Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 2-3 minutes. Cooking time: 13-15 minutes. Total time: 16 minutes. One lazy Sunday morning, while sipping tea, we were lost in friendly gossip about our last year’s tour with our retiree friends. Our life has always been filled with friends, kitty parties, get-togethers, city tours, and even intercity travels, giving us […]
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Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 4-5 minutes. Making batter time: 2-3 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. The sound of rain and the gentle breeze always bring a sense of peace and happiness to me. On one such rainy day, I sat on my swing for almost an hour,
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Servings: 3-4 Soaking Time: 4-6 hours. Boiling Time; 10-12 minutes. Cooking Time: 6-7 minutes. Total Time: 19 minutes. When we were in Tamil Nadu, I witnessed the grand celebrations of the Golu festival during Navratri. What surprised and fascinated me most was the beautiful arrangement of countless dolls, each telling a story and adding charm
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Serving: 3-4 Soaking time: 30 minutes. Peeling time: 2-3 minutes. Blanching time: 4-5 minutes. Making stuffing paste time: 2 minutes. Cooking stuffing time: 2-3 minutes. Prepare batter time: 2 minutes. Deep frying time: 3-4 minutes. (each batch) Total time: 19-20 minutes. I first tasted this unique “Ash Gourd Stuffed Pakoda” at one of my friend’s
Servings: 4-5 Making dough time: 3-4 minutes. Making stuffing time: 18 minutes. Rolling time:2 minute (each). Frying time: 2-3 minute (each). Total time: 27 minutes. I prepared “Puran Poli” on the occasion of Ardra Nakshatra as a delightful variation to our traditional festive meal. Customary to cook dal poori on this day, which features a
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