MUTABAL/MOUTABAL DIP/A CREAMY-SMOKEY EGGPLANT DIP/ LEBANESE DIP WITH ROASTED EGGPLANT The Middle Eastern cuisine has introduced a vast range of dips and spreads to the world. These dips do well as sides or their mezzes (starters) platter in...
ACHAARI /PICKLE FLAVOURED RAW MANGO CHUTNEY It sounds unusual to hear but truly this mango chutney tastes like sweet-sour mango pickle.  The sweet-sour achaari chutney is one of those I make with raw mangoes by adding particulars...
TAHINI DIP / MIDDLE EASTERN DIP TAHINI WITH SESAME SEEDS If you are fond of Middle Eastern cuisine, you must have tasted Tahini paste. This nutty paste is essential in their pantry as their meals are not...
GUACAMOLE DIP /AN AMAZINGLY HEALTHY DIP WITH AVOCADO Guacamole Dip is prepared with a wonderful fruit Avocado. The flesh of Avocado is so smooth and creamy that easily absorbs any flavour you add to it. Adding chopped...
CUCUMBER-CARROT RAITA/KHEERA-GAJAR KA RAITA/ A SUPER COOL YOGHURT-BASED SIDE DISH The spring season is going on and we are bidding goodbye to the wintertime in North India. A little heat can be felt now in the noon...
MOOLI KI CHUTNEY / MOOLI KI CHATPATI CHUTNEY/WINTER SPECIAL RADISH CHUTNEY /A GREAT APPETIZER This lip-smacking chutney will compliment your meal, I am pretty sure about this. This is a winter special chutney as the star ingredient is radish/mooli....
AAM OR KHAJUR KI CHUTNEY/RAW MANGO-DATES AND NUTS CHUTNEY Summers in India means mangoes whether matured or raw.  This is the perfect time to make pickles and chutneys with this wonderful fruit. Almost each and every region of India...
GRAPE CHUTNEY/ANGOOR KI CHUTNEY Chutneys or relish are an integral part of Indian cuisine. They play an important role to increase the taste of food. The chutney is a blend of all the flavours to hit our taste buds....
VEGETABLE RAITAA bowl of chilled raita adds the taste to an Indian meal. This yogurt-based dip might contain fresh vegetables, fruits, and sometimes nuts. In summers the raita preparations play the role of a cooler to the body. The black salt, roasted cumin...
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...