Uttar Pradesh Cuisine

Chawal-Chana dal Chila (Rice and split Bengal gram/lentil Crape or Dosa)

Servings: 3 soaking time: 4-6 hours. resting time: 1-2 hours Preparation time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 3-4 minutes each chila. Total time: 9-10 minutes. It is gloomy lock down Covid-19; facing a harsh & infectious climate, as we don’t have better option other than accept it; here is an idea to cook one of the […]

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Aaloo Gobhi (potato and cauliflower) curry

Servings: 5-6. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying cauliflowers and potatoes time: 15-16 minutes. Frying masala time: 12-13 minutes. Cooking time: 6-7 minutes. Total time: 46 minutes.  Some recipe is so popular that often it is cooked in every home in India, Pakistan and Nepal. It is prepared in many ways, yellowish in colour due to

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Seeds of ripe Jackfruit Masala

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 8-10 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes. Cooking time: 6 minutes. Total time: 28 minutes.  Last time when we went to India, my son bought sweet tasty jackfruit as he knows I love jackfruits. Although some people don’t like it; in their version ripen ones have odd odor anyway… As I was

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Chana dal with Paneer (Split Bengal gram with fresh cheese)

Servings: 4-5 Soaking time: 2 hours. Preparation time: 4 minutes. Frying time: 11 minutes. Cooking time: 12 minutes. Tadaka (seasoning): 2 minute Total time: 29 minutes. The most awaited day of the week arrived, as always we had planned to have get-together with my extended family on lunch. I was sipping my morning tea and

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