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Methi Papdi

Papdi is a crunchy salty Indian cracker which goes well as a tea time snack. It is also used to prepare mouthwatering papdi chaat. It is served to guests during festivals like Diwali or Holi and once prepared can be stored for 2 weeks in air tight containers. The main ingredients for this recipe are all purpose flour, wheat flour, and methi (fenugreek).You can either deep fry the papdi or bake it, I have tried both and both come out very crispy. You can either use roasted methi or fresh fine chopped one. Enjoy this snack with your family and friends. 


Mix Veg Korma – Without Onion Garlic

Vegetable korma is a delicious flavorful creamy dish prepared using mix of vegetables, flavored with gram masala and methi leaves.This recipe is easy to prepare and popular all over India. The taste and the flavor varies with the different cooking technique. This recipe can be prepared with or without onion and garlic. People generally prepare the food without onion and garlic in festival season like Navrathri. The gravy prepared using tomato and cashew nuts gives a real rich taste & texture to the Korma.Vegetable korma is a great compliment with jeera rice, naan or parathas.

Punjabi Pakora Kadhi

Kadhi is one of the easiest recipe which is made using gram flour (besan), yogurt( curd) and spices tadka. Normally, we make kadhi with bari. The bari made with besan and deep fried. Punjabi kadhi is made replacing bari with fried onion pakoras.  There are variety of kadhi recipe in different part of India. Punjabi pakora kadhi is one of them. For a nice aroma and taste added roasted methi leaves in this recipe. Roasted methi recipe can be found here. This mouthwatering kadhi goes well with steamed rice and roti.

Methi Malai Kofta Curry

Malai Kofta is a classic, rich, creamy and delicious North Indian dish. It is a dish which is perfect for parties and gatherings on special days. This recipe showcases the flavor of Methi within the normal Malai Kofta recipe. You can make it with or without Methi. Malai refers to the cream and the koftas are deep fried paneer and vegetable dumplings. The Paneer balls stuffed with fig and nuts, added to a rich tomato cream base sauce serves as a great side dish for Naan, Parathas, Kulchas and jeera rice.