Bihar Delicacies

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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Ridge Gourd with Tomato

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 12-15 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes.  ‘Ridge Gourd with Tomato’ for this recipe I just use tomato and onion to prepare this delicious recipe and served with ghee (clarified butter) doused Chapatti as regular dinner, simple, light and loaded with nutrition value. It is low in calorie

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Baigan (Egg plant/ Brinjal) Vadi (Dried dumplings, dried nuggets)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying vadi time: 2-3 minutes. Frying vegetable time: 7-8 minutes. Cooking time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 24 minutes. This recipe is very popular in most Indian houses till date from ages; in urban area people buy it from grocery store, but I am fortunate that it is given by

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Stuffed Bitter Gourd (Bharwan karela) with mango powder

Servings: 4 Resting time: 20 minutes. Preparation time: 5 minutes. Boiling  time: 6-10 minutes. Blending time: 2 minutes. Preparing stuffing time: 6-7 minutes. Cooking time: 15-17 minutes. Total time: 41 minutes. Bitter gourd is extremely popular in Asian country; as we know, it is an excellent source of vitamin B1, B2, B, C, phosphorus, zinc,

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Potato and pea curry /Aaloo matar (mutter) curry

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 4-5 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. ‘Aaloo mutter’ is a favorite dish from Indian cuisine, especially from north India and Punjab region. “Potatoes and Peas Curry”, commonly known as “Aloo Matar” in Hindi. It is prepared using potatoes with sweet fresh flavours of

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