This was spur of the moment recipe. It is a different twist to Bread Pizza recipe that I had posted few years back. Wanted to try something different yesterday, and luckily I also had all the ingredients on hand.  Ingredients 5 whole wheat bread slices 5 tbs basil pesto 5 tbs shredded mozzarella cheese 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/3 cup diced red pepper 1/3 cup diced green pepper 1/2 onion sliced in semi circle 1 small tomato sliced 1/3 cup mixed olives(green, kalamata, black) roughly chopped or whichever olives you have on hand Crushed red pepper(optional) Method Preheat oven at 375 F. Arrange 5 slices on baking tray. Spread pesto on all slices. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese followed by all the veggies. Top with crumbled feta cheese and crushed red pepper.  Bake it in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Take out the tray and remove baked pizza on cooling rack.                    ...

Rajasthan, located on Northern side of India has a very rich culture. It is one of the popular tourist spot and is also famous for traditional and colorful art. Apart from all this, it's cuisine is also quite exquisite. Dal Bati and Churma is one of their popular dish.  Gatte ki khichadi is a Rajasthani rice dish. I had this years back at my friend's place, her mother-in-law shared this recipe with me. I just made one change in her recipe, instead of frying veggies and gatte, I bake them in oven . I know the whole process of making gatte ki khichadi is little bit complex but end product is just amazing! I am sure you will love it. Ingredients(Serves 4-5) 2 cup cauliflower florets 1/2 cup green peas 1 onion sliced 2 medium potatoes(skin removed and cubed) 1 tomato diced 1 tsp dried mint 1 tsp garam masala 1 1/2 tsp chili powder 2 tbs chopped cilantro Salt as per taste For Gatte 1 cup besan/chickpea flour 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/3 cup ho...

I love various preparation of this vegetable. This is a typical Maharashtrian recipe and I love it. Though everyone in my family love bhendi, but this ras bhaji is not a favorite in my house. So made this one just for me :)  Ingredients(serves 1) 12 okra 1/8 tsp tamarind pulp 3/4 cup water 1/8 tsp chili powder 1/8 tsp kala/goda masala 1 tsp gul 1 tsp roasted coarse peanut powder salt as per taste For tempering 1 tsp oil 1/4 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds Pinch of asafoetida  Pinch of turmeric Method Cut bhendi or okra into one inch pieces. Keep your tempering ingredients ready. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds. Once they crackle add asafoetida and turmeric. Throw in chopped bhendi.  Add tamarind pulp along with water. Let the water boil, add chili powder, goda masala, salt, gul. Let it simmer until bhendi is nicely cooked. Lastly add coarse peanut powder. You will know it's done when color of the bhendi changes...