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: 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: Fansi Dapka Nu Shaak Fansi Dapka Nu Shaak is a version of the traditional Dapka Nu Shaak. Generally guvar or cluster beans are used to make this dumpling like yogurt based shaak or curry. The dapka or dumplings are made of chickpea flour. Instead of guvar or cluster beans I have used French Beans.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Vegetable Raita Vegetable Raita is an easy to make Indian side dish or salad. Vegetables and a few spices are added to some plain yogurt to make this delicious dish. While you can use any vegetable of your choice, I have used tomato, cucumber and onion. You can easily add bell pepper, carrot, radish,…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Blueberry Muffins, Egg free Blueberry Muffins, Egg free are easy to make, lemony and bursting with fresh blueberries. Addition of yogurt makes the muffins light,soft and moist. Making these muffins is super easy. I bake them often especially when I am having friends over for tea or I when I want to give some…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Armenian Jajukh Salad Armenian Jajukh Salad is a refreshing, healthy, easy to make, five ingredient Cucumber and Yogurt Salad. You may ask ” what is different about this salad?” Well, for one traditionally Armenian Cucumbers are used if available and secondly you have add ice cubes. Yes you heard right ice cubes in a…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Pistachio Saffron Muffins Pistachio Saffron Muffins are simple to prepare, fragrant, delicious, and free of eggs. They are ideal for any celebration, whether it’s a festival or a special event. I often bake these for Diwali. However, I am redoing the old post for Mother’s Day. Both my mum and mother in law had…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Dahi Baingan Dahi Baingan is a delectable, easy and cooling side dish or curry. Pan fried eggplant is served with some spicy yogurt. Enjoy it as a side dish with khichdi, pulao or with a main meal. Alternately, enjoy it as a cold curry with rotis the way we do, especially during the summer.…
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Continue ReadingRecipe: Quick Tawa Naan Recipe Quick Tawa Naan Recipe, comes in handy when you don’t want to wait for the dough to ferment, don’t want to switch the oven one and best part is that they turn out soft and delicious. Generally, naan dough has yeast which means that you need time for the dough…
