Punjabi Cuisine

Sabut Mung tadka (Whole green gram Dal fry)

Servings: 2-3 Soaking time: 6 hours Preparation time: 3 minutes. Frying time: 11 minutes. Cooking time: 8 minutes. Seasoning/tadka time: 2 minute Total time: 24 minutes. Dal is staple food of Indian and Indian continent; every region has its own verities and deliciousness. “Sabut Mung Tadka (Whole Green Gram Dal fry)” is a wholesome, protein-packed […]

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Pumpkin sabji (for fasting)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 3 minutes. Cooking time: 11 minutes. Total time: 14 minutes. Pumpkin (kabocha in Japanese) is available everywhere in Japan; it is sweeter and brighter in colour in comparisons to Indian pumpkin. The skin is also harder than Indian pumpkin. I prepared the recipe that is perfect compliment for fasting days and

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Mixed Beans in Tomato Puree

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 12 minutes. Total time: 14 minutes “Mixed Beans in Tomato Puree” is a nutritious and hearty dish that combines a variety of beans, such as kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, and green peas, simmered in a rich, tangy tomato puree. Beans are delicious and healthy ; the

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Makki Roti (Indian Maize Bread)

Servings: 2-3 Kneading time: 7 minutes. Rolling time: 1 minutes (each). Cooking time: 3-4 minutes (each). Total time: 12 minutes. Its long back I was called upon by a Punjabi friend’s at dinner when both of our  husbands were in the evening shift of a Nuclear Power Plant; she served the combo of “Makki Roti

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Ghughani dry (Black Chick Peas/Bengal Gram) dry

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Total time: 35 minutes. Ghughani is a common and adorable breakfast in my parent house; eaten with Paratha, Kachori, Roasted Poha or Fried Poha (Flatten rice); my mother used to cook almost every day in the breakfast,

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