Millet are some of the oldest of cultivated crops. The term millet is applied to various grass crops whose seeds are harvested for food or feed. The five millet species of commercial importance are proso, foxtail, barnyard, browntop and pearl. The minor millet consumption has been in practice since the beginning of ancient civilizations of world. Generally, the millet are small-grained, annual, warm-weather cereals belonging to grass family. They are highly tolerant to extreme weather conditions such as drought and are nutritious compared to the major cereals such as rice and wheat. They contain low phytic acid and are rich…
Ingredient: ghee
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Chenna poda |ଛେନାପୋଡ଼ is a cheese dessert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. Chenna poda literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia. It is made of well-kneaded homemade fresh cheese chenna, sugar, cashew nuts and raisins, and is baked for several hours until it browns. Chenna poda is the only well known Indian dessert whose flavor is predominantly derived from the caramelisation of sugar. Chhena poda is usually made at home during traditional festivals in Odisha, such as Durga Puja. It is also served in small traditional roadside stalls and confectioneries throughout the state along with other delicacies such…
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No fine dining can beat the taste of rustic dhaba style food. It takes hardly few minutes for the food to get prepared and arrive to your table in a dhaba and trust me the taste is unbeatable. Dhaba Style Spicy Paneer Masala. This is one dish which my family has to order whenever we stop/ halt in a Highway Dhaba for lunch or dinner. Spicy and aromatic curry with heavy pieces of soft paneer and crushed kasuri methi all over,,,ummmm complete bliss! Today i am sharing the recipe of this rustic paneer dish which i got to learn from…
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Thengai Arisi Payasam is rice and coconut cooked with jaggery and coconut milk. It’s a kind of kheer where the rice is soaked and then coarsely grounded with coconut and later flavored with jaggery syrup and topped with fried nuts and dry fruits. Thengai Payasam is made during the Tamil New Year. Among many payasam recipes, this thengai payasam happens to be my favorite during the festive season. I often use to enjoy this delicacy sent by our Tamil neighbors but never got a chance to learn to cook this. Finally got the recipe at Sharmi’s Passion and thought of…
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Winters have gone but my love for some authentic winter delicacies will never fade away. One such love is the Bihari Litti Chokha! Ever since i visited one hawker at my city who seels some mouth watering Litti Chokha i had been wanting to make this at home. The hawker use to sell two littis with baigan and aloo chokha along with an awesome tomato garlic chutney with some salads as well for 30 Rs. Isn’t it too cheap? Well i say this today because after making it today at my home, i realized how much labour it takes to…
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Arcot is sweet lover’s paradise in Vellore City, this historical town has carried forward a piece of its rich legacy in the form of a delicacy known as Makkan Peda! Well the Makkan Peda certainly looks close to our very famous Gulab Jamuns or you can say it’s quiet close to those super delicious, heavy duty, stuffed Mawa Batis from Indore. No matter what and how it looks, this recipe certainly doesn’t calls for that instant gulab jamun mix. To get the authentic Makkan Peda flavor, you have to go through an elaborated way. The procedure of making Makkan Peda…
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Nankhatai or Indian short bread cookies is one of the most favorite recipes in Indian homes. I remember my mother use to make Dabba full of Nankhatais when i was in hostel. The moment i use to open the box, the whole room use to fill with the exotic aroma. Nankhatais can be flavored as per one’s choice, But the basics remain the same. Well the cracked khasta cookies is not just aromatic but also very filling. Here i am sharing the basic Nankhatai recipe with you all where i have used cardamom as the flavoring ingredient and topped with…
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For all those sudden sweet cravings, here is a perfect solution! A mouth watering chocolaty peda loaded with the goodness of milk both in powdered as well as condensed form is something that can be made in a jiffy. It’s soft and fudgy and an all time favorite sweet of children who love to have sweets at any time of the day. Isn’t it lovely ??? After having a lot of internet search i finally landed up making an instant doodh peda. Though the recipe has been followed by Sharmi’s Passion but i made few changes by adding a chocolaty…
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Once in a life time everyone must have visited a Dhaba and had a Dal Fry for sure. No road trip is complete without having a Dhaba stop and enjoying smocking hot Dal Fry with Tandoori roti…. sheer bliss! The thick dal, slow cooked and later tempered with absolutely aromatic spices gives a feeling of heaven on every bite you take…isn’t it? I have been mentioning about Anisa Arif from quiet a long time now, her spices and her knowledge about the flavors and spice mix is commendable and worth all the praise. Anisa has contributed a lot in my…
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With every passing day my diet plans are changing as per my body’s requirement. These days i have been asked by my trainer to intake lots of lentils and fibers. Though i am not a lentil eater and sometimes hate eating dal. Both me and my son are not much fond of the lentil varieties. Hence the best way to intake them is to either make some sweet or some savory. Sweet being a completely NO NO to me, i have no other option left than to make some tempting, delicious savories that has lentils and can fulfill my nutritional…
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Soft rice crepes folded inwards to make an envelope filled with a delicious filing made with coconut and jaggery ….. yes, you got it right, it’s Patishapta! The most desired bengal sweet delicacy made during the month of January on the auspicious occasion of Poush or Makar Sankranti. The batter used for making the fine crepes is of white flour, semolina and rice flour. Where white flour helps making the crepe go as thin as possible, semolina and rice flour simultaneously adds up a perfect bite and a crunch to the delicacy. For the filling any jaggery can be used…
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Makar Sankranti is an Indian festival celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in lots of cultural forms. It’s basically a harvest festival. Just like Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Lohri are celebrated in South India and Punjab. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India and is a traditional event. Makara Sankranthi is a solar event making one of the few Indian festivals which fall on the same date in the Gregorian calendar every…