Easy Everyday Recipes
Thunka Puri is a popular dish made in the Bali Jatra, Odisha’s Largest Fair. These puris are deep fried bread made with all purpose flour and served with chena tarkari. The Bali Jatra is the largest trade fair in Odisha, and host to various artists and craftsmen of Odisha. ‘Bali Jatra’ literally translates as a […]
Swala or the Sewala is a stuffed deep fried Indian Bread from the state of Uttarakhand. These stuffed pooris don’t require a side dish, you can simply serve it with butter and pickle. Uttarakhand, formally known as Uttaranchal is a state located in the northwestern part of the country. During our exploration of regional cuisines […]
Rontose is a deep fried Rice Bread made for a leisure weekend special breakfast. This popular Konkani delicacy is served with Dalithoy, a dal made with Toor and Potato. These Rontose is also called as Rontoso or Rontus or just Rontos. The side dish served with these Rice Pooris is a dal made with Toor […]
Quick Bhatura is for those times when you are in a hurry to make this dish without resting time. This Bhatoora gets done in 15 to 20 mins time. Normally even with adding leavening agent and curds, we rest the Bhatura dough for at least 2 hours. So when you have to make this without […]
Paneer Stuffed Bhatura is a delicious deep fried Indian Pooris made with All Purpose flour stuffed with fresh Indian Cottage Cheese. These stuffed paneer bhaturas are good to enjoy as such though we can serve it with chole or aloo. I have adapted this from here and got to know this is a specialty from […]
Mixed Nuts and Rose Bombay Halwa is made with cornstarch or cornflour as we call in India. The specialty of this halwa is the use of rose syrup that gives this halwa an unique aroma and taste. If you are fond of corn flour halwas, then you will love this one too. Cornflour or Corn […]
Rabri or rabdi is a traditional Indian sweet of thickened sweetened milk with layers of cream. It has mixed nuts added to it and can be served on its own or along with other dishes. This is a thick sweeten dessert made by reducing the milk to almost 1/3rd to the original quantity and garnished […]
Nei Payasam is a special payasam made with Unakkalari, jaggery and ghee and served during festival occasions in Kerala Temples. Unakkalari is a kind of raw rice used in Kerala and the rice is used without removing the rice bran. Nei Payasam, also called as Aravana Payasam is cooked in a brass uruli that is […]
Onion Masala Poori is a deep fried Bread made with all purpose flour stuffed with a spicy onion and spices filling. These Onion Pooris are heavy and a filling bread on its own, and you don’t have to make any side dish for this. When it was the turn of thinking of a poori with […]
Ney Pathiri is a deep fried Rice Pooris from Malabar region of Kerala. This gluten free Indian Bread is enjoyed as a snack as well. Pathiri in Malayalam refers to a pancake made of rice flour. You can cook these pancakes or pastry on tawa, cooked on flame or deep fried as well. Roll out […]
Moong Dal Poori is a deep fried Indian Bread made with a ground moong dal along with spices to make a spicy and fuss free bread. This can be enjoyed as such or with any side dish. Making pooris with stuffing blended in it is very easy as you don’t have to worry about the […]