Regional Recipes

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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Bharwan (stuff) Parwal

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying  stuffing time: 9 minutes. Cooking time: 5-6 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes.  Parwal (Pointed Gourd) is prepared various ways in north Indian kitchen, either alone or combination with potatoes. For example “Stir fries”, “Mashed Pointed Gourd”, as a side dish or “Stuffed Pointed Gourd Masala” and Curry dish

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Paneer (cottage cheese/soya paneer) kofta curry

Paneer (cottage cheese/soya paneer) kofta curry

Servings: 4. Preparation time: 15 minutes. Making kofta time: 18 minutes. Making curry time: 15 minutes. Total time: 48 minutes. This ‘Paneer kofta curry’ is unique and luxurious dish that I use to prepare on special occasion and serve along with grand festive menu like puris (pooris), paratha… This curry is like any other traditional

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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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