20th March is celebrated as ‘Universal Pakhala Day‘ aka ‘Pakhala Dibasa‘. An Odia’ll surely love to have pakhala / water rice on this day wherever he / she stays in the world. ‘Pakhala’ is an Odia word which means cooked rice …
No Oil Recipes
Kasundi | Indian Mustard Sauce
Mustard seeds / Sarso (in Hindi) / Sorisa (in Odia) are a rich source of essential oils, minerals and vitamins. In general, three main varieties of mustard are grown worldwide for use which are black, brown and yellow (white) in color. …
Baked, no-Oil Pumpkin Fritters | Baked, no-Oil Pumpkin Pakodas
Monday is here again. This time the Foodie Monday Blog Hop team has decided the theme no 163 as ‘Pumpkin Treats’. Well, pumpkin is one of the widely grown vegetables all over the world. These vegetables are an affordable, healthy choice always. So …
Kachumbar Salad Cup
Summer is still going on. And there is nothing like a fresh salad on these hot summer days to beat the heat. Salads are ideal summertime meals as they are quick, nutritious and don’t require much time to prepare. Salads are …
Sanna – Goan Steamed Rice Cake
The small western state of India, Goa is famous for three things as beaches, nature and food (Goan Cuisine). The Goan cuisine is an interesting mix of varied influences. As Goa had Portuguese rule for four centuries besides that of the …
Bafauri – Steamed Chana Dal Dumpling
The first month of 2018, January now came to end. The January month challenge in Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge group was ‘Chhattisgarh Cuisine’. For this theme, my partner was Poornima who gave me 2 secret ingredients as Chana dal (split chickpea) and …
Coriander and Pomegranate Raita
Coriander and pomegranate raita – a fruity raita. Whenever you make any spicy dishes, the perfect cooling accompaniment will be the raita. Here I’ll go with coriander and pomegranate raita. Coriander, pomegranate arils and curd make a delicious combination. This …
Boondi raita
Raitas are always easy and quick to make. These go very well with any paratha or any variety of rice. So here i have used kara boondi / spicy boondi for making this raita. Just follow below step by step …