Fruit Custard

Hats off to the one who founded custard powder! Within minutes, you can make mouth-watering dessert recipes using this ingredient.

You can now delight your loved ones by making fruit custard at your homeself. Very simple dessert recipe which can be made one day before you serve your guests. 

You Need:

Custard powder - 2 tbsp

Milk - 1 lt

Sugar - 1 cup

Take a thick bottomed pan and heat the milk. Once boiled, add the sugar. Meanwhile, take little warm milk and add custard powder to it. Mix well without any lumps. Once the sugar is dissolved, reduce to low flame and slowly add the custard mixture to the milk-sugar mixture. Constantly stir the mixture. This is more important step.

When the mixture starts to thicken, switch off the flame immedietly. Keep it in the fridge till it sets.

Tip: You can check the sweetness before adding the custard. The sweetness will generally reduce little after adding custard mixture. So ensure you add desired qty of sugar.

Once it sets, serve your loved ones along with cut-fruits. You'll be praised the all day:)

Potato Roast

I started to do potato fry recipe which I have posted earlier (Check here), since I chopped potatoes into thin slices, this recipe turned to be more yummy and ultimately delicious. Being thin slices unlike small cubes in potato fry, this turned out to be fully crispy and spicy.

You Need:

Potatoes - 1/4 kg

Kashmiri chilli powder - 2 1/2 tsp

Salt - To taste 

Oil - 3 to 4 tbsp

Peal the potatoes and cut into THIN SLICES. Wash well in cold water. Take a non stick kadai, add 3 to 4 tbsp of oil. Like other side dishes, you need to be generous in amount of oil. Once oil is heated, add potatoes , chilli powder  and salt to taste. The specialty in this dish is cooking covered in low flame without adding water ( In other words, steam cooking). Just in case needed, sprinkle water to avoid burning. Potatoes will be cooked well and FULLY roasted & crispy.

Crispy and delicious potatoes are now ready. Goes well with any rice dishes. 

Vegetable Biryani

Vegetable Biryani is the most common main course for vegan people. It's very easy to cook and tastes really delicious and healthy.

You Need:

Vegetables (Carrot, Potato, Beans , Green peas) - 1 cup ( Finely chopped)

Onions - 2 nos (Finely chopped)

Tomato - 2 nos (Finely chopped)

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Clove, Cinnamon, cardomon, bay leaf - 1 no in each

Jeera - 1 tsp

Rice - 1 cup 

Water - 3 to 4 cups

Salt - To taste

Wash and chop all the vegetables into small pieces and keep aside. You can use either basmati or regular sonamasuri rice, I used the later.

Add 3 tsp of oil or ghee to the pressure cooker. Once heated, add cloves, cardamon  bay leaf, cinnamon, jeera & onions in the same order. Fry the onions till colorless. Then add ginger garlic paste and stir for a min. Add sliced tomatoes and cook they are mashed well. Then add all the spice powders and salt.

Fry for a min and add the chopped vegetables. Add 4 1/2 cups of water, once boiled add the rice. Check the spice level and salt in this stage. If required, increase the spice level and salt. Close the cooker and cook for 10 to 15 min.

Once the pressure is gone, open the lid and check if water is evaporated. If not, keep in low flame and close the lid and keep for few min.

Garnish with coriander if desired.

Serve with raitha or potato roast (Recipe here) to your loved ones.

Momos (Dumpling)

MOMOS - as the name sounds different, this recipe tastes great. Very easy and different snack recipe. I have tried both Chinese and Indian version.

You Need:

For filling (Chinese version)

Boenless Chicken - 1/4 kg
Onions - 1 nos (Finely chopped)
Green chillis - 3 to 4 nos (Finely chopped)
Ginger - 1 no small piece (Finely chopped)
Soya sauce - 1 tsp
Salt - To taste

For Filling: ( Indian version)

Veggies ( Potato, Carrot, cabbage) - 1 cup ( Finely chopped)

Onion - 2 no ( Finely chopped)

Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Salt - To taste

Soy sauce - 1 1/2 tsp

For Dough:

Maida flour - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - A pinch
Water - 1/4 to 1/2 cup

Prepare the filling first.

Chinese version:

Cut the chicken into small pieces. Take a non stick pan, add 2 tbsp of oil. Once heated, add green chillis  ginger, chicken and salt. Stir well and add soy sauce as well. Cook covered in medium flame by adding little water  till chicken becomes tender and cooked well. The water should be evaporated and it should be dry.

Let it cool down. Shred the chicken pieces by hand. Alternatively you can coarsely grind the mixture.

Indian Version:

Chop all the veggies and keep ready. Take a non stick pan, add 3 tsp of oil. Once heated, add chopped onion, ginger - garlic paste and stir for one min.

Add all the veggies and stri fry for few min. Then add all the spice powders and mix well. Adjust spice powder depending upon your liking. Add salt and soy sauce. Add little water for veggies to cook. Cook covered till all the water is evaporated and mixture is dry.

Remove from flame and allow it to cool.

MOMO's:

Mix flour, salt, oil and water. Make a soft dough by kneading vigorously for about 15 to 20 min. Do not let the dough to dry out. It will become hard.
Divide the dough into small balls. Roll it to 4" dia and keep the filling in between. It should neither be thick (may not cook properly) nor be thin (it will be transparent).

Now cluster the edges towards center so that the filling is completely covered and gently twist like a money bag. You can steam it for 10 min or deep fry.

Be creative and prepare your own filling.

Serve these steamed or fried version as evening snacks to your kids. They taste absolutely great.

French Toast

You Need:


Eggs - 3 nos
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup ( +- as per required sweetness)
6-7 slices of bread (Avoid using wheat bread) 
Oil/Butter

French Toast

Mix all the ingredients except bread and beat them well. Heat the oil, in a skillet. Then dip both sides of bread slices in the mixture and shallow fry them over medium heat, till they turn to light golden brown.

Serve warm. French Toasts are good to go at breakfasts. Kids who don't like to drink milk in the mornings, give them this recipe for breakfast. They will love it:)