Indrani’s recipes cooking and travel blog
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The world is full of vegetarian people and I always was in search of a good vegetarian variety for baking a nice moist soft cake.It is because whenever I wanted to make a cake on any of my family members birthdays I needed to order an egg-less variety also from the shop.But I can do …
This time on my birthday on 22nd sepetember I prepared this cake and shared with my family,colleagues and neighbours.You can add any other fruits also to make a different variety.But the Basic sponge cake should be good.I did no feel the exhaustion due to the presence of a little helper my 8 year daughter in …
My husband loves spicy food a lot so you will always find a lot of chilies and jalapenos in my vegetable basket.But I am fond of bland food and my daughter won’t eat spicy dishes.So to satisfy both of them I made this stuffed Jalapenos with cilantro and garlic paste.It was tasty and had a …
Sesame seeds have great nutritional benefits.The paste of sesame seed also known as Tahini paste is used in many Arabian dishes.But the black variety yields the best quality of oil and is also best suited for medicinal purposes. The Black sesame seeds contain higher levels of antioxidants than brown as is known to have anti …
Guava is very helpful for those who want to lose weight without compromising upon their diet . Guava is very high in roughage and rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals, but it has no cholesterol and a low number of digestible carbohydrates. It is a is very filling fruit and satisfies the appetite very easily.So …
This is a traditional recipe from eastern part of India to where I belong. In this recipe the vegetables specially potatoes, okra etc. are simmered in the poppy seeds paste. Poppy seeds are dried seeds of the poppy plant. They are rich in carbohydrates and are considered good source of energy. Poppy seeds soaked in …
This is a traditional Indian dish in which I have added a few new spices .The technique is basically special.No oil is used in making this dish except for seasoning and it is cooked in a pot not in a wok .Spices you can vary depending on your personal choice.The curry will have a flavour …
It is a colorful romantic fruit punch appealing to the eyes and absolutely yummy to taste..I used White chocolate but if you love dark chocolate you can make a variant with dark chocolate too. To make 2 glasses you need the following Ingredients 1.Kiwi crush (4 tbsp) 2.Srawberry crush(2 tbsp) 3.Whipped double cream topping (Dairy …
This is a very popular dessert and it is must in our home during any festive season.It goes well with fried rice,pilaf,steamed rice,khichdi ,anything.You can add your choice of fruits like apple ,pine apple ,papaya ,mango etc to make a variant.You can vary the sugar content as per your taste.Taking a photo of it was …
It is a special traditional preparation from Bengal where the fish pieces are steamed in Banana leaves after coating them with mustard paste. Ingredients 5 to 6 big pieces of fish (preferably boneless) Lemon(juice of 1 lemon) Salt (as per taste) Turmeric (A pinch for colour) mustard seeds (1/2 cup) Poppy seeds (1/2 cup) Banana …
