ShobisKitchen

Once in a while, I make rajma masala, channa masala or black eyed bean masala for chapati. I wish to buy this whole black lentil all the while, but could never find in the stores close by. Recently I bought it from Walmart  and very happy with the online shopping as I got it on the second day itself. Dal makhani is the one I order in restaurants for rice and rotis. It doesn't really differ in taste from one place to another while other side dishes like vegetable jalfrezi, Kadai paneer, paneer burji, bhindi (okra) masala varies in taste. I also had red kidney beans in my kitchen cabinet for about a month now. Hence had to make dal makhani today for dinner and I'm glad to share the recipe with the pictures. Steps: 1/2 cup whole black gram 2 tbsp red kidney beans/rajma 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 green chilli 1 bay leaf 3 cloves 3 cardamom 1 black cardamom 1-inch cinnamon 2 medium tomatoes 1 large onion 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugre...

Preparing lunch on a working day is quite challenging. Even more challenging is deciding on what to cook - isn't? Well, mint pulao is one of those recipes you can make easily on a weekday and pack it for lunch, that too for kids. You can have it with cauliflower pakora or masala vada or with pickle, fryums. Let's see what are the ingredients needed. Ingredients: 1 cup mint leaves 10-12 cashews 2 green chillies 1 bay leaf 1 cardamom 1-star anise (optional) 3 cloves 2 tbsp ghee or oil 1 cup basmati rice salt to taste 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 big onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup chopped carrots 1/4 cup corn Steps: 1. Wash and soak the basmati rice in cold water for about 20 minutes. 2. In a heavy bottomed pan or a pressure cooker, add ghee or oil. Once ghee gets warm, add cloves, cardamom, star anise and bay leaf. Saute for 30 seconds. 4. Then add ginger-garlic paste. Saute till raw smell of ginger-garlic paste goes away. 5. Add thinly sliced...

Baklava - a delightful dessert from the middle Eastern part of the world. If you ever had a chance to eat at a Mediterranean restaurant, then you must have tried this dessert at least once. This is the one and the only dessert you get to see in their menu list and it tops everything else when it comes to sweetness; as this dessert is made out of layers of filo dough, layers of butter, chopped nuts and sugar syrup. As I write the recipe, I have already swallowed two pieces of baklava for my breakfast. It is so very tempting and I just can't control my taste buds. I'm sure you will love it too! Ingredients: 4 oz filo dough 50 gms of almonds 100 gms of pistachios 100 gms of Walnut 1 tsp of cinnamon powder 1 tsp sugar 4 oz butter Syrup: 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of water 1/2 cup of honey 1 tsp vanilla essence Steps: 1. Thaw the filo dough roll as per the packet instructions. I have thawed the filo dough sheets for about 2 hours. 2. Let's make the syrup fir...