Dal (Indian Lentil)

Chana dal with Paneer (Split Bengal gram with fresh cheese)

Servings: 4-5 Soaking time: 2 hours. Preparation time: 4 minutes. Frying time: 11 minutes. Cooking time: 12 minutes. Tadaka (seasoning): 2 minute Total time: 29 minutes. The most awaited day of the week arrived, as always we had planned to have get-together with my extended family on lunch. I was sipping my morning tea and […]

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Mung (Green gram) Masoor (Red lentil) Dal

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 4-5 minutes. Boiling time: 20 minutes. Seasoning time: 5 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. This is the Pakistani style of cooking, they prefer to cook food without using pressure cooker till the date. In traditional Pakistani cooking, dal is often prepared using slow-cooking methods, similar to those by our great-grandmothers. Mung

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Kumhrauri (Ash gourd vadi / Winter Melon badi) Aaloo (potato)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Frying vadi time: 2-3 minutes. Frying potato and masala time: 8-10 minutes. Cooking time: 3-4 minutes. Total time:19 minutes. Ash gourd Vadi (dried dumpling made with ash gourd and Besan) is very popular in Bihari and Bengali homes, used to cook in olden days during the scarcity of quality

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Zucchini with Masoor Dal (Red Lentil)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 12-15 minutes. Cooking time: 4-5 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. “Zucchini with Masoor Dal”  I use to cook often in Japan. Zucchini is available there (Japan) all the year it is counted as super food because it is heart friendly, wonderful source of potassium, lowering agent to

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Green Methi Pakoda with cube potato in Karhi

Servings: 4 Preparation time:10-12 minutes. Making pakoda time: 15-17 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes. Total time: 54 minutes. “Green Methi Pakoda with cube potato in Karhi” is a heartwarming and comforting dish that blends the delightful textures and flavour of classic Indian recipes. The dish features methi pakoda, where fresh fenugreek leaves are mixed with

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