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08 Oct Navratri special / Fasting for Navratri
Navratri is around the corner. This navratri special post is mainly for those who want to keep fasts, do's and don'ts. This festival is celebrated to worship the divine forms of Goddesses Durga (first 3 days), Lakshmi (next 3 days) and Saraswathi (last 3 days)....
03 Oct Zucchini Coconut Milk Curry
Zucchini Coconut milk curry is a typical Indian curry with this typically Western vegetable. Zuchhini originated from America. Zucchinis are members of the Cucuribita family and is a type of summer squash. Initially it was not freely available in India. It was branded an exotic vegetable....
01 Oct Veg Seekh Kabab / Vegan Kabab
Seekh Kabab traditionally makes use of minced meat and grilled in a skewer in charcoal or tandoor oven or baked or roasted on a tawa. But, this Veg Seekh Kabab is the vegetable version of seekh kababs. The word 'Seekh' is derived from the Turkish word...
29 Sep Thavala Adai / With Millet & Mung
“Thavala Adai” is a treasured recipe from the cuisines of Tamil Nadu. Like many heirloom recipes, this has slowly faded into oblivion with the widening of horizons. Here's my attempt to revive these forgotten recipes back. This is a very healthy snack item. Traditionally, rice and different...
27 Sep Amritsari Alu Kulcha / Gluten free
Kulcha, originating from Punjab is a kind of Flatbread. Amritsari Alu Kulcha is a very favourite dish in the land of Punjab. Traditionally Kulchas are made in Maida (Refined flour), mildly leavened, and kneaded adding curd / milk. Kulchas can be stuffed or plain. A range of stuffing is used including, paneer, potato, onion and mixed vegetables. Amritsar is famous for its kulchas where wide variety of them are available. Maida contains partly proteins and partly starch which makes it glutenous and gives it the elasticity. As a variation, I have made use of Jowar flour and few starchy flours like Tapioca and Arrowroot to make it similar to Refined flour / Maida. You can check my earlier post on Gluten free flour mix.
25 Sep Hash Brown / Homemade Hash Brown
Hash brown is a popular staple breakfast food across North America and UK. The word "hash" comes from the French word "hacher" which means to hack or chop. Which makes Hash brown a preparation with shredded potatoes that are pan fried. They are also called...
24 Sep Red Poha 3 in 1 (Red aval in 3 ways)
Red Aval / Poha / Avalakki / Flattened rice / Beaten rice is made from red rice and hence is a healthier version. Red rice is filed with anti oxidants and does not undergo excessive processing / polishing like white rice and so the bran...
23 Sep Lauki Pancake / Bottlegourd Pancake
Lauki, also known as Bottlegourd / Dudhi / Suraikkai, is one of the healthiest veggies. Here’s a healthy breakfast recipe Lauki Pancake that can be made quite fast and is best for morning rush hours. It has around 92% water and a rich source of vitamin...
20 Sep Handvo / Millet Handvo
Handvo is a Gujarati delicacy, a savoury cake made from rice and lentils. This recipe uses Millets in place of rice. Added to that are vegetables like bottle gourd, carrots, etc. Handvo can be either cooked in a pan or baked in an oven. Ready made Handvo flour is available in the market. But making it from scratch is not too difficult. Batter is prepared by soaking the grains, grinding them, fermenting them and adding mixed vegetables and cooking / baking. Normally the grains are ground with curd and either baking soda / eno fruit salt is added for rising. To avoid both, I fermented the ground mixture overnight. The batter does not rise much, but the effect is achieved. What is Thavala adai / Adai to South is Handvo to Gujarat. Except Handvo is baked mostly. For a variation I have used Barnyard millet instead of rice.
