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This is a very popular Mumbai Style Masala Sandwich with green chutney, potato filling and vegetables. I make this often at home as it is not only delicious but also very simple and easy to prepare. It makes a filling and healthy breakfast.    Ingredients needed    Brown Bread or White bread - 8    Butter as needed    Green Chutney as needed    For the Potato Filling    Potato - 2    Onion - 1 medium size    Green chillies - 1-2 finely chopped    Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp    Salt needed    For the Seasoning    Oil - 3 tsp    Cumin seeds -1 tsp    Curry leaves - 1 sprig    For Garnishing    Finely chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp   For the Topping    Onion slices    Tomato slices    Cucumber slices    Chaat Masala - as needed Preparation First prepar...

Carrot Kheer or payasam is so easy to prepare and tastes so delicious hot or chilled.The only work is grating the carrots. You can make this kheer for small parties and get togethers. You can prepare this a day ahead and serve chilled. Both adults and kids will love this kheer.    Ingredients needed    Carrots – 2 medium sizes or 1 cup grated    Milk -1/2 liter or 2 1/2 cup    Sugar – 3-4 tbsp    Ghee -1 tsp    Cashews – 6-7    Almonds/badam – 6-7    Cardamom powder – a generous pinch    Saffron – 5-6 strands Preparation  Soak cashew nuts and almonds in warm water for 1/2 an hour. Remove the skin of almonds. Grind both almonds and cashew nuts together coarsely. Grate carrots finely. (use the blade with small holes) Soak saffron in a tbsp of milk for 5 minutes. Method  Heat a tsp of ghee and fry the carrots until the raw smell goes. ...

   Ingredients needed    Whole milk - 4 cups    Cardamom -1 crushed (optional)    Sugar -1/3 cup or as needed    Fine Vermicelli/sevaiyon -1 cup    Ghee/clarified butter -2 tbsp    Nuts and dry fruits    Pistachios - 2 tbsp    Almonds - 2 tbsp    Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp    Raisins - 2-3 tbsp    Dates - 4    Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp    Saffron-5-6 strands    Kewra essence or rose water -1/4 tsp Preparation Soak saffron strands in 2 tbsp of warm milk. Chop dates and soak it in half cup of  hot milk (you can take from the 4 cups of milk mentioned). Soak almonds and pistachio in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Remove the skin and cut it thinly or into small pieces. Pat it dry. Heat a tbsp of ghee and fry the nuts including cashew nuts for a few minutes on low flame. This is to give a nice flavor to the sheer khur...

Ingredients 3 cups murmura/puffed rice, 60 grams (i have used puffed rice murmura here and not puffed flattened rice) ½ cup packed grated/powdered jaggery, 120 grams ¼ cup roasted gram/bhuna hua chana, 25 grams ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder 4 tablespoons of water Instructions first grate/powder the jaggery, powder the cardamom and keep them ready. keep your pans ready. this will make the process super simple. i used one pot to melt the jaggery, drained the cleaned jaggery into another pot. two separate pans - one to dry roast the murmura/puffed rice, another to heat the cleaned jaggery and making ladoos. (instead you can use the same pan to roast and later to heat jaggery) keep a small bowl of water ready. this is for checking the thickness of the syrup. now, on medium heat dry roast 3 cups of murmura/puffed rice for 1 to 2 minutes, so that it crisps up. keep this aside or transfer to another bowl. to a separate pot, add ½ cup of grated/powdered jaggery and 4 tablespoons of wa...

Ingredients 2 large raw mangoes, 400 grams mangoes or 250 grams grated or shredded mangoes or 1.25 cups tightly packed grated mangoes 1.5 cups sugar ½ tsp red chili powder or add as per taste ½ tsp roasted cumin powder ¼ tsp salt or add as required Instructions rinse and wipe dry the mangoes. then peel them. grate or shred the mangoes. in a pan take the grated or shredded mangoes along with sugar and ¼ tsp salt. addition of sugar depends upon the tartness of the mangoes and your taste. i added 1.5 cups sugar. you can also add powdered jaggery instead of sugar. i used organic unrefined cane sugar. switch on the flame. stir this sugar+mango mixture very well. on a low flame or sim, cook this mixture. initially the sugar will melt and consistency will be watery. stir often so that the sugar does not crystallize and keep on simmering the mixture. when the sugar syrup will start to cook, you will see the mixture bubbling . keep on stirring and cooking. the mixture will be...

Ingredients 240 grams whole wheat flour/atta or 2 cups whole wheat flour/atta 140 grams butter or ¾ cup softened butter 100 grams sugar or ½ cup sugar or ½ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 35 to 40 grams tutti frutti or 4 t o 5 tbsp tutti frutti 3 to 4 tbsp milk or add as required some butter for greasing the baking tray Instructions firstly take ½ cup sugar in a dry grinder. grind to a fine powder. you can also use ½ cup icing sugar instead. keep aside. grease a baking tray with some butter. in a mixing bowl take ¾ cup softened butter (140 grams butter). add the powdered sugar. with a beater, cream the butter and sugar till the mixture becomes light and fluffy. on a medium speed, it took me about 4 to 5 minutes to cream the butter and sugar till smooth and light. now add 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla essence. you can also use ½ tsp cardamom powder or ¼ tsp nutmeg powder, if you do not have vanilla extract. also rose essence or extract can ...