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Mughlai Egg Curry Recipe

Mughlai Egg Curry Recipe by Hina Gujral

A typical Mughlai Curry flavored with aromatic spices, saffron and dollops of cashew nut paste.

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Salted Caramel Ice Cream without Ice Cream Maker

Salted Caramel Ice Cream without Ice Cream Maker by Hina Gujral

Salted Caramel Ice Cream tastes even better when served with chocolate syrup, dark chocolate chips and butterscotch chunks, chocolate and caramel are a match made in heaven and for unusual flavor lovers like me this was the best ice cream flavor I have tasted after Mint and Chocolate

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Rava Idli (Steamed Semolina Dumplings)

Rava Idli (Steamed Semolina Dumplings) by Hina Gujral

Rava Idli is a soft pillowy steamed semolina dumpling seasoned with mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal and cashew. There are many theories about the curation of Rava Idli but all of them are intertwined in Karnataka only, so it could be said that Rava Idli have it's roots in the state. Many food historians condemn traces of Rava…

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Dahi Vada Recipe

Dahi Vada Recipe by Hina Gujral

Dahi Vada is simply fried dumplings made of lentil swimming in the flavorful curd, embellished with sweet and spicy chutneys at last some spices sprinkled over it to complete the medley of flavors in a single bowl. If you travel in the Central India, there this particular dish is also known as Dahi Bhalla, do not get intimidated by…

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Matar Ki Kachori Recipe (Peas Stuffed Fried Indian Bread)

Matar Ki Kachori Recipe (Peas Stuffed Fried Indian Bread) by Hina Gujral

Matar Ki Kachori, the puffed and stuffed fried Indian bread, the pastry on the outside is firm, and crisp while the viridescent filling inside is bursting with vibrant flavors. The round discs of dough packed with freshly stirred up peas filling, neatly rolled into perfect round with fingers like a skilled potter shaping the piece of…

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Chicken Chettinad Pepper Masala Recipe

Chicken Chettinad Pepper Masala Recipe by Hina Gujral

Chicken Chettinad Curry is the peppery, hot and delicious chicken curry from the land of Chettiyars, the trading community of India. The Chettinad Chicken has a unique flavor profile, it is bursting with flavors of stout goontur chiles, black pearl like whole peppercorns and plenty of red onion. Roasting, grinding, sautéing are the…

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Punjabi Malai Paneer - Cottage Cheese in White Gravy

Punjabi Malai Paneer - Cottage Cheese in White Gravy by Hina Gujral

This typical Punjabi dish can be found in menu at most of the restaurant serving Indian food though sometimes name could be different like Safeed Paneer, Paneer Kesarwala or Cream Paneer but the soft and mouth melting curry with delicate flavors and subtle spices is always the same.

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Christmas Themed Pumpkin Cake

Christmas Themed Pumpkin Cake by Hina Gujral

With Christmas just a few days away and my traditional Christmas Cake yet not gone into the oven, all thanks to my winter laziness and with the beginning of holiday season lot of friends drop by to wish us early Christmas before leaving for holidays and also winter break started for many of the kiddies in the block and they also drop…

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Kesar Pista Thandai - Saffron Pistachio Milk Drink

Kesar Pista Thandai - Saffron Pistachio Milk Drink by Hina Gujral

Thandai or Sardai is one of my favorite Indian drinks, the word Thandai/Sardai refers to cooling drink, as the name suggests Thandai is relished during summers reason being most of the ingredients in Thandai are natural cooling agents like fennel seeds, khus khus, melon seeds and all these ingredients together create Thandai which is…

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Low Fat Plum Brownies

Low Fat Plum Brownies by Hina Gujral

I searched for some low calorie recipe of brownie and end up with this Low Fat version, with some plums in hand and frozen cranberries I got excited about adding a splash of red with plums and cranberries in my brownie, with this Plum Brownie I think I should end my Plum experiments until next season of stone fruits, I don't want my…

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Chocolate Truffle Tartlets

Chocolate Truffle Tartlets by Hina Gujral

Chocolate Truffle Tart is oh-so-decadent tart, made with chocolate and cream well worth the calorie splurge. Perfect for special occasions, the pastry can be prepared, baked, and frozen up to one week ahead of time. The recipe can be made into one large tart as well but while making this dessert for large gatherings mini tartlets are…

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Vegetable Manchurian with Fried Rice

Vegetable Manchurian with Fried Rice by Hina Gujral

Vegetable Manchurian with Fried Rice is one congenial Indo-Chinese comfort food, when I say Indo-Chinese it refer to Indian version of Chinese dishes which are revamped over the years to suit the Indian palate. Manchurian which has always topped the menu cards of Indian Chinese serving restaurants, got it's name from Manchuria, which…

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Rasgulla/Rasogulla

Rasgulla/Rasogulla by Hina Gujral

So spongy and soft, Rasgullas are my all time favorite sweets, I can relish two to three in one go without having overdose of sweetness. Only milk, sugar and water is required to make these spongy balls but still despite of simple ingredients Rasgulla making is an art, which can be easily mastered if you follow the right technique.…

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Sarson ka Saag

Sarson ka Saag by Hina Gujral

Sarson ka Saag with Makki ki Roti is traditional and staple winter delicacy from the land of five rivers Punjab, pungent mustard leaves are stewed with other winter greens like spinach, fenugreek, radish, slow cooked for hours over low heat to get hearty and healthy green casserole.

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Makki aur Aloo ka Paratha

Makki aur Aloo ka Paratha by Hina Gujral

Makki aur Aloo ka Paratha is an Indian flatbread made with maize flour and spicy potato dough, boiled potato is seasoned with various spices and then rubbed with maize flour to form smooth pliable dough to make Parathas. While the winter is slowly slipping from the seasonal calendar in Southern Indian it is still hard to resist not to…

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