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Pudina paratha is a mint flavored paratha prepared with whole wheat flour.Mint is one of the oldest  herb which has a strong flavor.It has many health benefits.I adapted this recipe from Nita mehta’s cookery book.This roti goes well with Dum Aloo or any North Indian gravies. Ingredients: Atta(whole wheat flour)-2 cups Poodina(mint leaves)-4tbsp Carom seeds(ajawain)-1tsp Oil-2 tbsp Salt-1/2tsp Red chillly ... Read More »

Chicken ghee roast is a famous Mangalorean delicacy and  is a favorite dish of almost every Mangalorean.I was exposed to this dish by my maamu when I was in school,and ever since that I’ve been a very big fan of this dish.This is indeed a finger licking dish.In Mangalore, a restaurant named as Usha then,now Abhiman is very famous for this preparation.It seems the ... Read More »

Black magic cake or hersheys black magic cake is truly a rich and beautiful cake.I baked this for my nephews 1st bday. The cake came out fantastic  and I baked it in my new OTG where the outcome was simply mind blowing. Coming back to the frosting I tried my level best but wasn’t a neat job.I adapted the cake recipe from Hersheys and chocolate butter cream frosting ... Read More »

Methi puri or fenugreek leaves puri is a  popular Gujarati snack .It is a crispy deep fried Indian bread with loads of nutrition.It makes a great evening tea time snack.Fenugreek leaves has  a great source of iron.Both, fenugreek leaves and its seeds has a lot of medicinal properties.I adapted this recipe from my Fb friend P.Thanks P for this wonderful recipe. Ingredients: ... Read More »

Kurle piyavu panha is a traditional konkani preparation. Kurle means crab,piyavu means onion and panha means seasoning which means  crab curry seasoned with onions.This curry goes  well with boiled rice.My mamama and amma used to prepare this authentic dish very well,especially we used to eat this in the brass plate at  my mamama’s house.The minute we used to go to my mamama’s(maternal ... Read More »

Curd rice or yogurt rice is the  most popular dish in South India.It is one of the most comfort food especially when you travel, with a dash of pickle ,a complete meal.Curd rice is a very healthy dish and very easy to prepare.For Brahmins,it is an important part of their  daily diet and they conclude their meal with curd rice.After having   all ... Read More »

This is the basic Konkani masala which we use in almost most of our gravy preparations.Coconut is the main ingredient and we Konkani s consume coconut very often. I will give this link of basic masala  as and when required . Ingredients:Coconut-1 big (grated)Long red chillies(fried)-7-8Short red chillies(fried)-6-7Tamarind-marble sizedWater -to grind the masalaMethod: Grind all the ingredients to a very fine paste. I grind the masala ... Read More »

Pani puri or gol gappe,popular chaat of India…so many names but yet taste is divine.In India ,they are called by different names in different parts of the continent. Pani comes from the Hindi word for water,that is Mint water here  and puri is deep fried  Indian bread.There s a typical way to eat this yummy chat.We have to place one full puri in ... Read More »

Kanda batata poha is the most popular Maharashtrian breakfast.I learnt to prepare it after my marriage, in Mumbai ,through my mother in law.And I was fully  bowled the first time I tasted it….kanda means onion, batata means potato and poha means pressed  rice or flattened rice.This is one of  the favorite breakfast at our place.This is a very healthy breakfast,very ... Read More »

After 2 disasters with 2 different measurements,finally I succeeded in my third attempt.So try try until you succeed ,never give up……This  is what I followed like an obedient student…..Kaju kathli is an Indian sweet similar to barfi. Kaju means cashewnuts.Generally it is shaped into diamond shape but since I wanted to try something different I used the cookie cutter to shape this beautiful kathlis.I ... Read More »