic acid  (a fatty acid) which increases the fat burning process in your body. Well lets see how to make a Paneer recipe that feels like eating we are eating a juicy KFC chicken .  Kurkure paneer is very easy to make and can be made in just 5 mins. If you have any sudden guests and you wanna impress them,...