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Diwali is just a week away! It's the biggest festival of India and the zeal with which it's celebrated all over India is really amazing. No festival in India is complete without sweets and there are just too many of sweets during Diwali which are just irresistible. Food brings people together and our heritage has given us so many different recipes to share with everyone. Every household has it's own special snacks and sweets which are prepared a week in advance. My mom always made Nariyal ki barfi, Besan ki barfi and papdi at home for papdi chat. There's nothing better than treating guests to handmade treats! Today I am sharing recipe of these delicious and fudge-y Instant Chocolate and date ladoos which are perfect for welcoming guests and even better if you want to make something personalised for gifting. You guys are going to love these! One bite and these ladoos will remind you of a cake-y and fudge-y brownie. I mean really, they are unbelievable. The...

It's almost Diwali time and I come bearing the most refreshing and delicious Orange and ginger Masala lemonade. Sweet, sour, citrus-y, gingery, minty and subtly spiced with Indian spices like rock salt, cumin powder and chat masala. Its the perfect welcome drink for your guests this festive season. I guarantee that you are going to find it really amazing! Its that time of the year which marks the onset of winter season. Days are getting shorter and I can already feel the change in the air the mornings. Orange season is finally here and they are at their sweetest best right now. Glorious! I couldn't resist myself from trying this lemonade. If you have been following my blog, you'd know that I love lemonades. Though Mango chilli lemonade is one of my favourite and one of the highest viewed recipe on blog, this orange and ginger lemonade has become my hot fav too! This lemonade starts by making a simple orange syrup. Orange juice, grated ginger and sugar is si...

Shabnam curry is a restaurant style Indian dish of mixed vegetables simmered in tomato and yoghurt based gravy which makes this dish rich and creamy. Addition of nigella seeds and dried fenugreek makes this dish super fragrant which explains the distinctive name of this curry. This vibrant curry is saucy, spicy, tangy and mildly sweet all at the same time. Such a flavour bomb! And so so easy to make. Perfect for weekday meals when you are craving for something different but at the same time doesn't require too much effort and time to cook. I often make Matar Paneer , Chana masala and Dal mooli too for weekday meals to break the monotony of regular sabzis. This curry goes well with chapati, naan and tandoori roti. It tastes equally good with rice too. What I love abut this dish is you can add whichever vegetables you have in your fridge. I have added corn, carrots, cauliflower and peas. You can go ahead and add other veggies like broccoli, peas, mushrooms, babycorn, bel...

Moong daal mooli is a dish made by cooking yellow lentil "moong dal" and radish together. It is typically made during winter season with sweet seasonal radishes in northern India. Radish is boiled separately and added in cooked lentils and the dish is finished by tempering with generous amount of ghee along with aromatics and red chilli powder. It is ideally eaten with bajre ki roti and some gur on the side. Crunchy and nutritional radish can be used not just for salad but also for making paranthas, soup, curries and dips. Radish helps purify blood and aids in weight loss too. Its rich in fiber and helps in digestion. Not only  this, radish helps in maintaining strong metabolism and improves immunity too. During winters, market is flooded with seasonal green vegetables like spinach, fenugreek leaves, amaranth leaves, radish...Adding green leafy vegetables in lentils is a great way of increasing the nutrition and making lentils even more delicious and peppery. ...

Weekends are for experimenting and trying my hand at something new! These tandoori vegetable tikkas happened in my kitchen over the weekend and hubby and brother-in-law went crazy swooning over it. Manish always gets elated when I cook Indian dishes, especially the ones which cater to his palate. Tikka more popularly famous as Paneer Tikka or Chicken Tikka is made from chunks of paneer, chicken or vegetables marinated in lush youghurt mixed with spices and then grilled in the oven to perfection. It is sprinkled with chaat maasala and lemon juice and thereafter served with coriander or mint chutney alongside some fresh crunchy salad. It can also be scooped into flatbreads and topped with salad and dip for a full meal. Vegetable tikka gets its gorgeous bright orange colour from yoghurt based marinade. Dried red chillies are soaked in warm water and turned into a paste by adding ginger and garlic. This red paste is mixed in thick and creamy yoghurt along with some other s...