Nisha's Recipes

Silvery Paneer

1. Make paste of cashew nuts, ginger, green chillies, reduced milk and 2 cardamoms. 2. Heat ghee in a pan, add cloves, the rest of the cardamoms and chopped onions, and saute. Make sure that it does not brown otherwise it will change the colour of the... - 46.3136

Citrus Candy

Use a knife or a citrus peeler to score the peels of four oranges into quarters. Peel the oranges carefully, trying to keep the peels intact as much as possible. Set the peeled oranges aside and reserve for another use. Using a sharp knife, cut away the... - 28.175

Tomato-egg Curry By Nisha

heat oil in a pan.Fry onions, chillies, ginger and garlic in the oil Add tomatoes and fry for sometime. Add all the masalas and salt and fry. Add water little at a time to form curry of desired consistence.paste/medium batter consistency is best liked and... - 45.2726

Rum Cake

My favorite Rum Cake Recipe. This cake is spongy and melts in your mouth. Rum adds so much flavor and taste to it. - 39.8984

Sweet Lassi By Nisha

This refreshing cold drink can be served any time of the day.It is known to quench thirst immediately and is also used as an appetizer.In Punjab, this cold drink is a must with all dishes as it accelerates digestion. - 35.6548

Deviled Eggs

Halve eggs scoop yolks into a bowl. Mash well add mayonnaise and Dijon mustard until desired consistency is reached. Stir in white part of sliced onion and most of the chopped parsley. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste. Using a small teaspoon or an... - 35.3819

Carrot Pulao

Drain the rice and put into a saucepan with the water. Bring to the boil, stir in the salt and the butter. Allow to boil steadily for a minute. Place the lid on the saucepan and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Do not lift the lid during this time. Remove the pan... - 45.2976

Cucumber Raita

Easy to make cucumber raita recipe. - 43.322

Potato Raita

Method Whisk curds,add the salt, red chilli powder, chaat masala and mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add the potatoes, green chilli and coriander leaves. Mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with roasted cumin powder. Refrigerate until... - 44.5292

Vermicelli Salad

Mix the above ingredients and let the vermicelli marinate for a few hours before consuming - 35.338

Masala Vermicelli

Finely chop the onions, chillies, ginger, tomatoes , potatoes, carrots into small pieces and keep aside. Heat oil and add mustard seeds once it splutters add channa dal, urad dal, and curry leaves. When they start to crackle , add peanuts or/and cashewnuts.... - 54.1723

Sweet Vermicelli

This is generally prepared on almost all festivals and by people of all communities.very easy and tasty dish - 39.0179

Kadabu

make smooth dough using the wheat flour and salt with few drops of oil.make small puris taking lemon size ball of the dough and rolling it out. Pressure cook dal till soft and make paste out of it by grinding.Heat a heavy bottom pan add in the dal,jaggery... - 34.6764

Paper Dosa

Preparation time= grinding time ( not included soaking time) - 34.7695

Almond Shake

a very healthy drink tastes superb..Makes growing kids strong and sharp. - 30.5163

Modak

These are sweet rice flour dumplings. They are very delicate and tender. - 49.0324

Karjikayi

For the filling: Roast rava in a 1/2 to 3/4th cup pure ghee till it turns golden in colour.(It gives out a light fragrance) and set aside. In a separate pan roast khus khus in ghee till pink in colour. Add desiccated coconut and roast for five to seven... - 48.1269

Nutritional Fruit Nog

The above made choices are done as its a compulsion There are quite a few recipes that follow under one heading ! - 37.0795

Death By Chocolate Drink

My friend got me this recipe.Found it really good. above all easy to prepare - 27.3895

Brownie Dark Chocolate

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F (180°C), chop nuts roughly and break chocolate into small squares. 2. Melt butter and chocolate together over low heat. 3. Mix melted butter and sugar in a bowl. 4. Beat eggs then add to mixture. 5. Mix flour with salt and... - 46.9912

Motichoor Ladoo

Approximate cook time &preparation time is mentioned.Servings too depends on the size of the ball prepared. - 41.7958

Badam Sharbhat

A very healthy summer drink.This can be prepared and stored in the fridge - 37.1307

Ariselu

The given time is just approximate since it needs to be soaked earlier that time is not counted.Also the serving depends on the size its done. - 39.6729

Atte Ki Pinni

North Indians prepare this sweet on alomost all festivals specially during the navratri festival - 35.2329

Almond Pista Triangle

1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add the sugar and melt it over gentle heat, stirring continuously till the sugar is light brown in color (caramelized). 2. Remove from the fire, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. 3. Pour this mixture onto a greased... - 37.8738

Mix Dal

1 Mix and wash thoroughly all Dals (lentils). Soak for 15 minutes. Cook slowly in medium heat until half done. 2 Heat ½ of ghee and fry onions. Add all of the spices until onions are fried until light golden brown. 3 Add the onion and mixture to Dals... - 43.126

Shrikhand

Hang the curds in a muslin cloth in a cool place for approximately 3 hours until all the liquid (whey) has drained off.Rub the saffron into the warm milk until it dissolves.Mix together the hung curds, sugar, saffron mixture and cardamom in a bowl and... - 45.9382

Lobia Vada

Soak the dry Black-eyed beans overnight Grind the soaked beans enough to form a nice texture but not a smooth paste. Add all the ingredients and mix well. Form small balls of the mixture Deep fry till golden brown - 39.1822

Classic Cheese Cakes

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. For the crust: Melt the butter, covered in the microwave, in a medium microwave safe bowl, or a saucepan. Brush a 9-inch springform pan with some of the butter. Stir the remaining butter... - 45.8853

Mock Champagne

Pour apple cider and ginger ale into a punch bowl. Add enough grenadine to make a light pink color. Serve with ice cubes in each glass. - 27.6569

Fruity Punch

Combine juices and chill. Pour into punch bowl over block of ice and add ginger ale. - 28.1203

Orange Julia

blend all ingredients in a mixer - 24.9536

Bikini Breezer

Throw everything in a blender and whirl away until smooth. - 24.7926

Rava Pakoda

Done in every South Indian household! - 34.1953

Mexican Grassland

Combine everything but soda in shaker half filled with ice, strain into glass & add soda - 27.3964

Quiet Passion

Combine in shaker half filled with ice - 24.0098

Non Fuzzy Navel Drink

Combine in shaker half filled with ice - 26.8432

Virgin Strawberry

combine all ingredients in a blender with ice. - 28.6738

Orangeale Drink

mix and add ice - 20.2198

Safe Sex On Beach!

This is a very old way of making summer cocktails.I have collected tried tasted and enjoyed making it to others! hope all of you like it too.I shall further give such collected & tried juices that i enjoyed preparing and consuming too - 30.2468

Lemon & Blueberry

Prepare mint simple syrup. In an old-fashioned style glass, add blueberries and about ½ ounce of mint syrup. Muddle (smash) the blueberries against the bottom of the glass until crushed. Add ice, limon rum, and lime juice. Stir well. If needed, sweeten with... - 25.4866

Fresh Mint Syrup

Combine sugar, water, and mint in a small sauce pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook just until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and cool before using. Serving : Mix 3 glasses of water for every 1 glass of syrup or alter... - 26.9619

Swiss Pinwheels

Grate paneer and add all other ingredients to make a paste. (except corn flour and maida & bread) Cut the sides of a buttered bread slice, keep it flat on a rolling board. Press, applying pressure with a rolling pin so that the holes of the bread close.... - 42.9536

Pakoda Chaat

This is done in almost all north indian homes. - 31.92

Sweet Chutney

1) Soak tamarind in 1 1/2 cups of hot water for 10 minutes. Squeeze and strain out juice from the soaked tamarind. 2) Mix all of the seeds, and grind to a fine powder. And grind the jaggery into a fine powder as well. 3) Heat oil in a pan, add the... - 35.8906

Hari Chutney

1Grind together the coconut, onions, cumin seeds, green chillies, cilantro leaves, garlic, and ginger. Grind to a fine paste by using a little water. Pour the chutney paste into a bowl and adjust the consistency using a suitable amount of water. 2.Heat the... - 35.5099

Sev Puri

Arrange puris on a plate. Put boiled potatoes, sev, curd and chutneys. Sprinkle the chat masala and powders. Add finely chopped onion and coriander leaves . sprinke more sev. - 34.1478

Chaat Puri

Pooris can be made in 2-3 different types. - 40.8783

Chaat Sev

mix all ingredients serve immediately - 23.3674

Potato Egg Smear

slice potato very finely (thin triangle pieces not chopped). Place the potatoes in cold water and set aside. Heat oil in a heavy bottom skillet. Add onion and saute until soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Fry for one... - 42.1047

Bharda Playa

There are variations to this it can be done grating vegetables that can be sauteed. This is the most common dish prepared almost daily at almost all houses of Northern Karanataka - 30.4265

Methi Powder

Dry roast all the ingredients (except the turmeric and salt) in a pan until lightly coloured. Grind everything to a fine powder. Store in an air-tight container. Serve with hot rice and with little oil or ghee. - 36.1047

Corn Kernels Soup

Combine corn, water in a sauce pan and bring it to boil. Cook until soft, leave to cool. In a blender, blend corn to a smooth paste. In a pan boil carrots, beans, onions with little water and cook until soft. Add corn paste, milk, sugar, pepper, butter, salt... - 43.1339

Majjige Huli

VARIATION : For this curry vegetables such as Ash Gourd, Chayote Squash, Spinach, Brinjal,Cucumber can be used - 36.6108

Kaddu Soup

Peel and chop both pumpkins together. Pressure cook with 1 cup water till soft. Blend with an electric handblender. Pass through a sieve, add 3/4-1 cup water. Put in a deep vessel, bring to boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, reduce heat. Add salt, pepper,... - 45.7562

Sandige Pudi

mix all the ingredients and make a thick paste. heat oil splutter mustard seeds,curry leaves onion(optional) asafoetida add it to the paste.go on frying until it turns to powder consistency on a low flame. - 30.6739

Tortilla Soup

Spanish fried rice goes well with this - 36.6498

Badam Soup

any number of variations can be given like adding walnuts or boiled macaroni,few leaves mint not to forget cheese etc.. - 37.2749

Macaroni Soup

Haven't considered the chilling time! - 38.919

Tomato Cucumber Onion Soup

For a variation fried bread pieces and boiled hard vegies can be added - 34.0777

Green Soup

Cut the spinach into small pieces after washing.Cut the onions,and coriander leaves into small pieces.Cut the potato,cabbage and gourd into small pieces.Add 6 cups of water to the pressure cooker and boil the potatoes,cabbage and gourd.When cool blend in the... - 37.0945

Beet Soup

Tips: after blending you could also give a single boil and then cool.Garlic pods can also be added while grinding if its being boiled.Can add lots of cream,butter and cheese according to taste and preferences - 37.369

Poha

Its a traditional maharashtrian dish.Known as kaandaa poha(kaanda=onion) (poha=beaten rice).There are several variations to this recipe! - 44.2825

Akki Rotti-2

variation: Add Half a cup ground coconut and a piece of onion along with Jeera(cumin) and Rice powder for the dough. - 23.7849

Akki Roti

There are several variations to this recipe.Like ommitting onion,or simple rice flour with cumin seeds without other ingredients,or the third variation could be adding all hard vegetables except potato.There is also another type which shall be posted again! - 41.4515

Coconut Milk Shake

I have tried many milkshake recipes in the past. This milkshake is a variation to the basic recipe. - 38.96

Basic Milk Shake

This is the basic milk shake recipe any number of combinations can be made with this. - 30.092

Ragi Ball

Boil water,add salt & ghee.sprinkle one tbsp ragi flour.wait for a second. Add rest of the ragi flour and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix well with a wooden spoon or a laddle(back side) to avoid lumps.(no lumps at all) When still hot, with wet hands, make orange... - 28.2364

Carrot Kosambari

soak green gram in water for 30-45 min.In a salad bowl, mix the grated carrots, soaked moong dal (after straining excess water), coconut, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, lime juice. Fry the seasonings (mustard, urad dal(black gram), green... - 37.3443

Bele Kosambari

Traditional recipe of karanataka and andhra pradesh.This is a must on occassions like festivals & marriages - 41.8437

Togari Nucchin Unde - 3 Rd Method

Soak all dal together in water for 4 hours or until soft and drain excess water Grind coarsely with the remaining ingredients (not fine paste and do not add water) Shape the mixture into small balls, oval shape or oblong Arange them in idli stand or cooker... - 36.787

Togari Nucchin Unde-1st Method

This recipe has lot of variations and a traditional south indian recipe.It can be had just as a snack with lot of ghee/clarified butter or with rice.It can also be had as a side dish with rice and rasam - 31.4649

Rice Vada

Mix all the above ingredients together to form a thick batter Roll it into a vada shaped tikki Deep fry in oil till brown on both sides Serve it hot with tomato sauce/ketchup or coriander chutney - 37.6337

Cabbage Pakora

Cut cabbage, onions, green chillies and add salt, besan, garlic ginger paste, rice flour, zeera powder, dhanniyaa powder, chillipowder Mix them well with water and deep fry as pakodas and eat hot hot. *Consistency - thicker & tighter than idli batter... - 34.3431

Cold Cake

Beat eggs, cocoa powder, butter, caster sugar and coffee powder in a bowl. Heat water in a pan and as soon as the steam starts to rise, put this bowl on the boiling water pan and keep beating untill the liquid turns into thick paste. Make sure the bowl does... - 43.3614

Chocolate

Layer1: Crush the cookies and roast them in butter. Keep a little bit - 21.0601

Chocolate And Nuts Cookies

Mix peanut butter, baking butter and sugar using an electric beater. Beat it into a smooth paste. Add 1 beated egg to the above paste and beat it for another 5 minutes. Mix the baking powder and salt to the flour. Add the flour to the sugar and butter... - 43.7239

Chana Dal Halwa

Soak chana daal in water for 2-3 hours. Boil soaked chana in milk till totally cooked. Blend it into a paster. Fry this mixture in ghee till you smell the halwa and till you feel it is cooked. Mix sugar and dry fruits and cook for 5-10 more minutes. Serve hot... - 30.1437

Chocolate Cakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes.... - 46.3443

Pink Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes.... - 43.9713

Yellow Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes.... - 41.5828

Glitter Kid Cakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with mini cupcake liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2... - 41.1429

Brownie Cookies

1 . Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 cookie sheets. 2 . In large bowl, stir brownie batter and oats until well blended. Onto cookie sheets, drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. 3 . Bake 1 cookie sheet at a time 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are set... - 26.0104

Banana Split Pizza

1 . Heat oven to 350°F. Line 12x3/4-inch pizza pan with foil; grease and flour foil. Spread brownie batter on foil in pan. 2 . Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. 3 . ... - 34.629

Sundae Brownies

1 . Heat oven to 350°F (325°F if using dark, nonstick or glass pan). Grease bottom of 8-inch square pan. Spread batter in pan. 2 . Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Immediately drop dollops of marshmallow... - 29.8432

Dalmation Brownies

1 . Heat oven to 350°F (325°F if using dark, nonstick or glass pan). Grease bottom of 8-inch square pan. Spread batter in pan. 2 . In small bowl, beat remaining ingredients on medium speed until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over brownie batter in pan. Cut... - 30.3009

Pumpkin Dry Grapes(raisin) Bread

Beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and raisins in a bowl. Stir into the creamed mixture with the milk or orange juice. Pour into an oiled 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.... - 38.1203

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat 10” square pan with non-stick spray. In a bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Beat butter and sugar in separate bowl until light and fluffy. Mix pumpkin and eggs into butter... - 38.5099

Rum And Raisin Rice Pudding

Soak the raisins in the rum for a few hours Combine rice and salt, and cook the rice in one cup of milk with saffron, by simmering for 7-8 min till most of the milk is absorbed. Or just pressure cook it in milk for one whistle till half-cooked. In the... - 43.4108

Rice Kheer

Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan.(It is better not to do this in a non stick pan as milk becomes brown at the bottom of the pan ) if u do not have a thick bottomed pan use a pressure cooker. Grind the basmathi rice in the mixer( do not grind it finely.... - 41.9392

Arhar Dal With Mango

Wash and cook the dal with the turmeric powder, salt and the sugar in a saute. Add the mango to the dal. Add a part of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder and the garam masala powder. mix well. When the dal and the mango is cooked remove from... - 37.0918

Masoor Dal

Wash the dal and cook the dal in a sauteuse with the turmeric, salt and the sugar over a medium flame. Add half of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder. When the dal is cooked and thick remove from the fire. Heat the ghee in a pan and add the... - 40.1264

Pepper Mushroom Fry

Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan and fry the green chillies and ginger-garlic paste briefly. Add the chopped onions and fry on medium heat for about 2 minute(s) or till the onions are pink. Add the mushrooms, crushed black pepper and the rest of the... - 37.1139

Curried Mushroom With Peas

Heat the butter / ghee / oil in a heavy-bottomed pan on medium level and lightly fry the cinnamon, cloves, mace (optional) and the cardamoms. Add the chopped onions and fry for about 4 minutes or till they are golden brown. Add the ginger-garlic and fry... - 38.1203

Badam Halwa

Badam Halwa is a delicious dessert made of almond, milk and sugar. It is very popular in all parts of India. - 45.1528

Aloo Masala Chaat

Grate the tomatoes. Slice the ginger. Boil the potatoes and cut into big pieces. sprinkle the chaat masala, dhanageera powder chilli powder to the to the potatoes. Roast the Anardanna and powder them. Heat the oil in a vessel. Add the grated tomatoes and... - 41.1259

Indo Chinese Fried Rice

Indo Chinese Rice is sumptuous rice made with Indian and Chinese spices. - 41.199

Fried Brown Rice

In a LARGE non-stick skillet, saute the ginger, garlic, onion, mushrooms and any other veggies that need pre-cooking for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Dry off the bottom of the skillet, return to heat and add rice. Dry fry it for a while, until some... - 36.3399

Easy Egg Fried Rice

A simple way to make egg fried rice. - 34.8227

Thai Fried Rice

When the pan is extremely hot (smoking hot), pour in the oil. Add the egg and scramble the egg until the egg is all cooked. Put the egg aside or just push it aside and make some room on the bottom of the wok. Add soy sauce and stir. Keep stirring and mixing... - 41.181

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