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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. 

Indian style Pasta / Veggie Pasta with Indian Spices / Desi style Pasta

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Hi , Here I am with a recipe of Desi style Pasta which is perfect for brunch or lunch box.  This recipe belongs to my younger brother . He loves to cook Chinese and Italian food . Last winters , when I went my mom's home, he made these Desi style pasta with penne for brunch. Before eating , I was making fun of him when he was adding spices and tomato chunks. When I ate those pasta , they were amazing literally . I gobbled up all in no time. 

Rava Upma / How to make Sooji Upma / Semolina Upma / Sooji Upma / How to make Rava Upma / How to make mix vegetable Rava Upma

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Rava Upma is a savoury South Indian breakfast. It is very nutritious and easy to make recipe. Upma and Poha  both are two staple breakfast in my home because both the recipes are quick. Upma is made of Rava or Sooji and in english semolina or creame of wheat. In South India , It is served with chatney . It's my comfort breakfast . We generally have Upma with a cup of tea. 

Onion-Potato Poha / Kanda-Batata Poha / Poha / Flattened rice fried with onion and potatoes

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Poha is very popular breakfast among MadhyaPradesh , Uttarpradesh , Maharashtra and Chattisgarh. In Maharashtra , people call it Kanda-Batata poha and it is famous as poha in MP , UP and Chattisgarh. Poha is a standard breakfast in MP and Chattisgarh. 

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.

Kala chana / Masala chana / Black chickpeas curry / Sookha kala chana / Dry black chickpea curry

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Sookha kala chana is very delicious and spicy curry . Kala chana or desi chana is an excellent source  of protein and very good for growing up kids . So it is a very healthy recipe as well. It is one of my favorite breakfast recipe especially for Sundays . I love to have this dry chickpea curry with soozi halwa or jalebi. Just believe me this combo taste awesome.

Besan laddoo / Besan ka laddoo / Gramflour sweet balls / Magaj ka laddoo

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Besan laddoo is one of the most popular sweets in India. This is the first sweet which I learned to make for the first time and It came out so well. My hubby and kid love this laddoo. I learned this recipe from my mom. She told me about all the details to take care of in making laddoos. This Laddoo recipe is very simple and easy to make. 

Pan Gojhwa / Masaledar chana dal Phare / Bengal gram dumplings smeared in spicy gravy

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Hi friends, here I am with a delicious recipe called  Pan Gojhwa (पन गोझवा ) . In my hometown we call it पन गोझवा . Pan Gojhwa  is one of my favorite local dishes. This Friday I cooked Pan Gojhwa and all credit goes to mom who told me the detailed recipe and cleared all my doubts while cooking over phone.  I don't know the details like where this dis come from and all but it is somewhere similar to Phare. So let us make  Pan Gojhwa .