Sunday, 28 January 2018

Papdi Chaat


Papdi Chaat is a famous street food in India. It is full of flavours of curd. sweet chutney, and different spices.

But sometimes, it is better to have the same tasty food in our home rather than having it outside. So, lets begin with the recipe. You can buy ready made Golgappa Puri from market and than make Papdi Chaat of it.


Ingredients for Papdi Chaat:




  • Puris (golgappe)
  • Boiled Potatoes - 1 bowl
  • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
  • Chaat Masala - 1 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 1 tsp
  • Rock salt, as per taste
  • Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1/2 bowl
  • Pomegranate seeds (anar dana) - 1/2 bowl
  • Sev
  • Aamchur Chutney/Tamarind Chutney
  • Curd
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp

Let's follow the steps:


  • Mash the boiled potatoes in a bowl and add chilli powder, chaat masala, chopped coriander leaves, lemon juice, rock salt and mix well. 
  • Take curd in another bowl and add chilli powder, salt, & sugar and mix well till the curd becomes smooth.
  • For Aamchur chutney - follow my recipe - http://sonalisdeliciouscooking.blogspot.in/2018/01/aamchur-mango-powder-chutney.html
  • For Tamarind(imli) chutney - follow my recipe - https://sonalisdeliciouscooking.blogspot.in/2017/06/imli-ki-chutney-tamarind-sauce.html
  • Now place the puris in a plate and make a whole in the centre. Put mashed potatoes, then curd and aamchur/ imli ki chutney.
  • Put lots of sev on the top and sprinkle chaat masala, chilli powder and rock salt. 
  • Garnish it with anaar dana (pomegranate seeds) and coriander leaves.


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Aamchur/ Mango powder Chutney



Khatti meethi chutney is served in all types of chaats in India. Mostly, we all know it is made of tamarind (imli) but when you do not have tamarind at home, then how will you make the khatti meethi chutney??

So here's my recipe for khatti meethi chutney which is made with aamchur powder or mango powder and jaggery. Very easy and quick recipe, and I would say it tastes better than the imli ki chutney.


Ingredients for Aamchur Chutney:

  • Aamchur - 1/2 cup
  • Jaggery (Gur) - 150 gms
  • Sugar - 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds , roasted - 1tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt, as per taste
  • Rock salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  • Chaat masala - 1 tsp
  • Water - 5 to 6 cups

Let's follow the steps:


  • Take a steel sauce pan and put 5-6 cups of water and mix aamchur powder. Mix well.
  • Put on the flame and keep the flame low to medium.
  • Add the jaggery and keep stirring it with a spoon. Also, add all the spices and salt.
  • Let the chutney boil and stir it occasionally.
  • Taste the chutney, if required add sugar and salt. Mix it.
  • Chutney will change colour from light brown to dark brown colour.
  • Keep boiling and let the chutney get thicker. Once done, turn off the flame.
  • Your chutney is ready.

Sunday, 7 January 2018

Palak/Spinach Soup


Hi Guys,

With chilling and freezing winters everybody needs some hot, tasty and at the same time healthy Soup.

Palak Soup has lots of healthy vegetables and you can enjoy it with hot Momos or boiled noodles.





Ingredients for Palak Soup:

  • Palak/spinach - 1 bowl, roughly chopped
  • Carrots - 1/2 bowl, sliced
  • Tomatoes - 1/2 bowl, chopped
  • Spring onions - 2, chopped
  • Scallions (Onion leaves) - 1/2 bowl, chopped
  • Garlic - 4 cloves, chopped
  • Ginger - 1/2 inch, sliced
  • Butter - 2 tsp
  • Egg white - 1
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Crushed black pepper - 1.5 tsp
  • Tabasco sauce (optional)
  • Salt, as per taste
  • Water - 4 cups

Let's follow the steps:


  • Wash and cut vegetables.
  • Heat cooker and add butter. Saute garlic and ginger. 
  • Then add onions and all the vegetables. Saute the vegetables.
  • Sprinkle crushed black pepper, Tabasco sauce, salt and sugar. Mix well.
  • Now pour water and cover the cooker with lid.
  • Wait till 2 whistles. 
  • After 2 whistles, remove the lid and maintain a low flame.
  • Put egg white and within 2 minutes stir the soup so that egg white breaks in small pieces.
  • Now serve the hot soup with Momos or else you can put boiled noodles in the soup.

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Moong Dal Dosa


Hello Friends!

A Very Happy New Year!

So this new year I am here with easy, quick, healthy and tasty breakfast dish. Let's start with the steps:



Ingredients for Moong Dal Dosa:


  • Moong Dal - 1 cup
  • Rice - 1/2 cup
  • Salt, as per taste
  • Water
  • Chilli powder
  • Oil/Butter

Let's follow the steps:



  • Soak Moong dal and rice separately for atleast 5 hours.
  • Wash the dal and rice and drain water.
  • Make a smooth paste in blender by adding some water.
  • Combine both the paste and mix chilli powder & salt, as per taste.
  • Add more water to make it pouring consistency.
  • Heat pan and brush some oil or butter.
  • Now pour the batter in the centre of the pan and quickly spread (clockwise) with round serving spoon.
  • Add more drops of oil or butter in the sides of dosa and on the top of dosa.
  • Wait till it gets crisped then turn the dosa.
  • Your crisp dosa is ready.
  • Serve it with peanut chutney.
For Peanut Chutney:

  • Fry the peanuts on a flat pan without oil till peanuts turn light brown.
  • Remove the skin of the peanuts.
  • Take a small jar of mixer, add green chilli, onion (optional), salt, peanuts and water.
  • Make a paste and take it out in a bowl
  • Heat oil, add mustard seeds and green curry leaves and pour on the peanut chutney and mix it.
  • Peanut chutney is ready.


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Saturday, 2 September 2017

Stuffed Bread


Hot, Fresh and Crisped Home made Bread stuffed with onions, garlic and lots of cheese.

Lets start with the steps:


Ingredients for Stuffed Bread:


  • Flour - 2 cups
  • Dry yeast - 2 tsp
  • Milk - 1 cup, lukewarm
  • Sugar - 1 tbsp
  • Butter - 50 gm
  • Egg - 1
  • Salt, as per taste

For Filling:

  • Cheese, grated - 1 bowl
  • Onions - 2, finely chopped
  • Garlic - 5- 6 cloves, chopped
  • Coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • Black pepper powder

Let's follow the steps:





  • In a bowl sift flour and add beaten egg,butter, sugar, salt, yeast and half of the milk.
  • Wait for 2 minutes, so that yeast gets activated.
  • Now mix all the ingredients and keep adding milk as required to knead a soft dough.
  • Keep the dough covered with a wet cloth for 45 min to 1 hour.
  • You will see a rise in the dough.
  • Now again knead the dough for 5 minutes. Take a portion of the dough.
  • Roll it in a plain surface. 
  • Put onions, garlic, coriander leaves, cheese and sprinkle pepper powder in the middle.
  • Now as shown in the picture, cut the sides of the flatten bread and design it like a braid.
  • Beat another egg, and brush egg on the bread. Keep the bread in a flat bowl.
  • Take a cooker, remove the whistle and put salt in the bottom of the cooker.
  • Place a stand and on that stand keep the bowl with stuffed bread.
  • Bake it for 40 minutes at low flame till golden brown and slight crisp.
  • Keep checking the bread after 20 minutes, to avoid over bake.
  • You can also bake it in oven at 220°C for 15 - 20 minutes.

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Friday, 25 August 2017

Suji Cake (Semolina)



Hi Friends!!

So in India, there are lots of festivals coming around in the next few months. And you can make this quick, tasty and healthy sweet for your loved ones.

Lets start with the preparation.



Ingredients for Suji Cake:


  • Suji (Semolina) - 1.5 cups,
  • Sugar - 1 cup, powdered
  • Butter - 30 - 40 gms
  • Curd - 1/2 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
  • Baking powder - 1 tsp
  • Almonds, sliced
  • Raisins
  • Salt, a pinch

Let's follow the steps:





  • Take a bowl and put suji (semolina), sugar, salt, baking powder, cardamom powder and butter. Mix well.
  • Next add, curd and mix well. Pour milk and make a cake batter.
  • Add and mix all the dry fruits.
  • Keep the cake batter for 30 to 40 minutes. 
  • After 40 minutes the batter will soak the milk, add more milk to make the batter light. (Just like cake batter).
  • Take cooker without whistle and put salt in the bottom of the cooker. Keep a stand and on that stand place the cake bowl.
  • Bake it for 20 to 25 minutes. Check by pricking a toothpick if it comes clean that your cake is done.


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Wednesday, 9 August 2017

Tomato Soup with Bread sticks


Tomato Soup is the first soup I knew and of course it is favourite of all.

Cooked with fresh tomatoes, and cream enriches the sweet and sour taste.



Ingredients for Potato Souffle:


  • Tomatoes - 4, roughly chopped
  • Onions - 2, sliced
  • Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves, chopped
  • Carrot - 1, sliced
  • Black pepper corn - 5
  • Sugar - 1.5 tsp
  • Butter - 1 tbsp
  • Oil
  • Salt, as per taste
  • Water, as required
  • Cornflour (optional)
  • Cream - 1 tbsp
Bread Sticks:

  • Cut thin stripes of bread and brush with butter on each side.
  • Bake it at 200°C for 15 minutes till crisped.

Let's follow the steps:


  • Heat oil and butter in a pan.
  • Add chopped garlic. Also, add onions and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Now add carrots and roughly chopped tomatoes and cook till soft.
  • Add black pepper corn.
  • Pour water and cook for more 5 minutes.
  • Once done, turn off the flame and let the tomatoes cool down.
  • Separate the extra water and keep aside.
  • Pour the tomatoes in a mixer and make a smooth puree.
  • Now again heat the pan and add the tomato puree in the pan. Also, add salt and black pepper powder. 
  • Pour the extra soup water which was kept separated.
  • You can add cornflour mixed in a 2 tbsp of water for making the soup thick.
  • Lastly, add sugar and cream for a smooth texture.
  • Serve hot with bread sticks.


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