Regional Recipes

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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Royal Mawa kofta masala

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 15-17 minutes. Making kofta outer layer: 10 minutes Kofta frying time: 5-6 minutes(each batch). Frying masala time: 20-25 minutes. Cooking time: 2-4 minutes. Total time: 62 minutes. Try out amazing recipe from imperial cuisine; which I created once when I had plenty of Khoa/Mawa. I didn’t want to make “Gulaab jamun”

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Baghare baigan (brinjal masala)

Servings: 6 Preparation time: 20 minutes. Deep frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Total time: 50 minutes. Today, as I was taking a stroll through the veggie market trying to find something unusual for a vegetarian menu I thought of preparing this particular variety of Small eggplant/brinjal(baigan)which was available as a fresh vegetable

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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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Parwal (pointed gourd) with khus-khus (poppy seed)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Frying Parwal time: 4-5 minutes. Frying Masala time: 4 minutes Cooking time: 3-4 minutes. Total time: 23 minutes.  These days market  is flooded with fresh Parwal. “Parwal ki Sabji” is very regular in my home; my husband and children like Parwal very much.  Sometimes I add potato and sometimes

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