My Mother WASIM AKHTHER ZAIDI was a great women & remarkable cook. she always enjoyed to cook for my father Mr Hilal Ali Zaidi, who has a passion for good food. I have grown up to see her cooking,as I always took great interest in my mother's cooking.I got to know her more when she left us on 15th July,2006 due to cancer. This cooking Blog is a tribute to her.I would like to share my mother's simple & delicious recipes with all of you. hope you would enjoy.....Happy Cooking!
Showing posts with label best indian meals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best indian meals. Show all posts
Monday, 28 October 2013
Sunday, 22 September 2013
Saturday, 27 July 2013
Meat With Chick Pea Lentils
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| Chane ki Daal- Gosht (Meat with chick pea lentil) |
It has always been a pleasure to cook for my family and friends. Today my family has expressed a desire to cook Chane ki daal - Gosht at dinner, which is great in taste and easy to cook as well . It goes very well with plain rice and onion- lemon salad.
Try this once.... you are going to fall in love with this awesome dish .
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Masala parwal (pointed guard recipe)
Masala Parwal
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Masala parwal |
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Jack fruit recipe
kathal ki sabzi)
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Kathal ki sabzi( Jack fruit recipe) |
Today I have cooked kathal ki sabzi with onion and some spices for dinner.I bought khathal which was raw and milky from inside, their seed were very soft. but its skin is so hard to peel , so I requested the shopkeeper to peel and cut kathal into pieces with his sharp knife. He cut kathal with oil coated, knife as its white milky secretes would not wash off easily .
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
kali masoor daal
Kali Masoor Daal
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| kali massor daal |
My mother was very fond of kali masoor daal ,which she preferred to enjoy in the season of summer with plain rice and onion -lemon salad. she used to advise us that ...
"The combination of ingredients is the key of cooking delicious food."
I always remember this piece of advice while cooking, whether It is Daal or meat or anything special. Here is the recipe of kali masoor daal from My mother's kitchen which you will surely find very tasty.
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Cooked raw mango sauce
kacche Aam ki Pakki chutney
Within few days raw mangoes are going to disappear from the market and I do not want you to miss this opportunity to cook this chutney as you can preserve and enjoy it whole year.
Today I cooked huge quantity of Kacche Aam ki Pakki Chutney ...which i will enjoy till
the next season of summer.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Besan Roti - Pyaaz ki chutney (Chick pea flour bread and onion- tamarind) sauce)
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| Besan ki Roti aur Pyaaz ki chutney |
From couple of days I was craving to have my favourite dish Chick pea flour bread and onion- tamarind sauce(Besan ki roti aur Pyaaz ki chutney). yesterday I had it in my dinner.It was so delicious .
Generally we cook it on the 10th of Moharram to break
our all day long fast, Which we keep in the memory of Hazrat Imam Hussain
who martyrdom on this day.
I want you to taste this awesome dish . For this dish you will be needing...
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Meal-Egg Plant-Potatoes(Baigan Aaloo)
Baigan-Aaloo (Egg Plant-Potatoes)
Egg Plant -Potatoes(Baigan-Aaloo) is a dish which is one of my favourite. I love to have it with plain rice & mango pickle which tastes awesome.
It's only my brother Ali ,who never liked this dish and made faces when ever asked to eat Baigan- Aaloo, but the day he tasted this recipe he started liking it . Now he eats baigan -Aaloo happily.....
Tasty Baigan -Aaloo is ready. Serve it with Roti & Plain Rice.
Egg Plant -Potatoes(Baigan-Aaloo) is a dish which is one of my favourite. I love to have it with plain rice & mango pickle which tastes awesome.![]() |
| Baigan -Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes) |
It's only my brother Ali ,who never liked this dish and made faces when ever asked to eat Baigan- Aaloo, but the day he tasted this recipe he started liking it . Now he eats baigan -Aaloo happily.....
here are the ingredients of delicious egg plant-potatoes ( Baigan -Aaloo).

Category- vegetarian
Time- 15- 20 min.
people- 3-4
Ingredients

Category- vegetarian
Time- 15- 20 min.
people- 3-4
Ingredients
- Potatoes(Aaloo) 2 medium size
- Green chili(chopped)-4
- Riped tomato(chopped)-2 medium size
- Onion(chopped)-3 medium size
- Garlic (chopped) -5 cloves
- Fenugreek seeds (Methi daana) 10-12
- Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Coriander powder-1/2 tea spoon
- Salt.-1/2 tea spoon (as per your taste)
- Ginger-1/4 tea spoon (Chopped)
- Coriander leaves (Chopped)
How to do
Wash Brinjal- Potatoes, peel it off
and cut into small pieces.
Wash Brinjal- Potatoes, peel it off
and cut into small pieces.
Heat the mustard oil/ refined oil in the pan or pressure cooker. Fry chopped onion until it turns light pink, add methi dana , stir a little. now turn the flame low and mix other spices like turmeric, red chili, and coriander powder and stir quickly, add chopped tomatoes, green chili, garlic, ginger....mix it well and add 1/2 cup of water .let the gravy cook till the water dry.when the oil started coming on the gravy... add potatoes-egg plant in gravy... mix it well ,add 2 table spoon of water... close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to one whistle on the low flame.( if you are cooking in a vessel then you need to add 1-cup of water, cook it till vegetables turn well cooked) .Let the lid open... settle the salt, parch it well until dish is done.... garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
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| Baigan- Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes) |
Have you ever tried the combination of Baigan -Aaloo, Plain Rice with pickle ?..... just try it once... its awesome !
Happy Cooking !!!
Arshia Zaidi
Arshia Zaidi
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