Uttar Pradesh Cuisine

Fresh Green Chana:Hara Chana(Green Garbanzo Beans:Green Chickpea) karhi:kadhi

Fresh Green Chana/Hara Chana(Green Garbanzo Beans/Green Chickpea) karhi/kadhi

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 6-7 minutes. Making pakoda time: 12-15 minutes. Preparing kadhi time: 16-18 minutes. Total time: 40 minutes. Fresh green peas commonly known as Chholia or Hara chana in Hindi and botanical name is Garbanzo beans. it is most popular low calorie vegetable during winter. It is plucked  from  branches; after removing from […]

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Fresh Green Chana/Hara Chana(Green Garbanzo Beans/Green Chickpea) Masala/Ghughani

Fresh Green Chana/Hara Chana(Green Garbanzo Beans/Green Chickpea) Masala/Ghughani

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 3-4 minutes. Frying time: 12-13 minutes. Cooking time: 5-6 minutes. Total time: 23 minutes. Aha! Shelled tender green chana here in Mumbai; it takes me ages ago when I was kid. My grandma fired up the uprooted whole plant bundle during foggy winter evening on the open varanda…we enjoyed a good

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Cluster beans (Guwar phalli) with Onion and Tomato

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 18 minutes. Cooking time: 6 minutes. Total time: 44 minutes.  India is a largest producer of Cluster beans (Guwar phalli), especially in the Rajasthan. Do you know Jodhpur is the major hub for growing and treading, after that Gujarat, Madhaya Pradesh, Haryana and Utter Pradesh. Cluster beans

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Phoran wala Gilki(Sponge Gourd with Panch Phoran)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time:  14-16 minutes. Total time: 26 minutes.  There are so many ways to prepare “Gilki(Lufa Gourd), can you name them all? Do write to me in the comment section. Today’s recipe is “Phoran wala Gilki (Sponge Gourd with Panch Phoran)” a well known recipe. It is  also called

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