This baby cereal is suitable as a first food for 6 months old baby. For babies younger than 6 months, i suggest consulting your pediatrician. You can check this food chart for 6 months old baby and this one for above 7 months old. Rice is a highly recommended first grain for babies since it is easy to digest, non allergic and the smooth texture it yields. The ready made cereals are precooked, dehydrated and then processed....
What is paneer? Paneer is a kind of fresh cheese made by curdling milk using an acidic food ingredient like lemon juice, vinegar, buttermilk, yogurt (curd) or citric acid. Paneer is a soft yet firm, non melting cheese that is made without using any kind of rennet. It is also not fermented or aged like other kinds of cheese. To make paneer or chenna, milk is boiled and then curdled with a acidic ingredient....
These tried and tested recipes are a family favourite & are sure to please everyone. This collection includes restaurant and homestyle recipes which you can plan for your weekend and weeknight dinners. Easy Indian Dinner Ideas If you are wondering what to make for dinner, then this may help you. Usually South Indians eat rice, curry, veggie stir fry, sambar and rasam for dinner. Some people also eat chapathi and vegetable curry....
Mushroom Fry This recipe can be used as a base for any stir fry with vegetables. Though a lot of Indian stir fry dishes are made sans onions and tomatoes, this mushroom fry recipe uses onions to impart a caramelized flavor. Tomatoes are added for that slight tang. The basic fresh spices like ginger, garlic and green chilies add a refreshing spicy zing to the mushroom fry. Though curry leaves are optional I recommend them for a South Indian touch....
pala undrallu tastes like the paala thalikalu and is a good substitute to making thalikalu as there are no chances of these breaking up like the thalikalu. If you prefer to use jaggery syrup, make sure to cool it completely before adding to the payasam else it can curdle. To prepare the jaggery syrup, just add little water to grated jaggery , melt it and filter to remove the impurities....
These soya burgers are made much similar to the Indian style veggie burger I had shared earlier. But this one has a different dressing along with the addition of soya granules. The soya cutlets are very delicious and can also be served as a snack with some green chutney or mint chutney. You can also wrap them in your kathi rolls. The mixture can also be made to soya kebabs and grilled....
This steamed cabbage recipe is from my mom and this was the most common way we would eat cabbage at home. So this is made much in the Indian style but with only a few spices to add some flavour. To make it more spicy or hot, you may up the quantity of spices. Serve this steamed cabbage with rice, roti or bread. This goes well even in the lunch box and can also be used to make roti rolls or sandwiches....
About Tomato Soup This Tomato Soup is absolutely comforting, tastes delicious & is flavor packed. A good Tomato Soup is all about the flavors, with a right balance of sour & sweetness. This homemade soup made with fresh tomatoes is one of the best I have been making for my family. It is super simple to make and needs only a handful of ingredients yet tastes amazing. Tomato Soup is made in so many ways....
The traditional recipe calls for soaking the lentils and rice for several hours, then they are ground to a batter and fermented. With this appe recipe you will be able to bypass all of these steps and make the batter under 20 mins. Spoon the batter directly to the cavities of your appe pan and cook your crispy fluffy appe. You will be surprised at how good they taste. These can be eaten on their own but a chutney & hot tea/coffee pairs well....
Please read the comments below before posting your queries since similar queries may have been answered. Well, some of my tips might look like old wives tales since they are based on Ayurveda, but I do trust them in growing healthy and happy babies. However I suggest consulting your elders or pediatrician before you follow any new foods or tip that have been mentioned here. For the past several years, I have been consistently sharing & updating baby recipes especially for a good weight gain....
This Kerala Beetroot Thoran goes well with Rice, Chapati, Roti, and Plain Paratha. It tastes good on its own too. About Beetroot Thoran For the uninitiated, Thoran is a coconut based simple stir fry dish from Kerala. It is made with fine chopped or grated vegetables & leafy greens. Beetroot, Carrot, Green beans, Cabbage, Raw Banana, spinach and unripe Jack fruit are some of them. Thoran is minimally spiced and cooked in coconut oil....
Cauliflower Curry Cauliflower Curry is a Indian dish where cauliflower florets are cooked with a sauce consisting of onions, tomatoes, spices and herbs. There are numerous ways a curried dish is made with varying ingredients like coconut milk, cream, yogurt etc. Most Indian curries are made the basic way by with pantry staples and this cauliflower curry is no exception. Our everyday Indian curries are not creamy or buttery and do not have a smooth sauce like those served in the restaurants....
This post will help you to make the easiest, delicious, juicy & soft yogurt marinated spicy kababs which make a great appetizer. These can also be served as a side with some biryani, pulao or in wraps, sandwiches and salads too. These taste best when served with a good mint raita chutney or kebab chutney. You can also serve this with green chutney. These chicken kebab can be grilled in a Oven, on charcoal fire or on a grill pan on the stove....
There are also different chicken masala recipes that are served in restaurants like Butter chicken, chicken tikka masala, chicken butter masala, malai chicken etc. All the restaurant style dishes do take some time to prepare and cream or yogurt is mostly used. But the recipe I am sharing today is a very simple one, needs no blending, no overnight marination, no yogurt or cream etc. Yet this tastes delicious, moderately spicy and flavorful....
Egg butter masala goes very well as a side with almost anything like plain rice, roti, pulao, jeera rice, butter naan and even with biryani. This is one of my most preferred dishes to go with variety rice and even with biryani when I have guests home. It is easy, quick to prepare, tastes delicious and makes a meal delightful. Though made in the same way as the paneer butter masala, this gravy tastes very different due to the addition of butter roasted eggs....
Miso and eggplant is a gorgeous combination of flavours, and by caramelising the glaze it really takes this to another level. Miso Glazed Japanese Eggplant It always amazes me how the simplest of recipes can have such an incredible depth of flavour. This is one such dish. This recipe is based on a traditional Japanese eggplant dish called Dengaku Miso Eggplant. The traditional way of making this in Japan is to drape the eggplant in the miso sauce, which is a thinner version of the Miso Glaze in this recipe (I’ve included directions to turn the recipe into a sauce)....
Kandi is the Telugu word for pigeon peas. Pachadi means chutney in telugu. Kandi pachadi refers to a chutney made with pigeon peas. Toor dal or pigeon peas were one of the most commonly cultivated lentils in the region. Apart from making pappu or dal dishes for their everyday meal even this chutney was made to go with hot rice and ghee. Kandi pachadi is also served with breakfast foods like idli, dosa, punugulu & garelu....
These crispy crepes are quite addictive and delicious. No one wants to stop with one and this says how delicious they taste! Masala Dosa Masala dosa is a popular South Indian breakfast where a crispy crepe made of fermented rice and lentil batter is served with flavorful spiced potato curry. It is a wholesome meal in itself as it is served with potato masala, Coconut chutney and Sambar. It is believed that Masala dosa originated in the Tuluva Mangalorean cuisine, from Karnataka (source: Wiki)....
Coconut chutney, tomato chutney, coconut pudina chutney, tomato pickle, mango pickle are some of our favorite choices to serve with these. Moong Dal Dosa These instant version of Moong Dal Dosa are inspired from the traditional Andhra Pesarattu that uses whole green gram aka mung beans and spices. But this instant version is made with skinned and split lentils so they really don’t require a long soak. Every time the laziness kicks in I resort to these as I don’t need to plan or prepare ahead....
Manchurian is a type of Indian Chinese dish invented by Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur of Chinese origin. Though the dish bears very little resemblance to the Manchu cuisine, he just made something toothsome and called it Manchurian. The first dish was made with Chicken and as time passed by this became one of the most popular Indo-Chinese dishes in India. A lot of variations are seen today made with mutton, fish, eggs and even vegetarian versions exist....
