Besan Ka Cheela | Chickpeas / Gram flour Crepes

“Besan Ka Cheela” -- One more easy breakfast recipe which is served in my household on weekends. I would say it does not top the list though, for sunday breakfast as “POHA” takes its place. But this is prepared definitely on a regular basis on weekends. Besan ka cheela can be served as an evening  snack too and provides a lot of carbohydrates to keep you going.

Aloo Samosa | Punjabi Aloo Samosa (Deep fried snack with potato filling)

“Aloo Samosa | Punjabi Aloo Samosa” is one street food which takes toll on all other street foods in Northern parts of India. It may be eaten for breakfast or as an evening snack. It is so popular in U.P. that on every street you can find at least one “samosa wala”. For wider audience, it is a deep fried snack with a savoury filling like potatoes, paneer, vegetables or green peas. It is served with spicy green chutney (click to get recipe here) or with tamarind chutney.

Aloo Bonda | Batata Vada | Maharashtrian Style Batata Vada (Mashed Potatoes dumplings coated with gram flour and deep fried)

“Aloo Bonda | Batata Vada | Maharashtrian Style Batata Vada” is a king of Maharashtrian street food. If you have ever been to this part of India and not had batata vada then you have definitely missed something. Try this recipe at home and please your loved ones or any guests visiting you. I have tried to make these batata vada the authentic way but my friends from Maharashtra are always welcome to suggest any recipe edits if required.

Other snack recipes you might like:

Tawa Aloo Toast | Potato Bread Toast

Corn Kebab | Corn Cutlet | Healthy Corn Cutlet

Potato Broccoli Cutlets/kebabs

Beetroot Cutlets/kebabs

Baked Beans on Toast

Sooji Laddu | Rava Laddu | Rava Laddu from Ghee residue | Leftover milk solids from Ghee

Sooji/Rava is healthy and nutritious so incorporating them in daily diet has many benefits. These “Sooji Laddu” are delicious mid morning or evening snacks for kids and adults too. These are quick and easy to make. I used  Khoya or Leftover milk solids from Ghee but you can use store bought khoya/mawa. Khoya adds in rich texture to these otherwise dry sooji laddu (and I wanted a way to finish off Leftover milk solids/khoya from ghee i made the previous day). So, make these delicious yummy snack for your kids or yourself.

Mango Chia Pudding | No Cook Mango Dessert | Healthy Mango Chia Pudding | Vegan Mango Pudding

Chia Seeds have recently been popular as super food and I have been trying new new ways to incorporate them in our daily diet. When I came across which chia pudding recipe I wanted to give it my twist and made this “Mango Chia Pudding”  which is SUPER healthy, contains SUPER food chia and no added sugar. DH is also happy as I find new ways to make healthy yet mouth watering desserts for him. It is SUPER easy and requires no cooking and ready in flat 10 minutes and tastes yummy!!! What else you want from a dessert if it satisfies your sweet tooth without sugar??

Homemade Pasta/pizza Sauce | Red Sauce for Pasta/Pizza | Tomato Sauce for Pasta |Arrabiata Sauce

Many people tend to use store bought pasta sauce (like me), before I discovered this “arrabiata sauce” or “Red sauce” at home, post this recipe you won’t buy it any further. To your surprise, italian sauces are so easy to make and also take very less time for making. So do try this at home and let me know if you like it.

Pasta Arrabiata | Red Sauce Pasta

Pasta is quick and easy fix for any lunch or dinner menu and loved by kids and adults equally. Many people think it is not that easy to make pastas at home and go to restaurants for the same. But, once you try this homemade pasta sauce and make this “Penne Arrabiata” pasta at home, everyone in your house would ask you to make this every once in awhile, I promise. :)

Click on the below link for homemade pasta/pizza sauce link !!!

homemade pasta/pizza sauce

Paneer Butter Masala | Easy Paneer Butter Masala (Cottage cheese simmered in onion-tomato-cashew gravy)

“Paneer Butter Masala” is a north indian gravy recipe which is made with cottage cheese simmered in tomato onion gravy along with cashew nuts as a base. Generally, this paneer recipe seems exotic and difficult to make. But, this recipe of mine will surely take the myths off your mind. This is quite easy recipe which you can make in flat 15 minutes. Have a look at step by step pictures or the video and you all will agree with me. So, do try this recipe out and if it tastes any less than restaurant versions, then do leave comment below and let me know. I definitely swear by this creamy and exotic Paneer Butter Masala recipe.

Other paneer recipes on blog which you might like:

Matar Paneer (Cottage cheese and green peas in onion-tomato gravy)

Paneer Sandwich | Cottage Cheese Stuffed Sandwich

Paneer Bhurji