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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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Shalazam Bhujia (Turnip dry with green leaf)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 6-8 minutes. Cooking time: 12-13 minutes. Total time: 21 minutes.  It was the day of ‘Farmers and Kids’. The festival featured interactive events around the theme of agriculture and gastronomy. The Hibiya Park in Tokyo was so lively, enthusiastic children of different age group interacting with very knowledgeable and polite farmers.

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Sarson ka Saag (Mustard Green dry)

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 6-7 minutes. Frying time: 3-4 minutes. Cooking time:10-12 minutes. Total time: 23 minutes.  The Covid-19 has already vast impact in our life; it is important to eat healthy and avoid junk food. Keeping this in my mind I stated preparing mustard green in my kitchen more frequently than earlier; it is

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Tamarind chhole (White chickpeas curry)

Servings: 2 Soaking time: 6-7 hours. Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Boiling time: 25-26 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 8-10 minutes. Total time: 56 minutes.  Due to spread Covid-19 across the country Restaurant say that they are doubling their efforts on cleaning procedures to keep customers safe; that is good, but in my opinion

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Pui Saag/ Poi Saag (Malabar Spinach) with kushi kerao (dry green peas)

Pui Saag/ Poi Saag (Malabar Spinach) with kushi kerao (dry green peas)

Servings: 5-6 Soaking time: 5-6 hours. Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Cooking time: 9-10 minutes. Total time: 20 minutes.  I was very happy and fascinated to see the ‘pui saag in Hindi or Tsuru-Murasaki’ in Japanese at peacock store near our house in Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan; a leafy vegetable often eaten in salad, tempura, light steamed

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