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Pav Bhaji

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Pav bhaji is India's most loved street food. The tangy, spicy mix of vegetables with floating butter on the top when served with hot bread that's fried in butter, will surely make your mouth water. This super delicious street food is equally easy to make at home. It has high nutritional value as well and is a great way to intake vegetables which otherwise, kids don't prefer eating. So here goes the recipe to pamper your taste buds. Ingredients:- Ghiya (Lauki) / Bottle-gourd -  1 bowl Sitafal(petha) / Pumpkin - 1 bowl Gajar/ Carrots - 1 bowl , medium diced Gobhi/ Cauliflower - 1 bowl Matar/ gream peas - 1 small bowl Shimla mirch / capsicum - 1 small bowl Tamatar / tomatoes - 6 Pyaaz / Red onion -  2, finely chopped Adarka /Ginger - 1 inch block , finely sliced or grated Lehsun / Garlic -  8 to 10 cloves Hari mirch/ Green chilli -To garnish Dhaniya / Fresh coriander - To garnish Nimbu / lemon - to garnish Namak/Salt - 1 spoon or to taste Lal mirchi ka p

Shalgam-Gobhi-Gajar ka achhar / Turnip-Cauliflower-Carrot pickle

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Here comes the North India's most favorite winter pickle recipe.It is a Punjabi specialty, fully packed with both taste and nutrition. This pickle contains most easily available winter vegetables that are preserved in oil and salt with the pungency of mustard seeds that slowly envelope all the vegetables in an amazing taste. These are not only loved by elders but will be your child's favorite achhar. What better way to feed some nutrition to ourselves?? This pickle is best served with hot parathas and a dollop of butter. Ingredients:- Sabji(Shalgam,Gobhi,Gajar) / Vegetables(Turnip.Cauliflower,Carrot) - 2.5 kgs Garam masala** ( bina dhaniya ke/ without dried coriander) - 25 gram Adrak/Ginger - 125 gms Lehsun/ Garlic - 125 gms Sirka /Vinegar- 1cup Gudd/Jaggery - 125 gms Rai /mustard seeds- 50 gms Tel/oil - 250 gms Namak /Salt - To taste or 3-4 spoons Red chilli - 4 spoons Please note:   **To know more about Garam masala and how to make it , please visit the

Zarda chawal/Meethe chawal

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Zarda or sweet rice is a sweet delicacy cherished by everyone.It is a popular sweet dish among Muslim weddings and holds great traditional values. Not only is it super easy to make but the colors and the glaze that it has post it's completion is just enough for your mouth to water.And the best part about this recipe is that it cooks in no time and with no special ingredient.One can cook it conveniently at any time of the day, with ingredients generally present at home. Ingredients: 1) Rice/Chawal - 250 gms 2) Badaam/Almonds ( Soaked overnight, peeled and cut into two halves) - 50 gms 3) Nariyal / cocunut - 20 gms 4) Kishmish/ Raisins - 20 gms 5) Kaju/Cashews - 20 gms 6) Pista/ pistachios - 20 gms 7) Elaichi powder/Cardamom powder - 1/4th spoon 8) Ghee/ purified oil - 1 spoon 9) Food color - 1/4th spoon

Kaju Katli / Kaju ki barfi

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Kaju Katli or Kaju ki burfi is one of the most celebrated Indian sweet. It is a rich fudge that requires very few ingredients and is super easy to make at home. It is loved by everyone and is very convenient to make at home.Let's treat our taste buds without having to worry about cost or unhygienic preparation. Ingredients: 1) Kaju tukda/split cashews - 200 gms 2) Cheeni/sugar - 100 gms 3) Paani/Water - 1/2 cup 4) Choti elaichi powder/Green cardamom powder - pinch 5) Desi ghees/Purified oil or clarified butter - 1 spoon

Gujiya

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Gujiya is a deep fried, crescent shaped , sweet dumpling. It is majorly associated with Indian festival of Holi. It's sweetness and creaminess not only dissolves in mouth but is also packed with nutrition in the form of various dry fruits. Let's have a look at the ingredients we need to make this sweet. Ingredients: 1) Maida/ Wheat flour - 250 gms 2) Suji/ Semolina -2 spoons 3) Ghee/ Purified oil or Clarified butter - 3 spoons ( All three ingredients mentioned above should make one cup in total) 4) Cheeni/Sugar - 75 gms or 1/2 cup 5) Khoya/ Reuced dry milk or whole dry milk - 125 gms 6) Nariyal/ desiccated cocunut - 100 gms 7) kishmish /Raisins - 3 spoons Kharbuje k beej /Musk melon seeds - 2 spoons 9) Badaam/Almonds - 2 spoons 10) Kaju/Cashews - 2 spoons 11) Choti elaichi ka powder/Green cardamom powder - 1/2 spoon 12) oil to fry

Cocunut laddo/Nariyal k laddo

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Cocunut laddos are sweet indian snacks and are usually associated with festivals.They are super easy to prepare and store.They are mainly served as fudged candies and are relished by people of all ages. Not only do they taste amazing , they even taste amazing. Ingredients: 1) Khoya/Whole dry mil reduce - 100 gms 2) Sugar/cheeni - 100 gms 3) Milk/dudh - 250 lts. 4) Nariyal burada / desiccated cocunut - 200 gms 5) Choti elaichi powder/green cardamom powder - 1/4th spoon 6) Ghee/ Purified oil - 1/2 spoon 7) Dry fruits - 2 spoons Almonds/Badaam for garnishing

Moong Dal halwa

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Moong dal halwa is a lip smacking, rich and a sweet delight that is cherished in north India. This delicacy is relished mainly during winters and is known to keep the body warm. It provides enough heat to body to keep it away from bitter cold. Let's have a look at the ingredients to make this popular delicacy easily at home. Ingredients : 1) Moong dal/ split yellow gram (yellow lentils) - 125 gms. 2) Dudh/Milk - 250 lts. 3) Cheeni/Sugar - 100 gms 4) Dry fruits - 50 gms. Dry fruits mainly consist of chaar magaz ( almonds, cantaloupe, water melon and pumpkin seeds), Almonds/Badaam, Kaju/Cashews. 5) Choti elaichi ka powder / Green cardamom - 1/4th spoon

Kadhi Pakoda recipe details |Punjabi Style tadkewali

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Garam Masala Home Made Recipe

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lachedar Paratha || Layered Paratha

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Raj kachori with filling recipe

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Coconut Ladoo Recipe at Home

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Khatta Meetha Pani for Golgappa ||Filling Panipuri

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Dhai Bhalle | Dhai Vade

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