Main ingredients Onions, Salt, Sugar, Green chillies, Gram flour, Refined flour, Rice flour, Turmeric powder, Oil Cuisine Bengali Course Snacks and starters Prep time 15-20 minutes Cook time 10-15 minutes Serve Taste Savoury Level of cooking Easy Others Vegetarian Ingredients 4-5 medium onions, thinly sliced Salt to taste 1 teaspoon sugar 2 green chillies, finely…
Salt is perhaps the most used—and misused—ingredient in the kitchen. While its role in enhancing flavor is undeniable, its powers extend far beyond that. It can draw excess liquid from vegetables to keep them crisp and help meat retain moisture. Salt also acts as a preservative, and when used in the right quantities, keeps cured…
Main ingredients Split skinless black grams (dhuli urad dal), Refined flour, Salt, Sugar, Fennel powder, Ginger-green chilli paste, Oil, Onion seeds, Asafoetida Cuisine Bengali Course Snack Prep time 5-6 hours Cook time 20-25 minutes Serve 4 Taste Savoury Level of cooking Easy Others Vegetarian Ingredients 1½ cups soaked split skinless black gram (dhuli urad dal) …
The world of pickles spans everything from classic dill and bread-and-butter slices to condiments like pickled red onions and atchara. Quick pickles, also known as refrigerator or vinegar pickles, are made by adding a hot brine to fresh produce and letting them sit in the fridge. Fermented pickles get their tang through weeks of fermentation,…
Main ingredients Refined flour, Instant dry yeast, Salt, Sugar, Milk, Oil, Garlic mayonnaise, Red chilli chutney, Cabbage, Grilled chicken, Pickled beetroot, French fries Cuisine Middle Eastern Course Breads Prep time 1.5-2 hours Cook time 15-20 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of cooking Easy Others Non vegetarian Ingredients 2 cups refined flour (maida) + for…
Tejasswi Prakash recently whipped up a special Maharashtrian meal, during which she admitted only using pink salt. While preparing fresh gluten-free rice bhakri, she said, “I am putting some pink salt because we use only pink salt at home. We don’t use normal salt at home.” Taking a cue from her admission to Curly Taleswe…
Main ingredients Ginger, Carrot, Shallots, Garlic, Salt, Light soy sauce, White sesame paste, Red apple, Castor sugar, Rice wine vinegar, Bird’s eye chllies, Assorted lettuce leaves, Assorted cherry tomatoes, Crushed black peppercorns Cuisine Fusion Course Dip Prep time 10-15 minutes Cook time 0 minute Serve Taste Spicy Level of cooking Easy Others Vegetarian Ingredients ¼…
Whenever I mention “Chocolate Chip Cookies,” this recipe seems to come up in the conversation. I’ve been making chocolate chip cookies all of my life, and am always happy to add new ones to my repertoire. I’ve made them with various kinds of flours, different types (and sizes) of chocolate, some with nuts (or cocoa…
Many experts have noticed a concerning trend among people nowadays: replacing white salt with other table salt substitutes like pink salt or rock salt. However, general physician Dr Akshat Chadha advised everyone to shift back to using “white iodised salt for cooking.” “The thyroid levels are fluctuating for anyone who has been using other salts…
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni feels there is “a lot more awareness” regarding diet and nutrition today than when she gave birth to her daughter, Samara, in 2011. Opening up about the same, she said: “Every mother knows what is best for her child. I didn’t give Samara salt and sugar for a year and a half….