A kitchen, which is a blissful place for people those are used to cooking,could be a dreaded territory to the novices.Kitchen could be really cruel to the person who can’t cook to save his life, but is suddenly left on his own to fix meals.Many people start their journey to kitchen with whole lot of enthusiasm, but get exhausted with all the cutting fingers while chopping veggies, burning food, excess of seasoning or ending up with bland food. So when one such person send me his version of cooking a regular dhal, I couldn’t stop myself from trying it. Hey SK, I can…
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Karela or bittergourd…..the name invites almost similar reaction from majority of people and that is Eeeeeks…..it’s so bitter!But the good thing is that there are many many lovers of this bitter but therapeutic, wonderful and tasty(yes it IS TASTY) karelas. Bittergourds , not only stimulates digestion but also helps to some extent in regulating glucose levels in the body.That is why the juice of karela is consumed by many diabetic people Well…This recipe of Dhaas karela comes from Bina Makhija,whose recipes I love to try, coz they are appetizing, easy to follow and do not call for exotic ingredients .Thanks Bina for this wonderful recipe. Another recipe…
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Print Veg keema(Soyabean Nuggets and TVP in Gravy) Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 3 Healthy Nutrela recipe Ingredients Soyabean chunks (Nuggets /badi soyabean) 50 gms TVP (choti soyabean) 50 gms Onions 3 Tomatoes 2 Green chillies 3 Ginger Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 2 tsp Tejpatta 1 Garam masala powder ½ tsp Kitchen king masala ¼ tsp Kasoori methi (Dry methi leaves) ½ tsp Salt to taste Oil 2 tbsp Method Soak both Chunks and TVP in warm water for about half hour, Rinse these and squeeze out water. Take a pressure…
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The most flavorful curry, sundried lentil dumplings, cooked along with potatoes in onion gravy Print Wadi Patata Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 3 Badi or sundried lentil dumplings cooked in onion gravy with potatoes, a bursting with flavors, spicy curry recipe Ingredients Wadis (sun-dried lentil nuggets )2 nos, Potatoes : 3 Tinda gourd (meha or apple gourd) 1 Tomatoes : 3 medium sized Onions : 3 medium sized,2-3 small size Green chillies 3 Ginger:1/2 inch Coriander powder : 1 & ½ tbsp Red chilli powder : 1 tsp Turmeric powder : ½ tsp Garam…
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Chetichand,which is the beginning of a new year and the birth anniversary of Jhulelal ,the patron saint of sindhi community, is celebrated by taking out Processions, rituals performed in temples,distribution of “prasad” and cultural programmes , organised to give it a true festive spirit Cheti Chand is observed on the first day of the month of Chaitra. Chaitra is known as Cheti in Sindhi, hence the name Cheti Chand. Many people carry” Bahrana saheb” to the temple to seek Jhulelal’s blessings The Bahrana saheb is a nicely decorated bronze thaal in which the idol of Jhulelal is placed and a Kunri…
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This amazingly simple and tasty Khichhdi recipe is provided by Bina Makhija,who is one of the earliest member of Sindhunagar.com.Her contribution of recipes goes back to the days when this site was still in its nascent stage Thanks Bina, for sharing this recipe.Keep the good work going:) Note: This is a different version of khichhdi compared to normal khichhdi that we all know about. Channa dal and dhuli Moong daal can also be added along with Toor and Masoor daal, adjust the proportions of dal as per your requirement and taste. Print Mirani Khichhdi Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 25…
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Print Matki (Moth beans) Moth beans cooked in onion curry, makes a tasty dal dish Ingredients Matki (moth beans) 250 gm Onion 2 small Tomato 2 small Green chillies 2 Ginger Garlic 3-4 cloves(optional) Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Garam masala powder ½ tsp Salt as per taste Oil 2 tsp Coriander leaves and dash of lemon juice for garnishing Method Pick, wash and soak matki for few hours (5-6) Take some oil in pressure cooker, add chopped onions and saute it till brown in colour Now add chopped/grated/pureed tomato and saute it for few minutes Add…
