A dosa is a kind of Indian pancake, a very popular street food best enjoyed with sambhar, spiced potatoes and a selection of chutneys. As the rice and lentils need to soak and ferment, it does take a couple of days to prepare, but it’s well worth the wait! Ingredients For the Dosa300g basmati rice100g urad dal (split black lentils)2 … Read More
A beautiful recipe combining roasted cauliflower and potato, marinated in yogurt and spices, served with spiced yoghurt and naan. Slice like a pizza for the perfect sharing plate. Ingredients½ cauliflower, roughly chopped1 potato, peeled and chopped into small pieces3 onions, roughly chopped3-4 tsp sunflower oil6-7 tbsp greek style yoghurt2 tsp harissa pastesalt½ tsp ground cumin¼ tsp chilli flakesblack pepperroasted garlic … Read More
This makes a delicious quick meal that we all love. It’s really versatile – you can serve it as a sabji (which means vegetable dish) with rotis, naan or chapatis, or as a pulao to use up leftover rice. Eat it on its own as a supper, or as a delicious addition to a family picnic, or even for children’s … Read More
This is a very tasty and popular Indian snack, here is my mother’s recipe which is delicious. The carom seeds add a lovely aniseed flavour to the papdis. My mum adds them, so I do too! Delicious with Indian chutneys and pickles, or raita.Serves 4 Ingredients300g plain flour½ tsp salt½ tsp chilli powder½ tsp carom seeds1 tbsp sunflower oil160ml water … Read More
This is one dish of chicken, noodles and rice combined together and it’s something that we used to eat at home in India. It’s a firm favourite with everyone I know in India and maybe all around the world? It’s simple, it’s easy and it tastes fantastic!Serves 4 Ingredients150g rice2 nests of egg noodles2-3 tbsp sunflower oil1 medium onion, thinly … Read More
A delicious sandwich, perfect for lunch, dinner or a snack! The three cheeses bring different textures and flavours, making a perfect combination.Serves 2 Ingredients100g paneer, gated100g cheddar, grated100g mozzarella, grated1 small onion, choppedsaltground pepperchilli powderfresh corianderfour pieces of sliced white bread Method – Add all of the cheeses to a bowl and add a small amount of chopped onion and … Read More
A delicious and quick aloo chaat, a very popular Indian street food. A chaat can be anything, and just means something sour with something sweet, and the key is that it is quick to make.Serves 4 Ingredients½ tsp salt½ tsp chilli powder1 tsp ground cumin1 tbsp amchur powder (dried mango powder)1 tsp chaat masala3 potatoes, peeled and diced3-4 tbsp sunflower … Read More
This is my go to recipe when I want a delicious and quick masala omelette. Learn to make Omelette with a handful of ingredients that you can make this in minutes and it tastes amazing so please do give this a go! The best way to make sure you don’t miss anything is to subscribe to Food with Chetna!
I recently did a selection of recipes for Foodnetwork.co.uk. This is a recipe for very popular Indian snacks, which I find are perfect for a family gathering. These Spicy Potato Balls are a deep fried savoury appetiser made with spicy potato mix dipped in gram flour batter. Also great as a canape for a party. Find my other recipes here … Read More
