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  Samosa or Aloo Samosa is a very popular snack or appetizer in India. Samosa is fried all purpose flour pastry filled with spiced potato and pea mixture . Samosa can be enjoyed with any kind of chutney . My favorite way to serve samosa is with cilantro chutney and tamarind chutney . Ingredients ( For dough ) All purpose flour or maida 2.5 cups Carom seeds 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Oil 1/2 cup Water 1/2 cup + couple of tbs extra (Samosa filling) Boiled potatoes 3 big Green peas frozen or boiled 1/2 cup Oil 2 tbs Asafoetida or hind 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds or jeera 1/2 tsp Crushed ginger 1 tbs and Green chillies (optional ) as your preference Coriander powder 1 tbs Garam masala 1/2 tbs Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Dry mango powder or amchur 1 tsp Cilantro finely chopped as required Salt to taste Method Preparing Dough Take flour in a bowl. Add carom seeds and salt in the flour and mix well. Add oil in the flour. Mix flour and oil very well. Add water little by little to form a firm and stiff dough. ...

Today I am sharing another our family favourite breakfast i.e. Sabudana Khichdi. I usually make sabudana khichdi for our breakfast .  Sabudana Khichdi is one of the most popular breakfast recipes . It is also cooked during fasting or upvaas. I have already shared one more Sabudana khichdi for fasting . In that recipe , I shared the way how we cook sabudana khichdi at home during fast. 

Here I am  with another eggless recipe - Eggless Banana Cupcake or Muffin recipe with step by step pictures. These eggless banana cupcakes are so delicious and packed with all the goodness of banana. Eggless banana cupcakes are  perfect option for me when I am left with over ripe bananas. These cupcakes make a wonderful breakfast or evening snacks with a glass of milk . Even these cupcakes can be packed in kids lunch box as well.

Today I am going to share the recipe of eggless chocolate cupcake. This recipe is very easy and simple. We love these moist and soft chocolate cupcakes . My kid loves these cupcakes and whenever I start baking , he stays there and helps me mixing batter and lining the cupcake liners until he gets his share.

Onion pakoras are one of the most popular snacks . We do not need any special occation to make onion pakora . Onion pakoras are always perfect to go wheather guests are coming over or it is cold rainy weather. Any time and any moment you can have it. Onion pakoras are one of the easy snacks that need only few ingredients to prepare . We often make onion pakoras at home. You can enjoy onion pakore with your favorite chutney or a cup of tea. If you want more pakora recipe , you can check baingan pakora recipe as well. E

Hi ,I am here again with another delicious recipe. It has been raining here since two days. Due to this cold and rainy weather , I could not resist myself from making pakoras. Question is "what kind of pakore?".  There are only 3 small eggplants (baingan) in my refrigerator which are not enough for making sabzi and I chose them. So I thought , I should share this recipe . This baingan pakora recipe is very easy and simple. You need only few ingredients and take just 20-30 mins. to cook.  Even those people who do not like eating eggplant, they should give it a try.

Namak pare or Saloni is very popular snack in India . This snack recipe is super simple and easy that does not require so much time. In my native place (UP) , every small roadside sweet shop (halwayi shop) or tea stall vendors make fresh namak pare everyday for tea time. This recipe reminds me of my childhood days . There are so many shop where they serve some kind of potato curry ( famous as dumaloo there) over these Mathari and it taste amazing. 

Sabudana Khichdi is very popular food or snack during fasting or vrat like Navaratri , Mahashivratri or Janmashtami.  Sabudana is also known as tapioca or sago in english. It is nearly pure carbohydrate and highly nutritious which gives energy throughout day during fasting . Addition of peanuts to sabudana khichdi add protein making it balanced meal.

Hi friends , today I am going to share a very traditional recipe from Chattisgarh India . Chattisgarh is popularly known as the " Rice bowl of India " for it produces rice on large scale . Rice is eaten widely in the state . Especially people in villages are dependent on rice. Muthia or rice flour dumplings are a very popular breakfast dish in every Chattisgarhi household. People enjoy muthia with tomato or tamatar chatney . This muthia is also known as Fara in Uttarpradesh . 

Baby corn Manchurian is one of my favorite Manchurian recipes especially this dry version which I am going to share. I have tasted Baby corn Manchurian in restaurants before so I decided to try this at home . I made these Baby corn Manchurian with vegetable fried rice this weekend  . Baby corn Manchurian recipe is easy and simple to cook. This dish will be ready in no time . Baby corn Manchurian  is a great starter or snack for parties too. 

Hi friends, My last 2 weeks went so busy , so I couldn't post more than one recipe a week. Now ,I am here with very delicious recipe of dosa.Pesarattu is very popular in Andhrapradesh .Actually I even have never heard this word "Pesarattu" before 2 years. I had pesarattu dosa for first time at my telgu friend's place, It tasted amazing and she told me the recipe too. So all credit goes to my friend for telling me about these amazing dosas.

Hi , Here I am with a recipe of Desi style Pasta which is perfect for brunch or lunch box.  This recipe belongs to my younger brother . He loves to cook Chinese and Italian food . Last winters , when I went my mom's home, he made these Desi style pasta with penne for brunch. Before eating , I was making fun of him when he was adding spices and tomato chunks. When I ate those pasta , they were amazing literally . I gobbled up all in no time. 

Poha is very popular breakfast among MadhyaPradesh , Uttarpradesh , Maharashtra and Chattisgarh. In Maharashtra , people call it Kanda-Batata poha and it is famous as poha in MP , UP and Chattisgarh. Poha is a standard breakfast in MP and Chattisgarh. 

Sookha kala chana is very delicious and spicy curry . Kala chana or desi chana is an excellent source  of protein and very good for growing up kids . So it is a very healthy recipe as well. It is one of my favorite breakfast recipe especially for Sundays . I love to have this dry chickpea curry with soozi halwa or jalebi. Just believe me this combo taste awesome.

Hi friends, here I am with a delicious recipe called  Pan Gojhwa (पन गोझवा ) . In my hometown we call it पन गोझवा . Pan Gojhwa  is one of my favorite local dishes. This Friday I cooked Pan Gojhwa and all credit goes to mom who told me the detailed recipe and cleared all my doubts while cooking over phone.  I don't know the details like where this dis come from and all but it is somewhere similar to Phare. So let us make  Pan Gojhwa .

Hi friends ! This weekend , I made one of my favorite South Indian dishes which is Masala dosa. I don't know why but I love to make dosa at home even though making dosa is a long process. Masala dosa is my family's favorite that is why I started making dosa batter at home rather than store bought .