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This recipe is inspired by Gado Gado, which is among the 5 National Dishes of Indonesia. It is a colorful and crunchy salad, made with a wide array of raw and steamed vegetables, tofu or tempeh, hard boiled egg, traditionally in a peanut dressing, served with a rice side like rice noodles, steamed rice or rice cakes. For my version, I’ve stir fried some rice … Continue reading Indonasian Gado Gado Rice Vermicelli
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The aromatic, deep red, spicy curry from the Kashmiri cuisine, Rogan Josh is traditionally a lamb curry savored by meat lovers. With a blend of hot spices like dried ginger (Sonth) & whole garam masala and cool spices like cardamom & fennel, this dish of Persian origins was brought down to Kashmir by the Mughals. “Rogan” essentially means oil and “Josh” essentially means heat. Thus … Continue reading Soya Chunks/ Nutri Nuggets Rogan Josh Curry
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Peanut butter, a healthy & delicious substitute of table butter as a spread on your bread & buns is a classic favourite, relished by all. Though it is super healthy and rich in good fats, did you know that the store bought peanut butter is equally harmful for your health? Loaded with salt, sugar, preservatives, harmful vegetable oils and lesser peanuts, store bought peanut butter … Continue reading Homemade Peanut Butter- in 5 minutes.
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Paneer Makhani is a vegetarian classic favorite and you can savor it during fasting or Navratri by omitting the onion & garlic in the gravy. Paneer is an excellent source of vegetarian protein and keeps you filled through the day while fasting. The gravy is rich, creamy, spicy and tangy based on tomatoes & cashew. The sabzi goes good with salad, kuttu and singhara poori … Continue reading Navratri Paneer Makhani without Onion & Garlic
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Crisp on the outside, soft inside, Sabudana vadas are a Maharashtrian snack savoured by people all over India, especially during Navratri and other fasting days. Flavoured with some spices, coriander and peanuts to add texture, these are a feast during fasting. Sabudana or Sago or Tapioca pearl is made of tapioca. It is gluten free, light on stomach and an excellent source of carbs to … Continue reading Sabudana Vada in Paniyaram Pan
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A hearty, rich and creamy meal but cutting little on calories, what can be better than Malai Kofta when your cravings go super high in Navratri? Making the koftas healthier, I’ve skipped from the usual deep frying and prepared the koftas in a paniyaram pan. The koftas are soft, paneer based and melt in mouth with a bite. I’ve served the koftas in a rich … Continue reading Navratri Malai Kofta
Loose weight this navratri eating lighter food than the fried varients. During navratri fasting we always end up eating unhealthy, high calorie and oily food, which often makes us fat. Do you want to eat something light and less oily for your navratri fast rather than oily and unhealthy pakoras and pooris? Then Farali dhokla made out of samo rice (samak/ samvat/ moriyo rice) is … Continue reading Healthy Navratri Upvas Farali Dhokla
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