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Peas Parathas
Parathas stuffed with a spiced peas masala. A delicious, protein-rich weekend brunch. You Need: For the paratha: Atta – 2 cups Water – to knead For the stuffing: Peas – 3 cups (I used frozen peas)...
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How To Make Pooris
Puffed and crisp, a poori is the epicure’s delight – a delicious bread to accompany potato curry, chhole or aamras. While chapatis are everyday fare, pooris sit proudly as the "special occasion"...
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Methi Parathas
Want to have greens, but methi (fenugreek) is too bitter for you? Try methi parathas – atta (whole wheat flour) balances the bitterness beautifully. The end result is pretty delicious. You Need: Methi...
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Spicy Rajma Parathas
This happens often with me – I make rajma (red kidney beans) masala, there is plenty leftover after a filling meal and then I don’t feel like do a repeat for the next meal. What is the best way to...
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The Taste of Aloo Parathas without the Hassle of Stuffing
Learning how to make stuffed parathas wasn’t exactly a cakewalk for me. Most often I would go overboard with the filling and the paratha would crack open while rolling, leaving a messy spill. To...
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3 Pesto Recipe Ideas
As promised in my post on coriander parsley pesto, here come suggestions for different tasty ways to have this pesto. 1. Mushroom and Cherry Tomato Sauté with Pesto You Need: Mushrooms – 300 grams...
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Flatbread Spiced Indian Style
When chefs with expertise in other cuisines turn to Indian, it is lovely to see their interpretations of dishes well-known to us. Parathas are regular fare at my place but I learnt of this interesting...
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Dabba Chaukore Aur Paratha Gol? Bahut Nainsafi Hai!
Do you realize that if you stack round parathas in a square lunchbox, then even with the largest paratha size your lunchbox can accommodate you leave more than 20% of its surface space unused?[1] Does...
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Palak Parathas
I cook with spinach quite a lot – in curries, as a base for green pasta sauce, in spinach dal and spinach rice. Here is yet another use of this lovely green vegetable. Spinach parathas or palak...
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Potato Pesto Sandwiches
Potato and pesto sandwiches for a tasty, leisurely breakfast with a steaming cup of masala chai. Life doesn’t get better than this :-) I had these sandwiches this morning and loved them, they’re a...
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Paneer Sandwich
One of the nicest ways of using fresh paneer (cottage cheese) is in a toasted sandwich. I have an electric sandwich toaster which comes in handy at breakfast time. If you don’t own one, you could...
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Paneer Bread Roll
Breakfast at my parent’s home. Bread rolls with paneer stuffing, pan-fried and served with red chili sauce. I did nothing this morning except click pictures and eat :-) Bread rolls are generally...
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Bread Tomato Upma
Traditional cooks who, when prompted ‘upma’, say ‘semolina’ in a word association game, will probably raise quizzical eyebrows at this recipe. Upma without its core ingredient! No doubt the brainchild...
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Sattu Paratha: Stuffed Flatbread, Bihar Style
Till about a decade back, a mention of sattu in conversation with a non-Bihari audience would be greeted with puzzled stares. Things have changed today. The world around is more health-conscious, and...
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Cabbage Paratha
Here’s a way to sneak in some cabbage goodness into your meals, without cooking up a full-blown cabbage curry: make cabbage paratha. With a generous spiking of cabbage and spices, this wholesome...
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Gur ka Paratha: 3-Ingredient Jaggery Flatbread
The answer to "What have you put in it?" seems almost incredible when the dish in question is gur ka paratha. Surely something as delicious as this MUST have a long list of ingredients mixed in...
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Beetroot Paratha: Red Flatbread!
I know some who will not touch beetroot come what may. And so if you must feed them this fantastic food, you have to innovate. Hide it in ways that tame its taste. I present to you the gloriously...
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Mooli Paratha: Radish Stuffed Flatbread
Grated white radish seasoned and stuffed in flat-bread, pan fried with ghee. Mooli paratha is a delicious wholesome meal, perfect for brunch. There are two schools of thought on how the filling for...
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Lauki Paratha: Bottle Gourd Flatbread
Bottle gourd decks up in style in lauki paratha, balancing its natural simplicity with a host of heftier flavors. When grated and kneaded into dough, this unassuming gourd lends its feel and texture...
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Dal Paratha: Flatbread with Chana Dal Stuffing
Chana dal paratha with dahi and achar – nothing else comes close for a filling, comforting Sunday brunch. Try it this weekend! All you need is some pre-planning: put chana dal to soak overnight if you...
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