Dinner recipes, Paneer, Side Dish for Roti

PALAK PANEER/PANEER RECIPES

I wanted to post palak paneer for a long time and when i did make it and clicked it as well didn’t have a chance to do it as Diwali came and was busy with posting sweets and savouries as well.Palak paneer is a great and healthy option to feed kids who don’t like greens and to compliment it with fluffy rotis is a real filling dish.It is easy to prepare and i made this for my daugter’s lunch.The perfect palak paneer should have a green colour but still no raw smell.See the recipe below and try this yummy recipe.This…

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Dinner recipes, Side Dish for Roti

CHOLE MASALA

Chole masala is an authentic punjabi sidedish apt with batooras or big sized ajwain pooris.This dish can be had with rotis,pooris and parathas as well.This a favorite dish in our family and all like it very much.Iam much particular in deep fried items but like to have it once a week.So it is always a welcome change from the regular stuff we make at home.Black channa or chick peas has low fat content and are rich in dietary fibre and is full of protein too.This called pindi chole too and is quite an addictive recipe and will make you crave…

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Dry Curry, Side Dish for Roti

SOYA CHUNKS CURRY/SOYA RECIPES

Soya chunks is one of the items which my daughter would go simply crazy about.As a mother i take good care of the protein intakes and this one needless to say is power packed with it.The other day as we were discussing about what to pack for lunch,dhivya told me about the curry they serve in their college canteen for rotis .It was soya chunks curry.It sounded simple and wasting no time made it for her that day.You can buy any brand of soya chunks available in the market.I have used nutrella here.Loaded with minerals also these are filling and…

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Dinner recipes, Side Dish for Roti

CHANNA MASALA

Channa masala is an all time, all age favourite.This becomes an easy and versatile option to so many dainty and delicious dishes.I’ll explain how.Whenever i make Channa masala for any indian flat breads like rotis or phulkas,i make a little extra and keep it in the fridge and make bread channa,samosa chaat or simply chaana chat itself.It can be made to so many tasty recipes in no time.I planned channa masala for a saturday dinner and paired it with simple rotis.I always make There are so many ways of making channa masala and there is no hard and fast rule.I…

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Dal Varieties, Side Dish for Roti

BLACK URAD DAL TADKA

It was sometime back that I saw this recipe in a magazine.It sounded great and filling too.It was like Dal makhani but I tried to incorporate my own feel to it and made some alterations.I didn’t add onions and garlic and it tasted too well without it.I find it really difficult to make sidedish for rotis without onions,sometimes it seems impossible.But this one believe me tasted realiy yum.I don’t buy black urad dal on a regular basis and it was welcomed by all in my house ,so after tasting this recipe iam afraid will find a regular feature in my…

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Dairy Free, Dry Curry, Easy, Gluten Free, Ovo Vegetarian, Rice Accompaniments, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

MIX VEG KADAI FRY

There are sometimes when we are left with small quantities of veggies at home.Mostly I make aviyal with assorted veggies,but this time I had cauliflower and broccoli too.I was planning for simple roti and dal for dinner and was wondering what to do with these small bits of left out vegetables.As I was not in a mood to prepare an elaborate side dish, this mix veg kadai fry was very apt for my dinner schedule  yesterday.Usually I like to have two side dishes while preparing any indian flat bread,one gravy based and one dry.So this dry variety was a welcome change at home and all loved it with hot rotis.You can try with your own liking and choose vegetables accordingly.This is how I made this recipe of a medley of vegetables.

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Medium, Ovo Vegetarian, Rice Accompaniments, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

RAJMA MASALA

My daughter is fond of North Indian food and Rajma happens to be her favourite.I always make various rajma varieties at home like sundal,rajma chawal,rajma curry and even rajma salad. Rajma is one pulse variety full of proteins and as a mother am happy to see her finish off the plate whenever i make this.It boosts energy and contains iron and is loved by all age groups.I also learnt from my doctor that it is good for diabetics as well as it decreases the metabolism rate of carbohydrates.So a healthy side dish and tasty too can be prepared using rajma…

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Dairy Free, Easy, Gluten Free, Ovo Vegetarian, Side Dish for Roti, Soya Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

SOYA CHUNKS MASALA/SOYA RECIPES

Whenever Dhivya eats anything new she’ll first share it with me.She takes food from home daily for college but once in a while likes to have it in her college canteen.The other day it so happened that she ate there and was all in praises for the soya chunks masala she had with roti at her college canteen.From the taste she told me i managed to prepare this and she said after eating this she said it tasted similar.Yippee!!!!The joy of trying out a new recipe and that too for your loved one is truly remarkable.I made rotis along with…

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Medium, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

ALU MATAR

A classic dish from Punjab.Alu Matar is a favourite at home.It is a simple dish but full of flavour a treat to the tongue.You will end up eating one or more rotis or naan if made to perfection.I once tasted it when my husband took me to his collegue’s place.It was so good that i asked the recipe from my hubby’s friend’s wife and tried it at home.It was a hit.Nowadays i make it twice a month and is liked by all at home.You can boil and keep the potatoes in the fridge overnight,if making for the next day morning…

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Breakfast Recipes, Dairy Free, Easy, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

POORI MASALA

This Poori Masala is the one they serve in the restuarants along with hot pooris.This is purely a south indian style side dish for poori.Though sometimes i serve this with hot rotis as well.If you don’t make it watery and keep the potato masala a little dry you can serve this with rava idly as well.This dish is a hit combo when served during breakfast.I made this last week for our brunch.Let us see how this is made. Notes You can add peas or tomatoes to this dish while sauteeing onions.

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Dal Varieties, Easy, No Onion No Garlic, Side Dish for Roti

MATAR TAMATAR DAL

It was one of those days again,when onion is not taken in our family.When fasting or vrat days come it becomes difficult for me to prepare the night meal.But then thankfully i remenbered mom’s famous recipes Matar Tamatar Dal.She would prepare this dish in no time and me and my bro would wonder whether she went into the kitchen or not.This dal is so quick to make that even for office goers it will be a great lunch option sidedish.Matar/Peas are in season now and when fasting day came i wasted no time in preparing this.Hubby dear liked this and…

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