Baked Bananas Stuffed with tamarind Flavored Coconut

Bananas are native to India and are one of the most popular fruits of the nation. There are said to be staggering 400 varieties of bananas. Even so, they are divided into only two categories: eating and cooking. In this dish, a small, very sweet eating banana, either yellow or red-skinned, is preferred. Known as lady fingers or golden fingers, they are often available in Mexican or Indian grocery stores. Though they are traditionally...

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Besan Paara (Spicy Chips)
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Besan Paara (Spicy Chips)

Ingredeints • Besan (Chick Pea flour)-1 cup (95 gms) (1 cup=235ml) • Sooji/Rawa (Semolina)- 2 tbsp • Maida (All Purpose Flour)- 1 cup (120gms) • Salt-1/4 tsp or as needed • Red Chilly flakes- 1 tsp or more if needed • Ajwain (Carom seeds)- ¼ tsp • Hing (Asafetida)- a pinch • Oil- 4 tbsp • Warm Water- ½ cup Preparation 1. Mix all the dry flours, salt, chilly flakes, carom seeds and asafetida. 2. Add oil and mix till it crumbles. 3....

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Dal Dhokadi

  Ingredients • Toor dal- 250 gms • Wheat flour – 200 gms • Green chilies – 3 • Green chili paste – 3 tbsp • Groundnut – 50 gms • Cashew nut – 25 gms • Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp • Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp • Cloves – 3-4 • Cinnamon – 2 • Tomatoes – 2 • Tamarind – 1 tbsp • Brown sugar – 100 gms...

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Baked Yoghurt Chakras

  Ingredients • Bread ( plain/ multi grain brown bread) – 4 slices • Milk – 2-3 tbsp  • Ajwain ( carom seeds) – 1 tsp  • Moong sprouts/cottage cheese, optional – 4 tbsp  • Spinach leaves – 9    For the Filling • Curd, 1 cup – hang for 1 hour in  a thin muslin cloth and squeeze • Grated  and squeezed carrot- ½ cup...

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