Yellow Daal Tardka

For me daal is comfort food and whenever I come back from vacation or not feeling well than daal chawal is the food I want. Few days back I wanted to have daal and chawal but somehow was not in a mood for regular daals that we make so I made mix roasted yellow daal. It turned out truly delicious and something different to have when you are bored with regular  daal. Quick & easy recipe if you are craving for simple home food.

Sweet and Salty Tomato chutney

                                                   
                                                   

                                  

We make so many kinds of chutney in our day to day life and most common among them is coriander  so I thought why not do away with them and try one chutney which is not made that frequently in our household so I made sweet and salty tomato chutney. This chutney is really delicious and when you are eating it you can’t even guess what it is made of. This chutney goes very well with all party dishes  So next time you want to make some different chutney with your food then do try this delicious recipe.

Rice Kheer

Last in our Diwali special is rice Kheer – it is one of the most loved dessert in northern parts of India. This kheer is very flavorful because of saffron strands and dry fruits. You can also add cashews and raisins along with saffron, almonds and cardamom. And on this sweet a very HAPPY DIWALI to all the lovely members of Desitadka!

Ingredients:

2 litter full cream milk
1/2 small bowl rice
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
10 crushed Almonds
10 saffron ( dip in tittle milk for some time)


Directions:

1.       Boil milk and once the milk starts to boil add rice and keep stirring it continuously on low flame so that it doesn’t stick

2.       Then add sugar and on a low flame let the rice cook in the milk
3.       Once the rice is more than halfway done, add the saffron, cardamom powder, crushed almonds and mix it well
4.       When the rice has been cooked completely and the kheer has thickened to the desired consistency then switch off the fire
5.       Now take it out in a bowl and garnish with saffron and almonds and refrigerate it
6.       You can serve kheer hot or cold

Kachori Sabzi

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hird recipe that I am sharing in Diwali week is Kachori Sabzi  - this recipe is my absolute favourite. Do try this recipe and I am sure you will love it. Kachori Sabzi is a complete meal in itself but can also be served as evening snack.

Dahi Vada

Our next in our Diwali special is Dahi Vada – it is a perfect side dish with any meal. Dahi Vada is an Indian chaat that you can enjoy it as a snack or as a part of meal. The yogurt for Dahi Vada is thick, creamy, chilled and sweetened with sugar and poured over the soft vadas. At the time of serving, green chutney and sweet chutney are spooned over them followed by a generous sprinkling of roasted cumin powder, red chili powder, chaat masala, black salt and coriander leaves. Having a Dahi Vada is like having explosion of flavors in your mouth.  

Potato Cutlets

We kick start our Diwali week with Potato Cutlets. They are extremely easy to make and tastes yummy and are great snacks to be served at any party. These bread potato cutlets are crunchy and tastes great when served hot with green chutney or tomato sauce. So enjoy this Diwali season with these crunchy Potato Cutlets.

Chana Daal Chutney

                                                                 

We make so many kinds of chutney in our day to day life and most common among them is coriander,  so I thought why not do away with them and try one chutney which is not made that frequently in our household so I made chana daal Chutney . This chutney goes very well with all South Indian dishes. So next time you want to make some different chutney with your food then do try this delicious recipe.

Makhaane Ki Kheer

Our next Navratre special is awesome dessert – Makhaane Ki Kheer! This dessert is made especially during fasting days. This kheer has very soft and sweet flavour so is liked by all. Do try this yummy dessert during this Navratre season.

Ingredients:

1 bowl makhaane
1/2 litter milk
2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 bowl dry fruits ( as you like)
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 tablespoon coconut powder
1 tablespoon ghee

Directions:

1.       Take a fry pan and heat ghee then put the heat to low and add makhaane, fry them by stirring continuously for 2-3 minutes until their colour gets changed

2.       Take them out in a bowl and keep it aside to cool down

3.       Once it becomes room temperature grind it in mixer grinder (it should be semi solid, don’t grind too much otherwise it will become powder)

4.       Then heat milk and bring it to boil, then put in on low flame and let it reduce (will take around 15 minutes)

5.       Once the milk thickens add sugar, coconut powder, dry fruits and cardamom powder and mix it well until the sugar disappears in milk. Now turn off the heat and take out your Makhaane ki Kheer in a bowl

6.        Garnish with dry fruits and serve it hot. You can also refrigerate the kheer and serve it cold

Sabudana Tikki

Next on our Navratre special is Sabudana Tikki. It is extremely crunchy and goes very well with aloo sabzi, chutney or hot tea. So you can enjoy this as quick snack or can have it as meal also.