super simple & crispy vada using some fresh / leftover bread in oven. Vada / Bara / Vadai, a crispy deep fried snacks from Indian subcontinent is usually prepared from the urad dal batter. This is a popular South Indian breakfast recipe …
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Watermelon Pizza with assorted Fruits & Chocolates
kid’s friendly fruity pizza using a big round slice of watermelon as base and few fruits and chocolates as toppings. Watermelon, a body-healing fruit ! Yes. Loaded with vitamins, minerals and nutrients; watermelon is such a fruit one should not …
Lasooni / Lehsuni Palak Dal | Spinach Lentil with Garlic flavor
easy, quick and simple palak dal with a garlicky tempering Garlic flavor is one of favorite in most dishes. Everyday Indian dal, which we usually prepare at home can go to another level simply with the touch of a garlic tempering …
Kesar Badam Lassi Muffins (Egg free, Butter free)
so soft and floppy egg free, butter free muffins using some left over Kesar Badam Lassi Not only summer, most of the time in a year I have homemade curd in my refrigerator. And do you know making curd at home is …
Homemade Chaat Masala Powder
a chatpata homemade Indian masala powder using some whole and powdered spices Indian cuisine is filled with a wide varieties of masalas or spice powders. Masalas can completely change the look and taste of the food we do prepare. Although the ready-made …
Homemade Curd aka Dahi
thick, creamy and fresh curd from full-fat milk using a starter Curd or dahi or yogurt is one of the staples in most of our kitchen pantries. Some says, curd equals to a comfort food. It is cooling, soothing, nutritious and …
Budha Chakuli – an Odia delicacy
an age old Odia sweet & thick pan cake using a batter of black gram, rice, jaggery. Odisha, the state of Lord Jagannath is full of festivals and there is a saying in odia that “Bara Masare Tera Paraba” (means 13 festivals …
Kathal Dum Biryani | Raw Jack fruit Biryani
a mildly spiced biryani using the tender unripe jack fruit pieces in dum process. Jack fruit and its culinary uses : Jack fruit aka Kathal (in Hindi), Panasa (in Odia) is one of the commonly consumed tropical food in Southern Asian …
Sparkling Pomegranate Iced Tea
a summer cold beverage using pomegranate juice, tea and some soda water After water, tea is the most frequently consumed beverage in the whole world. For cold weather, a hot cup of tea and for warm ones, a glass full …
Baigana Poda | Mashed Roasted Eggplant in Odia Style
roasted eggplant / brinjal / baingan mashed with some minimal ingredients from Odia cuisine The hot season, Summer is already started in my part of the world. And being an odia, we most of the time prefer to have rice water …