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Khaman dhokla is a traditional Gujarati dish made with besan or chickpea flour. It is soft, fluffy and is a perfect breakfast or snack. Mildly sweet and tangy, it hits the perfect balanced taste like in most Gujarati dishes. They are gluten-free, so no need to worry about your diet. You can use vegan yoghurt too if you prefer vegan food. Very easy to make and so delicious! I personally love Gujarati cuisine and culture. Vibrant and lively, the state is a hub of shopping, bright lehnga-cholis and mouth-watering food. Right from khaman, khandvi, jalebi-phapda to undiyo, every time I try a new gujju dish, it simply blows my mind!  In this recipe, I will share methods on how to make khaman dhokla by traditional fermenting method as well as the instant method. The only difference between the 2 is that the traditional method needs some time to ferment so it gets a nice tangy flavour, while the instant one might not be as flavourful but still soft and springy.... You need to have some tim...

Suji appe or paniyaram is a common South Indian breakfast which is crispy on the outside and soft and flavourful on the inside. Made with rava, it has less oil, very healthy and is an instant recipe- you can whip it out anytime!  Making appe is very easy, and it comes very handy on rushed and lazy mornings alike.  Not just breakfasts, these are great for some snacking too! Ever since quarantine has started, my mother is always fed up with me lurking around in the kitchen looking for some snacks here and there, being so choosy with biscuits and toasts and "I want to eat something salty". So my mother makes a large batch of these, and whenever I am hungry, I take the batter out of the fridge and make myself a few appes! Instant recipes are such a hot topic these days. Right from dhokla to dosa, everything has an instant version. Appe is one of my favourite instant dishes. Doesn't need any roasting like upma, or any fermenting like dosa. Just a little mixing, and then all yo...

Summer may not be the best season but mango is surely the best fruit. And what better way to enjoy a mango dessert other than cake? This upside-down mango cake recipe will turn your life around! I literally cannot stress that enough. It is the ultimate cake with notes of sweet, moist, fluffy and it has mango! Such a summer love thing.  how make mango cake     how to mango cake      how to make mango cake at home   how to make mango cake eggless You can also check out my  Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe One of the difficult parts is the caramel. The ratio I find easy to work with is 1:4 for fat: sugar. You can use butter or ghee for your fat. Ghee has a little aftertaste(i realized this later) so butter works well too. Sugar takes time to caramelize, so don't speed up the process. It will only burn your sugar and you will end up with candy or sticky taffy-like situation. Trust me, it took me 3 tries to understand that. It is okay if your...

Soya Manchurian is an Indo-Chinese recipe which is quirky and to be honest, new for me. I hadn't really heard of soya manchurian until my mother told me about it. The only manchurian I have heard about is Gobi manchurian. At first, I was a little sceptical about it because I had never had deep fried soya chunks before. I thought they would take on a rubbery texture and not taste good. But I was surprised when it was still soft and fluffy on the inside while being crispy on the outside. you know what? You could stop right after frying them and even enjoy them as soya nuggets. But go ahead and give the manchurian a chance to shine too, it won't let you down I am sure.   The soya chunks become a little soggy after about 20 minutes, so you have to be quick while making the sauce/gravy. It is a pretty dry dish so I would classify this as a starter rather than a main. Side story: I thought it wouldn't be dry and I could serve it with roti, turned out I couldn't even ...

Bread Rolls are an Indian snack made with moist bread stuffed with spicy potato. It is crisp, spicy and simply perfect as a snack. I ate my first bread roll at our old neighbours place. They were a nice family and the aunty was simply too good at cooking. I loved them SO much that I pestered my mother to make the very next day! Since then, my mom makes them every year on my birthday and they are my ultimate go-to snack.  It's a  recipe to impress!   can bread recipes be made into rolls  bread recipes you can freeze bread recipes to make at home This pic was taken on my birthday(yes my mom makes it for me every year).  bread recipes for bread maker  Several bread roll recipes call for spicy potato stuffing, but I have added a few more veggies for that "extra" factor. (a g ood way t o sneak veggies in your kids' meals). You could even customize them and add some cheese and herbs. I personally also used some leftover subji which also works well inst...

<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Ads: 631975293 --> Pasta. The only word that evokes millions of emotions(apart from mother, of course.) Pasta comes in SO many different shapes(350 to be precise.) and can be cooked in a variety of ways. You have ala vodka, alfredo, with marinara, and so many more. You can be elaborate, making your own pasta from scratch and everything, but come on, when you are tired from office or college and you just crave some good ol' pasta, most people resort to mac and cheese. Agreed, mac and cheese is a classic-cheesy, one-pot and comforting. But this recipe is going to take that a NOTCH UP. It is a one-pot recipe, so you won't have to wash too many dishes, its creamy along with the flavour from the tomatoes and it has the goodness of veggies too(you can totally skip that part if you want.)  I make it so often, because it is easy to cook and trust me, you will fall in love with it. You can, of course, customize it with ma...