Sandwiches make a perfect meal for any time of the day. Even kids enjoy them as much as grown-ups. Sandwiches are great for picnics, as they are easy to carry.  Variety of sandwiches can be made using different kinds of bread. My Sister-in-law opened the world of sandwiches to me, she makes variety of delicious sandwiches.  Let's start with Grilled Chutney Sandwich. In India chutney sandwiches are most popular. By adding potato and veggie filling and then grilling them makes it a little different. Recipe calls for sandwich bread but if you don't have one you can certainly use regular bread. With regular bread you will have to work faster as chutney makes the bread soggy too fast. Ingredients 12 Sandwich Bread slices (makes 6 Sandwiches) 1/2 Cucumber thinely sliced 1/4 Onion thinely sliced 1 large or 2 medium Potatoes boiled and mashed 1/2 cup Green Bell Pepper chopped finely 1/2 cup Red Bell Pepper chopped finely 1/3 cup frozen Corn few drops of oil Ketc...

This is a typical Maharashtrian dish, which can be served as an appetizer or side dish. Ingredients 1 cup Chickpea flour(बेसन) 1 and 3/4 cup sour buttermilk(आंबट ताक) 1 cup water 1 tsp lime juice(needed only if buttermilk is not sour) 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp sugar 1/8 tsp turmeric powder(हळद) For tempering(फोडणी) 2 tbsp canola oil 2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp turmeric powder For garnishing Shredded coconut Chopped coriander leaves Method First you will need 3 big steel plates or any flat surface to spread the below mixture, so keep them ready. In a medium pot mix together all the ingredients except for tempering and garnishing. This mixture should be smooth. For best result mix it with a whisk so that there are no lumps. Now put this pot on medium to medium high heat. Start whisking again so that no lumps are formed. Keep doing this until the mixture turns glossy, will take approximately 10 to 12 min. Once it is done lower the heat. ...

I love all kinds of Peppers, they are so colorful and flavorful. Jalapeno is one spicy pepper. This recipe is great to spice things up on your dinner table. I learned this recipe from my mom who is a great cook.  Ingredients 3 Jalapeno peppers 2 tbsp Chickpea flour(बेसन) 1 1/2 tsp fine Peanut powder(दाण्याचे कुट) 1/4 tsp Chili powder salt as per taste one small pinch dry mango powder (आमचूर) 1 tbsp canola oil plus few drops. 1 tsp mustard seeds Method Slice the jalapenos in the middle but don't cut throught it. You can scrape the seeds off if you don't want the heat from the jalapeno.  Heat a pan on medium heat and add few drops of oil. Add chickpea flour and saute until you get a nice aroma. Turn off the gas. Put all the above ingredients except oil and mustard seeds in the flour and mix well. Stuff each jalapenos with this mixture.   Put the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a pan ,let it heat and then add mustard seeds. As the seeds crackle add stuffed jalapen...

Lets start off with something sweet. Tiramisu is an Italian cake dipped in coffee and layered with whipped cream and mascarpone cheese. I fell in love with this Italian dessert when I first had it at California Pizza Kitchen (which is a chain restaurant). Traditionally this cake is made with mascarpone cheese but I started looking for it's substitute as the store didn't have mascarpone on shelf that day. A mixture of cream cheese and sour cream was used to replace mascarpone and it turned out so well I have been using it since. Eggs are also omitted from the traditional recipe Ingredients 1  package lady fingers 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature) 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tbsp whipping cream or heavy cream 1 cup whipping cream or heavy cream (to make whipped cream) 4 tbsp confectioners or powdered sugar 1 cup freshly brewed coffee Cocoa powder for dusting Semi-Sweet Chocolate shaved or grated Method Whisk cream cheese,sour cream and 2 tbsp whip...