Masale Bhaat a spicy and full of veggies Maharashtrian rice dish. Rice is cooked with vegetables, homemade goda masala and garnished with fresh coconut and coriander leaves. What is Masale Bhat Masale Bhaat literally means ‘Spicy Rice’ is a very popular Maharashtrian rice preparation. A typical Maharashtrian festive meal or wedding menu is incomplete without this spicy rice packed with goodness of veggies & flavors of aromatic freshly homemade masala. This rice preparation tastes best when paired with some Tomato Saar (soup) .To enhance the flavors serve this masala rice with dollops of ghee & garnish with freshly shredded coconut…
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Continue ReadingTomato soup is our weekly staple as it packs tons of flavors in each spoonful. I like to have it on its own but my family loves it with some grilled cheese or pulao. This tomato soup recipe is a keeper because it comes together in no time and only uses a handful ingredients readily available in any pantry. Good quality whole tomatoes and bit of beetroot & potato adds a deep rich creamy flavor base to this soup. I have made this tomato soup recipe in the pressure cooker. Alternatively you can use Instant Pot which gives this soup…
Continue ReadingPav bhaji is a very popular Indian street food. Its nothing but a mash of veggies spiced with pav bhaaji masala, butter, garnished with tons of onions, cilantro & served with roasted buttery dinner rolls. The main two ingredients which make pav bhaji delicious are potatoes & butter but both these ingredients are high in carbs & saturated fats. Since I am watching out my calorie intake I thought of recreating this recipe sans butter & potatoes. I know you would say does it even taste like a pav bhaji without both these ingredients. Well I insist you to give…
Continue ReadingI can quite literally have mushrooms at any point of the day and in any form. I love stuffed mushrooms but somehow don’t have them quite often. I offered to help my sister clean her house over the weekend and as we were cleaning the refrigerator and found a box of Ricotta cheese and mushrooms staring wide at me. I couldn’t control my temptation and ended up cooking this easy recipe to satisfy my mushroom cravings. A simple creamy Ricotta mixture stuffed into any choice of your mushroom, topped with freshly cracked pepper, earthy spinach leaves and baked to perfection…
Continue ReadingI love colours on my plate. If you have noticed mostly the colour of the garnishing on savoury items is always green in colour. I generally garnish my food with a generous amount of cilantro, basil or parsley. I was clearing my fridge and coincidently had only a few greens left on the rack which led me to come up with this green pulav recipe. I have more or less used the same recipe as the traditional vegetable pulav but added green veggies too. So without further ado let’s cook this one pot meal.
Continue ReadingMy other half keeps on travelling on work assignments quite often and one thing he craves while his stay away from home is spicy Indian home made food. This time I welcomed him back by making his favorite dish – Chicken biryani. Well I was on a keto diet so I wanted to make something which fits into my dietary requirements and at the same time makes a wholesome meal for him. Hence chicken tikka biryani was born. This is the most hassle free biryani recipe and God knows why I didn’t cooked this simplest version of biryani earlier. A…
Continue ReadingI am following low carbs high fat diet since 14 days and have lost 7 pounds by eating more fats, moderate protein and low carbs. This is the only diet that I am enjoying and actually look forward to my meals. I am a kind of person who needs variations in my meals to break the monotony. I cannot keep on eating stir fry, eggs, fish all the time. I needed chicken, so I came up with this zesty lemon pepper chicken recipe. I used halal chicken tights as they are high in fats which suited my dietary requirements. You…
Continue ReadingVangyache bharit is an extremely popular Maharashtrian recipe cooked using fire roasted eggplant/ aubergine. Basically I would say, it is an Indian equivalent of baba ganoush made using slight different ingredients but gives the same appearance. There are many variations to this recipe but my personal favorite is the one made using yogurt. This recipe is quite simple and effortless. Makes an amazing side dish, I love to have it as a salad or along with phulkas (Indian flat bread). You can also serve this as a dip along with some garlic bread or pita. I have roasted the eggplant…
