Uttar Pradesh Cuisine

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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Stuffed Pittha/ Bagiya with Poppy Seed

Stuffed Pittha/ Bagiya with Poppy Seed

Servings: 2-3 Making stuffing time: 12 minutes. Making dough time: 3 minutes. Stuffing raw pittha time: 1 minutes(each). Cooking time: 12 minutes. Total time: 28 minutes.  Pittha is one of the authentic Bihari cuisine made with rice flour, while new crops of rice flood the farmer’s fields in the early winter. It is customary to

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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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Flax Seed /Teesi /Linseed Paratha (sweet)

Servings: 2. Preparation time: 7 minutes. Rolling time: 2 minutes (each) Roasting time: 2 minutes (each). Total time: 11 minutes. “Flax Seed Paratha” is a nutritious twist on the traditional Indian flatbread, enriched with the health benefits of flax seeds. Known for their high content of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and essential nutrients, Flax Seed

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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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