GOBI GAJAR SHALGAM KA KHATTA-MEETHA ACHAAR (PUNJABI STYLE)/गोभी, गाजर और शलगम का पंजाबी स्टाइल खट्टा-मीठा अचार Whenever the carrots get its classic red colour and become juicer in the mid winters, I crave for the...
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....
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...
GOBI-GAJAR-SHALGAM KA KHATTA TEEKHA ACHAAR / A SPICY-TANGY PICKLE WITH CARROT-TURNIP AND CAULIFLOWER /गोभी गाजर शलगम का खट्टा तीखा अचार We love our pickles more than our regular dishes. Without them, our meal does not complete. Having a great...
Do you discard the seeds after eating the melons or watermelons? And If you do so, you have deprived yourself of the cheapest ever sources of micronutrients provided by nature. These seeds are easily available in the stores but you can dry and...
Aam-Karele Ka Achaar/ Raw Mango-Bitter Gourd Pickle/ आम-करेले का अचार Yes, you heard it right! Raw mango and karela /bitter gourd make a very unique pickle as both are pole apart in the context of taste and texture. One...
A few more days to go and this root vegetable will disappear from my local vegetable market (as the weather is changing). Before I say goodbye to it I wanted to preserve it to consume later and nothing is better than...

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...
      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...
Pudina-Bhuna Jeera Masala Pudina-bhuna jeera masala or dried mint-roasted cumin seeds masala is ideal for Raita, curd, or masala-chass .  This masala is aromatic and good for digestion. Both the ingredients used in this masala are beneficial for the stomach and help keep it cool, thereby preventing digestive ailments. As...