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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,...

There are lots of desserts that come into my favourite category but the most favourite among my favourites is  Beetroot burfi . Its called burfi/barfi. Burfi is an Indian sweet dish recipe made from condensed milk which is very sweet. Why it became my favourite is because I started eating beetroot after eating this dish for the first time  (As a kid I didn’t know it was beetroot when mom gave it to me). So today I will share its recipe. Ingredients : 1) Ghee - 5 table spoon 2) Cashew - 4 nos. 3) Badam - 4 nos. 4) Beetroot - 2 nos. shredded 5) Full cream milk - 300 ml ( Make sure to use full cream milk only) 6) Sugar - 3/4 cup 7) Cardamon powder - 1 table spoon sugar + 5to6 cardamon (grind in mixer) Preparation method Add 2 tbsp of ghee to a pan. Melt it and add cashew and badam. Roast it. Keep it aside To the same pan add 3 more tbsp of ghee, melt it and then add 2 nos. shredded beetroot and saute in full flame for 3 mins. After 3 mins lower the flame and then add 300 ml f...

Chicken Manchurian recipe has become famous. It can be made very fast and is very tasty when eaten with Parathas. Did you know chicken mancurian is a dish born out of cultural integration between India and China. The origin of the dish can be traced back to   Nelson Wang  , a Chineese immigrant, invented this dish  whilst living in India. Today I will share a homemade recipe for Chicken Manchurian. There are two steps in preparing Chicken Manchurian. First we have to marinate chicken and fry it. Second step is making Chicken Manchurian gravy. So lets see the ingredients and the way to make the dish Chicken Marination Ingredients Boneless chicken - 250 grams Corn flour - 3 table spoon Kashmiri Red chilly powder - 1/8 tsp Pepper power - 1/2 tsp Egg - 1 nos Salt - to taste Maida - 3 tbsp Chicken Manchurian gravy Ingredients Roughly chopped Onion - 1 nos Roughly chopped green capsicum - 1/4 cup Finely chopped Ginger - 1 inch long Finely chopped garlic - 5 to 6 ...