Regional Recipes

Holika dahan day (one day before Holi) Thali (from Bihar)

Servings: 4 Cumin rice time: 15 minutes. Karhi-vadi time: 15 minutes. Dry Aaloo time: 17 minutes. Green chutney time: 5 minutes. Making pakoda time: 5-7 minutes ( each batch) Making dahi-vada time: 28 minutes. Total time: 1 hour and 27 minutes. ‘Barh’ is the place where I spend my childhood and all of sudden all […]

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Aaloo (potato) pakoda (fritters)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch) Total time: 13 minutes. You can enjoy the cup of tea with “Aaloo (potato) pakoda (fritters)”; it is really-really goes well with tea. This reminds me from one of my family friend; whenever we visited her house. Her hospitality was never complete without this.

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Baigan (egg plant) pakoda (fritters)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes.. Total time: 16 minutes. It was cloudy day of Tokyo in the month of March, we all locked down due to Covid-19, I had only eggplant in my refrigerator, and so I thought nothing can be more satisfying than a cup of ginger tea with

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Jeera rice (cumin rice fry)

Servings: 2 Soaking time: 20-30 minutes. Preparation time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Seasoning time: 2 minutes Total time: 14 minutes. Rice is the integral part of Indian cuisine; there are several types of preparation served in India; “Jeera rice (cumin rice fry)” very popular dish in north India as everyday rice dish. Jeera

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Nimki/mathri /namak pare

Servings: Preparation time: 10 minutes. Rolling & making shape time: 2 minutes(each) Frying time: 10 minutes(each batch). Total time: 22 minutes. When my son was in the  college hostel, we used to send “Nimki (Mathri or Namak Pare)” along with the monthly snack packages from home. It became a small token of love packed in

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