FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedinYummlyBufferemailPrint Potato & Cauliflower In Peanut Curry Recipe is a vegetarian satvik side dish recipe which has no onion or garlic. Make…
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It’s a cloudy day today, and when we expect rains to come all we want is some a hot cup of tea with some crispy onion bhajiyas. Nothing can be as blissful as enjoying rains with this amazing combo of tea and snack. I don’t know who invented bhajiyas but one thing i know is that its one of the most loved monsoon snack by Indians specially when we have some tea to get along….. bliss! Finely sliced onion, pretty much in quantity in ratio with the flour batter is flavored with Indian spices and deep fried til they are…
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A quintessential Indian flat bread that belongs to Gujarati cuisine is made with wheat flour, gram flour and is flavored with various additional ingredients like Fenugreek, Spinach, Beetroot , Bitter gourd etc. Theplas made with grated bitter gourd is ideal breakfast option for weight watchers and also is a diabetic friendly dish. Thepla is typically eaten with pickles and is a common breakfast in Gujarat and also a favorite travel/journey food. Thepla resembles Indian paratha a lot but is thin and made with minimum oil or butter unlike those ghee drenched Punjabi parathas. Let us quickly get on to the…
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The festivals are arriving and this is the time when some particular religious communities quit eating Onion and Garlic. As India is a multi cultural country, hence their are certain casts who never intake onion garlic, such as Jainism. In Jain community the intake of Onion and Garlic is strictly prohibited, or anything that grows beneath the soil is not acceptable to eat. I have been to Rajasthan a couple of times and as my ancestors belong to Jaipur and Ajmer, i have closely observed food that i cooked without onion and garlic. Being a Muslim it was a challenge…
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Karela Muthia is a steamed and shallow fried snack that comes from Gujarati Cuisine. Gluten free and diabetic friendly , rich in carbohydrates and less in fat, healthy munching snack that can be enjoyed as an appetizer or even cooked in a curry. Grated bitter gourd, mixed with gluten free flours and Indian spices is mixed to make a dough which is later steamed and cut into pieces. The pieces are later tempered and served with tangy tamarind sauce. Karela Muthia is ot just healthy but is also very nutritious and a perfect snack option for fussy kids.
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Pan cake is an International breakfast that comes from American cuisine and is usually sweet in taste and combined with various other flavors like seasonal fruits, honey etc. In India the pan cakes are often known as Cheela/Chilla. The thin ones made with lentils are close to crepes and the thick ones made using various lentils or legumes are close cosines of pan cakes. Green Peas Pan Cake is one such healthy breakfast recipe that is made with green peas and combined with Indian flavors. The pan cake here is savory and eggless. With an addition of just a few…
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Hurraayyy! It’s raining and you know what exactly should be done when it rains. Yes, a hot cuppa tea with some crispy yummy pakodas. Ummmm lemme think, well how about paneer pakodas today? I love Paneer and i love pakodas too, and the combination of both is simply irresistible. Thick fat pieces of paneer, dipped in a gram flour batter and deep fried, later flavored with chaat masala … Omg, i am salivating now! Pakodas also known as bhajiyas or bhajjis etc come hand in hand with rains. Pakodas are a gift to humanity to enjoy rains…lol. In India, we…
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Besan ki Phulki is a typical refreshing and flavorful snack of Uttar Pradesh. It’s gluten free and makes an amazing snack option for weekend brunch parties. The dish can also be teemed up with mutter ki chaat. Though the original recipe asks for a deep fry technique, but to make it more healthier i opted for Appe Pan. Yes ! with just a few drops of oil, the phuklis get ready in no time and is a blessing to all the weight watchers like me.
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Flavored yogurt curry that comes from the colorful Gujrat can be included as soup, starter or main course. The Gujrati kadhi is little different from the Punjabi, Sindhi or Maharashtrian Kadhi that usually comes with bhajiya or pakoda. Gujrati kadhi is warm, mildly sweet and extremely warm to the palate and digestive system. The consistency is not as thick as those regular kadhi, it’s thin and the sweetness comes by adding either sugar or jaggery. Flavored with ginger, green chilies, clove and cinnamon and tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds and broken dry red chili… comes with a garnish of…
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Summers are almost on here, and this is when i scratch my brain a lot thinking what to make and what not to make. Weekend starts tomorrow and again my family will hog over all non veg stuffs, so i guess today is the time where i have a chance to make something that i can relish completely. Being a Rajasthani , besan or chickpea flour is something which is in my blood…lol. My dad use to love anything made with besan. One such amazing Rajasthani delicacy made with besan is GATTE KI SABZI. Cylindrical chickpea dumplings cooked with an…