Breakfast & Teatime

Nutritious healthy crunchy palak (spinach) raita

“Nutritious Healthy Crunchy Palak (Spinach) Raita” is a refreshing and healthy side dish that combines the goodness of fresh spinach with the creamy richness of yogurt. The recipe is one of the common dish often serves in SSY (Siddh Smadhi Yoga) classes. where the recipe took a healthy twist by incorporating green spinach along with […]

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Pittha (rice roll or traditional Bihari dumpling)

Servings: 3-4 Making stuffing time: 10 minutes. Making dough time: 3 minutes. Stuffing raw pittha time: 1 minutes(each). Cooking time: 12 minutes. Total time: 26 minutes. Dal Pittha holds a special place in Bihari households, often prepared during  chhatha festivals and winter . The dish reflects the region’s agricultural abundance and the culinary creativity of

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Jodhpuri Mawa kachori (Sweet Dish from Rajasthan)

Servings: Preparation time: 18 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes(each batch). Total time: 30 minutes. Jodhpuri Mawa Kachori is a luxurious sweet treat from the royal city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India. I first tasted it when my son was studying engineering there. When came home for first vacation on Diwali holiday he brought “Jodhpuri Mawa

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Poha (rice flakes) namkin

Servings:  Frying time: 3-4 minutes(each). Mixing time: 2 minutes. Total time: 5-6 minutes.  For Biharies, there are nothing more interesting than “Fresh Deep Fried Poha and Fried Peanut mixture”, serve with “Fresh Green Peas” as a breakfast or serve as snacks with tea or coffee.  It is often prepared on the festive occasion and stored

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Gutki kachori (urad dal ki kachori) Hing(Asafoetida) ki kachori

Servings: Soaking time: Overnight(minimum 2-3 hours). Preparation time:10 minutes. Stuffing preparing time: 31 minutes. Frying kachori time: 15 minutes(each batch). Total time: 56 minutes. I absolutely fell in love the recipe ‘Gutki Kachori (Asfoetida kachori)’ cooked by my aunt when she used to visit my place and bringing as souvenir. It was so delicious that

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