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Book Review – CULINARY TALES
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CULINARY TALES BY ALPANA DEO Let’s peep in the Book? Culinary tales by Alpana Deo is her culinary journey while living in the USA and how she learned and experimented with the kitchen basics. Living outside India certainly one craves for home-cooked meals, sometimes we just miss it and sometimes…
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Mango Pastry
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Ingredients 4 ripes mangoes I have used Alphonso and sindoori both. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cup baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar sugar 1/2 cup condensed milk 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup room temperature 1/2 cup whipped cream For preparing…
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The Upma Tale
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Here’s to the Upma tale that reaches your breakfast table. Upma the simple tasty breakfast option, it’s easy to make and yummy in taste Ingredients 200 gm semolina 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 4 chopped green chili 2 dry red chili 1/4 cup peas onion 1 finely chopped capsicum (green pepper)…
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Baingan Bharta – Mashed brinjal
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Baingan ka bharta Vangyache Bharit Mashed eggplant Roasted aubergine Lots of names and a variety of ways to cook it too. It’s basically fire-roasted and then sauteed with onion & tomato and few spices. There are many ways to cook it. As you move across India the ways of cooking…
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Tilachi Wadi for Makar Sankranti
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Tilachi Wadi/ Sesame Jaggery Bar A sweet prepared specially on Makar Sankranti with sesame and jaggery 1/2 cup sesame/ til 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 1/2 cup powdered roasted peanuts 3/4 cup grated jaggery 2 tsp clarified butter/ Ghee 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp dry fruits chopped finely 1/4…
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Coffee Cookie and Co-bloggers
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Before September ends and we finally say bye, I want to thank each and every one The Year ran by- We have been busy since the financial year began. April and May kept all of us occupied in AtoZ challenge, then eBook publication in June, it’s editing, drafting, designing and…
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“Wada Paav” Xploring Maharashtra street food
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I love street food and being Maharashtrian Wada paav the yummy bun dumpling or call it Indian fatty cutlet as my dear friend ash says it, or call it Indian Burger. What’s in a name when it’s my all-time favorite. What better way to start your day tasting Bharat ka…
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How to celebrate this August festive season?
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How to Celebrate August festive season? When festivals and celebrations are there, sweettooth and sweet cravings automatically arise. “Isi baat par muth toh meetha karna hi Hoga.” With so many festivals around the corner my sweet cravings are growing. So let’s celebrate August festivity with some sweets on platter. In…
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“भारत का जायका” लड्डू के साथ. Laddoo – Exploring BharatKaZaika
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Laddoo – Laddu – Laddo – Ladoo – लड्डू A famous easy to make Indian sweet. Wikipedia says – Laddu or laddoo is a sphere-shaped sweet originating from the Indian subcontinent; the name originated from the Sanskrit word Lattika. Laddus are made of flour, fat (ghee/butter/oil), and sugar, with other…
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Tackling Tiffins
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The ubiquitous ‘dabba’ has indeed become a metaphor for many things in our life. It tells many stories. Every morning starts off with a war – for me as a mother. There are so many battles to be won, but the biggest of them all is packing tiffin for my…
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Zunka Bhakri झुणका भाकर
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Zunka Bahakri is an important dish from west India cuisine. It is one of the most important Maharashtra cuisine. Zunka bhakri is a part of the daily meal in rural Maharashtra. Zunka is the versatile dish from rustic Indian recipe, prepared with besan and many spices with a smooth texture.…
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The “Z” Tiffin
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Welcome to A to Z of tiffin ideas with me. I am trying to give AtoZ suggestions for lunch box woes and today is Day 26 with letter Z. So Let’s pack the Z Tiffin Zig Zag Vine fruit Zinfandel Grapes Zucchini Bread Zafrani Pulav Zunka bhakri Zunka Bhakri Click…
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The “Y” tiffin
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Welcome to A to Z of tiffin ideas with me. I am trying to give AtoZ suggestions for lunch box woes and today is Day 25 with letter Y. So Let’s pack the Y Tiffin Yellow Rice Yogurt Yellow Passion Fruit Yunnan Hackberry Yangmei Yogurt Look for Greek yogurt with…
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The X tiffin
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Welcome to A to Z of tiffin ideas with me. I am trying to give A to Z suggestions for lunch box woes and today is Day 24 with the letter X. So Let’s pack the X tiffin Xmas Cookies Xigua (Chinese Watermelon Ximenia caffra fruit Xango Mangosteen Fruit Juice…