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Delicious Indian Paneer Recipes - A Vegetarian's Del...

Paneer / Cottage cheese / often compared to Tofu because of its texture and usage in cooking. Both i.e. tofu and paneer can substitute for one another. In India Paneer is the most popular ingredient used in vegan cooking. It is the most common and popular food item available under the vegetarian category on the menu card in every restaurant regardless of state or region. And there are some common and delicious paneer dishes that tops the "must-have" Indian dishes list and are a vegetarian's delight.

My All-Time Favourite Snack - Kachori

A Kachori is a stuffed deep fried Indian bread. The stuffing varies from region to region. The most favorites of all are the aloo kachori, daal kachori and pyaz (onion) kachori. There are two types of Kachoris, one is the khasta kachori which can be kept for days and is eaten as snacks and the other ones are eaten the same time. The stuffing can vary from person to person depending on their individual choices.

Sarson ka Saag and Makki ki Roti - Made for Each Other

Sarson ka saag is the mixture of Spinach and mustard leaves where as Makki (corn) ki roti is the Indian bread made using makki ka atta. The dish "Makki ki Roti and Sarson ka Saag" is the most popular desi cuisine that hails from North Indian states Punjab, Haryana and UP. It is served with a dollop of homemade white butter on top of the saag and roti accompanied by lassi / chhas along with the Mooli (white radish) salad.

Tongue Tickling Mooli ke Parathe

Winter Season in India is the season when you get healthy seasonal vegetables that fill our life with some real exotic and delicious flavors. Today I would like to talk about such one flavor "The Mooli Ke Parathe". The dish hails from Punjab I would say the Paratha Capital of India because most of the parathas actually originated in this North Indian State. ? Let's take a quick look at some of the Mooli Paratha Recipes

Ras Malai - A Milk based Dessert of India

Ras Malai is by far the most preferred milk based sweet in India. Though there are plenty of them but Ras Malai tops the list. In India most of the milk and cream based sweets originated in Orissa and West Bengal and so is the case with Ras Malai. It was originated in the Eastern part of India. ? Ras Malai is basically creamy and milky syrup that consist Paneer (chenna) balls. The syrup is purely the milk, sugar, cream and saffron mixture. It is made from Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and it makes a great dessert and is served chilled. There are a few variants of Ras Malai

Most common Paneer (Tofu) Recipes from India

Paneer / Cottage cheese / Tofu is the most popular ingredient used in vegan cooking in India. It is the most common food item that you?ll find on the restaurant menu regardless of state or region. And there are some common paneer dishes which are famous all across India and every restaurant makes sure to have these dishes on their menu card. These dishes are not only delicious but simple to cook. Let us have a look at some of the most common Paneer Dishes in India

The Must Haves from the Indian Food Map

India is a big country and so is the list of delicious cuisine. The extensive immigration and encounter with other cultures like European, Portugal and Moughal benefitted India with a wide variety cooking styles and delicious delicacies. These people taught Indians about the use of different spices in various other ways. Today India is known across the world for its fabulous cuisine, rich culture and magnificent past. ? It is very difficult to some up all delicacies of India in just one article. So, I decided to put the must haves from each state of India. So that when you are in th...