Awadhi Recipes

Palak Paneer is a popular dish in Northern India and the spicy dish is best consumed with roti, the Indian flatbread. The paneer is allowed to soak in the flavours of palak and other spices by cooking it on a medium flame. Sounds enticing!

Feel like savoring something deliciously sweet? Try making the jalebi. With ingredients that are readily available at the local grocery store, you can easily rustle up India's favorite sweet dish.

Gulab Jamun is one of those sweet dishes which has a huge fan following and the number is always on the rise. These scarlet colored balls tastes best when prepared at home and the recipe is not at all complicated. All-purpose flour, soda powder, ghee, milk, sugar and rose water if you like the flavor. That’s it!

Got an insatiable sweet tooth? Try making this quick and easy carrot halwa, using carrots of course, condensed milk, ghee and loads of nuts.

Apart from the Kebabs, the exotic Chicken Korma is a great addition to rice, especially Biryani and Pulao. All you need is a few Chicken breasts, cream and the usual Indian spices.

Even if you are a non-veg fan, this dish will count as one of your favorite ones. Paneer (cottage cheese) and the thick gravy made with a variety of spices and dry cashew nut paste indeed gives a royal feel and so the name ‘shahi paneer’. Make it and dive into a filling meal by devouring shahi paneer with any Indian bread.

This kachori is deep-fried patiently on a slow flame to achieve that deliciously crisp crust that is a show stopper on evenings when mixed with suitable chaat masalas and ingredients.

There's nothing that can quite beat a samosa during tea time. Somehow, the marriage between a sip of tea and a bite of samosa is just flawless. And once you learn how to make these samosas, you don't have to worry about the next snack-time.

Mushroom Biryani is a vegetarian twist to the traditional Nawabi dish. The mushroom doused in spices and long grained Basmati rice combine to make a wholesome meal for the entire family.

Gujia is an Indian sweet which is a specialty during the festival of Holi in India. The crunchy outer covering made with maida is stuffed with a filling of khoya and dry-fruits and then deep fried. You cannot have just one of this mouth-watering sweet.

Moong Dal Halwa is a typical delicacy that is made in all North-Indian households during festivals. It is rich with tons of dry fruits which is the USP of the dish!

Tahari is a mixed rice recipe borrowed from the kitchens of Awadhi Nawabs. It can be made with vegetables or mutton to suit the needs and is best served with a tomato chutney or raita.

Now this one's absolutely effortless! Plan ahead for the ingredients, blend everything and freeze. Your Almond Kulfi is ready to savor. Absolutely worth the wait, isn't eat?

If you are a die-hard fan of non=vegetarian delicacies and can't imagine Biriyani without meat, then this dish will prove you wrong. Rich in cashews, raisins and various vegetables, this one is a real treat.

This melt-in-your mouth delicacy may take a bit of time and effort, but the end result is so flavorful, that you'd want to me make it over and over again. The Malai Kofta is a special dish for those who think paneer is a vegetarian's delight.

If you are bored of the usual Paneer dishes and the spicy Sambhar, then Kofta Curry is worth an experiment. Balls of finely cooked minced meat soaked in rich gravy is the best addition to Indian breads.

Almond is a store house of healthy elements and when it comes to taste, this kernel establishes itself as one of the most liked nuts. Badam halwa has almond as its key ingredient, and the addition of ghee and saffron is enough to tickle the nose. This makes for a great dessert during festive seasons especially Diwali, Mahashivaratri and Durga Puja.

Vegetable Pulav is an easy to make yummy dish that can fill you up with all the healthy food ever. With an assortment of veggies to choose from, you can lend it a different twist each time.

A Punjabi dessert made with rice and milk, Phirni has a cream-like texture. It is served during the festivities in a clay-container. The cardamom-flavored sweet is garnished with pistachio nuts and saffron.

For a typical Indian, the craving for chaat or dahi vada is concurrent with the setting of the sun. Their hankering is only satisfied by the curd soaked vadas, which are dressed with chaat masala, cumin powder, crushed black pepper, chili powder and boondi to establish that perfect sweet versus spice equilibrium.

Just like love, the very aroma of Mutton Kabab will make you weak in the knees. The tantalizing fragrance coupled with its piquant taste and spice is good enough to lure you to try this one of the most sought after starters in India.

With every mouthful filled with the presence of pistachio and almonds, and pampered by the thick-creamy consistency of the rabdi, none could pass this, as the very aroma of it lures one an all to indulge in this mouthgasmic treat.

There are several ways of preparing mutton, but the Dahi Gosht is a tad different. Yoghurt is an integral part of this dish and we bet you can't resist the taste of this lip-smacking delicacy.

Imarti is a dish that is typically served during weddings and festivals. This is a sweet dish that makes every occasion complete.

Yet another sweet that gives us another reason for people to look forward to festivals is Khaja. Layered after the mixture of flour and ghee, the sweet is then lightly fried to give it that perfect delicious crunch.