Recipe: Navratan Korma Navratan Korma is a rich, creamy, slightly sweetish Mughlai vegetable curry made using 9 gems or main ingredients. Nav is 9 and Ratan is gems or jewels. Typically, a mixture of vegetables, nuts, fruits and paneer are used to make this delicious korma or curry. It is believed that this korma was…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Mambazha Pulissery Mambazha Pulissery is a traditional Kerala style sweet and tangy mango curry made with ripe mangoes, coconut and yogurt. It is prepared as the main dish for the Onam Sadya. It is also enjoyed as a curry with rice during the mango season. Mambazha is the Malayalam (local dialect of Kerala) is…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Lasooni Palak Lasooni Palak is a Punjabi style spinach gravy that is topped with a generous amount of fried garlic. It is also known as lehsuni palak or Garlic Spinach Curry. It is a popular road side eatery or dhaba dish. Generally, lasooni palak is served as a pureed creamy spinach sauce or gravy.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Kachhe Kele Ke Kofte Kachhe Kele Ke Kofte is an Indian curry dish made from raw banana or plantains and paneer. This no onion or garlic curry dish is ideal for fasting days like Navratri, Ekadashi, Ram Navmi, Janmashtami, etc as it contains no grains or beans. Kachhe is the Hindi word for raw,…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Jalfrezi Vegetable Jalfrezi is a popular, spicy, tangy side dish or curry. Mixed vegetables are stir fried and added to a tomato based gravy. The vegetables are cooked on high heat till a bit crispy but not overcooked. They are then added to a tomato based gravy which is thick. In fact this…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Iru Puli Kuzhambu Iru Puli Kuzhambu is a traditional tangy curry or gravy from the state of Tamil Nadu, India whereby both tamarind and yogurt along with a few spices are used. It is unbelievably tasty, comforting and definitely different from any other curries or gravies that I have tasted. What I like about…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Corn Paneer Paratha Corn Paneer Paratha are super delicious, easy to make and filling. Perfect as a breakfast treat, these parathas are filled with sweet corn and grated paneer. Adding of paneer not only makes them protein rich but likeable by most kids. Memories I use to make these parathas often for my…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vaal Nu Shaak Vaal Nu Shaak is the Gujarati style lima bean curry. Prepared without any onion or garlic, this shaak or curry is generally a part of a big meal for festivals or weddings. It is usually prepared along with Gur Na Ladwa, Tuvar Ni Dar, along with green vegetables, rotli and rice.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Veg Hariyali Veg Hariyali is a medley of vegetables cooked in a creamy green gravy or sauce made from spinach, mint and fresh coriander. This green sauce or gravy is quite different to the palak sauce we commonly associate with palak paneer, palak chicken, etc. For palak paneer we use only spinach. Also for…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Sprouted Moong Salad Sprouted Moong Salad is a nutritious, wholesome, healthy salad with home sprouted moong beans, crunchy veggies, a bit of fruit and spices. Makes an excellent summer time salad and it is a great way to enjoy the health benefits of sprouts. Moong beans are rich in protein, therefore making it an…
