Butternut Squash and carrot soup

Butternut squash soup is a thick soup,rich in flavours.This makes a complete dinner for me. It is used as a vegetable that can be roasted, toasted,puréed,mashed and used in casseroles, breads, and muffins.The fruit is prepared by removing the skin, stalk, and seeds. One of the most common ways to prepare butternut squash is roasting. To…

Steamed Chicken Dimsums

  Momos or the dimsums are steamed buns with or without fillings.The fillings can be anything of your choice.It is prepared with virtually any combination of ground meat, vegetables, tofu,cottage cheese, vegetable and meat combinations.Personally,I love its chicken combination the most.The best part of momos is that you can have them personalised,steamed or fried or tandoori momos…

Coriander and Mint Chutney

Coriander and pudina(mint) chutney are the best when it comes to kebabs or tandoori snacks,samosas,Indian chaats,veg sandwiches,stuffed parathas etc.A very delicious and tangy in taste,this dip acts as an add-on with almost all the starters,veg or non-veg.Some people enjoy their idlis and vadas with these dips.Personally,I love them with my khichdi. For me,they are a…

Custard cupcakes with cheerios toppings and buttercream frosting

Cupcakes are heavenly delights loved by everyone.I simply look for excuses to bake and eat them.And if you have never baked them before,here is a simple recipe to help you out. This is a recipe for making 6 eggless cupcakes. Yummmyyyyy. Lets get started. Ingredients All purpose flour -1 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Baking…

Vermicelli Upma

Upma is a super healthy and tasty Indian breakfast and evening snack. There are many ways Upma is prepared; indeed, every upma cook usually will incorporate variations in flavour when making Upma. This variation is obtained by varying or emphasising particular spices.It  is cooked as a thick porridge from dry roasted semolina.When prepared with vermicelli it…

Poha (Flattened Rice Snack)

Flattened rice (also called beaten rice) is a de husked rice which is flattened into flat light dry flakes. These flakes of rice swell when added to liquid, whether hot or cold, as they absorb water, milk or any other liquids. The thickness of these flakes vary between almost translucently thin (the more expensive varieties)…

Spinach Ricotta Chicken Bombs

Ricotta is a soft Italian curd cheese made from whey, which is drained and then lightly ‘cooked’. It is light and creamy with a slightly grainy texture and delicate flavour. The best quality ,it’s quite low in fat.So,lets get started with the recipe. This recipe will make 4 servings. Preparation time:20 min Cooking Time:20 min…

Chocolate Swenses

This Chocolate Swenses is a chocolate parfait dessert loved by all your senses. Parfait refers to either the traditional French-style dessert or to a popular variant, the American parfait, made by layering parfait cream, ice cream, and/or flavoured gelatins in a tall, clear glass, and topping the creation with whipped cream, fresh or canned fruit, and/or liqueurs. This…

Chocolate Pudding

  Chocolate puddings are a class of desserts with chocolate flavours.Yummy in taste,it completes your meal.Here is a simple recipe to make eggless chocolate pudding.You might thing it can be called a mousse.But,there’s a slight difference between the pudding and the mousse.Mousse is the cousin of Pudding. Sweet pudding is a semi-solid, creamy, sometimes dense…

Ice cream Bread

  Ingredients Vanilla ice cream -1 cup Self raising flour – 3/4 cup Sprinkles  or  choco-chips (any of your choice) -1/2 cup Procedure: Pre heat your oven at full for 10 minutes. Mix ice-cream and self-raising flour well in a bowl.Fold till they incorporate well. Add few sprinkles of your choice.Line a loaf pan with parchment paper…

Wheat dough dumplings in red lentil soup or Dal piththi

This is an authentic food  of Bihar(in India).A similar form of this recipe is Dal dhokli which is common in Gujrat and Rajasthan .Its a very healthy and delicious recipe.Made by boiling wheat dough dumplings and cooking in Red lentil makes it very soft,tender and delicious.A perfect combination of  whole wheat flour piththis simmered in masoor dal/red…

Blueberry banana smoothie

Ingredients: Blueberries     1 cup Banana     1 full Red Grapes – 1/4 cup Low fat Yoghurt   1 cup Mint leaves  -2 Honey  3 teaspoons Procedure Cut banana into small pieces and place into the bowl of a blender. Add the yoghurt and honey. Blend on lowest speed until smooth, about 5…