Simple Recipez

Kalakand is a creamy, mouth melting sweet which has a soft and grainy texture and requires no special occasion for preparation. The flavor of cardamom powder/Rose water   gives it a heavenly taste and fragrance. Ingredients –  Full cream milk -1ltr. Powdered sugar -150gm Grated paneer -200 gm Green cardamom powder-2 tbsp Chopped pista & badam -2tbsp for garnish Ghee-1 tsp for greasing the pan Method – 1-      Boil the milk in thick bottomed pan till it reduces and is thick in texture. 2-      Add sugar powder, green cardamom powder and keep stirring till the milk thickens and reduces to 1/3rd. 3-      Add grated paneer and mix it well, keep stirring continuously till most of the moisture evaporates and solid mass remains. 4-      Grease an aluminum tray or any thali with ghee. 5-      Pour the mixture into the tray and level the surfa...

Pav Bhaji is one of the most loved street food, which was originally an iconic dish of Mumbai. But now you can find it in every restaurant, spicy bhaji served with loads of butter and laden pav. Enjoy the buttery dish  🙂 Ingredients – Oil-2 tsp Butter-70gm Onion finely chopped-2 medium Ginger-garlic paste -1tsp Green chili chopped-1 Kashmiri red chili powder -2tsp Different vegetables chopped (Used here are-) Capsicum deseeded and chopped -1 Beans -2tbsp Green peas(frozen) -2tbsp Cauliflower(grated) -2tbsp Carrots (grated) -2tbsp Boiled and grated potatoes -3 Tomatoes grated -4 Pav Bhaji masala -3tsp Salt – as per taste Kasoori methi -1tsp Green coriander leaves -1tsp Lemon juice -1/2 lemon Pav -2 For serving – Onion – finely chopped Lemon slices Method – 1-Heat oil and butter in a kadhai/large tawa. Add onions and fry till light in color (translucent), add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. 2-Add ...

Khatti Meethi tomato chutney is a delicious instant tomato sauce with the hint of fennel seeds (saunf) and spice of red chili. The sourness of tomatoes and sweetness of sugar makes this chutney delectable, which goes really well with any paratha, poori, samosa, kachori. Enjoy the lovely condiment 😊 Ingredients – Red tomato - 5-7(500gm) Jeera-1/2tsp Saunf-1/2tsp Oil-1 ½ tsp Dry red chili 2 Kashmiri red chili powder -1/2tsp Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp Black salt-as per taste White salt-as per taste Sugar-3 tbsp Method – 1-       Boil the tomatoes with 1 glass of water for 5-7 minutes (till the tomatoes are soft) 2-       Let it cool, peel it off and make a fine puree of boiled tomatoes. Use small amount of water. 3-       Heat oil in kadhai/pan, add jeera, saunf and dry red chili. Let it splutter. 4-       Ad...

A masaledaar change from the usual bhindi ki sabji which will become all time favorite of your family. Enjoy with any paratha or roti of your choice. It also tastes good with daal chawal…enjoy 😊 Ingredients- Bhindi (washed and dried) -500gm Oil-3 tbsp Jeera-1/2 tsp Moti saunf -1/2 tsp Hing-1 pinch Ginger-garlic-chili paste-1 tsp Besan-2 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder-1 tsp Haldi-1 tsp Dhania powder-1 tsp Garam masala powder-1 tsp Amchur-1 tsp Salt -as per taste Method- 1-Slit bhindi in between and cut in half. 2-Heat oil in kadhai, add jeera, saunf and hing. 3-Next add the besan and fry till the raw smell goes. 4-Add all the dry masala powder except amchur and salt. Fry for2 min. 5-Add bhindi to the masala, mix well. Add amchur powder and salt. 6-Cover and cook, open after every 2-3 minutes and stir to make sure it is not sticking to the kadhai. 7-Once the bhindi is done, keep the gas on medium flame and fry for 2-3 mi...

Mixed Fruit Ice Cream Salsa is a refreshing and fruity dessert this season. Nuts and Dates gives the enhancement to the taste with the blend of ice cream..... dessert no one can resist . Ingredients- Mango sliced  - 1/2 cup Watermelon sliced - 1/2 cup Musk melon sliced  - 1/2 cup Apple slices - 1/2 cup Pear sliced - 1/2 cup Peach sliced - 2 Chopped almonds - 1tsp Chopped walnut - 2tbsp Chocolate syrup - 1tsp Vanilla Ice cream - 2 tbsp Strawberry Ice cream - 2tbsp Chocolate Icecream - 2tbsp Chopped seedless dates - 2tbsp Black salt- as per taste Lime juice - 1tsp Making 1- Mix all chopped fruits, walnut, dates, salt and lime juice in a large bowl. 2- Take a glass or mason jar, put a layer of mix fruits in the bottom, layer it up with vanilla ice-cream. 3- Make another layer of fruits, this time layer it up with strawberry ice cream. 4- Put another level of fruits and lastly top it up with chocolate ice cream. 5- Garnish it with some chocolat...

Aamrakhand is a sweet with rich combination of curd and mango.The taste of mango in shrikhand is a lovely blend, it tastes yum when served chilled. You can serve it as a sweet,also goes really well as an accompaniment with poori. Enjoy the mango season. Ingredients Hung curd – 2 cup Fresh Mango pulp -1 cup Powdered Sugar -3tbsp Green cardamom powder – 1 tsp Kesar strands soaked in milk -1 tsp Powdered nuts -1tsp Chopped Pista for garnish - 1-2 Making Aamrakhand – 1. Place hung curd in a bowl. Add mango pulp and whisk. 2. Add powdered sugar, green cardamom powder, Kesar milk, powdered nuts and whisk till well blended. 3. Refrigerate for thirty to forty-five minutes. 4. Transfer into earthenware bowls and serve chilled, garnished with chopped Pista and Kesar strands. Hung Curd - In a muslin cloth, pour 400 gm curd and hang it for 2-3 hours. Let all the water drain out.

Iced Tea is one of the refreshing and exciting beverages which is usually loved in summer’s. This mojito inspired Iced tea is kind of addictive, and it easily replaces the other coolants. So why go to a café for an expensive Ice tea when we can easily make it at home with very few ingredients  Ingredients – Water -2 glass Tea leaves -2 tsp Lemon-1 Mint leaves -7-8 Lemon juice -2 tsp Honey -2 tbsp Ice crushed – as per requirement Preparing Tea- 1- Heat water in a pan, add tea leaves and boil for 2-3 minutes. 2- Strain the tea in a jar and let it cool to room temperature. 3- Cut ½ lemon in roundels and take the juice of rest half 4- Add 2tbsp hot water in honey to prepare a decoction. 5- In a glass take crushed ice, add honey decoction to it. Add the mint leaves, lime juice and lemon roundels. 6- Pour the tea into the glass. 7- Garnish the rim of a glass with one of the lemon roundels and serve chilled.