Mysore Pak Recipe | Krishna Sweets Style Recipe

Hey all… I hope all are doing good… yeah I know, it’s been a long time since I posted my last blog post. Past two weeks I was really very busy to concentrate on my family and other stuffs… and I rarely get time to see my page… I was really pissed off about the things going on around me and hope it gets better as days goes on…

Let’s not bother about that now… I have few good reasons to share with you all… I started up writing posts on a very good valentine’s day and today our blog is turning up with its 1^st birthday… and hence I thought of sharing a traditional Indian sweet recipe to share with… so far I have shared about 150 recipes in my blog and am so thankful and great for the support and feedback am getting from… keep up the good work and it encourages me in proceeding with the next ventures…

Now coming to the recipe, Mysore Pak… am not a great fan of this so called yum-sum Mysore Pak… since I hate to have gram flour in my foods. As u all knew the name came from the place which it comes from. It was created by a chef in Mysore palace and hence it is also called as “Royal Sweet”… (Source: Wiki). Later Krishna Sweets became very popular on their own version of Mysore Pak all over the world. The recipe am sharing here is exactly the way how Krishna Sweets make their own version of mysore pak.

A good friend of mine insisted me to try this recipe for a very long time and the right time comes to share this Indian traditional sweet in my blog.

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15-20 mins

Creme Brulee | How to make Creme Brulee at home without Torch

This is another milestone for Paru’s kitchen. I have started blogging up the recipes a year back and we are nearing the first anniversary in a week and today it’s time to post my 150^th blog post. I am so happy to share this recipe.

I rarely make desserts at home, since we are not fond of the sweets and wanted to avoid it cos of the extra ponds we are getting of it. I and TH had gone mad on this Dessert recipe after tasting it in the Bacchanal buffet in Vegas… yes, its Crème brulee. First I wonder what the dessert all about is. Does it have fruit flavor or a stinky egg smell like that? To my wonder, I got mesmerized with the taste… ooww!! It was just melting in the mouth… and the glassy sugar coat on top makes the dessert more interesting.

The heavy cream blended with egg yolk forms the base for the dish. It tastes just like a custard. The glassy sugar coating makes the dish more interesting. For making this glassy coat it needs crème brulee torch, just to dissolve the sugar. But here am using a technique which doesn’t need a torch. Let’s move on to the recipe… 

Simple Vegetable Pulao | Veg Pulao Recipe

This pulao doesn't need much time; it can be done in a jiffy. I made palak paneer with the extra bunch of spinach I had at home and served it with this simple Veg pulao. It was delicious and TH liked this combo of quick lunch. This can even be packed in lunch box for kids and this turns to be a healthy version of pulao, since it has almost all veggies. You can turn the same recipe into a non-veg dish by adding chicken chunks. Keep this as a base and make ur own variation of pulao. Share ur views and ideas of what all can be added in this pulao.  

Preparation time 5-8 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Palak Paneer Recipe

Palak Paneer is basically a North-Indian Side dish which is majorly accompanied with chapathi or roti. Spinach leaves which are pureed and cooked with Indian Cottage cheese give an extraordinary flavor when cooked with the Indian spices. Trust me; I haven’t tried with Palak Paneer in any of the restaurants before I make it myself. I was lighter, since I dint use cream in my dish. Even cashew paste can also be added instead of cream. We had it for our dinner on a busy day with a Simple Vegetable Pulao (Recipe Coming soon). 

Preparation time: 5-8 mins 

Cooking time: 15-20 mins

Egg Masala Podimas | Egg Bhurji

This podimas is a slight variation of Egg podimas recipe which I had posted before. In that I just added onions and green chillies which suits rice with spicy gravy. Whereas this podimas is for rice along with sambar or rasam which are less spiced. This podimas even taste better when done in Iron skillet rather the non-stick wok.

You can directly break the eggs on to the masalas or you can whisk the eggs separately in a bowl and then add to the masalas. In either way it tastes the same, I believe. The best combo for this podimas is Sambar. This will be a sure shot winner if u don’t have any veggies at home, but still wanted to have a perfect meal.

Preparation time: 3-5minutes

Cooking time: 7-10 minutes

Aval Upma | Poha Upma | Flattened Rice Upma with Vegetables

Whenever I run out of time for making breakfast or even for dinner, the first thing comes to my mind is aval upma. Instead going for Maggie, we make this for dinner some times. Since it is rice flakes it gives u tummy full feeling when had a little and they are rich in nutrition. Adding roasted peanuts gives a crunchy effect to the soft poha. You can even try adding roasted cashews.

Aval will swell after adding any type of liquids, either water or milk. But too much of soaking in water may give a soggy texture. So just give a quick soaking time in water before starting up with the recipe. Check outanother recipe for aval here. 

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Fried Prawn Biryani | Shrimp Biryani | Prawn 65 Biryani

Making prawn biryani is very easy when compared to the mutton biryani and chicken biryani. Since prawns are lighter than the others it never gives a tummy-full feel. I already made prawn biryani and this time wanted to try with something new with prawns. So I tried frying the prawns separately and adding it to the biryani as like chicken 65 biryani.

You can shallow fry the prawns slowly till perfection or else u can even deep fry the prawns. I don’t want to use too much of oil, hence I shallow fried it in a tawa. If you don’t want the fried prawns, I do have another recipe for prawn biryani. Check here for the recipe.

Preparation time: 30mins

Cooking time: 20-30 mins