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Kheksi or Spiny gourd is a very popular seasonal vegetable and also known as Kantola . Kheksi or Kantola belongs to bitter gourd family but it is not as bitter in taste at all. Kheksi or Spiny gourd is seen in local vegetable market during monsoon only. Nowadays, we can easily get Kheksi in local markets or supermarkets. In our family , we all love to eat Kheksi ki sabzi or Kheksi stir fry . We can serve Kheksi ki sabzi as a side dish with dal-rice and taste amazing. Kheksi stir fry recipe is very easy and simple to cook. We only need five ingredients  ,  Kheksi , oil , onion , green chillies and salt to make amazingly delicious stir fry.

Suran is also known as jimikand or elephant foot yam or yam . Jimikand is very healthy vegetable and rich with minerals , vitamins and dietary fiber. It has ritual purpose of eating suran sabzi on Diwali festival. Jimikand or yam helps in maintaining digestive system functioning and promotes weight loss by reducing bad cholesterol. Suran or Jimikand / Yam is available throughout year . So Jimikand sabzi / Yam curry is a nice change to regular veggies.

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

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.

Today , I am going to share the recipe of Raw mango chutney or Kacche aam ki chutney. This mouthwatering chutney tastes amazing with rice and dal especially in summers. There are many kinds of chutney or sauce prepared in india. People love to eat with everyday food. Our snacks like pakodas or samosas are incomplete without chutney . I asked this reciep from my mom . She told me all the ingredients and proportions. This chutney is prepared by blending raw mango, cilantro, green chilies and mint leaves with some spices together. It comes out so delicious. So I thought , I should share my mom's chutney recipe.

Namak pare or Saloni is very popular snack in India . This snack recipe is super simple and easy that does not require so much time. In my native place (UP) , every small roadside sweet shop (halwayi shop) or tea stall vendors make fresh namak pare everyday for tea time. This recipe reminds me of my childhood days . There are so many shop where they serve some kind of potato curry ( famous as dumaloo there) over these Mathari and it taste amazing. 

Sabudana Khichdi is very popular food or snack during fasting or vrat like Navaratri , Mahashivratri or Janmashtami.  Sabudana is also known as tapioca or sago in english. It is nearly pure carbohydrate and highly nutritious which gives energy throughout day during fasting . Addition of peanuts to sabudana khichdi add protein making it balanced meal.

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.

Hi friends , today I am going to share a very traditional recipe from Chattisgarh India . Chattisgarh is popularly known as the " Rice bowl of India " for it produces rice on large scale . Rice is eaten widely in the state . Especially people in villages are dependent on rice. Muthia or rice flour dumplings are a very popular breakfast dish in every Chattisgarhi household. People enjoy muthia with tomato or tamatar chatney . This muthia is also known as Fara in Uttarpradesh . 

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 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. 

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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 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. 

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.

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.