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Aloo Bhujiya for the Diwali

Aloo Bhujiya/Bhujia is  nothing but Sev,but prepared with potatoes.It is referred as Bhujiya in the Northern part of India.One of the famous Bhujiya is Bikaneri Bhujiya of Rajasthan.In South India it is called as Omapudi/Sev/Shevo.Please check my Omapudi/Shevo post too which I had posted sometime back.Recipe adapted from : Jeyashris Kitchen Ingredients:Besan-1 1/4 cupPotatoes-2,boiled and mashed wellChilly powder-1 tspGaram masala ... Read More »

Khara Boondi

After all those sweet goodies,I wanted to prepare something Namkeen.I had decided on preparing this namkeen a year back,but for  some reasons couldn’t make it possible.Recently I spotted a Boondi maker in Niya Prakash’s blog and I craved to have my own someday.Last week I visited Bharath Steel centre,Mangalore and found one.And I inaugurated it today. Boondis can be easily prepared with a perforated ... Read More »

Vanilla Burfi for the Diwali and our Anniversary

Burfi reminds me of the Bollywood number Ala Ala Mathwala Burfi……Brfiii.Today was indeed a Burfi day.I tried Vanilla Burfi,Chocolate and Vanilla/Duet burfi and Gulabi Burfi.After many failures in the burfi making, today I got confidence in preparing the same.I exactly understood the meaning of ONE STRING CONSISTENCY,I  could even capture the picture of it.Feels so good.Vanilla is always my favourite flavour. I ... Read More »

7 cups Burfi for the Diwali

I’ve been hearing about this burfi past one year but hadn’t tried my hand then.Last Saturday I tried Coconut Burfi and Seven cups Burfi from Sharmis Passions.Both came out equally good.Few important  things we need to remember are, we have to act quick while preparing this burfi like greasing the dish before hand,switching off the flame at the right time and spreading ... Read More »

Coconut Burfi for the Diwali

Diwali is one of my favourite festival.It brings so much of happiness everywhere.And to celebrate the occasion I’m in full swing preparing sweets and savories.I have many recipes in my mind to try my hand.Yesterday I tried coconut burfi and seven cup burfi from one of my favourite blog Sharmis Passions.The first time I tried this burfi was a flop due ... Read More »

Masala Aloo on Toast

Planning for the next day menu is always a question in my mind every night.So when I was browsing for something different and easy recipe,I spotted this recipe in my friend Aparna Kamaths blog.And I decided  to prepare the same for Saturday breakfast.The toast tasted very well …..The original recipe is from Sanjeev Kapoor’s blog.I modified the recipe as per ... Read More »

Milk Peda ,dedication to Masterchef Vikas Khanna and for DIwali

Festival of lights is nearing and to celebrate the occasion I prepared this peda to distribute to my loving one’s.This is one of the easy peasy recipe to prepare.The peda’s tasted gooey and simply wow.I have bookmarked many recipes to be tried and shared.                    Well,dear readers I would also like to share that ... Read More »

Ubbatti/Obbattu/Puran Poli for the Diwali

Ubbatti/Obbattu/Puran Poli is a popular sweet in South India and in Maharashtra(not sure about other states)…There are many versions of the same.We,GSB’s prepare it often with cooked chana dal as the stuffing either with the combination of sugar or jaggery. It is similar to Paratha with sweet stuffing.Other stuffing used  is Moong dal,Tur dal,Kerala banana etc.This was in a to do list ... Read More »

Vegetable Kurma

Yesterday I prepared this Vegetable Kurma as a combination with the ghee rice.Vegetable Kurma is a popular North Indian dish and is prepared all over India.It makes a good combination with Puri/poori,chapathi,pulav,ghee rice etc.I adapted this recipe from my friend Suphala Shenoy who comes out with very good vegetarian recipes. Ingredients:Carrot-1,diced into cubesBeans-4,dicedGreen peas-1/3 cup(I used frozen)Cauliflower-1 cup,cut into small ... Read More »

Ghee rice 2

When it comes to preparation of Rice Delicacies it is always a first choice.I love cooking rice dishes.When I saw this ghee rice when Suphala Shenoy posted in her Fb wall, it seemed very interesting and inviting.I tried this today and it came out very tasty and aromatic.I prepared vegetable Kurma as an accompaniment with this which is again Suphala’s ... Read More »