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Hello people! Today I'll be sharing another amazing recipe with you all. Pizzas are usually made in oven but today I will be teaching you how to make them without oven ! We will make it on the tawa. Let's get started. INGREDIENTS:- 1. Maida ( all purpose flour) 2. Refined oil / butter 3. Yeast 4. Sugar 5. Warm water 6. Salt 7. Chicken ( cut into small pieces) 8. Bell pepper 9. Onions 10. Tomatoes 11. Garlic 12. Red chilli powder 13. Kashmiri red chilli powder 14. Soya sauce 15. Green chilli sauce 16. Processed cheese 17. Mozzarella cheese ( optional ) I divided this process into mainly 3 sections:- 1. Making the pizza dough 2. Making the pizza sauce 3. Assembling. PROCEDURE:- Pizza dough Take Luke warm water and add ½ tablespoon of yeast and ½ tablespoon of sugar, and keep it aside for 15 minutes . After 15 minutes add this mixture to 300g of maida ( all-purpose flour), Add 2 tablespoons of oil or melted butter and knead the dough . ---------------------------------...

Hello people! These are homemade chocolates , and if you love chocolates then I'm sure you're going to love this recipe.  You can make these chocolates using only 200 rupees! Everyone loves chocolate , so if you want to try this brand new recipe in my blog then just follow these simple steps. Without  getting further ado let's get started. You need to have 3 basic things which are very important 1. Dark compound chocolate 2. Milk compound chocolate 3. Chocolate setting mould ( any shape of your choice) The dark and milk compounds are very cheap , try to get those morde brand chocolates. 1. Dark chocolate compound - 85 ( 400g)rupees 2. Milk chocolate compound- 125(400g) PROCEDURE:- In a double boiler ( if you don't know how to make a double boiler then it's very simple , take 2 bowls one large and other one a little small. Add some water in the large bowl and heat it place the smaller bowl on top of it.) Add the dark and milk choco...

Today I will be sharing with you all Kolkata special chicken Biryani. It obviously has potatoes in it. I made this delicious Chicken Biryani on my father's birthday. So let's get started. INGREDIENTS:- 1. Basmati rice ( 500g) 2. Onions ( 200g)  3. Tomato ( 100g) if they are sour then make sure that you deseed them, otherwise the curry will taste sour. 4. Ginger ( 1 tablespoon) 5. Garlic (½ tablespoons) 6. Salt  7. Rose water 1 tablespoon 8. Kewra water 1 tablespoon 9. Milk ( ½ cup) 10. Chicken ( 500g) 11. Potatoes ( 500g) 12. Turmeric powder 13. Orange food colour 14. Red chilli powder 15. Kashmiri red chilli powder 16. Jeera powder 17. Corriander powder 18. Rice bran oil 19. Cloves ( 3-4 pieces) 20. Cardamoms ( 3 -4 pieces) 21. Bay leaves ( 2 pieces) 22. Dahi ( 50g) METHOD:- 1st step: Marinate the chicken pieces with salt and orange food colour , for 30 minutes. And also marinate the potatoes with salt and food colour. Put the potatoes inside the pressure cooker a...

on 23th January, was my father's birthday , so I made this special chocolate cake. This chocolate cake has choco chips inside the layers of the cake. I topped it with some homemade chocolates which I'm going to put a recipe for you all.  So let's get started. INGREDIENTS:- For the batter 1. Maida ( 2 cups) 2. Powdered sugar ( 2cup) 3. Melted butter ( 2 cup) 4. 2 eggs 5. ½ teaspoon of baking soda 6. ½ teaspoon of baking powder 7. 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 8. 1 cups of milk 9. 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder For the ganache 1. Dark chocolate (1cup) 2. Milk chocolate compound ( ½ cup) 3. 2 cups of milk 4. 3 tablespoons of sugar. Method:- For the batter, wisk two eggs and 2 cups of sugar , till the sugar gets dissolved nicely. Add ½ cup of melted butter and wisk it nicely. Now add 2 cups of maida and ½ teaspoon of baking soda and baking powder in a Sifter and sift them , and add the dry mixture in small batches, and mix it well with the wet ingredients. Now ad...

Mutton kasha or Mutton curry with a thick gravy is always best for a Sunday brunch. It has a beautiful , engaging , spicy taste. For Bengali families, Mutton curry or mutton recipes are very appreciated, and they are always cooked on Sundays.        Today , I will be sharing, the most loved , the most eaten recipe in Bengal , that is Mutton kasha, or simply mutton curry, but with a thick gravy. In my older Blog I've also shared a mutton curry. Which had a thin Curry, which is also popular in Bengal, mostly they add potatoes, but in this mutton curry which has a thick gravy, will not have potatoes. So without wasting anytime , let get started! INGREDIENTS:- 500 Grams of mutton ( curry cut)  Onions 150 g  Tomato 100g  Garlic paste 2 tablespoons Ginger 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder 2 tablespoons Turmeric powder 1/2 tablespoon Cumin powder 1 tablespoon Corriander powder 1/2 tablespoon Salt ( according to taste) Curd 75 g Mustard oil 7...

By Ripshita Singh, KOLKATA. today I'm going to share a very healthy recipe, which you can eat during fasting. Let's get started! INGREDIENTS:- 1. 1cup of SABUDANA 2. 2 boiled potatoes 3. Chopped  green chillies 4. chopped corriander leaves 5. Red chilli powder 6. Roasted peanuts 7.salt 8. Roasted cumin powder.     METHOD:- Soak 1 cup of SABUDANA in 1 cup of water overnight. After the Sabudanas are nice and soft, strain them. Keep them aside. Mash the potatoes and add 2 ½teaspoons of red chilli powder, add salt according to your taste , add 1 teaspoon of roasted cumin powder , and mix them well. Add the soft Sabudanas and mix them well. take a little portion from the mixture and give it a nice round shape. Repeat this , until all Sabudanas are done giving shape . Take a pan and add little bit oil. And shallow fry the SABUDANA Vadas.   That's it! The Vadas are ready now to serve them with green mint chutney. -------------------------------------------------...

INGREDIENTS:- 1. NOODLES 2. CAPSICUM 3. CARROTS 4. ONIONS 5. SPRING ONIONS ( Green and white part separated) 6.GARLIC CRUSHED 7. TOMATO SAUCE 8. SALT 9. RED CHILLI POWDER ( Optional). METHOD:- The garlic should be finely chopped, and the vegetables should be finely chopped. Add 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan and add the chopped garlic and onions and Satay them lightly. And add the chopped vegetables and let them soften. Add salt according to your taste. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce and let it quick for 5 minutes. Add the boiled noodles, here I've used atta noodles because it's healthy than the regular noodles. You can use any types of noodles of your choice and toss them gently , check the salt. And noodles are ready. Enjoy it with your friends and family. ----------------------------------------------------------- Follow my blog- spiceindia.blogspot.com

This traditional Bengali recipe is from my grandmother, who is also a typical Bengali.in this recipe Bhola machh or ( Asian sea bass ) is cooked with a in a Puree of tomato ,onions and with a blend of spices. So let's get started. INGREDIENTS:-( serving 2) 1. 1 medium sized onion. 2. 1 medium sized tomato 3. ginger ( small piece) 4. green chillies 5. Salt 6. Turmeric powder 7. Red chilli powder 8. Kashmiri red chilli powder ( for that nice red colour) 9. Kalo jeere ( black cumin) 20. Mustard oil. ----------------------------------------------------------- METHOD:- At first marinate the fish with salt according to your taste and 1/2 tablespoons of turmeric powder. Keep it aside. Then in a mixer grinder take 1medium sized onion and 1medium sized tomato , 4 slices of Ginger, 2 or 3 green chillies,and blend them to get a fine Puree . Now in a kadhai pour some good amount of mustard oil. And fry the fishes until light golden brown. Take them out of the kadhai. Then in the ka...

               chilli chicken, is an authentic Chinese recipe, made with crispy fried chicken, and vegetables tossed with sauces. You can eat it with fried rice, and Hakka noodles . Let's get started!!. ------------------------------------------ INGREDIENTS:- For the crispy chicken. 1) boneless chicken (300g) 2) 1 egg 3) 1 cup maida ( all purpose flour) 4)  cornstarch 1/2 cup 5) oil , 4 tablespoons  6)  red chilli powder 7) ginger garlic paste 8) salt 9) tomato ketchup 10) soya sauce 11) chilli sauce ( or green chilli paste) VEGETABLES:- 1) Onions 2) garlic cloves 3) green capsicums ( you can use yellow and red capsicum as well) 4) spring onion. FOR THE CURRY:- 1) Tomato ketchup 2) soya sauce 3) slurry 4) green chilli sauce 5) 1 cup water. ------------------------------------------ METHOD:- For marination of the chicken, cut 300g of  boneless pieces,and add some salt according to your taste, add 2 tablespoons of tom...

                     VEG PASTA This veg pasta is very healthy and you can have it at any time, whether it is breakfast, lunch , or dinner .  So let's get started. Ingredients:- 1) macaroni of any shape 2) Butter 3) beans 4) capsicums 5) carrots 6) broccoli 7) salt  8) garlic 9) tomato sauce Method:- Boil the pastas until softened. Crush and chop the garlic. Cut the vegetables into small dices.  In a hot pan add 1 tablespoonof butter and add the garlic, Satay the garlic until light brown, now add the chopped vegetables, and salt according to your taste and cook them until soft. Cook them for approx 15 minutes, and then add the soft pastas,and tomato sauce satay lightly for again 5- 6 minutes. And your veg ( diet conscious ) pasta is ready to eat!!. ************************************** Follow  my blog for more such recipes, until then bye! My blog:- spiceindia.blogspot.com

              CHICKEN TENDERS Chicken tenders is an evening snack which you can have it with tea or coffee , or simply any juice, or soft drinks. This is made using thin slices of chicken breasts, marinated with a mild sauce mixture, coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. So let's get started. INGREDIENTS: 1. Boneless chicken breasts. 2. red chilli sauce 3. ginger garlic paste 4. Red chilli powder 5. Salt 6. Bread crumbs 7. One egg 8. Butter milk METHOD :- Cut the chicken breasts Into thin slices and soak them in butter milk for half an hour.  For the marination take some red chilli sauce , ginger garlic paste, salt to taste, red chilli powder and mix them well . After half an hour take the chicken pieces , and marinate well with that marination and keep it aside for again 15 minutes. After 15 minutes coat them with bread crumbs one by one, refrigerate it for 15 minutes and then deep fry them in medium hot oil  . And that's it y...

HYDERABADI CHICKEN By Ripshita Singh. Today's recipe is a mughlai recipe. It is cooked with fried onions , dahi and spices . It is spiciest blend of different masalas and the coolness of mint, which can be teamed up with some laccha parathas, tandoori rotis and rice.   Let's get started!! Ingredients:- 1) chicken 2) dahi 3) red chilli powder 4) corriander powder 5) jeera powder 6) salt to taste. 7) onions 8) ginger garlic paste 9) mint leaves 10)Green chillies ( optional). Method:- Slice the onions and fry them until light brown. In bowl take chicken and add salt , according to your paste.( Remember if you're suffering from hyperthyroidism then add as less salt you can. And if you're a hypothyroidism patient then add a little bit of salt extra to your diet.) And then add the fried onions , crushed mint leaves all the masalas , ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste and mix it well! Keep the chicken for marination for about 1 to 2 hours. In a kadai add some ...

VEG MAYONNAISE SANDWICH By Ripshita Singh. sandwich is a wonderful snack , whether it is tea time, breakfast 😅 , any ways let's get started. INGREDIENTS:- 1) brown bread 2) MAYONNAISE 3) capsicums ( green, yellow, red)or carrots you can use. 4) butter METHOD:- Cut the vegetables but , grate the carrots and add mayonnaise into them and mix it well. Take the bread and apply some butter on it. Spread the vegetable mixture on the bread and toast it in a toaster , or you can use a pan also. And that's it your breakfast , or evening snack is ready. Bye bye!! Stay tuned for my upcoming blogs. Blog:- spiceindia2006.blogspot.com

CHICKEN KEBAB by Ripshita Singh. chicken kebabs are the most loved dishes in the restaurants, they are the most ordered items on swiggy, Zomato and Uber eats as well. I'm sure your taste buds , are tempted to taste these wonders.       Let's get started!! INGREDIENTS:- 1) chicken 2) yogurt 3) Kashmiri red chilli powder. 4) red chilli powder 5) turmeric powder 6)corriander powder 7) jeera powder 8) ginger garlic paste 9) orange food colour ( optional) 10) green chilli paste 11) salt 12) mustard oil. METHOD:- At first let's make it super easy! In a bowl take some yogurt add some red chilli powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, jeera powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt to taste, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste according to to your taste, add some mustard oil. Mix it well. Then it's time for the chicken to go in. Marinate the chicken for 2 hours in the fridge. After 2 hours, take it out from the fridgeand, we are to make it on pan , so take th...

by Ripshita Singh Biryani , whether it is chicken , Mutton, or egg , Biryani is the most loved dishes of all time. In restaurants, Biryanis are the most eaten dishes. Biryani varies from state to state . In Kolkata they have potato in their Biryanis.and Bengalis just cannot imagine their biryanis without potatoes!!  In Delhi or collectively, in North India they have tandoori chicken in it and some Barista , but without potatoes. In the south , people love their biryanis with Salam.and the most famous and most loved Biryani, which is Hyderabadi Biryani, which is popular in Hyderabad. So today I will be making chicken Biryani ( Kolkata style). Let's get started !! --------------------------------------------—------------ Ingredients: 1) chicken with bone 2) basmati rice( aged) 3) potatoes For marination of the chicken: In a bowl add the chicken , and add salt according to your taste and keep it for 15 minutes  Add some yoghurt, ginger garlic paste , chilli paste ,fri...

               CHICKEN Chicken burger is a very fun and interesting food, which has I think everything, bread, patty , salads, coleslaw, cheese,and many more.    So let's start!! ----------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS: 1) Burger bread 2) chicken ( boneless pieces) 3) fresh red chilli 4) mayonnaise 5) carrots 6) capsicum 7) onions 8) salt 9) butter   ----------------------------------------------------------- METHOD: FOR THE PATTY: Take the chicken pieces and 1 - 2 red chilli and coriander stems and make it into a fine mixture/ Keema. Take the mixture out and give it a shape of a patty, cover it with one coat of breadcrumbs , and keep it aside. Heat up a pan and add some butter, fry the patty until golden brown and soft. FOR THE COLESLAW: take mayonnaise and add grated carrots and finely chopped capsicums and finely chopped onions, salt to taste, and lastly a little bit of herbs mix, ...

               PUJA SPECIAL .          Part 1 - Pure Veg Pulao    In this " PUJA SPECIAL" series I will be uploading 5 very special recipes , which you can try in this Diwali. These recipes are going to be very puja appropriate , because they going to be of pure veg! The recipes are quite simple and very easy. In this part " PART 1" I will be sharing a recipe of pure veg pulao. Which you can eat with aloo dum.               LET'S GET STARTED!! ----------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS: 1) Rice ( any rice of your choice , you can use basmati , baskati , and even gobindobhog rice) 2) French beans  3) Carrots  4) oil ( use any oil  except mustard oil, because we don't want that yellowish  tint  on the rice.) 5) cardamom 6) cloves 7) bay leaves 8) cinnamon stick 9) salt 10) sugar -------------------------------------...

Mutton curry in Bengal , is a very special recipe , as well as the most loved recipe in Bengal. Bengali mutton curry is a red, spicy mutton curry with potatoes, because you know !! Bengalis are obsessed with their potatoes. It is a must have on Sundays, and on any vacation .  Bengalis love it with hot steaming rice, a wedge of lime.     Without wasting further time let's get started! ----------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS: For marination 1) Mutton ( 1kg) 2) chopped onions. 3) tomato puree ( note: if your tomatoes are sour , make sure that you deseed them and then use, other wise your curry is going to turn sour.) 4) yogurt 5) green chilli paste 6) ginger garlic paste 7) mustard oil. 8) salt 9) red chilli powder 10) Kashmiri chilli powder 11) turmeric powder 12) coriander powder 13) cumin powder     For the curry 1) mustard oil 2) bay leaves,   3) cinnamon stick 4) clove  5) cardamom. --------------...

                 KUNDRI BHAJA. Kundri bhaja or ( tendli, kovakki) fry, Is a simple dish yet very tasty. It is best on days when you do not want have something very rich, rather you just want to have that plain , simple dal , steaming rice or roti, and a veg on the platter.  Bengalis call this "kundrir bhaja". "Kundri" means Ivy gourds and " bhaja" means stir fry. Hope you will like this recipe, and without wasting any time let's get started! ----------------------------------------------------------- INGREDIENTS:   1)  Kundri ( Ivy gourds)   2)  mustard oil   3)  green chillies   4)  black cumin   5). Salt   6) sugar ( optional)   7) turmeric powder.   8) red chilli powder ( optional)   METHOD: Cut the ivy gourds into half , wash them and keep them aside. Heat up a pan , and add mustard oil into it. Temper the oil with 2 green chillies and 1/2 teaspoon of black ...

                  CHINGRI BHAPA  Chingri bhapa is a traditional Bengali recipe. It  has a mild taste of coconut and the sharpness of mustard seeds and mustard oil, which is perfect for a "# Sunday Brunch" . Bengalis love it with hot steaming rice , and some crushed green chillies.  Incase you're wondering what is " Chingri" ? , They are prawns. INGREDIENTS:  1)   prawns.( Cleaned)  2).  Coconut   3). Green chillies.  4) turmeric powder   5) mustard oil   6) mustard seeds.    ----------------------------------------------------------- METHOD: Heat up a pan and slightly satay the prawns for just 2 minutes, and take them out of the pan. Take the mustard seeds ( sorshe) and soak them in water for atleast 2 hours.  In a mixer grinder take the soaked mustard seeds , 2- 3 green chillies , diced coconut and grind it into a fine paste. Take out the paste into a...