FAREY (KARVA CHAUTH RECIPE)

Farey is traditional north Indian recipe, prepared on occasion of Karva Chauth. This a prepared in various ways with variation in ingredients and method. Usually farey are steamed , but similar to rajasthani gattey they can be boiled also. Detailed procedure and ingredients required for this recipe are: Chana dal: 1/2cup(soaked for 3 hours) Urad dal : ½ cup(soaked for 3 hours) Green chillies: 2 nos. Ginger: ½ inch piece Rice flour: 3/4th cup Salt...

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GOND KE LADDOO

Gond ke laddoo is one of my favourites festive sweet. Prepared with ease and nutritious too. This is my entry for E-book on diwali sweets on Indus ladies.com  Ingredients required for this recipe are: Edible gum powder: 1 cup (first deep  fry  gond ,  they will puffed up and grind to fine powder if there are hard particles in it sieve it with strainer, to avoid frying microwave them on high for one minute. Grease...

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SOYA AALOO

Soya Aaloo  is a gravy dish, it is a good substitute of mutton keema for vegitarians, this recipe is rich source of protein. One thing that is to remember while preparing this dish is that if you want the authentic flavor in this dish you have to be patient while roasting grinded soya nuggets. Perfect roasted soya gives perfect taste. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Soys nuggets: 1 cup (boiled and squeezed ) Potatoes: 2 small size Tomatoes:...

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ARBI FRY

Arbi Fry is a crispy side dish goes well with dal phulka. This recipe is prepared in form of tikki, mixture of spices are filled in each arbi and then shallow fried till crisp and golden in color. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Arbis : 8-10 Green chillies: 8-10 Salt to taste Red chilli powder: ½ teaspoon Coriander powder: 1 tablespoon Amchur powder: 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder: ½ teaspoon Oil: 1 table...

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RAWA IDLI

Rawa Idli is one of the easy and tasty south Indian delicacy that can be prepared in jiffy. This can be easily prepared at any time of day. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Semolina(sooji) : 2 cups Curd : 1 and ½ cups Eno fruit salt: 1 sachet Water : as required Salt : to taste. For tempering: Curry leaves: 8-10 Black mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon Green chillies: 4 slit lengthwise Oil: 1 tablespoon Method: Place dry sooji in a micro safe bowl...

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PUDINEY WALEY AALOO

This is a side dish , you can say it a chaat recipe, easy to prepare , in Uttarpradesh dhania waley aaloo is a famous recipe, pudiney waley aaloo is slightly different but loaded with the health benefits of mint, an easy way to include fresh mint leaves in your diet. Ingredients required for this recipe are: For masala to be grind to paste: Mint leaves: ½ bunch Garlic pods: 8-10 Ginger: 1”piece Tomatoes: 2 Nos Green chillies: 4 Nos Cumin seeds:...

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ARBI PATTA(COLOCASIA LEAVES) ROLLS

This is one of my favourite monsoon snack, as these leaves are available only in rainy season we have to wait for whole year for this. Arbi patta are slightly bitter in taste, like sooran it tickles to throat, but are nutritious, If prepared and cooked properly, you will enjoy the recipe and associated health benefits with it. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Arbi leave: 10 medium size> Besan: 1 cup Salt : to taste Cumin seeds: 1teaspoon Red...

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Aam Papad Rolls

Aam Papad is a method of preserving ripe mangoes, there are too many methods of preserving raw mangoes : achar or kali khatai etc. When mangoes are available in abundance in market you can preserve them for further use. In Lucknow we have good quality mangoes at very affordable price. In this recipe I am making aam papad in roll shape, you can make them in different forms and with different fillings( desiccated coconut, gulukand or chaat masala...

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GULAB SHARBAT

Gulab sharbat is my mom’s recipe, every summer she prepares this in bulk and distribute bottles of gulab sharbat to me, my sister and some other relatives. This homemade preserve is better option as summer cooler than any other drink. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Fresh rose petals: 2 cups Water: approx 700 ml Sugar: 1 kg Rose color(liquid) : 1 teaspoon Rose essence: 1 teaspoon Milk: 1 tablespoon (for cleaning sugar) Method: Wash...

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INSTANT CHHUNDA IN MICROWAVE

Chhunda is a gujarti recipe, a form of sweet & sour chutney traditionally it is prepared under the heat of sun for 8-10 days. I had tried this recipe in microwave and results came out excellent. Within 4-5 minutes it is prepared , you can make it at any time.Ingredients required for this recipe are: Raw mangoes: 1 kg ( peeled & grated) Sugar: depends upon the quantity of grated mangoes you get after peeling , grating and discarding seeds....

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Taryal Patata

Taryal Patata: as a name suggest it is simply fried potatoes, Everybody fries potatoes, but the difference is how you prepare the ingredients, it change the entire look and taste of your recipe. Not only in this recipe, every fried vegetable I use to peel (if required) the veggies , wash them thoroughly, let them air dry for 5 minutes and then after cutting into small pieces, finally fry, following this way you will get the outer layer of...

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BANANA MAAL PUA WITH RABRI

Maal Pua is one of my favourite sweet, incorporating bananas in it, will make it more healthier. This recipe is entry to Healing foods: Banana Ingredients required for this recipe are: For Maal Pua Ripe banana: 1 Maida or refined flour : 1 cup Honey: 2 teaspoon Cardamom powder: ¼ teaspoon Funnel seeds: ¼ teaspoon Baking soda: 1 pinch Milk: one tablespoon or more Oil: for shallow frying For rabri: Milk : 2 cups Sugar: 2 teaspoon Ripe banana:...

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SOYA CHEESE ROLLS

This is a protein rich recipe both main ingredients: cottage cheese and soys granules are loaded with portein and my entry to  Cook it healthy: Proteinicious Event. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Soya granules : ½ cup ( soak in warm water and prepared) Paneer(cottage cheese): 100gms Amul cheese cube: 1 (diced into 8 pieces) Ginger: grated 1 teaspoon Green chillies: 4 nos, finely chopped Salt :as per taste Maida : 1 table spoon Potato:...

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Bread Pakoda

Bread pakoda is a fried snack, easy to prepare at any time with easily available ingredients at home. It is my favorite evening snack with a cup of hot tea. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Bread slices: 5(make 10 pieces) Besan: 1 cup Green chillies: 3-4(finely chopped) Dry mint Powder: 1 table spoon (you can use fresh coriander/ methi (fenugreek leaves) Red chilli powder: ½ teaspoon Water: for making dough Salt : to taste Oil: for...

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KOKI

Koki is a sindhi breakfast bread, healthy option to start your day.You can have this at any meal course, like evening snack with tea or as a lunch or dinner with jeera tamatar me aloo ,curd or pickle. You can add coriander leaves, mint/methi leaves(fresh or dried) green garlic stems subject to the availability in season, you can add edible oil, ghee, butter or malai. Ingredients required for this recipe are: Wheat flour: 2 cups Oil...

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TURAI CHANA DAAL

Turai Chanadaal is  an excellent combination of vegetable and pulse like sai bhaaji. In summer as turai is easily avialable in market I enjoyed this dish once or twice a week. Ingredients:Turai(Ridge gourd): 400gms chana daal: 1cup( soaked for atleast 3 hours) Onion: 2 big size (finely chopped) Tomatoes: 4 Nos.(puried) Ginger garlic Paste: 2 teaspoon Turmuric: 1/2 teaspoon salt : to taste Red chillipowder: 1 teaspoon garam masala powder:1/2...

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BHINDI AALOO

Bhindi Aaloo is a simple and easy vegetable, cooked in almost every home, but again each individual cooks it in his/her way. BhindiAloo is easy to prepare and recipe of this season. The ingredients required for the recipe are:Bhindi (ladyfingers or okra): 200gms Onions: 2 large size green chillies: 4 Nos. Salt as per taste: Cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon Potatoes: 2 large size Tomatoes: 1 big size Turmuric powder: 1/2 teaspoon Corainder powder:...

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SOOJI HALWA

Sooji Halwa, Seera or Kanda Prasad is usually prepared for any pooja , or as a  breakfast dish. Ingredients required for this recipe are Sooji or semolina: 1 cup dry fruits: raisins, almonds, chiraunji (1 tablespoon) ghee: 3/4 cup sugar : 1 cup water: 3 cups green cardamom: 2Nos(crushed) Method: Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai, add cardamom as aroma arise, add sooji, stirring continiously, roast on medium heat,   till sooji...

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TOMATO RICE

Tomato rice is my all time favourite recipe, when ever I don't want to cook complete meal,  I switch to tomato rice, simple and tasty, easy to cook. Ingredients: Tomatoes: 6 bigsize(puried) Rice: 1 and 1/2 cup Refined Oil: 1/2 tablespoon Pepper corns: 10-12 Salt: as per taste bay leaves: 2 Red chilli powder: 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder: 1/2 teaspoon Onions: 2 bigsize (Sliced) Water: 2 and a 1/2 cup (depends upon...

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SEYAL MAANI

Seyal mani is a typical sindhi dish, usually made in every sindhi home.It is a good way to consume leftover rotis. Seyal mani can be prepared with bread also. I am sharing you my recipe of seyal mani made with rotis(leftover even fresh ones can be used). Ingredients: Rotis: 4-5 Onions 2(sliced) green chillies: 4-5 garlic: 10-12pods(crushed) black mustard seeds: 1/2 teaspoon curry leaves: 10-12 raw mangoes: 2 bigsize(grated or grinded) salt: as per...

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PANNA :REFRESHING DRINK (IN MICROWAVE)

In today's hurried life it is very difficult to spare time to cook so many dishes in a single day, following the conventional methods. Microwave is a helping hand to me in kitchen . In less time & unsupervised manner, many tasks can be compiled with the help of it. Earlier  I use to make panna in pressurecooker, it took much of time and gas stove was occupied with one vessel.  While using microwave , i can do my other work in...

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CRISPY KARELA

Karela or bittergourd is good for health especially in diabetes. Crispy karelas goes well with dal chaawal. Ingredients: Karela : 250 gms Onions: 200gms Green chillies: 5-6 Salt : for rubbing on karelas and for taste. Masalas (to be grind to powder) Fenugreek seeds: ½ teaspoonFennel seeds: 2 teaspoon Onion seeds or kalaunji : ¼ tea spoon cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon (dry roast all the four masalas on tawa till aroma arise and grind to a fine...

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RAW MANGO CHUTNEY

Raw mango chutney should be made fresh when required , retains it goodness, color and flavours. I am posting recipe of raw mango chutney , simple recipe doesn't require any cooking. Ingredients: Raw mangoes: 4 Nos. coriander leaves : 1 Bunch mint leaves : a handfull green chillies: 4 Nos. Onion: 1 big size cumin seeds: 1 teaspoon Salt :as per taste Procedure: Peel raw mangoes, discard seeds and chopp them roughly clean coriander and mint...

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PAKODI RAITA

Pakodi raita is also known as dahi phulki, a delicious accompainment with meal for summer. In this recipe I am using Amul buttermilk instead of curd, makes this recipe light. you can also replace amul buttermilk with curd according to your choice. Ingredients: Besan : 1 cup Amul butter milk : 500ml pack water : required for mixing with besan salt : as per taste oil : for frying roasted cumin powder: 2 teaspoon red chillipowder: 1 teaspoon garlic:...

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KULFI

home made kulfi is good option in summer. when you need soothing cool flavours . I am posting my shortcut version of kulfi (made with mishrambu badam shorbet or thandai) Ingredients: For Sev arrarout : 2 tablespoons water : 1 cup edible orange color: 3-4 drops iced water : 1/2 litre For almond crunch : almonds: 12-15 sugar : 2 tablespoon For kulfi: amul full cream milk: 1/2 litres everyday diarywhitener : 50 gms(to be dissolved in luke...

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BRINJAL FRY

 I like tala hua baigan with dal chawal , this is a simple recipe served as a side dish with easily avialable ingredients Ingredients: Big size round brinjals: 2 garam masala powder: 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder: 1/2 teaspoon corianderpowder : 2 tablespoon salt: as per taste turmeric powder: 1/4 teaspoon dry mangopowder: 1/2 teaspoon crushed kasoori methi: 1/2 teaspoon oil : for shallowfrying Method heat oil in a wide frying pan cut...

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KATHAL SABJI

Kathal(jackfruit) is my all time favourite, cooked in various ways, today I am writing the recipe of an easy version of kathal. Ingredients: Kathal : 250 gms oninons: large size three green chillies: 4 garlic pods: 10-12 crushed ginger: 1" piece tomatoes: 4 no.s large size salt as per taste turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon red chillipowder : 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder: 3 tablespoon everest : meat masala powder 2 teaspoon oil : for frying oil...

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