Bihar Delicacies

Parwal (Pointed Gourd) Bihari Parwal dry

Parwal (Pointed Gourd) dry/Bihari Parwal (Pointed Gourd)Dry

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 4-5 minutes. Cooking time: 7-8 minutes. Total time: 13 minutes.  People of Bihar is quite famous for their Parwal recipe. For typical quick lunch and dinner they usually eat “Dal” “Bhaat (Rice)” “Roti” as a base; coupled with range of sabji which include “Parwal ki sabji” “Gilki ki sabji” “Lauki ki […]

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Phoran wala Gilki(Sponge Gourd with Panch Phoran)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time:  14-16 minutes. Total time: 26 minutes.  There are so many ways to prepare “Gilki(Lufa Gourd), can you name them all? Do write to me in the comment section. Today’s recipe is “Phoran wala Gilki (Sponge Gourd with Panch Phoran)” a well known recipe. It is  also called

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Khaza or Khaja (Madak Sanboli) .

Servings:  Preparation time: 10 minutes. Rolling time: 15 minutes. Frying time: 12-15 minutes(each batch). Making syrup time: 5-6 minutes. Spreading sugar syrup time: 1-2 minutes. Total time: 48 minutes.  “Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav” Independence day eagerly awaited and we are going to celebrate this festival with “Har Ghar Tiranga” with great zeal across the country.

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Arabi Pakoda (Taro Root Fritters)

Servings: 2-3 Boiling time: 10 minutes. Preparation time: 2-3 minutes. Frying time: 4-5 minutes. Total time: 18 minutes.  We love to sit in the balcony, amidst all the flower pots and watch the busy world going by. An evening in Tokyo; hearing a doorbell, hustled towards the door and saw there were two of our

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