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Falafel is a very popular Middle Eastern street food. It is basically a deep fried ball or patty made with chickpeas and herbs and spices. Chickpeas are soaked for a few hours and then ground to a coarse paste along with herbs like parsley and coriander and then a few spices are added to the mixture to give it a lovely flavor.  Making falafel is very easy and it can be eaten as is along with some dip or can also be stuffed inside a pita pocket along with some tomato slices, greens and onions to make a delicious sandwich. Here is the recipe to make Falafel from scratch. All you need is Chole \ Chickpeas - 1 cup Onion - 1\2 cup ( finely chopped ) Garlic - 6-8 cloves ( chopped ) Fresh parsley - 1\4 cup Fresh coriander - 1\4 cup Roasted cumin powder - 1\2 tsp Red chili powder - 1\2 tsp Salt to taste Black pepper powder - 1\2 tsp All purpose flour - 2 tbsp Baking powder - 1\4 tsp Baking soda - 1\4 tsp Oil for frying Falafel Recipe Wash and soak chickpeas in enough water for 5-6 hours. D...

Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip made with chickpeas as the main ingredient.  I was introduced to this delicious dip a few years back by one of my husband's aunt who had spent many years in middle east. I instantly fell in love with this versatile dip. Serve it with crackers or slather it over your bread slice to make sandwiches, it tastes lovely in all it's avatars. Although the ingredients are very basic to make Hummus, a few tips and tricks takes it to another level. After making it innumerable times, I have come up with a recipe which tastes delicious each time. Here is the recipe to make the best Hummus. All you need is Chickpea - 1 cup Garlic cloves - 12-14 Tahini - 4 tbsp ( mix 4 tbsp sesame seeds with 2 tbsp olive oil and little water and blend in a blender to make a smooth paste ) Extra virgin olive oil - 8 tbsp Lemon juice - 5 tbsp Salt to taste Roasted cumin powder - 1\2 tsp Chili flakes - 1 tsp Warm water from boiled chickpeas - 3-4 tbsp Method of preparation Wash and...

Everyone in my house loves chole and since they are also a great source of protein, I end up making them at least once a week. The recipes I usually use to make Chole are either Pindi Chana Masala or Chole in an onion tomato gravy. This time I gave a little twist to my regular recipe and made Shahi Chole instead. The gravy was enriched with Khoya and milk and a little lemon juice and honey at the end gave it a wonderful taste and flavor. The recipe was very well appreciated and now I have another winner in my collection. Do try this Shahi Chole masala to give a change to your regular Chole gravy. Here is the recipe. All you need is Chole \ Chickpeas - 2 cup Oil - 4 tbsp Onion - 1 and 1\2 cups ( chopped ) Ginger paste - 1 tsp Garlic paste - 1 tsp Tomato - 1 cup ( chopped ) Coriander powder - 3 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1\2 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Roasted cumin powder - 1\2 tsp Salt to taste Khoya - 100 gm Milk - 1\2 cup Lemon juice - 2 tsp Honey - 1 tbsp S...

Missi Roti...Chickpea flour flat bread slathered with a good dose of desi ghee. This is what I am going to have for my lunch today. Mom and dad left today morning and with no other choice, I am back to my normal routine of looking after the home, running behind the kiddo to make sure he finishes his glass of milk, washing the laundry, watering the plants and hundreds of other chores which were very well taken care of when they were here. The self proclaimed Sabbatical from blogging has also ended and I am back in my kitchen once again.  My mom made this Roti just a few days back but since I was playing LAZY, I did not even bother to take pictures for the blog. The roties turned out so good that they made it to my  list of TO- MAKE- THINGS. Made these for lunch today and enjoyed them with a left over curry. These roties are healthy, easy to make and go very well with the Indian curries. Here is how to make these. All you need is Besan \ Chickpea flour - 1 cup Atta \ Whole wheat...

Kiddos summer vacations are on and my house has become an adda for all his friends to gather, do some chit chats, play a few board games , set the army game and then fight over the disagreements. Amongst all this, they also get to taste the stuff I make in my kitchen and Bhavye is the one who is dictating me these days on what to make. The gang planned a pajama party last night and orders were passed to make some dips for the crackers that were bought a few days back on one of the trips to his favorite grocery store with his grand parents. When I think of dips to go with crackers, Hummus is the first thing that pops in my mind. I love guacamole too, but good avocados are really tough to get hold of here in Bangalore. So hummus it was. Tasty, healthy and such a versatile dip. Apart from using it as a dip for my crackers, pita bread or veggie sticks, I also like to slather it on my sandwiches and fill it in my tarts. I have made classic hummus a lot of time before and wanted a little twi...