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November, 6th-2018
Happy Choti Diwali to Everyone!
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Gulab Jamun
Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular traditional Indian desserts. This rich dessert delicacy is traditionally made with milk solids. Milk solid is known as mawa/khoya is prepared by boiling full-fat milk for a long time, until all the water content has evaporated. For gulab jamun, the milk solid is kneaded into a dough with a little flour. The balls are made from the khoya dough and deep dried at a very low heat in pure ghee. ...read more...
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Gujhiya
Gujiya/ Gujhiya or Gujia are a traditional North Indian dessert specially made for the festival like Holi and Diwali. Gujhiya are khoya/ Mawa (thickened milk), nuts, dry fruits and sugar filled pastries; flavored with cardamoms and deep fried. Traditionally gujhiya are deep fried in pure ghee but feel free to use refined oil instead of ghee if you have any dietary restrictions...read more...
November- 3rd-2018
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Namakpara for Diwali/ Deepawali
Namak pare are traditional deep-fried savory preparation from Marwari /Rajasthani cuisine. Namak is a Hindi word for salt and pare are stripes, so namkpare are stripe shape savory snack. Namkapre are also called as Nimki in some parts of India. To make namakare , dough is made with flour, salt and carom seeds (ajwain). The oil is also added in the dough to make the namkpare crisp as well as flaky..read more...
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Upcoming Indian Festival!
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Diwali/ Deepawali
Diwali or Deepawali is populaly known as Festival of Lights. It is a five day long festival that starts with Dhanteras, and is followed by Choti Diwali (Narak Chaudas), Diwali, Govardhan Pooja (Padeva) and Bhai dooj. This year Diwali is on November 7th.read more...
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Rasgulla/ Rasgulle/ Rosogulla
Rasgulla or Rosogulla is one of the most famous desserts from Eastern India, and a signature of Kolkata. Rosogulla is made with chenna, a variety of paneer/cottage cheese made out of cow's milk. An ideal Rasgulla would be absolute spongy and dissolves in the mouth. That’s the reason Rasulla is also known as white sponge.read more...
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Noorani Seekh Kebab
Noorani Seekh Kebab is a low-fat, easy to make vegetarian appetizer. Kebabs are originally derived from middle eastern countries. Traditionally Kebabs are associated with meat, but this is a vegetarian delicacy from Lucknow. Noorani lentil and paneer kebabs are rich in protein, fibers and vitamin B1. Paneer and lentils both are rich in protein and is a good protein source for vegetarians. ..read more...
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Balanced and healthy daily North Indian food platter
Dal chawal, roti, and sabji is a perfect, healthy, balanced, delicious, 600 calories meal. This vegetarian food platter is a staple in North India. It has a combination of protein, carbohydrate, vitamin, minerals etc. In North India most families have a similar food platter in one of their meals. This lunch platter which usually consists of - a variety of dal(lentil/beans)... read more...
Delicious Podi Idli and Malgapodi Recipes !
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Mini semolina Podi Idli
Podi idli is a delicious breakfast dish from South India. Freshly steamed idlies are tossed with a spiced mix called podi and pure ghee and then served hot. Idlies are steam cooked savory cakes made of a fermented batter like a rice and lentil batter, oat batter, ragi batter or any other grain or flour batter.
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Malgapodi | Podi
Malgapodi or idli podi, is a spicy South Indian spice mix traditionally served with idlis. In North India, malgapodi is often known as idli chutney powder. Malgapodi is also known as gun powder probably because it is a very spicy preparation. In some families malgapodi powder is served with desi ghee (clarified butter) to balance the heat of red chili.
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Blender and Mixer for Indian Cooking in USA
Many of my readers have trouble finding the best blender or mixer for Indian cooking in USA and Canada (110 volts). This article is an attempt to detail my experiences with a similar exploration. For a family in a new geography, alongside many other challenges, a small but a regular kitchen challenge has been that of finding the perfect Mixer or/and Blender...
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40 Indian Dry Vegetables
Dry vegetables are a category of vegetarian recipes prepared without curries. They are a great accompaniment to the lentils and the curry preparations. Dry vegetables are usually made in oil with different spices and herbes without adding water. The basic nature of some vegetables determines the selection of spices, for example, arbi
Dear readers, growing vegetables at home is becoming popular these days. There are plenty of reasons as to why people like to grow things in their own garden....Some people worry about the use of chemicals/ pesticides in vegetables and fruits, while others like to be close to nature, and find it relaxing to work in the garden. Some enthusiasts also grow rare and hard to find vegetables.... Whatever may be your reasons for thinking about growing your own vegetables; it should be fun for you, and not a chore...
Enjoy Gardening,
Shuchi
Vegetable Gardening ideas-
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Homegrown Tulsi/ Basil
Basil can be easily grown at home. You can start by planting basil seeds or can plant a baby plant directly. Basil seeds as well as plants can be easily found in most of the nurseries in spring season. One can plant basil in the ground or in pots. Basil is a summer plant and it cannot tolerate even a light frost.....
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Homegrown Lauki (Bottle Gourd)
Lauki, Ghiya, Kaddu, Doodhi, Bottle Gourd and here in America it is also called as Squash. One vegetable and so many different names. Bottle gourds contains about 96% water. They are rich in dietary fibers, and are also a good source of vitamin B and contain iron as well. Bottle gourd is one of the lightest vegetable and it is very easy to digest...
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Lunch Box
These Idlies are steam cooked savory cakes of fermented batter of Semolina (sooji/ rava ). Usually in South India Idlies are served with chutneys for the breakfast. This is an ideal meal for kid's lunch boxes. You can also put some coconut chutney. Add your kids favorite fruits and sweet!
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Italian Cuisine
Italian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines around the world. The words bring to mind the world of pizza, pastas, ravioli, spaghetti, delicious breads, salads, mouth watering cakes, pastries, coffee .
