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Basundi Recipe (Gujarati Milk Pudding)

Basundi Recipe (Gujarati Milk Pudding) by Hina Gujral

Basundi Recipe is a traditional Gujarati milk pudding laced with the rich flavor of saffron and dry fruits. We are slowly and steadily creeping into the celebratory mood with all the Indian festivals lined up in the coming month. During the festive season we don’t mind to come out of our cocoon and share some light moments with the…

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Kiwi Ka Panna Recipe (Indian Style Kiwi Sherbet)

Kiwi Ka Panna Recipe (Indian Style Kiwi Sherbet) by Hina Gujral

Kiwi Ka Panna Recipe is a simple Indian style sherbet made with charred or roasted kiwis, flavored with fresh mint sprigs and black salt. For the country where summers are scorching, clammy and extended till late August, refreshing homemade drinks are necessity to resist the soaring high heat. With last bottle of homemade Aam Panna…

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Dal Khichdi Recipe (Indian Style Lentil & Rice Casserole)

Dal Khichdi Recipe (Indian Style Lentil & Rice Casserole) by Hina Gujral

Dal Khichdi is no fancy or complicated dish which requires lengthy preparations, it is as humble as its name. A combination of lentils cooked with rice in one pot to create a wholesome and delicious vegetarian goulash. While the pressure cooker was filling in the background score for the silent afternoon my thoughts were transported…

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Kamal Kakdi Ki Sabzi (Lotus Stem Curry)

Kamal Kakdi Ki Sabzi (Lotus Stem Curry) by Hina Gujral

Kamal Kakdi Ki Sabzi is a succulent brown curry made with crisp and fibrous lotus stem. The juicy slices of lotus stem are pressure cooked in onion and tomato gravy till al-dente, later served with hot puffed Phulkas or with Jeera Rice. The lotus stem is one root vegetable which as a kid I could clearly distinguish from the other…

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Dal Makhani Recipe

Dal Makhani Recipe by Hina Gujral

Dal Makhani is the hearty, creamy, mildly flavored whole urad dal stew, it is the most common lentil dish cooked across the Northern province of India. Over the years Dal Makhani has become an inseparable part of Indian Cuisine, in the far west countries in midst of hot dogs and pancakes this brown lentil curry is recognized as the…

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Pista Badam Kulfi

Pista Badam Kulfi by Hina Gujral

Kulfi is a creamy, dense and rich frozen dessert from the Indian subcontinent, rightly called as the traditional Indian ice cream. This full-flavored dessert was introduced to India through royal feast of Mughal Era; there are also certain entries about Kulfi in the Mughal Emperor Akbar's Ain-i-Akbar. Since then Kulfi never failed to…

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Shahi Dal Recipe (Urad Dal Creamy Stew)

Shahi Dal Recipe (Urad Dal Creamy Stew) by Hina Gujral

Shahi Dal, as the name advocates, is creamy, aromatic and rich urad dal stew cooked with milk, ghee and fistful of almonds. The split black lentils are soaked overnight and rubbed between the figures to gently scrub off the dark outer covering from the dal. Then the favorite kitchen aid pressure cooker takes its routine place over the…

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Methi Brown Rice Pulao

Methi Brown Rice Pulao by Hina Gujral

Methi Brown Rice Pulao is an ideal combination of delicate flavors packed with nutritional benefits. Fresh fenugreek leaves sautéed with brown basmati rice and then cooked till aroma of the cooking rice fills up the kitchen with an inviting aroma. The pulao has a pungent hint of fenugreek, earthy aroma of spices and sour taste of…

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Suji Ka Halwa (Indian Semolina Pudding)

Suji Ka Halwa (Indian Semolina Pudding) by Hina Gujral

Suji (Sooji) Ka Halwa is simple, uncomplicated Indian style semolina pudding, made with basic ingredients - semolina, sugar, and ghee. Regardless of these humble ingredients, the pudding tastes simply divine and provides a kind of comfort to the one's culinary senses. The process of making Suji Ka Halwa is quite straightforward,…

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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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Gujarati Khatta Dhokla

Gujarati Khatta Dhokla by Hina Gujral

Gujarati Khatta Dhokla is steamed rice and lentil fudge seasoned with curry leaves, mustard seeds with splash yellowish red of turmeric and red chili powder. Gujarati Farsans (Snacks) have unique persona each with distinguished cooking method, peculiar taste profile, appetizing presentation and low on calorie count. One such…

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Maddur Vada

Maddur Vada by Hina Gujral

Maddur Vada is deep-fried savory fritters made with combination of different flours, semolina and lots of onion. Maddur Vada is one of the well liked dishes across South India, it's origin is claimed to be in the small town of Karnataka called Maddur in Mandya district, this town is located somewhere between Bangalore and Mysore the…

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Restaurant style chick pea gravy|Channa batura gravy

Restaurant style chick pea gravy|Channa batura gravy by Lourdes Princy

Thick spicy chick pea gravy to go with breads and indian flat breads.

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Sheer Khurma (Sweet Vermicelli Pudding)

Sheer Khurma (Sweet Vermicelli Pudding) by Hina Gujral

Sheer Khurma/Kurma is a Persian term for Milk with Dates or I should say it's an Urdu term, from my friend only I get to know the importance of Dates in the holy month of Ramzan and it is really auspicious to make Sheer Khurma on the day of Eid. But I love this dessert because of it's simplicity and delicate taste, there is no…

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Masale Bhat

Masale Bhat by pshinde2109

Maharashtrian Masale Bhat is very special Rice Dish in Maharashtrian Marriages and many of the ceremonies. Masale Bhat tastes very nice with Jilebi.

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