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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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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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Mango Shrikhand Recipe (Mango Yogurt)

Mango Shrikhand Recipe (Mango Yogurt) by Hina Gujral

Mango Shrikhand is an Indian sweet treat made with fresh mango pulp, thick yogurt, flavored with aromatics like saffron, cardamom, and pistachio. Mango Shrikhand or Amrakhand is a popular Maharashtrian delight, served with the main meal during the summers. The sweet and thick pulp of the tropical beauty is pureed to smooth texture…

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KALAKAND

KALAKAND by Simmy Routroy

Kalakand is a popular Indian sweets made out of solidified, sweetened milk and cottage cheese. Kalakand is made in India during festivals and celebrations. A huge pan is kept on a flame and large amount of milk is boiled stirring it continuously till it is thickened with sugar and dry fruits.

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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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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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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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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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Beetroot & Oats Halwa

Beetroot & Oats Halwa by A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine

Know What U Eat: Both beet root and beet greens are very powerful cleansers and builders of the blood. Anemia: The high content of iron in beets regenerates and reactivates the red blood cells and supplies fresh oxygen to the body. The copper content in beets help make the iron more available to the body. A great blood builder.…

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MALAI CHUM-CHUM

MALAI CHUM-CHUM by Simmy Routroy

CHUM CHUM is a traditional Bengali sweets which is popular in India,Pakistan and Bangladesh.It comes in a variety of colours, mainly light pink, light yellow and white.It is also coated with malai or cream.

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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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Mmmmm.....Mutton Kofta

Mmmmm.....Mutton Kofta by Saru

This is a lip-smacking main dish recipe that you can prepare.This kofta recipe is truly delicious as the koftas are crispy on outside and melts in your mouth while you bite them. You can make this yummy main dish recipe on pot lucks, kitty parties and get-togethers

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Meethi Poori Recipe

Meethi Poori Recipe by Hina Gujral

Meethi Poori Recipe is an ode to all those simple joys of festive celebrations in a small town, where I grew up. In those days, no fancy desserts, puddings or store bought confectionary would frame our Diwali. Instead, it was the simple, homemade sweet dishes prepared by the mom and the aunts that enticed our taste buds and sweet…

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Chicken - Do - Pyaza - Spicy Chicken Curry with Shallots

Chicken - Do - Pyaza - Spicy Chicken Curry with Shallots by Hina Gujral

It's been a while since I have posted any chicken curry in the blog, I think during entire summer I avoided cooking and eating heavy chicken curries at home but now as the weather is back to almost perfect I decide to stir this subtly spiced chicken curry called Chicken - Do - Pyaza, I don't know why it is called Dopyaza, may be…

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Double Ka Meetha

Double Ka Meetha by Hina Gujral

The name Double Ka Meetha comes from the local dialect word "Double Roti" which refers to milk bread or western style bread, the reason it is called double roti is it swells up to almost double its original size after baking. I remember my great grandmother (my father's grandmother), for whom bread was quite an alien ingredient in the…

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