Aloo Mazedar

This is a simple curry where potatoes are slow cooked with spices in one pot. 

Serves 4 to 6Category - Lunch/ Dinner

Oil - 4 to 5 Tbsp

Cinnamon - 1 stick

Bay leaf - 1

White Potatoes - 5 small, cubed 

Onions - 1 finely chopped

Tomato Purée or Marinara Sauce - 1/4 cup

Red chilli Powder - 1tsp (adjust to preference)

Dhaniya Powder - 1tsp

Jeera Powder - 1tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

ginger garlic paste - 1tsp

Green Chili - 2 finely chopped (Optional)

Salt to taste

In a wok heat oil, add the whole garam masala. After few seconds add the potatoes. Cook for few minutes and later add the onions. Sauté till the onions turn soft, at this point add the tomato purée and cook further. for few minutes. Later add all the spices including ginger garlic paste and salt. Cook this till the oil floats. Add 1/2 cup water and cover the wok. Cook till the potatoes are fully cooked. Lastly add the green chillies and cover the wok for few more minutes and serve with your favorite side of rice/breads.

Vegetable Kadai - Instant Pot Recipe (One Pot Meal)

Veg Kadai needs no introduction, every Indian would know about this curry. This consists of a simple blend of spices. Goes well with rotis or any kind of Indian bread. And good for fried rice, jeera rice too!

Serves 4 to 6
Category - Lunch/Dinner

Onions - 2 (Finely chopped)
Bell peppers - 2 (Finely to medium chopped, can use colored peppers too)
Carrots - 4 (Finely chopped)
Beans - 1 cup (Finely chopped)
Peas - 1 Cup (Fresh/Frozen)
Potatoes - 2 (Finely to medium chopped)
Tomato puree - 2 cups (Add a few cashews while blending)
Ginger garlic paste - 2tsp
Oil - 2tbsp
Red Chilli powder - 1tsp (Adjust according to your spice level)
Coriander powder - 2tsp
Cumin powder - 1tsp
Gram masala powder - 1/4tsp
salt to taste
Water - 1/4 to 1/2 Cup



Switch on the IP on Sauté mode with normal, once its hot add the oil, onions n bell peppers, sauté for ten minutes or till the peppers turn a bit soft. Later add all other veggies and tomato puree, mix well. Let it cook further for five minutes. Now add the ginger garlic paste, all the spice powders... mix well after five minutes add the water n put on the lid, hit cancel button. Hit the manual mode high pressure for 5 minutes, sealing position.... Here we are doing five minutes since all veggies n masalas are a bit uncooked n this will cook perfectly at 5 minutes!

NPR after ten minutes. Open lid add salt to taste n adjust water n while doing this turn the sauté mode for five to ten minutes or until the required consistency! Just before serving add a small dollop of butter/ ghee for that extra richness (just like the restaurant style).


(Pressure cooker method - Follow the same exact steps using a pressure cooker base and at the end cook for two whistles.)

Instant Vanilla Cake (Eggless)

Superb desert to serve your unexpected guests / kids. The ingredients are so simple and hardly takes 4 minutes.

Serves 6 to 9 (1inch pieces)

All purpose flour / Maida - 2 1/2 tbsp
Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1/2 tbsp

Butter / Oil - 3 tbsp 

Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 3 tbsp

Salt a pinch

Pure Vanilla extract - 1/4 tsp
Milk - 3 to 4 tbsp

Sieve & mix all the dry ingredients first, to this start combining the milk & butter(Melted). Transfer the mixture to a greased glass microwavable bowl.

Pop the bowl to the microwave and put it on high for 3 minutes or till the cake is done.

And your done a simple vanilla cake ready under 5 minutes. Enjoy with a scoop of ice cream :)

Also Check the instant chocolate-coffee-brownies.


Variation - To the same recipe you can add any one or two of the following -
1.Chocolate chips - 1tbsp (The one you like)
2.Banana - 2 inches fully ripe, mashed.
3.Nuts of your choice such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, pine nuts, etc. - 1tbsp make sure they are chopped.

Chocolate Coffee Brownies :) - Just in under 10 mins!!!!!!!!!!

These chocolate brownies are so awesome, you can make it just under 10 mins.... I made these on a microwave and they are flour less :)

Serves 10 to 12 pieces (roughly)

Category - Dessert

Coco Powder - 5 to 6tsp
Unsalted Butter - 3tbsp
Instant Coffee Powder - 1tsp OR Decaffeinated Coffee - 20ml
Caster Sugar - 7 to 8tsp
Egg - 1No. (You can omit too, add a little more baking powder.)
Oil - 2tsp
Baking powder - 1tsp
Baking soda - Just a Pinch

You will also need - 1 small microwaveable cup and a microwaveable glass bowl for this recipe. (I used a square bowl, can see it in the picture)
Also a medium size mixing bowl and a small bowl. And a spatula off course :)

Put the butter in a microwaveable cup, heat it for 20 seconds and keep it aside.

In a small bowl break open an egg and beat it well and keep it aside.

Grease the glass bowl n dust a little flour and keep it aside.

Now pick up your mixing bowl add in the coco powder, sugar, baking powder and baking soda mix well. Then add in the coffee powder / caffeine, mix. Now add in the butter and oil, fold..... then add the egg and fold the whole mixture gently.... Make sure there are no lumps anywhere......

Now the mixture should be like Dosa batter consistency.

Transfer the mixture to the greased glass bowl and place it in the microwave. Keep it exactly in the middle of the microwave.

Put on the microwave for about 2 minutes and 20 sec......... Check the ends, if the color has changed then it is ready. If you feel difficult on checking the ends, you could also use a knife, dip it in the middle and check, i mean eat a little of it. If you feel its still not done then further put it on for 20 or 30 seconds.....

The time here depends coz of the voltage. So to play safe, microwave at intervals where you can have a check in between....


Now how to serve them - Heat the brownies for about 20 to 30 seconds on the microwave just before you serve. Then you could enjoy them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or just with whipped cream or you could also eat it plain with a dash of chocolate syrup over it.....