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Bagara baingan

This recipe was shared with me by my Pakistani neighbor when in Saudi Arabia. It is her family recipe handed down for generations. Ingredients : Brinjal – small ,purple colored ,long ones Onions- 4-5 Tomatoes – 3 chopped Cumin seeds- 1.5 tablespoons Sesame seeds white( till) – 1.5 tablespoons Fenugreek seeds ( methi) – aContinue reading “Bagara baingan”

Apple and walnut raita

Ingredients : Apple – 1 medium size Walnuts – few roasted and chopped into small pieces Curds -1.5 cups Salt -1/2 tsp Sugar – 1 tsp Cumin powder -1/2 tsp Chaat masala – 1/2 tsp (optional) Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp Pepper – 1/2 tsp crushed Method : Take the curds in a bowl andContinue reading “Apple and walnut raita”

Pottu kadalai laddoo using jaggery

Pottu kadalai is roasted Bengal gram dal or chutney dal. Ingredients: Pottu kadalai -1 cup Jaggery – 3/4 th cup ( you may change quantity accordingly to sweetness desired) Ghee – 1/4 cup Cardamom -1-2 pods Dry fruits- chopped almonds or any other of your choice and raisins – 1 tblsp Method: Lightly roast theContinue reading “Pottu kadalai laddoo using jaggery”

Nellikai ( Indian gooseberry) pickle

Ingredients Nellikai – big ones about 10 in number Salt – 1 tsp Red chili powder – 4 tsp Mustard seeds- 1.5 tsp lightly roasted and powdered Fenugreek ( methi) seeds – 1.5 tsp lightly roasted and powdered Asafetida – a pinch Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Sesame oil ( til oil) – 3 tsp ProcedureContinue reading “Nellikai ( Indian gooseberry) pickle”

Avakkai pickle ( raw green mango )pickle

Ingredients- Raw green mangoes big – 1 kg (6 cups) (available usually in April) Rock salt – 200 grams (1 cup ) powder it. Red chilli powder 200 grams ( 1 cup ) Mustard powder ( lightly roast the mustard and powder it in a mixer grinder)- 200 grams (1 cup) Fenugreek seeds ( methiContinue reading “Avakkai pickle ( raw green mango )pickle”

Orange cake

Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup jowar flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tablespoon corn flour Pinch of salt 1/4 th cup oil 1/2 cup jaggery ( can use sugar instead) 2 cups orange juice 1 tsp agar agar. A pinch of nutmeg. Method: Sieve all the dry together.Continue reading “Orange cake”

Salad with sour cream and dill dressing

Dill is known as “Sholpa” in Bengali, Shepu in Marathi or Savaa or soa bhaji.It is rich in nutrients, antioxidants and fiber. Ingredients: 1 bowl veggies of your choice for the salad like cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, spring onions, onion, capsicum green, yellow and red. 1 cup – curd Small bundle of dill leaves 2-3 sprigsContinue reading “Salad with sour cream and dill dressing”

Millet idlis

Ingredients : One wati / cup of whole jowar grains one wati/ cup of moong dal one wati / cup of urad dal one tsp of methi seeds salt 2 tsp 1 tsp of eno fruit salt for 16 idles salt. Method : Take the one cup jowar grains, one cup moong dal and oneContinue reading “Millet idlis”

Gujjiya

Ingredients: For outer covering – 1cup maida 3 tablespoon ghee a pinch of salt For inside filling-1/4th cup mawa 1/4th cup sooji 1/8th cup dessicated coconut 1/4th cup chopped badam,cashew,pista 1 tsp powdered elaichi 1/4th cup powdered sugar Method: For the covering – mix all the ingredients given above , add water little by littleContinue reading “Gujjiya”

Foxtail millet (kangni ) halwa

This is a Karnataka dish called Halbai. It can be made with rice , wheat or ragi. When you make with Ragi you have to grind and squeeze the water out and make it from that liquid. Quite a laborious process. When made with rice you don’t need to squeeze the water out. I madeContinue reading “Foxtail millet (kangni ) halwa”