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Kota, a small town in indian state of Rajasthan gave the most number of IITians this year, approximately 784 out of 4000. IITs are most prestigious enginnering colleges in indian and is famous whole over the world. IIT stands for Indian institute of technology.

Vansal classes in Kota have once again proved themselves superior in coaching for IIT JEE conducted by IITs(Indian institue of technology), the toughest engineering competition in India.

Looks like Rajasthani indian food such Channa ki daal, and Bikaneri paratha, and missi di roti and sarso da saag has worked in favour of students coaching for IIT JEE in Kota, Rajasthan.:) These students must be very familiar with the above mentioned indian food as they must be readily available in any restaurant in Kota. What says IITians.:)

In fact, indian restaurant in any part of world specializing in north indian food should be offering channa(gram) ki daal. I am not sure if you could get to taste other common Rajasthani indian food such as missi ki roti/sarso ka saag. They need to be tried and tasted by you.

You could try missi ki roti with sarso ka saag. These two indian food combination (Missi ki roti and sarso da saag) are very famous in north indian homes.

Indian food recipe of missi ki roti is quite easy to cook and really delicious. Try the indian recipe of missi ki roti once and let me how do you like this indian Rajasthani food.

Missi ki roti recipe ingredients

• Whole wheat flour - 2cups


• Gram flour - 2cups


• Dry fenugreek leaves - 2tbsp


• Red chili powder - 1/2tsp


• A pinch of turmeric powder


• Ghee/Oil - 2tbsp


• Salt to taste

Missi ki iroti recipe preparation method

Mix Wheat flours gram flour, salt, chili powder, turmeric powder and fenugreek leaves(could make powder) and mix well.Rub oil into the flour. Add water and make a soft dough and keep it covered with damp cloth for 30 minutes. Take care while adding water.Knead well again the dough and make balls. Roll into a slightly thick chapaati than usual. Heat the girdle/pan and cook with or without oil. Note that Missi roti could also be cooked in an oven or tandoor. Serve the indian food of missi ki roti with sarso ka saag. I shall be giving indian recipe sarso ka saag soon.

Enjoy reading Indian movie Paheli shooting in Rajasthan and related indian food blog.:)

Pranab Mukherjee, Indian defense minister, is in US currently. He and US secratory of defense Donald Rumsfield, have signed a 'New framework for US-India defense relationship". This is a new step towards Indo-US relationship and would enhance defense relationship with indian subcontinent. Read the whole article on meeting between indian and US defence ministers.

This sounds similar to McDonalds preparing to exchange McChicken meal recipe with Chicken tikka masala, indian food recipe from one of the Punjabi Indian dhabas. :)

Chicken tikka masala is one of the very famous indian food that could be asked for in any indian restaurant. This is one of the famous north indian food and a tasty and spicy food in general. In one of my blog, I talked about Chicken tikka masala as one of the indian food that could make Shania Twain sing the song, "That impress me much".

Some of the well known punjabi/north indian recipe are following:

• Chicken tikka masala recipe


• Kheer (Rice pudding) recipe


• Aloo paratha (Potato filled in bread) recipe


• Dal Makhani recipe

Enjoy the above punjabi indian food in one of the nearby indian restaurants or try out the indian recipe of above indian dishes.

Indian coach, Greg Chappell is in Bangalore. Most of the players from Indian team would be meeting with him for the first time. Greg Chappell would be starting working as indian coach in Bangalore from today. Greg must be enjoying south indian food in Bangalore which is in the state of Karnatake, also famously called silicon valley of India. So, how are you liking indian food, Greg? Let us know. I am sure, initially it could be difficult for him, but soon he would start loving taste of masala dosa, sambhar, and coconut chutney.

Denis Lillee is training pace bowlers of pakistan in Chennai. He must be there for shorter period. I dont know if he would be having some indian food, especially the famous masala dosa. But, Lillee must try the south indian food once.

You could find the indian recipe of Masala dosa, sambhar, and coconut chutney on my blog.

Indian recipe list:

• Masala dosa indian recipe


• Sambhar recipe


• Coconut chutney recipe

The above recipes could be called as south indian food recipe.

Reliance Infocomm chief Anil Ambani made housekeeper's day by having lunch(indian food) sitting next to him. He was having lunch when he visited Dhirubhai Ambani knowledge city. He told that he would work for the people. And, Anil asked his army to consider customers' satisfaction as topmost priority.

Applause to Anil Ambani! All the best!

Talking about having lunch consisting of Indian food, following could be considered as nice simple menu(indian food recipe menu) for lunch:

• Vegetable pulao recipe


• Kachooris


• Chana daal recipe


• Potato curry recipe


• Matar Paneer recipe


• Tomato chutney recipe


• Papad


• Mango Pickle recipe


• Bhindi raita recipe

Above menu is vegetarian indian recipe menu.

Sania mirza is a star woman tennis player of India. She belongs to Hyderabad, capital city of indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Indian all over the world are watching Sania mirza playing tennis against toughest of the players and playing really good. In recent wimbledon tennis competition going on in London, she got knocked out in second round from 5th seeded, Svetlana Kuznetsova. But never mind. She played very well. Good show Sania mirza. We, indians, are proud of you. And we know that you would win grand slam one day. Best of luck!

As far as indian food is related, Sania might have missed Indian hyderabadi chicken biryani in London. I am not sure which indian restaurant, she might be visiting to taste indian food, Chicken biryani. But, eating Chicken biryani in hyderabad in paradise restaurant in secunderabad is all together a different fun. Right Sania! :)

Chicken biryani is a very famous indian food eaten in all parts of indian subcontinent. Hyderabad is very famous for biryanis. If you get a chance to visit hyderabad, don't forget to visit paradise restaurant in secunderabad, a famous hyderabadi indian restaurant for biryanis.

The indian recipe of chicken biryani is not so hard. The recipe basically includes rice, chicken, onion, tomato and indian spices that could be obtained in any indian grocery store. The recipe takes an hour to cook. It could also be called as "sit back and relax" indian recipe owing to the time taken to cook.

Take a peek at indian food recipe of Chicken biryani.

Monsoon has just started in indian subcontinent. People in all parts of country are getting relieved from scorching summer. It has not reached north india but soon would shower northern part of indian subcontinent.

When talking about indian food for monsoon, Onion bhajia is very famous in every indian home. Not only in india, but indian in all part of world would surely love onion bhajia. So, talk about onion bhajia to any indian, and he/she would surely mention monsoon part related with this indian food.

So, if it is monsoon in your part of world, and you are planning to try one indian recipe, try out indian recipe of onion bhajia. I am sure you and your family would love onion bhajia very much.

Onion bhajia could alsos be enjoyed in lunch on any day of the year. It adds value to the meal. So, give indian onion bhajia a shot. Its worth giving a try.

Let me know how did you like Onion bhajia, the easy-to-cook indian food recipe.

Onion bhajia recipe ingredients

Besan - 1 cup
Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
Ground cumin - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 2
Sliced onion - 1 & 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt as per taste

Onion bhajia recipe preparation method:

Mix all ingredients except oil an onion well. Beat in a blender for 4-5 minutes to incorporate air. This will make the batter fluffier. Let batter rest for 30 minutes in a warm place. Dip onions in batter to coat. Deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with chutney, probably tomato chutney. I like onion bhajia with tomato chutney.

Recipe occasion:
Onion bhajia tastes too much on any monsoon day, particular evening.

Shania Twain would surely sing the tune of "That impress me much" after tasting Chicken Tikka masala in one of indian restaurants out there. :).

Indian food recipe of chicken tikka masala is a hot and spicy indian recipe. Chicken tikka masala is delicious in taste. You would love the taste of chicken tikka masala provided you could bear the spicy part of it.

Chicken tikka masala is one of those indian food that is served in lot many indian parties, gathering.

Try out this indian recipe of Chicken tikka masala and let me know how it came to you. The recipe consists of two parts, that is marinating and preparing gravy. I would call Chicken tikka masala recipe as "sit back and relax" recipe as it consumes some time to get cooked. So, you could sit back and relax and let this indian food cooked at its own pace.

Chicken tikka masala recipe ingrediants:

To marinate :
Yogurt - 1 cup
Chicken breasts (boneless skinless, cut into bite-size pieces) - 3
Ginger-garlic paste - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

For the Gravy:
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Onion (chopped) - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 3 tsp
Tomato puree - 4 tsp
Cashewnut paste - 2 tsp
Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp
Oil - 8-10 tbsp
Salt to taste

Recipe preparation method:

In a large bowl, combine yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, tumeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt. Stir in chicken, cover, and refrigerate for 2-3 hour. After the chicken is marinated, take them and bake them well in a pan or put the chicken on the grill and cook it till they are cooked.

For the gravy :

Heat oil in a pan , add onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Add ginger & garlic paste and let them fry till the oil seperates. Then add all the masala powders to it, and then add the tomato puree. Add salt and then add cashewnut paste and let the gravy to come to a boil. Then add the cooked chicken pieces, and let the gravy come  to a boil. Serve this hot indian recipe of Chicken tikka masala with naans or rice.

Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly is seemingly out of the form. In Twenty20 cup, He has failed to perform well in Glamorgan and got out on very less. Mr. Sourav Ganguly must know that india is watching, especially indian in east part of india, Kolkatta, which is his home town.

I am not sure if he is enjoying in Glamorgan when talking about indian food. I hope he is there with his wife. But must be eating some local food or probably indian food but might not be fish curry.:) Is he eating indian fish curry? Indian in Kolkatta, in the state of west bengal just loves to fish curry with rice. They say this combination as "Macher jhol, and Bhat".

Anyways, fish curry recipe is a very delicious indian food recipe. I have found people enjoying it most with rice. Fish curry is also very healthy indian food especially served in lunch menu. Bengalis (Indian speaking bengali language) just love to eat fish curry.

The indian food recipe of fish curry could be found on my blog in following link:

Fish curry recipe (indian recipe)

Another indian movie, Paheli, based on ghost (bhoot) based story is back with great actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan(Ghost), Rani mukherjee. All of these indian actors are super stars on their own rights. The movie is shooted in Rajasthan, north west part of Indian sub continent.

The entire unit must have enjoyed some good rajasthani indian food, some of which are very famous in entire indian subcontinent. I am also very fond of indian food, especially punjabi and rajasthani food.

I shall be giving following cool Rajasthani indian recipe in my coming blogs:

• Missi roti recipe


• Rajasthani bati recipe


• Rajasthani churma recipe


• Dahi vada recipe


• Aloo ka bharta recipe


• Bikaneri chana daal paratha recipe


• Daal ka paratha recipe

Most of the above recipes are easy-to-cook indian food recipe and delicious in taste., Lets see if "Paheli" does well, Rajasthani food wins. :)

God bless both India and Pakistan with peace to begin with. Why is so much hatred? Why is so much killing every day on the Kashmir border, Kashmir, the heaven on earth? Cann't they stop for god sake? Just today, 6 indian army jawans killed in srinagar blast! Please stop!

We should instead start peaceful talks on table while enjoying some indian sweets such as Kaju Barfi. Kaju Barfi is a great indian sweet with very nice taste.

One could either get Kaju Barfi in a sweet shop, or cook at home. Indian recipe of Kaju barfi is a tough recipe which could take 1/2 to 1 hour to cook. The indian kaju barfi just wonderful to have. If you get a chance to go to some indian shop, try out this indian sweet, Kaju barfi. I love it. And you would also love it. Just taste it once.

Try out the indian food recipe of Kaju barfi.

At last, after a long waiting, monsoon has hit indian subcontinent. Since last 20 days, it has been very hot through out indian subcontinent especially, in Delhi, Orissa etc. Thank god, that it has started raining and there is so much to do, especially to enjoy some tasty indian food in one of those crowded restaurants or probably cooking at home is not a bad idea provided we know the recipe.

So, here you go. I think it would be a nice idea to have some hot chicken noodle soup and hot hot Indian Chicken tikka (yummy) prepared by yourself at home.

I could help in getting the indian food recipe of Chicken Tikka and Chicken noodle soup right at the first shot. The indian recipe of chicken tikka is not so hard to prepare. The only catch is to marinade chicken and leave it overnight. Next day you are all set to enjoy this indian food which is an absolute treat for any one. Find the chicken recipe on my blog:

• Chicken Tikka recipe


• Chicken noodle soup recipe

Now that I have written so many indian food recipes, I thought it to be a nice idea to halt and give 5 indian recipe that could be cooked within 10-15 minutes.

In addition to less time required to prepare these indian recipes, they are also easy-to-cook recipes. So, if you are thinking of surprising your loved ones with some indian food being cooked by you, you could try out following recipe:

• French fries recipe (15 minutes)


• Fruit Raita recipe (10 minutes)


• Pineapple raita recipe (10 minutes)


• Indian Lemon tea recipe (5 minutes)


• Indian tea recipe (5 minutes)

Wanted to invite your best pal on dinner in this weekend! Then, I could definitely help you. Try out one of the above indian recipe. I am sure your buddy would love these indian food.

I often cook one of the above raita recipe in dinner as they are very healthy for help owing to presence of raw vegetables, fruits and yoghurt and very easy to cook.

Pani Puri, also commonly called 'Gupchup' or 'Gol gappas', is one of the most famous indian food recipe, specially in Mumbai. I learnt this indian recipe when I was very young. Now, I am expert at it. You could also become expert at this indian recipe after a couple of trial.

If you want to talk about the light and spicy food which one wants to enjoy in the evening time, then you must take the name the special indian food of Pani puri. People in all over the indian sub-continent love and enjoy this crispy food like no other dish.

The recipe of pani puri is tricky, but easy. The recipe includes making puffed puris as one part and making the juice as other part. The recipe of pani puri could be categorized as light indian recipe famous all over the indian sub-continent. 

Indian in any part of the world would definitely not leave the chance if they get to eat pani puri. So, if you are talking to any indian, don't forget to ask them about pani puri, or, 'gupchup'. Any indian would love to speak a volume on pani puri and its delicious taste.

Pani puri recipe ingredients

Puffed puris - 250g
Tamarind - 2-3 bunch
Water - 4 cups
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
Chili powder - 1 tsp.
Cummin seeds roasted & ground - ½ tsp.
Black pepper - ½ tsp.
Potatoes, boiled and coarsely mashed - 125g
Salt - To taste

Pani puri recipe preparation method

• Boil the tamarind in the water till soft. Strain. The, Add the ground spices, salt and chopped coriander leaves.


• If the mixture is found to be too thick, dilute it with water. Add salt, and chilli powder to the potatoes. Make a small hole in each puri and stuff it with some potatoes mixture. This is fun to make the hole. Enjoy the crispy sound. :)


• Serve the juice (pani) and puffed puris separately so that each of your guest can serve themself by dipping the puris into the pani. I assure you that your guests would love to inquire about this very indian recipe of pani puri.

Pani puri occasion
Serve and enjoy the pani puri in any kind of parties. Especially your kids, and girls would love to eat it.

Try this indian food recipe and let me know your experience. Let me assure you that it is a nice indian recipe to try.

South indian food are generally found to have a bit extra salt that other food. Some of food items found in day-to-day meal are following:

• Sambhar: Main ingredients include Sambher powder available in any indian store.


• Rasam: Main ingredients include Rasam powder available in any indian store.


• Dal: Main ingredient include channa dal.

Some of the breakfast food items, for which indian recipe could be found on my blogs, are following:

• Masala dosa recipe


• Plain dosa recipe


• Upma recipe


• Uttapam recipe

Onion tomato raita is one of those add-ons in the meal that makes the entire meal a tasty and satisfying experience. The presence of onion, tomato and yoghurt makes it quite a healthy food.

Enjoy the indian recipe in either of lunch or dinner. It is easy-to-cook recipe.

Onion tomato raita ingrediants

Yogurt - 1 cup
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 3
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Rosted cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves (chopped)
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Onion tomato raita preparation method    

Cut onion, green chillies and tomato into small peices. Now,beat yogurt and add onion, tomato, green chillies, rosted cumin powder and salt.
Now heat oil and add mustard seeds and let them crackle and turn off and let it cool. Pour over the raita and garnish this indian food with chopped coriander and serve it with rice.

Cabbage curry is a quick-to-cook and easy-to-cook indian food recipe. It is good in the sense that it helps cut you some wieght. One other famous food item, Cabbage soup is advised by many diet experts if you are looking for a indian recipe for easy weight loss.

Cabbage curry is eaten in all parts of indian subcontinent, be it south India or north or west or east india. It could be enjoyed in either of lunch or dinner. Cabbage is readily available through out the year. Try out this indian food at your home sometime and let me know how did it taste to you.

Ingredients for cabbage curry:

Cabbage (chopped) - 1
Coconut (grated) - 100 gms
Green chili (chopped) - 2
Onions (chopped) - 2
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chilies - 2
Curry leaves
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method of preparation for cabbage curry:

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, red chili, curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Grind the coconut, green chili and onions to a paste and add to the above. Fry for few minutes. Add the cabbage and cook for 10 minutes or until the cabbage is cooked. Garnish this indian food recipe with chopped coriander and serve with plain rice or chapathi.

Preparation time for cabbage curry: 20- 30 mins.

Jaljeera is one of the most famous, light and suitable indian recipe for summer. It is taken across all parts of indian subcontinent. In general, Jaljeera is very good for stomach. It is an easy-to-make recipe that anyone and everyone should be able to prepare. Try out indian recipe of Jaljeera one of these days and let me know how did you like it.

Recipe ingrediants:

• Mint leaves - 1 small bunch


• Coriander leaves - 10-12


• Lemon juice - 1tbsp Jal


• Jeera Powder - 1tsp


• Black salt to taste

Recipe preparation method:

Put both the mint leaves and coriander leaves in blender to make paste. Then add 2 cups of coldwater, black salt and jal jeera powder. Add lemon juce. Stir well the mixture. Pass through Strainer to remove the leave remainings and serve chilled Jaljeera.