Servings: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 4-5 minutes(each batch). Total time: 10 minutes. I plucked bitter gourd and potatoes leaves from my Tokyo home balcony pot, cleaned with running water, dipped them in a seasoned gram flour and water batter… fried and served with Italian basil sauce followed with tea. In this way […]
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Servings: Preparation time: 12-15 minutes. Making dough time: 10-12 minutes. Frying time: 8-10 minutes(each batch). Total time: 37 minutes. Holi is at our doorstep: come and get ready to prepare traditional sweets and Namkeen. Murukku (chakli) is one of the oldest and traditional snacks, from South India known for its crunchy texture and distinctive spiral
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A traditional dish from Bihar cuisine “Pittha (Bagia)”; which is almost mandatory for each and every house to cook in the Hindi month of poush ( month of December and January); especially in the new born baby house rather new born child’s first winter. Legend is that if baby’s heel is warmed with steamed pittha;
Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes. Total time: 27 minutes. I had been on trip to London. My daughter in law ordered to home delivery for lunch to an Italian restaurant. I tasted one of the dishes named ‘Polenta’. This dish made from cornmeal and taste is awesome. That moment I
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Servings: Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 10-12 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes. Frying vada time: 5-6 minutes. Soaking vada time: 15-20 minutes. Serving time: 2-3 minutes. Total time: 48 minutes. In India curd (yogurt) is a versatile ingredient: it can use in many dishes as marinade or gravy, above all it is easy to
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