My Food Journey

Making paneer at home is very easy. Its definitely has better taste and freshness than the store bought ones.  I always used to buy paneer from outside since I used to think that's the easy way. Well I do buy even now sometimes when I need them urgently, but the homemade soft malai paneer is the one I prefer over store bought  With just two ingredients you get this soft fresh cheese which is made by curdling milk using am acidic food ingredient. In brief - milk is boiled, then curdled with an acidic ingredient. This curdled milk solids are then drained onto a cheese cloth, and then pressed with a heavy object to set (this is optional)  Ingredients : Full fat milk - 4 cups or 1 liter Lemon juice - 3 tbsp approx.  Method:  First add the milk in a sauce pan. Keep it on a medium low flame and bring it to boil.  In the meantime , keep the colander  lined with cheese cloth and the lemon juice ready.  Once the milk starts to boil, turn off the heat ...

  This simple curry is one of my go to when I am not in mood for cooking and also when I really don't have lot of veggies in hand. This is my version of making this simple curry, but there are many other variations as well. Moloshyam is a simple comfort curry that goes well with bowl of rice. It's usually made with ash gourd, dal and tomatoes. But you can use other veggies as well like snake gourd, cucumber or like I have used small brinjal. In short its a delicious simple less spicy curry made with lentil, one veggie and touch of coconut oil. Let's see how its done. Step wise pics are given below.  Ingredients:  1 cup dal  1/2 cup brinjal or any other veggie (quick cooking) 1 cup tomato chopped  3-4 Green chillies slit  Water for cooking Salt to taste  1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp coconut oil  Handful curry leaves Method:  Wash, clean the dal and cook it with some water in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles or until cooked well While the da...

A refreshing and light dish, this is easy to make and is very versatile - you can make using other pulses as well. You can serve this over plain rice or with chappati to make a meal. The recipe is quick to make once the onion, garlic and tomatoes have been chopped – just 15 minutes or so. I usually add less yoghurt or curd, but you can make it milder if you like to- just add more yoghurt. Lets see how its done. Do check out the recipe video below Ingredients:  3 tbsp vegetable oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 10-12 curry leaves 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 green chilies, slit lengthwise 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 cup (200 g) tomatoes, cut into small pieces 1/4 cup spinach, chopped 1/2 cup cooked or canned black-eye beans  Salt to taste 3-4 Tbsp of plain yogurt/curd Method: Soak the black eyed beans in water for atleast 4 hours  Boil and cook the lobia in cooker for 4-5 whistles and keep aside Heat the oil in a...

Murmura & Makahana Chivda is a simple and easy snack recipe prepared with puffed rice, fox nuts, peanuts, and fine sev. This recipe has less calories and is definitely a healthier option. Lets see how its done Ingredients:  2 tbsp oil 1/4 cup peanut / groundnut 1 tsp mustard / rai 1 dried red chilli (broken) Few Garlic pods with skin (Gently smashed) - Optional  few curry leaves pinch of hing / asafoetida 1/4 tsp turmeric / haldi 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder 3 cup murmura / puffed rice / churumuri / mandakki 1 Cup Makhana ¼ tsp salt ¾ cup Sev or any Namkeen (optional) Method:  Take a big kadai & add in 1 cup makhana  Roast them till its crisp and roasted & keep them aside Then in the same kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and add ¼ cup peanut. Saute on medium flame till the peanuts turn golden and crunchy Then add 1 tsp mustard, 1 dried red chilli, a pinch of hing and few curry leaves. Saute and splutter well. Once they splutter on a low flam...

Quick Banana Caramel Pudding - you will love it if you love bananas This recipe was shared to me by my mom (she saw it on FB) but unfortunately I don't know the persons channel nor name. But recipe Credits to that person to share this amazing recipe. It is super quick & tasty. we are big fan of bananas and those who love the fruit, would definitely love having this.  Do check out other Puddings up on the page Do check out the video below for the process :  ▶️ Ingredients: 🔸3 Banana's (any kind) 🔸2 eggs 🔸1/4 cup milk 🔸5 tbsp sugar or to taste 🔸3 tbsp sugar - for caramel ▶️ Method : 🔸Blend banana, eggs, milk , sugar in a blender jar & make it like a smoothie 😃 🔸Take another pan and over medium heat, melt the 3 tbsp sugar to make caramel. Let be melt till it is just caramelised. Make sure it doesn't burn. 🔸Add the sugar & coat the utensil you are using (do it quickly) before it turns hard. (See the reel for method) 🔸To this add in the banana e...

These Crispy, mildly sweet Bread Balls for tea brings back lot of childhood memories each time I make them. It's extremely easy to make & ready in 10 mins. How many of you have tried these? Comment and let me know. And those who have not yet, save this for later 🤗 See written method 👇👇👇👇 (video uploaded too) Ingredients :  Bread slices - few leftover or bread ends Milk - Little to soak Cardamom Powder -1/2 tsp Sugar - to taste Coconut - 2 Tbsp (Optional) Method: 🔸Take some bread , slice & add in a bowl. I also break them to small pieces or sometimes blend it in the mixer jar till it forms crumbs. Use any method you please 🔸Add milk to soak it 🔸Add sugar as desired 🔸Add cardamom powder (optional) & coconut (optional) 🔸Mix all well and mash 🔸Make sure it's not too liquidy. Add more sliced bread if it becomes watery. 🔸 Make them into balls & deep fry them until golden brown. 🔸 Enjoy hot with Tea Notes:  My mom used to add in some coconut...

Quick one blender recipe - Healthy Banana Oats Pancakes This amount of batter makes about 7-8 pancakes. Double the amount of you need more. If you don't consume eggs, just add 2 Tbsp of yoghurt or curd. I add dates, nuts powder bcoz my son doesn't eat otherwise 😕 so that's completely optional. You can add honey, brown sugar or white sugar to this. Again this is optional and can be completely avoided since we add bananas and there is enough sweetness from ripe banana's. Check out the Video on my YouTube channel as well Ingredients: 1 cup Oats 3 Dates deseeded (optional) 1 Banana 1 Tbsp brown sugar/Honey/White sugar 2 Eggs or 2 Tbsp thick Curd/ Plain Yoghurt 1/2 cup Milk or water Method: Roast 1 cup of oats lightly on medium heat till its fragrant   & slightly brown Add in all the ingredients in a mixer blender Blend it to a smooth batter Make sure the batter is not very thin nor thick. Heat a tava/griddle and on medium heat, pour in ladle full of batter Cook each...