Cabbage Pickled Style Bhaji (Dry Curry)
A simple vegetable can be made delicious when cooked this way. Here, I have cooked it on it's own, but you can add diced potatoes, carrots or peas to it as well. Serves 2-3 Heat oil in a wok or kadhai. Add panch-pooran (you can use nigella seeds ... [... more]
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Green Tomato Ketchup
This recipe is for those gardeners who always end up with too many green tomatoes towards the end of the summer. The list of ingredients looks long, but it is quite easy to make. Quarter and cook tomatoes, without adding water, until soft. This ... [... more]
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Bottle Gourd Curry
Lauki or Dudhi or Ghia, botanical name Lagenaria siceraria, is a North Indian Sweet Gourd, also known as Bottle Gourd, White-flowered gourd and Calabash gourd. It is from Cucurbitaceae or cucumber family and it is light green in colour. It's ... [... more]
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Stuffed Makerel (Fish), Spicy
Mackerel is one of the oil and Omega 3 rich fish. This recipe is suitable for oven or BBQ. Serves 4 Wash and pat dry mackerel. Remove the head and fins, but keep tails. Apply a little salt to the cavity and keep aside. Deseed tomatoes and grind ... [... more]
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Peda-Condensed Milk Sweet
Peda is as popular a sweet as barfi/burfi in India. It is traditionally given as an offering to the Hindu Gods in temples and often used as 'prasad' after prayer meetings. It is a very simple sweet to make, but quite delicious. This recipe comes ... [... more]
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Spaghetti Bolognese
This is a popular Italian dish, specially loved by children all over the world. Serves 6 Add olive oil and spaghetti to the water and cook until it is al dente, meaning 'to the tooth', pasta that is not too soft and needs a little chewing. Serve ... [... more]
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Apple (Other fruits/) and Walnut Chutney with Spices
Do not eat for at least a month. It gets better as it matures. Apple (Other fruits/) and Walnut Chutney with Spices This recipe is loosely based on a Rick Stein recipe but I've changed ingredients and method a fair bit, so I want to share my ... [... more]
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Meat Sauce
This is a version of my Lasagne recipe which like everything else I keep changing over time, adding a bit, taking a bit away etc. Making Lasagne sounds like a lot of hard work, but if you use a food processor or in my case a mandolin, to chop the ... [... more]
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Mixed Salad with Mango Pickle Dressing
Here is an easy and delicious salad from north India. Serves 6 Place all salad ingredients and pickle in a bowl and stir together. Adjust salt and pepper and add more pickle if required. 5-6 inch piece of white radish or Mooli, peeled and chopped ... [... more]
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Kalakand or Misri Mawa - 3, Traditonal
This recipe is from my sister in-law who lives in Jaipur in Rajasthan. It is easy to make and has an authentic taste of the old times - Mamta Boil milk and sugar together briskly, in a heavy bottomed pan or wok or karahi, until thick and custard ... [... more]
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Courgette and Ginger Pickle
This is a quick seasonal pickle that can be made with any vegetables that can be eaten raw. It takes only a week or so, to be ready and should be eaten within a couple of months. Spices and salt can be adjusted to taste. Prepare Courgettes and ... [... more]
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Fruit Lassi, A Sweet Yoghurt drink with Seasonal Fruits
A delicious, fruity, cool drink from North India, it is especially good on a hot summer day! Put all ingredients , except ice, in a liquidizer and give a quick whiz. Put ice cubes in chilled, tall glasses. Pour lassi on top of cubes and serve ... [... more]
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