Regional Recipes

Gatte ki Karhi/kadhi (Rajasthani dish)

Servings: 4-6 Making Gatte  time: 25-30 minutes. Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Total time: 51 minutes. A cool breeze aimlessly fluttering the pages of my magazine lying on my swing and I was looking towards the two peacocks relaxing at big garden inside my campus, memories from Rajasthan fluttering the pages of […]

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Paneer (cottage cheese) stuffed idli

Servings: 4-5 Soaking time: 6 hours. Grinding time:15 minutes. Fermentation time: 6-7 hours Preparation time: 8 minutes.. Cooking time: 8-9 minutes(each stand). Total time: 32 minutes. Especially for kids: Mother’s days and nights revolve around their kids…preparing their Tiffin, getting him ready for school and once they came back home, take up their lessons and

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Chhatha puja pittha (rice ball or traditional Bihar dumpling)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 12-15 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. Wish you a truly blessed chhath puja, on this auspicious occasion there will be special puja, one day before main pooja called kharna and one of the recipe of the day is pittha… “Chhatha puja pittha (rice ball or traditional Bihar

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Lauki ke pakoda (bottle gourd fritters)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch). Total time: 17 minutes. I love the fresh, earthen aroma that engulfs the air. I enjoy eating “Lauki ka pakoda (bottle gourd fritters)” with hot ginger tea in the evening when it rains… “Lauki ke pakoda (bottle gourd fritters)” are crisp and flavourful fritters

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Lauki aaloo ki sabji (bottle gourd with potato)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 8-10 minutes. Cooking time: 9-10 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. If you plan to dine out at night, have a low calorie lunch, and eat a light snack (palak raita, mix vegetable soup, salted lassi or nuts).you can prepare this “Lauki aaloo ki sabji (bottle gourd with

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