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One of the most popular Indian sweets, Kheer is also known as the Queen of Indian sweets. Made with rice, milk, nuts, and many other ingredients, the dish is like a treat on your taste buds and worth eating. Ingredients: 1/4 cup basmati rice 1-liter full cream milk. 6 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder 1 pinch saffron strands 1 tablespoon chopped almonds 1 tablespoon chopped cashews 1 tablespoon chopped unsalted pistachios 1 tablespoon golden raisins Rose water or kewra water Making of Rice Kheer : In a bowl, add rice along with enough water an rinse a couple of times. Drain all the water and add fresh water and soak rice for about 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, take a big kadhai and add full cream milk to it. Keeping the flame low, heat the milk. Make sure that you stir at regular intervals so that milk doesn’t stick to the bottom of kadhai. Now, remove one tablespoon of milk from the kadhai in a small bowl. Add a few saffron s...

Total Time: 30 m Preparation Time: 10 m Calories: 451 Servings: 10 If your guests are coming over suddenly and you do not have time for making an elaborate meal, then try the amazing and quick Oats Idli recipe that is made with semolina, oats, buttermilk, yogurt, peas and carrot. Ingredients for Oats Idli: Oats - 2 1/2 cup Baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon Salt - 3 pinches Green chili - 1 teaspoon Asafoetida - 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds - 2 tablespoon Semolina - 2 1/2 cup Peas - 6 tablespoon Coriander leaves - 1 handful Curd (Yogurt)- 1 1/2 cup Carrot - 6 tablespoon Sunflower oil - 1/2 cup For The Main Dish: Buttermilk - 420 ml How to prepare Oats Idli: Step 1) Clean & chop every vegetable, put them aside. Dry roast the oats into a vessel on a moderate flame for around three to five mins. Remove, cool & grind to a soft powder or coarse. As the oats are done with roasting, place them into a bowl & put aside. Then, into the same vessel,...

Total Time: 1h 20 m Preparation Time: 20 m Calories:969 Servings: 10 An ideal meal for the South Indians comprises idli, dosa, sambar, uttapam, vada that is even the specialty of their food. South Indian dishes has made its place for itself in each region of our country. Idli is popular to be the perfect breakfast for everybody as they are really light for the stomach & much delicious too. We must not necessarily have to prepare sambar for eating it, even chutney or ketchup goes along with it. Mallige Idli is one of its recipes that is so popular on the menu of South India. The mouth-watering idli is prepared with urad dal, rice and else normally available elements. Ingredients for Mallige Idli: Rice - 3 cup Pressed rice - 1/2 cup Salt as per requirement Baking soda - 1 pinch Sago - 1/2 cup Urad dal - 1 1/2 cup Fenugreek seeds - 1 teaspoon How to prepare Mallige Idli: Step 1) To make this dish, clean & soak the rice, sago, urad dal, fenugreek see...

                                                 Samosa | Image Source : dreamstime.com Samosa, a snack that doesn't require any occasion. Irrespective of any occasion or function, Samosas can be enjoyed at any time of the day. So, this Diwali, make this yummy and mouth-watering Shahi Paneer Samosa and relish them with your family, friends, and everyone. Ingredients: For dough: 2 cups Maida (all-purpose flour) ¼ tsp carom seeds (ajwain) ½ tsp salt ¼ cup ghee For stuffing: 2 boiled potatoes ¼ cup green peas 100 grams Paneer 10-12 Cashew nuts (kaju) 1 tbsp raisins (kishmish) Finely chopped coriander leaves ¼ tsp cumin seeds (jeera) ½ tsp coriander powder 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 finely cut and de-seeded green chilly About ¼ tsp garam masala powder About ¼ tsp mango powder About ¼ tsp red chilly powder Making of the samosas: Ta...

                                                           Idli | Image Source : dreamstime.com A recipe that is made using spicy and tangy sauces, Chili Idli is a recipe that is worth trying. The recipe is perfect for evening snacks and dinner as well. Here’s is the recipe for it. Make sure that you do try this yummy and spicy recipe. Ingredients: 2 cups idli, cut into pieces 2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped 1 teaspoons ginger, finely chopped 1.5 to 2 teaspoons green chilies, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder 1/4 to 1/3 teaspoon sugar or as required 1 teaspoon soy sauce or as required 1/2 teaspoon red chili sauce or as required 2 tablespoons oil 1/4 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup sliced capsicum Salt as required Vinegar as required Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing Making of Chilli I...