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Ganpati festival is a major Hindu Festival, which is celebrated for honoring the God Ganesha, because he is the remover of the obstacles in our life. During Ganesh chaturthi we make varieties of modak as offerings to the God.Modak is a sweet which we offer to the Lord.This time during the puja at home I made modak …
There are many varieties of this recipe among which I like this variey with mustard paste the most.The challenge in this recipe is to keep the composition of curd intact so that the curd doesn’t get split and get separated from the water.The curd should be thick creamy with less water content if possible.Another challenge …
This is a biryani which often eat in the mall food court during the weekends. the perfectly cooked fluffy long grained rice aromatic with the spices smeared with spicy mutton curry. Potatoes, eggs and peas are my addition as I love them with mutton, they go so well together. Ingredients Basmati Rice (3 cups) Mutton …
I became a fan of this recipe at once when I had this in College canteen.Its favourite among the students.We make khichdi at home which is made by cooking rice in dal but this seemed different.The dish is not very dry and does not need any accompaniment and its a filler and full of health.So …
It is one of the most popular Bengali cuisines .It said to have been originated from south Asia during the Mughal rule.It uses all purpose flour or maida ,though I stuck to whole wheat flour for health.But Maida will give you the best taste.There are several variations of these ,in Mumbai baida roti also has …
I had bought some brown rice a couple of months back ,thinking about good health ,more fibre and less calories.But my family discarded its taste.It takes long time to cook and doesn’t taste as good as normal polished rice which we generally use daily.So I thought to make some innovative recipe which appeals to them. …
Chicken Curry cut pieces were there in my freezer .With that I wanted to make an interesting dinner quickly.So I decided to go for grilled chicken and this time I did it on the cooking gas oven directly over the flames and the dish was far more tasty than it looked. Ingredients 1.Chicken cut pieces …
There are endless benefits of this purple vegetable called Eggplant (in US ) or Brinjal( in India). We also call it “baigan” which means without any value but in contrast it is a rich source of vitamins and minerals and is an important food for the brain. Eggplant also contains important Phytonutrients, many which have …
Cilantro is also known as coriander leaves or Chinese parsley. Its seeds and leaves are used as a spice and it can be used as a herb as well.Cilantro bears strong resemblance to Italian flat leaf parsley with the latter having less fragrant or smell.Cilantro is full of healing elements and anti-oxidants. It is a …
