What time do you usually cook dinner?

Every cook has a mission .For some, it’s beating the clock and getting dinner on the table faster . For others, it’s sneaking in healthier meals without complaints . And then there are the brave ones, trying to master baking or experiment with new recipes . So tell us in the comment section below what’s YOUR kitchen goal at the moment?” 

Tiffin prep doesn’t have to be stressful. With a food processor, cooking becomes faster, easier, and so much more fun! Would you use it for your everyday meals? 

This Ganesh Chaturthi, bring home the magic of tradition with just your kadhai!  From golden, flaky karanjis and crispy fried modaks to melt-in-the-mouth besan laddus — every dish carries the flavor of love and celebration.  So tell us, which of these festive favorites will you be making first? Tag your festive foodie friends and let’s cook up memories together this season.  #GaneshChaturthi #FestiveFlavors #KadhaiRecipes #kitchendiaries

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Kitchen Diaries by Prestige is HERE! 🎉 India’s most exciting new food community has just gone live — and we’re celebrating with a Join & Win Giveaway! ✨ In Kitchen Diaries, you can:   Share your recipes & food pictures  Discover smart kitchen tips & hacks   Participate in fun contests & giveaways   How to enter:  1️⃣ Join the Kitchen Diaries community & follow us on Instagram   2️⃣ Comment “Joined” below That’s it!   Two lucky winners will take home a Prestige Pressure Cooker.

Pressure cookers = fast, tasty and healthier! That familiar whistle probably takes you straight back to your childhood kitchen . So, spill it — what was the first thing you ever cooked (or just watched being cooked) in a pressure cooker? We’re all curious!   And hey, if your kitchen could use an upgrade, check out the Prestige Shubh Utsav Sale — festive deals that’ll make cooking even more fun!  Grab your favourites here:  https://shop.ttkprestige.com/shubh-utsav-offers.html

Festivals feel incomplete without that one dish on the thali, right?  For some it’s aloo sabzi, for others it’s kheer, and for a few it’s crunchy papad! So tell us — your Pujo/Navratri thali always has ______ ?  We’ll pick 3 lucky winners:  1st Winner – A Prestige Pressure Cooker  2nd Winner – Prestige Coupon Code  3rd Winner – Prestige Coupon Code  And while you’re celebrating, don’t miss out on the amazing Shubh Utsav deals — perfect if you’re shopping for Navratri or Pujo essentials.   Shop here : shop.ttkprestige.com/shubh-utsav-offers.html

Every kitchen has that one appliance we keep at arm’s length. For some, it’s the pressure cooker with its loud whistle. For others, it’s the food processor with too many blades and buttons. But here’s the truth — the appliances we fear often turn out to be the ones that make cooking easier once we finally try them.  So tell us — which appliance are you still hesitant to use, and why?

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Before Insta hacks and YouTube recipes took over, we had our own OG kitchen influencers. For some of us, it was Tarla Dalal’s books with pages full of masala stains, for others it was handwritten recipe diaries, or that one neighbor who always shared a secret tip over chai. That was our kitchen Google! Today, reels and shorts make cooking look fancy and quick—but the real joy of learning came from those legends who taught us patience, flavors, and love for food. Now we want to know—who or what was your first recipe source? Was it a cookbook, a family member, or YouTube?

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Happy  Diwali
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✨ Diwali isn’t complete without endless snacking ✨  Crispy chaklis, hot jalebis, samosas, laddoos – the list never ends!  This festive season, we want to know what’s cooking in your kitchen. 👉 Share your favourite snack recipes with us between 19th – 28th Oct and spread the festive cravings and win goodies from Prestige!   Dont forget  to post your recipe with #DiwaliSnack 

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Diwali Delight: Coconut Ladoo – A Perfect Blend of Sweetness and Purity


Celebrate the festive spirit of Diwali with these simple and delicious Coconut Ladoos, bursting with traditional flavor and sweetness in every bite! In a pan, lightly roast 2 cups of grated coconut, then add 1 cup of condensed milk (or ¾ cup khoya) and ½ cup sugar. Cook the mixture until it thickens and stops sticking to your hands. Add a pinch of cardamom powder, mix well, and let it cool slightly. Shape small round ladoos and roll them in a bit of dry coconut for a beautiful finish. Soft, aromatic, and divine — these laddoos are perfect for prasad or festive serving! 

Motichoor Ladoo Payesh Tart
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Ingredients 
Motichoor Ladoo
1 cup Besan
1/2 cup water
1.4 cup oil
1.25 cup water
1.50 cup sugar
1 drop orange colour
Payesh
1/2 cup Gobindobhog rice
2 cups milk
1/2 cup condensed milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp nuts
1 bay leaf


Method
Motichoor Ladoo - In a wok add Besan and water and make a mix. 
In a pan heat oil and take piping bag and add Besan mix, on the oil add drops and in low flame fry, set aside 
Take a pan add sugar and water and dissolve the sugar on fire
Add orange colour and syrup is ready
Take the Motichoor and add to sugar syrup and mix 
Set aside
For Payesh
In a bowl add rice and soak for 10 mins
In a pan add milk and bring it to boil, add rice and cook till half done
Add condensed milk and sugar and stir to dissolve sugar
Add nuts and when thick, set aside
Plating 
On a plate add a ring, add Motichoor ladoo, add payesh on top 
Serve the tart 

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CHAKRI Crunchy, crispy, and full of festive vibes! 🌸✨ Homemade Chakri — the perfect Diwali snack that’s impossible to stop at just one! 💛 Chakri, also known as Murukku in South India, is a popular traditional Indian snack loved for its crunchy and crispy texture. Made primarily from rice flour and gram flour, this spiral-shaped savory delight is seasoned with spices like sesame seeds, carom seeds, and cumin, then deep-fried to golden perfection. It’s a festival-special snack, especially prepared during Diwali, Janmashtami, and other festive occasions. Chakri is particularly popular in Gujarat and Maharashtra, while its South Indian counterpart, Murukku, is a staple in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Despite regional variations in ingredients and names, this crispy spiral snack remains a favorite across India for its delightful taste and long shelf life. Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 4 persons Ingredients 500 g rice flour 1 cup fresh malai 2 cups curd (preferably sour) 5 tbsp green chilli paste 1 tbsp white sesame seeds Salt to taste Oil for frying Method: Add all the ingredients to the rice flour and mix well. Knead a medium-soft dough, adding water as needed. Divide the dough into equal cylindrical rolls. Prepare the chakri extruder with the chakri plate and fill it with one dough roll. Heat oil on a low flame. Shape the chakris on baking paper or a plate. Carefully place the prepared chakris into the hot oil and deep-fry on low flame until golden and crispy on both sides. Repeat with the remaining dough. Once cooled, store in an airtight container.

Can’t find the haldi when you need it most?  We’ve got you! Here are 4 super-smart spice storage hacks to keep your masalas fresh, organized, and right where you need them.  Because let’s be honest — a clutter-free spice setup makes cooking so much more fun!  How do you store your spices? Share your hack below 👇

INSTANT KALAKAND 


3 cup Paneer 
 2 cup sugar 
 2 cup fresh cream
 2 cup milk powder 
 1 tsp green cardamom powder 
 1 tbsp For garnishing-almonds
 2 tbsp Pistachio Saffron (optional)


Method 


To start with take a deep bottomed pan keep it on medium flame and add grated paneer, sugar, fresh cream and milk powder 2 Mix well and cook for 20 minutes.keep stirring to avoid the burning of mixture.once done remove from flame and add cardamom powder 3 Take a big plate and grease it with ghee pour in the mixture in the plate 4 Spread the crushed almonds and pistachio on the mixture and make sure they stick to the mixture properly 5 Freeze the mixture till done.cut into pieces and serve ~

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Cooker or Kadhai??  🍲🥘
Which one is your most dependable Kitchen HERO?😃

It is the weekend!! 🎉
Time to relax, slow down and spend quality time with your loved ones at ease 🙂
So cut down on your kitchen time and cook up some quick, hassle-free delicious pressure cooker treats for your family! 🍽️
What jhatpat and tasty meals do you cook in your pressure cooker, apart from those regular dals and sabzis? Share your super COOKER recipe ideas in the comments below 👇

When you cook your rice every day, do you prefer using a regular cooking pot, pressure cooker or electric rice cooker?🍚

 Tell us your choice and why? 🙋‍♀️

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Breakfast Time Musings 😎
Which team do you belong to mostly when you join the eternal What to Cook for Morning ka Nashta debate?!! 🤓

So tell us in comments which side do you opt for - Team Upma OR Team Poha?
Also tell us why!! 

Eggless ALMOND BISCOTTI 


#Snack
Biscotti are Italian cookies, twice baked. adding our choice of nuts, chocolate chips, or dried fruits. Delicious the buttery flavor of the biscotti with almonds and orange with almonds,to create a crunchy exterior and soft interior. Its crunchy texture and nutty flavor provide a unique and delicious experience. 
 Perfect for serving with tea or coffee, and also makes a great gift. Store almond biscotti in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.Double baking is key for that perfect crunchy texture ,crisp and golden brown colour.❤️ 

Recipe name - Unique 2 mints cookie 🍪 cake with milk tea
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#Snacks

Grate some carrots, beets, or zucchini and mix them into the idli batter. This adds fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Replace white rice with whole wheat or brown rice to increase fiber and nutrient content.Add protein-rMix in some cooked lentils, chickpeas, or grated paneer to boost protein content Add grated veggies like carrots, beets, or zucchini to the batter.Mix in some grated paneer and chopped coriander to the batter.

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“POTATO WEDGES”


There’s something so satisfying about homemade potato wedges — crispy on the outside, soft inside, and full of flavour in every bite. Made with simple seasoning and cooked perfectly, they are the kind of snack that makes you forget everything else and just enjoy the moment. Perfect for evenings, weekend cravings, or whenever you need a quick and delicious comfort treat! 

#Snack
“POTATO STICK”


Crispy, crunchy and totally addictive – these homemade potato sticks are the perfect snack for any time of day! Lightly seasoned and cooked to golden perfection, they disappear faster than they’re made. A simple recipe that guarantees instant happiness in every bite! 

Chicken Flower Dumpling #snacks A creative and tasty dish made with shredded chicken cooked with spices and shaped like flowers, then steamed or fried into dumplings. 😋 A unique twist on traditional dumplings!

#snack#buttercookies

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Buttercookies
These are  homemade melt in mouth  cookies  appropriate for school snacks.

#Snack
Karachi Biscuits are popular biscuits from Karachi bakery Hyderabad. It\'s a tea time cookies made from flour, custard powder and stuffed with tutti frutti. It is usually enjoyed with a cup of hot tea or coffee.

#RECIPECONTEST 

 Get Ready to Curry On! Our Delightful Desi Curries Contest is Here! 

Do you make the most mind-blowing Mutton Rogan Josh? Does your Palak Paneer give restaurant-style vibes? Does your Dal Tadka & Chole Masala give a stiff competition to the local dhaba ? If your secret spice blend turns simple ingredients into magic, we want to see it!
Share your best, most authentic, and ANY delicious Desi Curry recipe with the Kitchen Diaries community here! P.S. - You can post as many entries as you like!!

Contest Dates- 25th November -5th December
Hashtag-  Don’t forget to add the hashtag #Curries in the description!
Prizes-  The Top 3 lucky entries will WIN Attractive Prestige Voucher Codes!!

 Show us the warmth, the flavour, and the heart of your kitchen with your delightful desi curry recipes! Time to get cooking!

#Snack
Paan Cookies
 “Taste the tradition: betel‑leaf bliss in every bite.” - “From paan stalls to cookie jars – a fresh twist on a classic.- “Crunchy, aromatic, and a little bit cheeky – our paan cookies are love at first bite.” - “Spice up your snack game with the cool, refreshing flavor of paan. 

#QUIZTIME ⏳
Kitchen pros, let’s see how well you know your appliances! 🤓
Which Prestige feature keeps cooking clean and stops messy spills?

Comment A, B or C — let’s see who gets it right first! Get, Set, Go!!👇

Mutton Curry 


#curries
Mutton Curry, is a classic Bengali delicacy consists of tender goat meat cooked with potatoes and mild spices. It makes for the ideal Sunday lunch for a Bengali, along with some plain steamed rice.

Chilli Mashroom 


#curries
This chilli mushroom gravy recipe is spicy and tastes delicious with Chinese noodles, fried rice etc. 
Method - Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside. Heat 2 tsp oil at medium heat. Add mushroom pieces, 1 pinch salt, 1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper and saute for about 5 – 7 minutes until water that oozes out from the mushroom evaporates completely and it is done.In the same pan, add 1 tbsp oil and saute onion until transparent. Add minced ginger and garlic. Saute for 1 minute. Add bell pepper and spring onion. Saute for a minute. Add the sauce mixture and mix well. Next add mushroom and veg / chicken stock or water. Bring to a boil and simmer. Add corn starch in water, little by little and mix well. Check for salt. Cook until the gravy becomes thick, about 2 – 4 minutes. Switch off. Garnish with spring onion. Serve with fried rice / noodles.

Begun Basanti 


#curries 
Begun Basanti is a very famous eggplant recipe. It\'s a prepared by mustard paste.
Method - In a bowl mix mustard powder, salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder in 1/2 cup lukewarm water and make a paste. Let it rest for 30 mins. This rest period is critical and cannot be skipped, otherwise the mustard powder will taste bitter.In another bowl mix the yogurt thoroughly with sugar and all purpose flour, making sure that there are no lumps in the mixture.Coat the Brinjal slices with 1/2 teaspoon salt, a pinch of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder.Fry them to golden in white oil. Remove and keep aside.In a separate pan, heat the mustard oil, temper with slit green chillies and nigella seeds. After 30 secs add the mustard paste, cook for 2 minutes and add 1/2 cup water.Let it come to a gentle boil.Add salt and the fried brinjal pieces. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
Now lower the heat to minimum, add the curd from the bowl and delicately mix well. Switch off the heat. Let it standby for 10 minutes before serving.
Serve it with steamed rice and enjoy.

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Delicious_appe_kachodis
*I love it because it\'s delicious and less oil is required in it which makes it healthy . \"healthy bhee,tasty bhee\"

Ingredients- all purpose flour 11/2 cup
oil as required
,moong daal paste 11/2 cup
,green chilli 2-3,
coriander leaves a tbsp
,salt to taste,
red chilli powder 1 tsp
, turmeric powder 1/2 tsp,
coriander powder 1 tsp,
amchoor powder 1 tsp
,Chaat masala 1 tsp,
garam masala 1 tsp,
baking soda 1/2 tsp,
coriander seeds 1 TSP.

Recipe-
1 soak green moong daal.grind it coarsely.
2 heat oil in a pan.add coriander seeds,cumin seeds,daal paste .
3 cover it let it cook.add all spices  and salt.keep it aside.
4 prepare a dough of all purpose flour adding little oil and salt and make dough like normal kachodi.
5 now make small balls of dough.spread it with your hand fill stuffing and seal it properly with hand.
6 grease appe pan .put kachodis.cook for 3 minutes turn another side and cook again for 3 minutes.
7 turn it and repeat the process till nice brown color appears.when it\'s cooked at the end keep it on high flame add little oil and check weather it\'s cooked nicely.
8 healthy kachodi ready to be served.

#snacks shaam ki chai ka nasta...
Baklava cookies

How do you make Pulav at home? 🍚

A) In a Pressure Cooker 
B) In a Kadhai / Cooking Pot
C) In an Electric Rice Cooker

A, B or C, Tell us in Comments 

How frequently do you clean your Gas Stove / Cooktop?

A) After Every Meal (The Gold Standard!)

B) Once a Day (The Habitual Clean)

C) Once a Week / When a Guest Visits (The Reality Check)

 When did you last really clean your cooktop? 🤭 Be honest & tell us below! 

It’s contest time! 
Cooked something delicious using a Prestige product?Share a photo of your dish + mention the Prestige product you used in the description.
Don’t forget to add #CookWithPrestige in the description  for your entry to be counted!
Best entries win exciting goodies! Contest closes on 18th Dec — don’t miss it!

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#Venpongal

Venpongal, a healthy  breakfast  any SouthIndian would look for !!!

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Broccoli soup



A creamy broccoli soup that’s pure comfort in a bowl. Fresh, flavorful, and irresistibly wholesome. 

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Palpayasam (kheer)
An easy to make sweet delicacy that is made on any festival using  ingredients available @home like milk Sugar and rice.

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Veg Manchow soup :– 

“Veg Manchow Soup is a crunchy, aromatic delight that brings bold street-style flavors to your bowl.”

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#Akaravadisal...a rich type of   kheer made using milk jaggery and rice.I made it in my 2L Prestige pressure cooker 

Wholewheat Brownie .....maine isse Prestige Omega Select (plus Teflon coating) mai banaya hai


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