Chilkewali Mung Dal Vade

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Chilkewali Mung Dal ke Vade- Split Mung bean Fritters are delicious fried snack. It’s crunchy , spicy and tasty snack and one of the favorites item to make for Iftar.

Chilkewali Mung Dal ke Vade- Split Mung bean Fritters

During Ramadan,  different types of pakora or bade are must have for iftar. I have been asked many times what is the difference between pakora and vada. Now the major difference is that pakora is prepared from a powdered form of chana dal. Called besan or gram flour. While vade is prepared from dal itself. Soaked and later grounded coarsely. The recipe to prepare pakora and vade is also quite different. Continue reading

Badshah Pasand – Double ka Meetha

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Badshah Pasand – Double ka Meetha  is a most simpler version of Shahi tukda you will come across. Prepared in under 10  minutes this recipe is a keeper for hasty days.

Badshah Pasand - Double ka Meetha

In my initial days of marriage K used to tease me by asking if you know how to make this and that. He would often give regional names to the dishes I knew to confuse me.  Being from Gujarat with influence of northern indian indian cuisine, there was loads of language differences. And dishes including various things had different names from what we use. This Badshah Pasand had become a huge headache , I would say  for me. Until I decided to unravel it’s mystery by calling my ma in law.

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Ande ka Halwa – Ramadan Special Treat

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Ande ka Halwa is a special dessert prepared during the month of Ramadan. Prepared for Iftari and it’s a delicious dessert to giveaway to neighbors and friends.

Ande ka Halwa

Desserts have a special place on iftar table during ramadan. My family has a sweet tooth. Plus for my iftar giveaways , I need to prepare daily different types of dessert. I have few egg based dessert on the blog like Ande Ka burada, Caramel puddingContinue reading

Dry Fruit Lassi : The Desi Energy Drink

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Dry Fruit Lassi, a nutritious and energy drink to break your fast this Ramadan. Perfect for summers too.

Dry Fruit Lassi,

Assala mo alykum & Ramadan Mubarak. In my previous posts, I had shared some of the preps  for Ramadan. So now it’s time to use them. So today I am sharing our favorite Ramadan drink Dry Fruit  Lassi.  Remember the dry fruit powder we had prepared and stocked up. We will use it up in this recipe and whip up a delicious Lassi. Continue reading