Stuffed Mushoom parathas are a healthy and easy to make option for breakfast. I prefer making this for the weekend breakfast as it needs slightly more time to prepare. However it is a great option for the kid’s snack box or hubby’s lunch box. The method I used here is to roll one dough ball,…
Pesto Pasta With Mushrooms And Cherry Tomatoes
I had always loved Italian cuisine. I tried several types of Italian dishes at home. One of the favorite dish that I try at home is the Pasta. It is a real time saver specially on those days when I return back tired from office. Whipping up pasta and having it as a meal is…
Bharwan Karela | Stuffed Bitter Gourds
dir=”ltr” style=”text-align: left;”> When the hubby cooks something, yes it has to turn delicious. Today I have the recipe of stuffed bitter gourd or “bharwan karela” and it is prepared by my hubby. Yes! Believe me. He loves bitter gourd and he made this recipe so that I too start liking bitter gourd. He got…
Watermelon Rind Cake To #CreateFearlessly
Today I ventured upon a totally new and innovative experiment in my kitchen as a part of #CreateFearlessly activity by Blogadda. I badly wanted to bake a cake with my new Hamilton Beach India Large Oven at the same time I wanted the dish to be unique. I had a big watermelon lying on my…
Sol Kadhi | Kokum Kadi | Goan Kadhi
Sol Kadi or Sol Kadhi is what we Goans have at the end of every meal regardless of whether the meal was vegetarian or non-vegetarian. Some people mix with rice and have it and some just love to drink as it is. Kokum is very good for digestion and no Goan meal is complete without…
Masala Omelette Recipe Using MyAsusZenFone
Today I ventured upon a new experiment in my kitchen. I have got a brand new smartphone Asus Zenfone 5. Asus is a global leader driven by innovation and commitment to quality and this phone has received the Budget Smartphone Of The Year – 2014 award at Exhibit Tech Awards-2014. Ever since this phone arrived,…
Stuffed Mackerel | Bharillo Bangdo – Step-By-Step with Pictures
One fine day my hubby got Mackerel’s from market. I re-tried the stuffed Mackerel recipe. This time I modified it slightly and my hubby really loved it. This is my signature recipe. It was a real hit in Raksha’s Kitchen. It turned much more better then the last time I made it. So on the…
Step-By-Step Pictures To Make Ghee From Scratch At Home | Desi Ghee | Clarified Butter | Homemade Ghee
dir=”ltr” style=”text-align: left;”> Since the time I got married I understood the benefits of homemade ghee. This is called Desi Ghee in India. Apart from using it in cooking food and making rotis, we use homemade ghee to light the lamp in our pooja room or the sacred room where we worship God. It also…
Rawa Fried Fish Roe | Fish Roe Recipes
Today being a Sunday I had to prepare something special. Yesterday I cooked stuffed Mackerel and it turned delicious. So my hubby went to fish market and got some more fresh Mackerel’s and told me to make it again. He just loved them. I will post the step-by-step pictures of Stuffed Mackerel recipe again. But…
Fish Roast
I had lot of fish particularly king fish lying in my fridge. The fish had to be over within a day as there would have been a pooja happening at my home after 2 months. I had to do the cleansing. I got tensed and did not know what to do with so much fish….
Ripe Jackfruit Cake / Pansache Dhonas
Come the summer vacations, my Mom would pack the bags and we used to go to our maternal grand-mom’s place. We used to have lots of fun there. Going in the fields, plucking mangoes and guavas from a nearby farm and sometimes even going to Miramar beach and having fun. It was real fun then….
Goan Special – Brinjal Rava Fry / Eggplant Rava Fry
In the month of March 2013, you all hardly saw any recipes in Raksha’s Kitchen. I was getting a lot of comments why I am writing for an alchohol brand and that I should discontinue writing for it. But I did not loose my spirits. Yes, I was writing as I was asked to write…
Pepper Mushroom
We had been to Beijing Bites over the weekend. My hubby ordered pepper chicken. He just loved it. I thought I should try something like this in my kitchen. I thought of experimenting with mushrooms. The taste was awesome. My hubby loved it. The dish was over in no time. We always feel good when…
Gobi Manchurian Restaurant Style
Gobi Manchurian is my all time favorite. Each and every time I made this at home, I wanted to get the perfect taste. Why to go to restaurants when it can be prepared at home? Yes follow this fool-proof recipe and cook the Gobi Manchurian with lots of love and I am sure it will…
Gobi Paratha – Step By Step
Parathas stuffed with vegetables are a healthy option in every house-hold. If you child does not eat veges, then the best is to stuff them and serve it to the kids. So today’s recipe is Gobi paratha or cauliflower paratha which I explained step-by-step with images. Different types of veges can be stuffed to make…
Stuffed Bhendi / Stuffed Okra
Last weekend was indeed a very memorable one. My in-laws were with me in Bangalore and we had a fantastic time together. Though theirs was a very short visit, we had lot’s of fun. During this time, I thought I should cook something special. My hubby suggested stuffed bhendi / okra. The dish turned out…
Stuffed Brinjals | Bharli Vangi ( Step – by – Step )
Stuffed Brinjals or Bharli Vangi or Bharwan Baingan is a dish which I loved since childhood. My mom has a unique style of preparing this. My mom once prepared this dish for a cookery contest and she had won the 1st prize for this dish. My mom in law has yet another style of preparing this. The…
Step – by – Step Baingan ka Bharta
One of the best things I learnt is to make Baingan ka Bharta the traditional way but without using charcoal. The taste however is similar to that cooked on charcoal. I seriously love the tangy taste and this does not make me miss “maa ke haath ka khana”. The procedure mentioned below is how Goan’s cook…