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Traditional Maharashtrian Special Bhajani Chakali This is a very special blog....I was born on Dhanteras during Diwali and we had a old Marathi Aunty who prepared this yummy melt in mouth Bhajani Chakali and gave it to my mom not to forget immense love and care she showered on my mom and told her don't worry u will have daughter born today ..bas tab se leke ab tak Chakali is special and closest to my heart. Unlike the regular Chakali which is bit hard. Bhajani Chakali is crispy and melt in mouth.  In this Chakali you get good ness of rice and dal.  So here is the recipe...for this Chakali u need to make flour... u also get readymade Bhajani flour of Bedekar brand but not tried any...if u have shops where special flour are sold there are many in Mumbai u might get this flour from there as well then directly see step 2 below  Recipe: Step 1 - Making of flour  U need to dry roast each of these separately till they turn pink, cool it and grind it (I gave to flour mi...

Stuffed Turai Aloo and Turai Skin, Cabbage, Carrot and Capsicum Sambharo  Turai or Tori or Ridge Gourd is a vegetable that is liked by few. But I love it.  In the past I have tried different types of varieties from Turai like Turai Rasa, Turai Moong Dal, Turai Boondi. So here is one more to added to the list - Stuffed Turai Aloo and Sambharo made from Turai Skin. Sambharo is a famous Gujarati  dish made from cabbage, carrot and capsicum with only haldi, green chili and salt as a spice. Enjoy these two sabzi with roti and try something different in your lunch menu.   Ingredients:  Stuffed Turai Aloo 2 Big size long and good quality Turai  or Tori or Ridge Gourd 2 medium size Aloo Salt to taste For the stuffing - 1/2 cup groundnut powder, 1/2 cup graded coconut, 1 teaspoon of Kashmiri lal mirch, 1/2 teaspoon of haldi,  2 teaspoon of dhania jeera powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala or any sabzi masala, 1/2 cup chopped dhania, 1/2 teaspo...

DIWALI  Special - BOMBAY ICE HALWA BOMBAY ICE HALWA is a popular sweet enjoyed during Diwali. It is thin sheet made of up different flavours and topped with dry fruits. In Mumbai the Mohanlal S Mumbai Mithai Wala's Ice Halwa is very famous. Now it is easily available in all the sweet shop but the interestingly ICE HALWA is not that complicated dessert and can be easily made at home. Yes it does call for some efforts unlike other zatpat wale sweets.  Here I am sharing the recipe of the ICE HALWA I tried during lockdown Diwali. Note I have not added any colours or preservatives except for few drops of Vanilla Essence but that is also optional. It gives it a nice taste hence added.  You can add colours and make it of different flavours like rose, kiwi, orange etc. Do try this recipe and make ICE HALWA at home and save money because making this sweet at home calls for easily available home ingredients like Maida, Milk, ghee and sugar.  Ingredients :  1 cup of Maida ...

3 in 1 Pizza Flavour Rava Appe topped with Cheese, Chutney and Ketchup Pizza is absolute favourite across ages but making it at home can be tedious and calls for use of Maida, lots of cheese and lots of calories. In a age and time when you can easily order Pizza with all the attractive discounts from several Pizza outlets try this dish. This is Rava Appe with the Pizza flavour i.e. veggies sautéed in pizza seasoning and cooked in few drops of oil. To make it more yummy just top it with cheese, chutney and ketchup  Ingredients: 1 cup Rava 1/2 cup rice flour or white dhokla flour (any one you have add) 1/2 cup dahi Salt to taste 1 chopped onion 1 chopped tomato 1 chopped capsicum  1 teaspoon of mixed herbs (Used in Pizza which has basil, oregano) 1/2 teaspoon of chilli flakes (If you like spicy add more) 2 tablespoon of oil Water to adjust the consistency Pinch of baking soda  1 cheese cube  Green chutney and ketchup for garnish  Method: In a big bowl add Rava, ri...

Palak Corn Pulao with Chaat Masala Pudina Mix Dahi - A meal cooked in just 20 mins  With the busy lifestyle we all are looking for easy meal options that can lighter and soothing for the stomach and quick to cook.  So here is the recipe of  Palak Corn Pulao that can be easily in just 20 mins. You can serve it with papad, achaar or  Chaat Masala Pudina Mix Dahi shown in the pic.  You can also take this Pulao in your office tiffin - very popular in my office among my colleagues or you can also give to you kids in school. The recipe served below is for one serving you can add more if making for the family.  Do try it and share the feedback.    Ingredients :  1 cup of basmati rice  1/2 cup of corn 1/2 cup of chopped spinach or  Palak Salt to taste 1.5 teaspoon of oil 1/2 teaspoon of jeera one pinch of hing  two to three pinch of haldi  1/2 teaspoon of garam masala powder, dhania jeera powder and Kashmiri chili powder...

Kesar Peda and  Dry Fruit Roll from homemade khoya  #GetsetforDiwali 2022 Diwali is just few weeks away. The biggest festival of the year - Diwali is celebrated with making of several traditional delicacies like Chakli, Chivda, Shakarpara, Sev and Besan Ladoo.  In addition there is tradition to gift and buy lot of sweets from the market be it Kaju Katli or Peda. However, at times market bought sweets don't have the purity or the taste like the homemade ones.  Since these sweets require storage there is addition of preservatives so they can have longer life.   Today I am sharing two sweets made from the home made khoya. This sweets require making of the Khoya base.  Once done you can add many flavours and make different variety of sweets. Making of Khoya will require cooking of Milk on low flame like a Halwai and add sugar.  No other ingredient like ghee or milk powder is needed. So lets see the process.  Ingredients:  1 litre Milk 1...

#Navratri 2022 Coconut Kesar Barfi and Ladoo with flavours of Rose petals and Nutmeg  This is very easy sweet to make without the the need to make chasni or roast for long time. I have used desiccated coconut and not the fresh coconut. If you want to use fresh coconut the process is typically longer and also will need some binding agent. Instead use dry coconut powder and try this dish. The uniqueness of the simple sweet is it has flavours of nutmeg and rose petals which makes it more tasty.  Ingredients:  1 cup milk  1 cup desiccated coconut  5 to 6 teaspoon of sugar 4 to 5 kesar strands  1 teaspoon of dry rose petals  3 pinch of nutmeg powder or you can grate the nutmeg  1 teaspoon of ghee 2 green elaichi seeds  1 tablespoon of cashew or almond powder and some for garnish to add richness to the dish  Method: In a thick bottom pan add 1/2 cup milk, boil it and then add elachi, kesar. Mix well Now add dry fruit powder and keep stirring i...