Starters &Appetizers

Murukku with refined flour (chakli)

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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Makai ka kheecha (cornmeal porridge)

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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Lauki (bottle gourd) ke Dahi-vada/bhalla

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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Raw banana kachori

Servings: 4-6 Boiling time: 10 minutes. Making dough time: 5 minutes. Making stuffing time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes(each batch). Total time: 37 minutes. The buzz of the Deepawali festival is more on the sounds of the crackers than on the calendar, Indian prefers homemade cooked food and very fond of cooking food so

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