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Visit this link – Navratri meal planner 1 and Navratri meal planner 2. Vrat ka halwa or kuttu ka halwa is a quick and easy dessert that can be prepared and cooked in less than 30 minutes. This halwa can be eaten during any fast/vrat like Janmashtami, Mahashivratri, Ekadashi or for Satyanarayan pooja. During fasting days people consume fruits, dry fruits, milk products, some veggies and flours. Singhara flour (water chestnut flour), Kuttu flour (buckwheat flour) and Amaranth flour (Rajgiria flour) are commonly eaten during fasting period....

A specialty of Hyderabadi Cuisine – Baghare baingan. Baghar means tadka/tempering and baigan is referred to as eggplants meaning “Eggplants cooked with a tadka”. Baby eggplants/baingan are cooked in cashew – coconut gravy and flavored with tangy spices. This dish is pretty close to the traditional Hyderabadi baghare baingan but not exactly like one. Original dish requires peanuts, poppy seeds and kalonji to form a rich and thick gravy base and I have substituted the above spices with tomato paste and kept it pretty simple....

I know it’s January 7th, and I should be eating kale and tofu and sipping on homemade kombucha, and I definitely should not be interrupting your New Years’-resolution-dining regimen with visions of béchamel-slicked toast layered with black forest ham, Gruyère cheese, and oozing poached eggs, but, um: Sorry? Hear me out: while this open-faced sandwich looks/sounds a bit decadent, it’s not so bad. This is one of those things where a little of everything — a tablespoon of béchamel, a slice of ham, a handful of cheese — goes a long way....

Trust me; these are truly delicious, and one can’t have just one! These mouthwatering treats are straightforward to make and are very versatile too. You can fill the center indents with any filling of your choice, making these cookies even more irresistible by adding extra flavors. The thumbprint cookies are so-called because they have an indentation in the center, purposely made for adding a flavored filling. The indent is made either with the help of a tart tamper, the back of a spoon, or the end of a rolling pin....

Made from scratch, this cupcake recipe is an excellent indulgence for all orange flavor lovers! Indulge yourself in these Eggless Orange Cupcakes! With the perfect moistness, fluffiness, and exciting flavor and zing that a citrusy fruit can only render, these little cuties will fascinate you with every bite. This recipe of Eggless Orange Cupcakes packs tons of fresh orange flavors in each cupcake and is perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings....

Perfect finger food that eliminates the need for serving plates and forks – just pick me up and enjoy! This delicious and drool-worthy recipe of make-ahead wonton cups can be prepared in advance and filled with sauce-coated tofu, herbs, and other ingredients. Easy to make finger food Colorful and healthy Can be doubled Versatile dish A perfect crowd-pleaser! The best part is that these bite-sized appetizers can be enjoyed guilt-free as they are vegetarian and vegan and can be completely customized with your favorite toppings....

My baby bro is really funny. Last month when he came to visit, I fixed him some breakfast, a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and sliced banana, my favorite way to start the morning. I took a risk making him oatmeal — I knew that. I mean, it’s hard to compete with my mother who whips up plates of fried egg sandwiches on toasted homemade bread, slides them under her favorite child’s nose just minutes after he lounges into the kitchen mid-morning, not uttering a word but like some sort of magical magnet drawing cups of freshly brewed coffee and hot breakfast his way....

“Ah at last we found a way”, the emperor exclaimed. Then, turning to his men, he asked, “Which way shall we go? Which road leads to Agra? All the roads look the same”. It was hard to tell which road led to Agra. Just then, a young man came walking down one of the roads. Seeing him Emperor’s men called out to him and ordered him to come forward. He did so, looking up at the richly-dressed hunters with bright eyes....

This post outlines 101 amazing planning tips along with exotic sample menus for potlucks and gatherings that will make your next event a huge success. So, let’s get started with a straightforward, easy-to-follow checklist for remarkable hosting. If not planned well, it brings more stress, and if you are stressed, it completely ruins the fun of hosting and enjoying yourself with your friends. And if it’s an Indian Party Meal planning, trust me, it needs thoughtful planning!...

It’s the best comfort food that is prepared using fresh ingredients and tastes amazing. Winter is officially THE soup season and the perfect time of the year to curl up on the couch with a blanket and slurp on a steamy bowl of soup! Therefore, to beat the winter blues, my yesterday dinner was a flavor-packed Instant pot White bean soup. Cooking up this soup in the Instant Pot makes it an easy fix for dinner....

For months, I’ve been trying to find raw bananas or plantains in our area, but no luck. Growing up, Kacche Kele Ki Tikki or raw bananas cutlets (made by mom) was my favorite snack. Mom used to shape them like cutlets (long in shape), and these were so delicious that we would devour them all. This Navratri, I was lucky to get my hands on four raw bananas and thought of giving this recipe a try....

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Made with the everyday pantry staples, I assure you, this recipe is a blockbuster this season!! So, in a way, it is natural to be tempted by this super delicious fruit. You will adore every bite of this irresistible mango kulfi, and your insatiable taste senses will not let you stop at just one! Let the nostalgia catch on with this blissfully delicious Mango Kulfi, reminding you of the authentic taste of Matka Kulfi that you so fondly relished in your childhood!...

In early October, a friend sent me the recipe for the beet-labneh dip served at Washington D.C.’s Maydan. One look at the photo had me searching all over town for labneh, which I found at Honest Weight, then roasting the boodle of beets that had just arrived in my CSA. About an hour later, when the beets were knife-tender and ready to be blended with the garlic, fresh lemon, and labneh, the dip emerged, a striking magenta purée, as vibrant in hue as in flavor....

Suddenly, after watching the crows for quite some time a question just popped into Akbar’s head. He wondered how many crows were there in his kingdom? Will Akbar get the answer – Number of Crows in the Kingdom – keep reading. Since Birbal was accompanying him, he asked Birbal this question. Birbal looked at the crows and after a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are ninety-five thousand four hundred and sixty-three crows in our Kingdom”....

Hope you all are having a wonderful week and a great summer. Beautiful sunny and bright morning but soon clouds will roll in bringing in heavy rains. So before I loose my daylight I decided to share some easy and simple recipe today! I have some leftover rotis/chapatis (from lunch) sitting in my box and instead of saving them for dinner I decided to give them a fresh makeover. Paneer filled Roti Cones…yeah…leftover rotis are shaped like cones and stuffed with Kadai paneer stuffing....

My youngest child has fallen in love with gymnastics. With several of her weekday practices running late into the evening, our post-practice routine has become to stop by Stewart’s for fuel: for milkshakes or ice cream or, recently, for Funyuns. I have no idea where she learned of them, but on one stop last month, she pulled a bag off the shelf as casually as I pull milk from the cooler and threw them on the checkout counter....

Of all the delicious bites we sampled that evening, those charred peppers were the unanimous favorite. We ordered two plates. I have been on the search ever since for padrón peppers and, more recently, shishito and fushimi peppers, which I understand are all similar — small, green and thin-walled — and take well to high heat, fast cooking, and showers of salt. Alas, I had no luck at the farmers’ market, but with beautiful peppers of countless varieties spilling out of baskets at every turn, I had no reason to despair....

Two friends Suresh and Girish lived in a village. While Suresh was to true to his friend on the other side Girish was a dishonest man. He thought that if he could get Suresh to start some business with him, he could cheat him of his share and become a rich man. With this evil thought he went to Suresh and said, “Friend, I have an idea. There is nothing much left for us in this town, let’s go into another town and make some money....

Growing up, our neighbors next door would start festivities for this festival days in advance. Being Maharastrians, they would decorate their home to welcome Ganeshji and make beautiful and colorful Ganesh idols. Their house would smell great with festival delicacies like mawa modak, coconut ladoos, and ukadiche modak. I thoroughly enjoyed the traditional ukadiche modak (pronouced as Ukadi – che meaning steamed) which is a yummy sweet dumpling made with rice flour and is stuffed with nuts and sugar....