Namak Para | Savoury Mini Crackers

Namak Para, Nimiki, namak paare, or diamond cuts is popular snack or namkeen recipe during Diwali, festivals or even for tea time. I have posted spicy namak paare recipe and now I am posting the most popular version of diamonds cuts (namak para). We make namak para for almost all festival like Diwali/Deepavali, Holi or for travel. It always so easy to prepare and taste delicious, loved by all so namak para makes the most desirable snack for Deepavali.

Punjabi Chicken Curry Recipe | Chicken Curry Recipe

Punjabi Chicken Curry, chicken curry is delicious , easy chicken curry in Punjabi style with fresh spices and yogurt. There are many recipes and variations of making chicken in Punjabi style and this is one of them and it's very easy and quick with basic ingredients. To continue the Sunday Non-Vegetarian Recipes Series this is the 7 entry.

Matar Paneer Recipe | Matter Paneer - How to Make Mutter Paneer

Matar Paneer Masala, Mattar Paneer or also known as Mutter Paneer is popular Punjabi side dish with roti, paratha, pulao and one of the best winter recipe as we have fresh, sweet peas (matar) in season plus fresh stocks of paneer. Most of the people like matar paneer so it's very common dish in party or mostly in buffet :) I wanted to post mutter paneer recipe which I make it with both fresh paneer and peas (matar) which is rare being in Singapore but finally it happening now as during last India trip enjoyed winter and winter products to fullest.

Amritsari Chole | Amritsari Chole Masala Recipe

Amritsari Chole or street style Amritsari chole masala is popular chole or chana masala recipe that normally is served with kulcha or bhatura, naan,  paratha or variety rice, pulao as well. There are few ways of making amritsari chole and this is street style or dhaba style amriti chole the only difference is I didn't added tea bag to bring the dark brown color like we get in dhaba or in restaurants as I am not a big fan of adding tea bag to chole.

Naan Recipe without Yeast | Naan on Stove Top Recipe

Naan without yeast or naan on stove top (no oven) is an easy naan recipe that can be made at home without hassle. Naan is sure the most popular Indian flat bread over the world, Indian food or recipes means Naan name will be highlighted, made with plain flour (maida) naan is flat bread that can be serve with any curry whether it's vegetarian or non-vegetarian naan makes a perfect combination with anything.

Paneer Kulcha Recipe | Restaurant Style Paneer Kulcha | Indian Bread Recipes

Paneer Kulcha restaurant style or Paneer Onion Kulcha on stove top without yeast is stuffed kulcha with paneer and it's very easy to prepare, like I have mention in my kulcha post making kulcha at home is so easy, I know lot of people think it's complicated process and I used to think that too until I tired it. Paneer kulcha is one level up from normal kulcha here we stuff the kulcha with paneer filling and the filling itself is very simple and easy to prepare.

Mooli Paratha | Punjabi Mooli Ka Paratha Recipe

Mooli Paratha or mooli ke paratha is one of the popular paratha recipe and made in few ways, I personally make mooli ke parathe in 3-4 different ways and today is one of the most easy method of making this muli paratha. We can mooli paratha either by stuffing method or add everything with flour and make paratha and both ways it taste delicious, I choose the method depending on how much time I have in hand and of course on my mood :)

Aloo Gobi (Gobhi) Paratha | Paratha Recipes

Aloo Gobi (Gobhi) Paratha is combination of popular aloo and gobi paratha together. Mashed potato with cauliflower and spices together makes this delicious paratha for breakfast, lunch, dinner, lunch box, picnic etc. If you like aloo paratha then you will like this one too with added goodness of gobi (cauliflower) and spices to make spicy and yummy stuffing.

Paneer Makhani Recipe | Butter Paneer Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Recipe

Paneer Makhani or butter paneer is easy paneer recipe perfect for party, festival lunch, dinner, pot luck or even for lunch box. I always make one paneer dish for guest and it's mostly paneer butter masala or this paneer makhani. Paneer Makhani is popular North Indian curry, creamy and delicious with soft paneer it's a treat to eat. Paneer Makhani goes well with naan, kulcha, paratha, jeera rice, peas pulao, kashmiri pulao or any other rice variety.

Punjabi Rajma Masala | Rajma Chawal Recipe

Rajma chawal, the staple food for Punjabi's if you visited Delhi you can find rajma chawal everywhere during lunch time; street hawkers or small shops selling pipping hot rajma chawal, chole chawal and in everyone's hand you will find the same thing. I make rajma quite often or say even weekly once rajma, chole, lobia will be featured in menu and we all love it specially DH love his rajma rice being in Delhi for ages he adapted the Delhi food style so much.

Kadai Chicken | Kadhai Chicken Curry | Chicken Recipes

Kadai Chicken is popular North Indian and Pakistani recipe, most of the restaurants serve kadai chicken or karahi chicken as some call it; like in our house wok is called karahi and not kadai a term normally used.  Made with chicken, freshly grounded spices along with capsicum it's taste delicious.  Kadai Chicken literally means cooking in kadai(wok) and to cook this dish only one utensil is used.  If you think kadai chicken is one complicated recipe then it's not the case, it's quite easy and quick too with basic spices we normally have in our pantry.

Chana Aloo Masala | Chole Chawal Recipe

Chole or chana masala who doesn't like it? Perhaps few people but am sure most of you and your family like chole; popular curry with batura, rice, jeera rice, roti, paratha just name it and it's perfect with anything. Chickpeas or kabuli chana as we call it one of the versatile ingredients we can do plenty of dishes from it from starter to main course though I am yet to post some of my regular and favorite chickpeas recipes yet but that will happen soon..hmm ohkie I will try to make it soon.

Jeera Rice (Pulao) Recipe | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

Jeera rice is something that I make when I ran out of ideas on what to cook or mostly for guests as jeera rice works with any curry or dal and I like to make simple yet flavorful Jeera Pulao to balance it with spiced curry to make every thing is not spicy and heavy. Or I make jeera rice simply when I feel lazy to do any elaborate meal there was a time when every Sunday it use to be jeera rice for lunch along with a curry and/or dal.

Kulcha Recipe | Indian Bread Recipes

Kulcha is popular North Indian flat bread originated from Punjab, you can say it's from the popular Naan family.  Kulcha can be made in oven or in stove top and today's method I am showing here is stove top ie tawa.  First time I had kulcha in Delhi and I loved it instantly whenever I go to Delhi or even a stop over at Delhi airport Kulcha in menu is must for me and if lucky flights from Delhi serves hot kulcha chole some time too.  

Pindi Chole Recipe | Rawalpindi Chana Masala

Chana means Chana Masala (Chole) or Dry chole is for me I make this two the most or try it with different combination like this chickpeas eggplant curry. Pindi Chole was something that I wanted to make for a long time but it was not happening and  when I make Pindi Chole on rare occasions it never got clicked but this time though in hurry but I manage to take few pictures to share with you all the amazing, simple and yet delicious Pindi Chole Recipe.  Rawal Pindi Chole originated from a place call Rawalpindi in Punjabi and Pakistan where pindi means village.

Punjabi Egg Masala | Anda Curry Recipe

I make more of egg burji which I never happen to post than egg curry simply cause it's quick, easy to make burji and more over I like DH version of egg and potato curry he makes it so good that nothing can beat it I simply love that curry and yes I want to post that for years now but then it's just doesn't happens. Coming back to this egg curry it's a Punjabi version loaded with spices, this curry is on spicy side and you may feel lot of masala so if you don't eat spicy food just adjust the spices accordingly but don't give a miss to this curry it taste delicious.

Punjabi Kala Chana Masala | Chole Recipe

Who doesn't love chole or chana masala, though popular made of white chickpeas or kabuli chana another variety is to prepare from black chickpeas or kala chana.  There are ample of variety to try with chana and I never get bored of it.  Best thing about chana masala is it goes well with roti/paratha or steamed rice.   Punjabi's love their chole chawal or rajma chawal it's one of the best comfort food.  If you go to Delhi or Punjab the staple food everywhere you can see is rajma chalwa, chole chawal, chole batura and boy people simply love this.

Mango Lassi | Summer Drinks Recipes

As I mentioned in my Punjabi Lassi post lassi is most popular and filling drink during summer and for me any time of the year it's works.  Mango lassi is all time favorite whenever I go to Indian restaurant and if they serve mango lassi then without second thought the order goes to that but then the pity is we always don't get good mango lassi everywhere, some places sell such bad mango lassi that you would stop drinking it once for all but then these small hurdles doesn't effects me I still explore and try mango lassi and only avoid the places I know it's bad not good.  Thick, creamy lassi with full of mango flavors are to die for and a good mango lassi can be so satisfying.  

Sweet Lassi | Punjabi Lassi Recipe

One of the most popular and easy drink during summer is lassi, thick creamy lassi served in tall steel or brass glass it's a treat to have just any day.  Though I make salt lassi more than sweet version but once in a while we indulge in sweet creamy thick lassi.  I always like the traditional way of lassi thick and that's why I don't add ice cubes or else ice cubes dilute the lassi and makes it watery, a total no-no for me. 

Punjabi Bhindi Masala Recipe | Okra Recipes

Bhindi Masala is one recipe that I do often other than aloo bhindi bhujiya and it's goes so well with roti/paratha or poori is big plus point.  Recently I started doing it Punjabi way of this with addition of few more extra spices and the result is just better. This is a perfect lunch box recipe if you do parallel work then the preparation time will be less as I normally do.  You can make this as side dish with dal/sambar or even rasam doesn't have to be only with paratha, I also eat this with plain steamed rice, it's just me.  Don't miss the kasoori methi in any case, that's add that extra zing to this simple curry that once you try it you will love it.