Kalakand is a delicious traditional sweet famous in Northern India. Making it in the traditional way takes more time but tastes awesome. This kalakand made with milk, paneer, pista powder, flavored with kewra essence and cardamom powder. You can use it for your Diwali celebration or any other festivals.
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Mini Moong Daal Samosa
Mini Moong daal samosa is a snacks item and goes very well as tea time snacks. These are different than normal potato based samosas. It can last up to 2 weeks when stored in an airtight container.
Sweet mathri & Shakkar Para( Khurma)
Sweet Mathri & Khurma is a delicious sweet snacks item and made on festive occasions. It is very famous northern part of India. Sweet mathri also known as Khurma is made with all purpose flour, butter/ghee, deep fried and coated with sugar syrup. It’s very crunchy, and tastes yummy. Kids love it as a sweet, obviously not very healthy but occasionally it’s fine to indulge into.
Saag
This recipe can be made from a variety of green leafy vegetables like channa leaves, bathuwa leaves, which are very healthy and good sources of iron, fibers and minerals. This recipe is made with spinach, kale and mustard leaves. It’s requires very few ingredients and tastes awesome. Saag goes very well with roti, plain rice or makki(corn flour) ki roti.
Green Moong Daal Kachori
Khasta green moong daal kachori is a very popular snack in northern India. Kachori is a crispy Indian snack that is stuffed with spiced moong daal filling. This is made on various festivals like Holi and Diwali however you can make it any time.Yummy Kachoris can be served as side with tea along with coriander & mint and date & tamarind chutney.
Paneer Butter Masala
Paneer butter masala is one of the popular Indian vegetarian dish and loved by all. This rich and creamy dish is made with Paneer, creamy tomato gravy and spices.This recipe goes very well with jeera rice, naan, kulcha or paratha. Its an all time favorite dish for kids and easy to make. Make your special day more special through this dish.
Sweet & Sour Mango Apple Chutney
Chutneys are very essential dishes in Indian cuisine. There are a variety of chutney recipes which can be found in India. Some are sweet and some are spicy. Indian food is incomplete without chutney. This recipe is made with two fruits which have tangy and sweet taste. Apple and mango cooked with jaggrey and flavored with spices.It’s a great compliment with Paratha or with bread for breakfast. My kids love to take it to school with Paratha. It is very easy to prepare and you can store it for up to a couple of weeks in the fridge.
Coconut Ladoo
Coconut Ladoo is a delicious sweet and is made during festivals. Fresh shredded coconut cooked with milk, mava, sugar and flavored with cardamom and rose essence. It’s really quick and tasty sweet, which can be made on any occasion. In this recipe, i have used milk and mava powder but you can use condensed milk to make ladoos. This recipe includes two type of ladoos, one is plain and the other is beetroot. Adding beet into it gives it a beautiful color.