Baingan Bharta- How to make delicious smokey eggplant stir fry

Baingan Bharta is the classic cuisine from North India where fire roasted eggplant mash is cooked with aromatic spices. Baingan means Eggplant and Bharta(mash) refers to the dishes in which the ingredients are roughly mashed either before or after the dish is prepared.  Before starting to cook the recipe,remember to roast the  eggplant on direct gas flame to…

Cashew Macaroons – Celebrating Christmas

Cashew Macaroon / Thoothukudi macaroon / Tuticorin macaroon is a special type of macaroon which was first made in the port town of Thoothukudi formerly know as  Tuticorin in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. While macaroons are traditionally made from ground almonds, these macaroons are made with cashew nuts as their major ingredient. These macaroons also owe their…

Palak Paneer

Restaurant style Palak Paneer- cottage cheese in a spinach gravy

Palak Paneer  is a delicious restaurant style dish where  cottage cheese cooked  in spinach puree and aromatic spices. This Palak Paneer Recipe is a favorite across the length and breadth of India. Spinach and Cottage cheese is very nutritious and takes care of calcium, iron and protein levels of our body.  The Palak Paneer curry with all the goodness from Spinach and Paneer…