Indian Festival Recipes (Sweet Snacks & Namkin)

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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Delicious crispy poha

Servings:  Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Roasting time: 5-6 minutes(each batches). Frying time: 10 minutes. Seasoning time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 29 minutes. I learned the recipe “Delicious crispy poha”or “Maharashtrian Poha Chiwda” from one of my Marathi friends.  She patiently showed me each step, from roasting the poha (flattened rice) to getting the seasoning just

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khoya Gulabjamun (About 1 Kg)

Servings: Preparation time: 15 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes. Soaking into sugar syrup time: 15 minutes. Total time: 42 minutes. Gulab Jamun is not for those people, who are on diet; it is high in sugar and fat. Hence it is advisable by doctors to consume in moderate quantity with balance diet and loads of

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Gond(edible gum) ke laddu (sweet dish)

Servings: Preparation time: 7 minutes. Gond frying time: 7 minutes. Aata frying time: 12 minutes. Binding laddu time: 1 minute(each) Total time: 27 minutes.  As winter approaches we start to switch to food, which has properties to keep body warm as “Dry Fruits Laddu”, “Til ke Laddu” and so on… My family like to eat

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