GRANITA / ITALIAN ICE – is like Indian gola – crushed / shaved ice drizzled with artificial flavours and sometimes topped with condensed milk .Granita is a form of semi frozen dessert .It is made from fruits crushed with lemon juice + water [ optional ] + sweetening agent like condensed milk /sugar / honey
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GRANITA / ITALIAN ICE – is like Indian gola – crushed / shaved ice drizzled with artificial flavours and sometimes topped with condensed milk .Granita is a form of semi frozen dessert .It is made from fruits crushed with lemon juice + water [ optional ] + sweetening agent like condensed milk /sugar / honey
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EGGLESS CHOCOLATE PUDDING WITHOUT AGAR AGAR OR GELATIN RECIPE SOURCE FROM HERE – EGGLESS PUDDING RECIPE MADE BY DISHA LAHORI INGREDIENTS Unsweetened cocoa pwdr – 2 or 3 tbsp Dark chocolate or dark choco chips – 1/2 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Rice flour – 1 tbsp [optional ] Cornflour – 3 tbsp Salt
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GRANITA / ITALIAN ICE – is like Indian gola – crushed / shaved ice drizzled with artificial flavours and sometimes topped with condensed milk .Granita is a form of semi frozen dessert .It is made from fruits crushed with lemon juice + water [ optional ] + sweetening agent like condensed milk /sugar / honey
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GRANITA / ITALIAN ICE / SHORBET – is like Indian gola – crushed / shaved ice drizzled with artificial flavours and sometimes topped with condensed milk .Granita is a form of semi frozen dessert .It is made from fruits crushed with lemon juice + water [ optional ] + sweetening agent like condensed milk /sugar
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JACKFRUIT PAYASAM / JACKFRUIT JAGGERY KHEER / FANAS PAYASAM / JACKFRUIT PRADHAMAM Jackfruit is quite healthy. It provides a moderate amount of calories in addition to lots of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Jackfruit also contains folate, niacin , riboflavin , potassium, and magnesium. Being high in fibre, it aids in digestion. Its mucilagenous pulp has been
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HOME MADE SWEET SOUR SAUCE MADE FROM FRESH RED CHILLI BY DISHA LAHORI INGREDIENTS METHOD Clean, wash and dry the red chillies on a cloth. Remove stems and deseed the chillies. Cut them into halves. Now grind the red chillies to fine puree by adding little lemon juice at a time. Finish grinding all
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PERFECT HOME MADE CRISPY FRENCH FRIES INGREDIENTS Large potatoes ablong shaped – 3 or 4 Salt – 1 tsp Oil for deep frying Dips or sauces to serve A bowl of chilled /cold water PREPARATION Wash and wipe the potatoes . First cut little round portion from the top ,bottom and sides – to get
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MYSORE MASALA DOSA INGREDIENTS FOR DOSA BATTER METHOD First wash and soak rice for 5 to 6 hours. [ add poha to it just 10 minutes before grinding ] Wash and soak urad dal for 4 hours. Drain both . Take urad dal and grind in a mixer , add little water at a time
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SPICY CHUTNEY FOR MYSORE MASALA DOSA INGREDIENTS Chana dal – 1/4 cup Dry red chillies – 8 or 9 or as per taste Tamarind – a small piece Garlic – 8 Small onion / shallots – 4 OR half of a small onion Salt to taste Oil – 1/2 tsp PREPARATION Heat oil in a
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ORANGE COOKIES BY SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Butter – 100 gms Sugar – 50 gms Maida – 100 gms Custard pwdr – 50 gms Orange food colour – few drops Orange essence – 1/4 tsp Baking pwdr – 1/2 tsp Making soda – 1/4 tsp Orange zest- 1 tbsp PREPARATION Sieve maida + baking pwdr +
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HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP FOR A YEAR BY CHAMPA PATEL INGREDIENTS Fresh tomatoes – 5 kg Sugar – 400 gms Salt to taste – 25 gms or as per taste Whole red dry OR fresh chillies – 5 or 7 nos [deseeded and broken into 2 ] Jeera – 3 gms [1/2 tsp ] Clove –
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HOW TO STORE GREEN PEAS /PRESERVE GREEN PEAS FOR A YEAR BY CHAMPA PATEL INGREDIENTS Fresh Green peas of good quality PREPARTION Shell the green peas .[ time consuming job ] Do it in batches or take help . METHOD 1 [ I have used this method ] Bring a big pot of water
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GARLIC PEPPER PANEER INGREDIENTS Paneer – 250 gms Capsicum cubes – 1 Freshly ground black pepper – 1 tsp or as per taste Finely minced garlic – 1 tbsp Salt to taste Olive oil – 1 tsp for marinade Olive oil + butter – 2 tsp METHOD Slice the paneer into flat cubes . Marinate
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GRILLED IDLI SANDWICH INGREDIENTS Leftover idlis – 3 or 4 Pizza sauce as required Ketchup Grated cheese or cheese slice Any stuffing of your choice **** IDLI RECIPE – Batter for soft idli and dosa PIZZA STUFFING I USED Capsicum – 1/4 cup Onion finely chopped -1/4 cup Tomato finely chopped – 1/4 cup [deseeded
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SANNA / SANNAS / GOAN STEAMED CAKE / MANGALOREAN IDLIS In modern times toddy-fermented sannas are rarely made. Instead, the batter can be leavened with yeast . Goan Sanna | Mangalorean Idlis | Goan Steamed Rice Cake is steamed fluffy and spongy rice cake which is a very popular dish of Goan cuisine. The Sannas are
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HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY ICECREAM INGREDIENTS Strawberry puree – 1 cup Whip cream – 1/2 cup [ I used tropolite ] Milk 1/2 cup Sugar / condensed milk / strawberry crush or syrup – 1/2 cup or 3/4 cup as per sweetness required [ depends on the sweetness of fruit also ] Few drops of strawberry essence
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HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM WITHOUT PRESERVATIVES INGREDIENTS Strawberry puree – 1 cup Sugar – 1/4 cup or as per taste and also depends on sweetness of the fruit Lemon juice – 1 tsp Few drops of strawberry essence and red colour required to enhance the colour and flavour [ optional – I did not add ]
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STRAWBERRY MILK SHAKE INGREDIENTS Strawberry – 10 or 12 Chilled milk – 2 cup Vanilla ice cream – 2 scoop Sugar / honey / strawberry crush – to adjust sweetness depending on your taste and fruits sweetness . A drop of strawberry essence and red colour if required to enhance the colour and flavour [
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ROAT / ROTE HYDERABADI COOKIES / HYDERABADI DUM KE ROTE Crispy from outside and soft chewy from inside cookies are famous during Muharram in Hyderabad. RECIPE BY SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Maida – 1 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Fine Suji – 1/4 cup Khoya – 30 grams Desi ghee – 50 ml Oil – 50
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TIL GUL POLI BY SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cup – Maida Salt to knead the dough 1 cup – jaggery 1 cup – chana dal flour / besan 1/2 cup – til /white sesame seeds 1/2 cup – peanuts 1/2 cup – dry coconut 1 tsp – cardamom powder 2 or 3 tbsp hot oil to
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INSTANT KOMBDI VADE / MALVANI VADE BY SHWETA GALINDE Kombdi vade is a dish native to the Konkan region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish consists of a traditional chicken curry (including chicken pieces with bones), vade (fluffy fried dumplings made of rice flour, and occasionally of wheat and Ragi flour), onions, lemon juice and solkadhi (a gravy made from coconut milk). This dish is majorly prepared on “Gatari” “Gauri
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PASTA SALAD RECIPE BY DISHA LAHORI INGREDIENTS FOR DRESSING METHOD Grind all dressing ingredients to a smooth creamy paste. Keep it aside. Boil 4 – 5 cups of water. Add salt and 1 tsp oil. Add pasta to boiling water and cook till done. Pasta should not be over cooked. Drain the extra water from
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PANI PURI FLAVOURED SALAD BY DISHA LAHORI INGREDIENTS 1 cup chopped mix fruits (grapes, orange, apple, pineapple, pomegranate,strawberry) 1 cup par boiled sprouts 1 cucumber peeled and fine chopped 1 small carrot grated 1 tomato deseeded and fine chopped 1/4 cup shredded cabbage 1/4 cup beetroot grated 1/2 cup mint leaves washed and fine chopped
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MANGALORE BANANA BUNS / BANANA POORI Mangalore Buns is a popular breakfast or tea time snacks in the Udupi-Mangalore region of Karnataka, India. This food belongs to Tulu Mangalorean cuisine or Udupi cuisine. The buns are mild sweet, soft fluffy puris made using all purpose flour and banana. These buns are also called as banana
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MALAI MIXED VEG INGREDIENTS Mixed veges small pieces – 2 OR 3 cups [ potato / carrot / peas / beans / cauliflower ] Onion – 1 finely chopped Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Tomato puree – 2 Oil + ghee – 1 1/2 tbsp Chilli pwdr – 1 tsp or as per taste
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EGGLESS CHOCO CHIP CAKE INGREDIENTS Maida – 1 cup Baking powder – 1/4 tsp Baking soda – 1/2 tsp Powdered sugar – 1/2 cup [ 1 tbsp less ] Milk at room temperature – 1/2 cup Oil – 1/4 cup [ no smell / no colour ] Vanilla essence or any essence – 1/2 tsp
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KERALA APPAM INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Clean ,wash , rinse and soak the rice + urad dal for 4 – 5 hrs . Add the poha to the soaked rice , just 10 mins before you grind . Take the rice + poha + yeast + sugar in a mixer jar and grind it into fine smooth
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PIZZA COOKIES BY SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS [ 25 cookies ] 80 g – maida [ 3/4 cup ] 75 g – butter [ 1/3 cup ] 75 g– process cheese [1/3 cup ] 1 & half tbsp – pizza masala /mixed herbs /oregano 2 tbsp– tomato ketchup 2 pinch –salt 1 tsp– sugar 1 tsp– very
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ALIV / HALIM / WATER CRESS SEED LADOO By SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Aliv seeds – 1/2 cup Freshly grated coconut – 2 cup Grated jaggery – 1 1/2 cup or as per taste Nutmeg or cardamom pwdr -1/4 tsp Coconut water – 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 cup Chopped almonds /cashew – 2 or 3
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STREETSIDE VEG CHEESY FRANKIE INGREDIENTS Maida flour – 2 cup Salt to taste Oil – 1 tbsp to knead the dough Oil to roast the chapati Boiled and Mashed potato – 2 Oil / olive oil – 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Onion sliced – 1 small Cabbage thinly sliced – 1/2
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STREETSIDE TIKKA FRANKIE INGREDIENT PREPARATION METHOD FOR MAKING THE STUFFING Heat oil 1 tbsp in a pan ,add onion and stir fry . Add capsicum + cabbage + salt and stir fry . [should not get cooked ,it should have a crunch ] ***Now you can add the frankie masala pwdr . Add soya sauce
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PROSO MILLET PULAO / HEALTHY MILLET KHICHDI INGREDIENTS Proso millet – 1 cup Oil + ghee – 1 tbsp Few whole garam masalas – bay leaf / jeera / clove / cinnamom / cardamom Onion finely chopped – 1 small Green chilli – 2 sliced Curry leaves – few Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
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HARE CHANE KA NIMONA / CHANE KA KHEEMA INGREDIENTS Hara chana shelled – 1 cup Potato cubes – 1 medium [optional ] Oil + ghee – 2 or 3 tbsp Green chilli finely chopped – 1 Jeera / cumin seeds – 1 tsp Onion very finely chopped – 1 big Ginger garlic paste – 1
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EGG OMELETTE ROLL INGREDIENTS Egg – 2 Very finely chopped tomato and onion – ½ cup Finely chopped green chilli – as per taste Finely chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp Salt to taste Oil + butter – 2 tsp METHOD Break the eggs into a bowl ,add salt and whisk / beat it well
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TAVA / ROLLED ICECREAM Recipe courtesy – URVASHI KATEJA INGREDIENTS Fresh cream – 1/2 cup Condensed milk – 1/4 cup Cocoa pwdr – 1 tbsp Baking tin OR big flat plate Dosa spatula METHOD Whip the cream for 2 mins .[ dont beat till stiff peak ] Should be of pouring consistency. Add condensed milk
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AUTHENTIC PURAN POLI /MAHARASHTRIAN PURAN POLI BY SHWETA GALINDE OTHER NAMES – Bobbattu, obbattu, holige, ubbatti, vedmi, poli, puranachi poli, god poli, pappu bakshalu, bakshalu, oliga, abatulu. Puran poli is a sweet flatbread stuffed with a sweet lentil filling made from husked spilt bengal gram (chana dal) and jaggery. Puran poli is a popular Maharashtrian recipe made during
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CHOCOLATE DRINK PREMIX POWDER By SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Milk powder – 1/2 cup Powdered sugar – 1 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder – 1/2 cup Cornflour – 1/4 cup Chocolate OR vanilla essence – 1 tsp METHOD Take all the above ingredients in a mixie jar and blend well ,so that all the ingredients mix well
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PINACOLADA DRINK PREMIX POWDER By SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Sugar – 125 gms Desiccated coconut – 2 tbsp Glucose pwdr – 2 tbsp Cornflour – 1 tsp Pineapple emulsion – 1 tsp OR 1/2 tsp pineapple essence + little yellow food colour Citric acid – a pinch METHOD Take all the above ingredients in a mixie
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INSTANT SWEET LEMON PICKLE By SHWETA GALINDE INGREDIENTS Lemon -250 gms Red chilli pwdr- 1 tbsp or as per taste Jeera pwdr – 1 tsp [optional ] Turmeric pwdr – 1 /4 tsp Sugar – 200 gms Sea salt OR regular salt to taste METHOD Clean ,wash ,and wipe the lemons . Now chop it
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FLAXSEED DETOX DRINK INGREDIENTS Flax seeds Warm water – 1 cup METHOD Grind flax seeds into fine powder . [no need to roast ] Store it in airtight container in fridge . Take 1 cup of warm water ,mix in 1 tbsp flax seed powder . Consume it everyday in the morning empty stomach and
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TOOR DAL DOSA / TUVAR DAL DOSA INGREDIENTS Toor / tuvar dal – 1/2 cup Parboiled rice / ukda chawal – 1/4 cup Raw rice [ sona masoori] – 1/4 cup Methi /fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Ghee as required PREPARATION Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the dal + rice + methi
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RAVA DHOKLA UPMA INGREDIENTS Left over or fresh rava dhokla crumbled – 2 cup Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Sesame seeds – 1 tsp Onion very finely chopped – 1 Finely grated ginger – ½ tsp Green chilli chopped – 1 or as required Curry leaves – few Freshly finely chopped
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AMBUR STAR BIRYANI INGREDIENTS Chicken with bones – 1/2 kg Jeeraga samba rice or kaima rice – 2 cup [ 400 gms of short grain rice] Oil + ghee – 3 or 4 tbsp Bay leaves – 2 Cardamom / elaichi – 8 Cloves / laung – 8 Cinnamon / dalchini – 4 pieces [
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HYDERABADI VEG DUM BIRYANI INGREDIENTS PREPARATION INGREDIENTS FOR RICE METHOD MORE INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISHING WHILE LAYERING METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND COOKING Transfer the veges in a thick bottom big pan , layer it at the base . In a separate pan boil water + whole spices + salt for cooking the rice. Once the water boils
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TACO RECIPE [ BAKED AND FRIED ] A taco is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, beans, vegetables,
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MASALA CHAI / CHAI RECIPE MASALA CHAI INGREDIENTS FOR CHAI MASALA Dry ginger /soonth – 100gms Cardamom – 50 gms Black pepper – 15 or 20 gms Cinnamon – 15 or 20 gms Nutmeg – a small piece or optional ***** adjust quantity of each as per your taste . PREPARATION Sun dry the whole
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DALIYA / BROKEN WHEAT/ LAPSI / BULGUR PAYASAM – KHEER INGREDIENTS Daliya / broken wheat / lapsi – ½ cup Grated Jaggery / gur – ½ or 3/4 cup [ as per the sweetness you want] Water – 1 /2 cup for making syrup Water – 2 cup for cooking the wheat Cardamom pwdr –
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CARROT AND BEETROOT POORI INGREDIENTS Whole Wheat flour / gehu ka atta – 2 cup + 2 cup Fine rava / sooji – 1 tsp + 1 tsp Hot ghee / oil – 1 tsp + 1 tsp [optional ] Salt to taste Carrot – 1 big Beetroot – 1 big Plain flour for dusting
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INSTANT HOMEMADE MAWA / KHOYA FROM MILK POWDER By Navneet Kaur INGREDIENTS 4 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter 2 cups milk powder 1/2 cup milk METHOD – Mix all the ingredients in a pan . See that there is no lumps. Cook on slow flame till milk evaporates and mawa leaves sides of the pan
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