Regional Recipes

Chandrakala (festival sweets)

Servings:  Preparing sugar syrup time: 6-8 minutes. Preparing stuffing time: 3-4 minutes. Preparing dough time: 3-4 minutes Preparation time: 1-2 minutes(each). Frying time: 12-15 minutes(per batches). Dip into sugar syrup time: 2-3 minutes. Total time: 36 minutes. Chandrakala is a traditional Indian sweet, popular in North India, especially during festivals like Holi and Diwali; when […]

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Dry Saim (broad beans) Aaloo

“Dry Saim (broad beans) Aaloo” is a simple yet flavourful Indian stir-fry dish made with sem beans (flat green beans) and potatoes (aloo). I often enjoyed as a side dish with Chapati or Dal–Rice. The dish is prepared by sautéing sem beans and potatoes with a blend of aromatic spices, resulting in a dry, mildly

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Jodhpuri Mawa kachori (Sweet Dish from Rajasthan)

Servings: Preparation time: 18 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes(each batch). Total time: 30 minutes. Jodhpuri Mawa Kachori is a luxurious sweet treat from the royal city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India. I first tasted it when my son was studying engineering there. When came home for first vacation on Diwali holiday he brought “Jodhpuri Mawa

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Mango Shrikhand

Mango shrikhand

Servings: 6-8 Preparing hung curd time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 15 minutes. Mixing time: 3 minutes. Chilling time: 3 hours. Total time: 18 minutes. “Shrikhand” is a traditional sweets of Indian continent. A mango flavourful, sweet, creamy and comforting Maharashtrian dessert must have this summer along  with “Poori”. A smile flashing  on my face right

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Sandwich Gulabjamun (from milk powder)

Servings: Preparation time: 20 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes(each batch). Soaking time: 5-6 hours. making sandwich time: 10-12 minutes Total time: 44 minutes. ‘Sandwich Gulab Jamun’ is the variation of classic Gulab Jamun; in which Khoa (Mawa) is filled in between the two halves of cylindrical shape Gulab Jamun. It is one of the popular

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