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Onion pakora / How to make pyaz bhajiya/ Pyaz ke pakode / Pyazbhajiya / How to make Onion fritters / Onion fritters / How to makeOnion pakoda

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Onion pakoras are one of the most popular snacks . We do not need any special occation to make onion pakora . Onion pakoras are always perfect to go wheather guests are coming over or it is cold rainy weather. Any time and any moment you can have it. Onion pakoras are one of the easy snacks that need only few ingredients to prepare . We often make onion pakoras at home. You can enjoy onion pakore with your favorite chutney or a cup of tea. If you want more pakora recipe , you can check baingan pakora recipe as well. E

Karela fry sabzi / Karela or Bittergourd sabzi / How to make Karela orBittergourd sabzi

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Today, I am going to share the recipe of  karela fry sabzi. Karela is also known as bittergourd in english. As the name implies ,it tastes bitter yet it is packed with many nutrients especially for diabetes. Karela has blood cleansing properties as well. There are so many people who do not like bittergourd because of its bitter taste . But we can balance its bitter taste by adding onoin , tomatoes and even some people add jaggery too. This karela sabzi recipe is very simple and you need only few ingredients which you always have in your kitchen. I cook this sabzi every week and goes with dal-rice or roti perfectly.

Baingan pakora/ Eggplant pakoras/ How to make Baingan pakore

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Hi ,I am here again with another delicious recipe. It has been raining here since two days. Due to this cold and rainy weather , I could not resist myself from making pakoras. Question is "what kind of pakore?".  There are only 3 small eggplants (baingan) in my refrigerator which are not enough for making sabzi and I chose them. So I thought , I should share this recipe . This baingan pakora recipe is very easy and simple. You need only few ingredients and take just 20-30 mins. to cook.  Even those people who do not like eating eggplant, they should give it a try.

Bharwa baingan / Spicy Stuffed roasted eggplant

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Hi friends , I am back after long long time with a delicious recipe which is Stuffed eggplants. Bharwa baingan or Stuffed eggplant is one of the most popular stuffed vegetables in North India. This recipe is my family recipe . My mom always cook these stuffed eggplants. Even when she came to visit us , she cooked bharwa baingan for us too. Stuffed eggplants are perfect side dish in summer because this dish stays 2-3 days without refrigeration . Whenever we travel by train , we always carry stuffed eggplants in lunch box. In India , every region have their own way of making bharwa baingan. There are some more variation in the spices used to stuff the eggplants. Some people use grinded panchphoran masala.  The spices that I am using to stuff the eggplants are very simple, easily available in every Indian kitchen and Indian grocery store.

Spicy stuffed okra / Bharwa bhindi / Roasted okra stuffed with spices

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Stuffed okra or bharwa bhindi is very easy side dish recipe which can be ready in no time. So whenever you get bored of eating usual okra curry or sabzi , Stuffed okra is perfect for that change. In this recipe , I used very ordinary spices and you can moderate it according to your preference . If want to add more heat , you can add more chilli powder or you can add less chilli powder.

Matar paneer sabzi / Peas cottage cheese gravy / peas paneer curry /Howto make matar paneer masala curry

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Peas paneer curry is one of the most popular paneer recipes. This paneer recipe is very simple and easy to cook that's why you can cook this  curry on any special occasion at home. This recipe is not the restaurant style but the simply  homemade recipe. By adding paneer or cottage cheese , we can add amazing taste to simple curry recipe . You can also try  potato peas curry  in my blog In my family everyone loves to eat paneer in any form. 

Aloo gajar matar ki sabzi / potato peas and carrot curry recipe/ howtomake potato peas and carrot curry

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Potato, peas and carrot dry curry is a very simple yet delicious dish . I have had this curry in my hostel mess for the first time. In Punjab, aloo gajar matar sabzi is very famous recipe and it's an everyday dish . We had this curry with parathas and it tastes awesome. You can have potato peas and carrot curry with parathas or rotis or any flat bread. This curry can be a good side dish with dal-rice.

Baby corn Manchurian dry / How to make Baby corn Manchurian dry

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Baby corn Manchurian is one of my favorite Manchurian recipes especially this dry version which I am going to share. I have tasted Baby corn Manchurian in restaurants before so I decided to try this at home . I made these Baby corn Manchurian with vegetable fried rice this weekend  . Baby corn Manchurian recipe is easy and simple to cook. This dish will be ready in no time . Baby corn Manchurian  is a great starter or snack for parties too. 

Lauki ke kabab / Bottle gourd kabab / Bottle gourd patties

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Hi friends ! I am back with some amazing recipes after very busy days. Last few months , I have been so busy to post a recipe . Today I cooked such an amazing dish and I couldn't resist myself to post this recipe. This amazing dish is Lauki ke kabab or Bottle gourd kababs. Kabab is a middle eastern and eastern Mediterranean dish . In India , Kababs come from mughalayi cuisine . Kabab is supposed to be made up of meat but this lauki ke kabab is purely veg kabab recipe.  Actually this recipe belongs to my grand mother . My father have been grown up eating this kabab and same with me. My mother learned this recipe from my grand mom. I have been grown up watching my mom and my grand mom cooking these kebabs . This is very simple recipe because it requires very ordinary spices which you can get in every kitchen .

Bhindi ki sabzi / Okra fry / How to make Bhindi ki sabzi / Bhindi fry / Bhindi bhaji

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Bhindi ki sabzi or Okra fry is very popular sabzi or curry in India. This sabzi is very simple and quick to cook. I often cook bhindi ki sabzi almost every week and my family loves to have it for lunch and dinner both. I mostly prefer to cook this sabzi for lunch to serve with dal , rice and rotis. Even This is perfect for lunch box packed with some parathas and reminds me my school days "Amazing".

Aloo methi sabzi / Potatoes and fenugreek leaves stir fry / How to aloomethi stir fry

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Aloo methi sabzi is very popular dry vegetable sabzi in north india. It is cooked very often  in every house. Methi has slight bitter taste that is why when It is combined with potatoes , It taste amazing . My hubby and I love to have aloo methi with parathas. I usually cook aloo methi at home sometimes for lunch with dal - rice and sometimes for dinner with roti or parathas. This sabzi is very quick and easy, so anytime you can cook this. 

How to make mooli paratha / Radish paratha / Mooli paratha / Radish stuffed flatbreads

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Mooli paratha is another kind of stuffed paratha in which we use mooli or radhish as stuffing . It's a North Indian recipe specially from punjab . Stuffed parathas are a good way of adding fresh veggies in your meal or breakfast. Even kids kids also love it. I learned this recipe from my mom . My mom ususlly make these yummy mooli parathas and carrot parathas mostly in winters . I still remember those winters having paratha with achar or pickel and a cup of tea.

Aloo matar curry / Potato and peas curry/ Aloo matar gravy sabzi / Aloomatar raswali sabzi

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This Aloo matar curry recipe is very simple and easy to cook recipe. We can cook this curry in our busy days. This Aloo matar curry is the same which I usually cook at my home.  In this recipe, I use very few and ordinary spices which we generally have in our spice box and this recipe does not take too much time. So , this recipe is simple yet delicious.

Cluster beans curry / Guar ki sabzi / How to make Cluster beans curry/ Guar falli ki sabzi / Chattisgarhi Chutchutiya ki sabzi

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Hi friends , Today I am here with a recipe of cluster beans curry. Cluster beans are known as Guar or Guar falli in hindi and Chutchutiya in chattisgarhi. Cluster beans are very healthy as well as low in calorie so you can include this in your meal. 

Raswali Bhindi sabji / Bhindi curry / Bhindi ki raswali sabji / How to make curried Okra/ UP style Raswali Bhindi ki sabzi

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Hi friends, Here I am with another delicious recipe of Bhindi or Okra called Raswali Bhindi Sabzi. Actually I got bored of having fried bhindi and dahiwali khatti bhindi  .So  I thought to try something new. Actually this Curried Okra is not new to me , I had this curry lots of time before marriage . This is my mom's recipe and she cook very often this curry at home. But I didn't cook this Okra curry before this. Here Mr. hubby and my FIL never tasted this Okra curry before.

Kaddu ki Kadhi / Kaddu ki khatti sabzi / Chattisgarhi Makhana Kadhi / Chattisgarhi Kumhda ki Kadhi / Yellow squash in gramflour and yoghurt stew

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Hi friends , Today I thought to share my family's one of favourite recipe " Kaddu ki kadhi". This Kaddu ki kadhi is a Chattisgarhi recipe. Before marriage , I have never heard about this kadhi. My sister-in-law introduced this recipe to me. So all credit goes to my SIL for telling me this amazing kadhi recipe. We all lave to eat kaddu ki kadhi with hot steaming rice. 

Methi Missi Roti / Fenugreek Gramflour bread / Methi Besan Roti

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Missi roti is very popular in UP and Punjab. It's a bread which is made up of the combination of  wheat flour , gramflour and few spices. Actually I gave a little healthy touch of methi or fenugreek leaves to this original missi roti and it has become Methi missi roti. Methi missi roti is a very healthy and delicious too. Even it's very good for kids. I always make Missi rotis for my DS twice in a week for breakfast. Missi rotis can be a very good and healthy breakfast. So friends let us start the recipe.

Katahal sabzi / Jackfruit sabzi / Spicy jackfruit fry / Katahali kisabzi / Masaledar katahal

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Hi friends, Today's featured recipe is Katahal ki sabzi or jackfruit sabzi. I like jackfruit a lot whether it is stir fried or curried. I love it either ways. These days you can easily get jackfruit in market . My mom always serves Katahal sabzi with Chana dal parathas (dalbhari ) and kheer. In Uttarpradesh , there is a local festival when we cook Katahal sabzi , dalbhari and kheer. This festival is known as Ganga Dasshehara.

Jeera aloo recipe / aloo jeera recipe / soothe aloo / cumin flavouredpotatoes / how to make aloo jeera

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Aloo jeera is very simple , quick yet delicious recipe. This is perfect recipe for my weekends when I don't want to cook complete meal like dal rice ,roti and sabzi. This sabzi goes perfectly with roti , paratha , puri and dal-rice.  Even I would say it's just perfect for traveling. If you want to carry some food just pack some aloo jeera with paraths and puris. Even It doesn't spill out of lunch boxes.

Bhindi ki kadhi / Khatti bhindi / Okra in yoghurt and gramflour stew /Bhindi wali kadhi | Bhindi Khadhi

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Today I cooked Bhindi ki kadhi for lunch. My family loves this kadhi. This recipe is another variation of kadhi where we don't make pakoras. In this recipe we sauté okra and simmer it into gravy of  gramflour and yoghurt .