Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe

By WhenWeEat

Total Time: 5 minutes & Setting 3 hours

Category: All purpose/ Sides/ Desserts

Made for: 5 Adults

Why do we always depend on shops & stores for cheese? As I’ve always said, I hate to go out on weekends even if it is for shopping. I wanted to have my favourite cream cheese sandwich and by my stomach’s grace I was left with zero stock in my fridge. But hey! I had yoghurt and a bowl of home made cottage cheese (Paneer/Chhana)! And I knew what to do with these awesome products. You can use this cream cheese for sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, etc. I used it in cream cheese sandwich and homemade tawa pizza recipe.

Guest Gallery: Chocolate Brownie Shake

Photos Shared By: Tiya Bhadra

Category: Desserts, Drinks

Restaurant Review: Bon Appétit

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

Address: 109/26 Hazra Road, Kolkata

Cuisine Type: Mexican, French, Italian & Continental 

Located on the interiors of Hazra road, Bon Appétit would leave a long-lasting impression on any foodie. Be it for their decor, unique seating arrangements or awesome desserts palette. Check out what WhenWeEat did when they visited this cosy little restaurant :)

Dahi Vada Recipe

By WhenWeEat

Total Time: 30 mins + 15 mins (Prep Time)

Category: Appetisers, Sides, Snacks

On the day of Holi every Indian household gets to see lots of friends and visitors at their home invited or uninvited, as Holi is a festival of spreading love and friendship. And it does give immense pleasure to receive their love and affection in form of Abir/ Gulal. It’s a sweet gesture of splashing colours on their faces, hugging each other and yelling like ‘Holi hai’ ‘Bura na mano holi hai’. After Abir/ Gulal it’s time to treat them with sweets and snacks.

I, Green Chilli, had very little time to prepare anything before guests start pouring in. I preferred to buy readymade sweets but for snacks my inner cook shook me up and I made up my mind to make Dahi Vada. Originally the Vada is made with Daal, but due to the time crunch I took a short cut and made it with white bread. It was even yummier and softer than the usual Dahi Vada. Do give this recipe of Dahi Vada a try.

Guest Gallery: Chocolate Ice-Cream with Chocolate Cake

Photo Shared By: Madhavi Parmar

Category: Dessert

Palak Paneer Recipe

By WhenWeEat

Total Time: 30 minutes

Category: Main Course/Entree, Sides

Made for: 2 adults

Palak Paneer is a North Indian dish made of Paneer and Spinach leaves. However, adding fenugreek leaves with spinach makes the dish even tastier. It is also referred to as Saag Paneer and is eaten mainly with Indian Roti or Naan. However, many serve it on the side of boiled rice. This an absolute favourite dish of mine and this is a dish you should prepare at home. I am never a fan of the oily Palak Paneer served in restaurants. To me, this dish doesn’t taste right until it is served with one special ingredient- the love and warmth of family. So, here goes, the recipe of Palak Paneer.

I also love munching on fried paneer cubes. Below is a picture of the same. Please note that you should fry the paneer just before preparing the dish. It keeps them crispy and warm and that helps to enhance the overall flavour of the dish.

Puchka/ Golgappa/ Panipuri Recipe

By WhenWeEat

Preparation Time: 20-25 minutes

Category:  Snacks, Fast Food, Appetiser

Made for: 7 adults

In most of the recipes you will find directions on how to make panipuri filling or how to make panipuri water. But what about the ‘Puri’ itself? What if you want a healthy alternative to the delicious golgappas served on street?

Majority of us think that making golgappa at home is an arduous ordeal. But it is not. As you can see, we have categorized it under Quick Recipes. Making panipuri at home is really easy and not at all time consuming.

As you know, I, Green Chilli (co-author of this site) is the laziest of the lot. I hate to go to shops on holidays unlike others and always find a way to manage stuff by doing minimal work.

It all started on a Sunday evening when I was finished with my afternoon movie watching and was craving for Puchka. But being a lazy lassie, I did not want to take a single step out of my Home Sweet Home. So, what to do? Should I kill my wish to have Golgappa? What if I die very next day? What if the world ends because of some hellish Tornado! What I if the government bans Panipuri Stalls from tomorrow!  *dramatic pause*

All these scary thoughts started haunting me! Therefore, I did not waste any more time and headed towards the kitchen, armed with an idea of cracking the recipe of the world’s best snack known to some as Puchkha, to others as Gol Gappa and the rest as Pani Puri.