Side Dishes - Dips, Chutneys and Pickles

Side Dishes - Dips, Chutneys and Pickles

Sometimes you just need that smack of flavours, punch or colour to make the whole creation worth it. That is all that the humble chutney has done for years, quietly from the sideline. These are an integral part of our cuisine for ages. Our thalis do not complete without...

Bathua Riata

Bathua or chenopodium is a leafy vegetable grown across the extent of the country. This is basically a weedy plant that grows very easily and is edible for the human. These leaves are full of nutrition and contain essential minerals and amino acids Bathua leaves are available in the winter...
 Indian cuisine can't be imagined without chutneys. Whether it is a breakfast or evening snack time, most of the delicacies are served with a number of different chutneys or dips. One such chutney is peanut or groundnut chutney. This chutney is generally paired with south Indian breakfast or evening snack...
Pudina-Bhuna Jeera Masala Pudina-bhuna jeera masala or dried mint-roasted cumin seeds masala is ideal for Riata, curd or masala-chass .  This masala is aromatic and good for digestion. As both the ingredients used in this masala are good on the stomach and keep the stomach cool keeping the digestive ailments away....

Homemade Sambar Masala

Course - seasoning/side dish/spice mix Cuisine - Indian  Prep Time - 5 Min  Cook Time - 1o Min  Total Time - 20 Min  Yield - 100 gm or half cup approx.  Author - Bharti Dhawan Ingredients Whole red chilli - 2-3 Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp Fenugreek/methi seeds - 1 tbsp Sesame seeds/safed til - 1...
​ Masala Paneer It's a delight to make paneer/cottage cheese at home. If we get a good one in the market it is ok but if it is not available, we can make a soft, fresh creamy paneer at home very easily. It is hygienically good also and if dried n...
Can we imagine Indian cuisine without chutneys? Undoubtedly, each and everyone would say "No"!! because our cuisine is incomplete without this humble chutney. Green chutney or fresh coriander chutney is one of the most relished chutneys,  so simple to make with a few ingredients and yummy too!! I won't forget...
      Chutneys or relish are the best accompaniments to any meal. In fact, the Indian meal is not completed without chutneys or pickles. Though eaten in small amount, chutneys are so important that it is served first in the Indian thali There is a wide range of chutneys as a number...
Coriander or green chutney is the best accompaniment to any meal of the day. We can have it in the breakfast, lunch or dinner with the main course dishes. Our favourites, chaat dishes can't be imagined without this chapati, tangy chutney When raw mangoes are in season I make green...
PYAZ KA ACHAAR /ONION PICKLE/ACHAARI PYAZ/प्याज़ का अचार The pickling process of fruits and vegetables is as old as growing of them. Pickling had always been in practice to use the overproduction very sensibly to save from rotting. We...