Health Zeal says that “The bottle gourd is low in saturated fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre, vitamin C, riboflavin, zinc, thiamin, iron, magnesium and manganese. It also contains moderate amount of vitamin-B complex. Its high water content makes it very cooling. Medicinally, it is used as a purgative, an antidote for certain poisons and a cure for cough. An infusion of the seeds can be drunk to cure chills and headaches “ Yet this humble vegetable is neglected and people consider it as a vegetable for elder generation or have a notion that this vegetable is eaten…
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Kachalu or arbi (Colocasia root) is very popular amongst Sindhis.It is basically root of Patra leaves (the same leaves which are used to make Aluwadis). It is relished in variety of ways, like boiled kachalu, fried kachalu, stuffed kachalu and also kachalu chaat.Watch out this space for all these recipes, that I am gonna share here, soon ! Kachalu tuk is not a healthy choice if one wishes to cut off oil consumption, but for those who crave for fried, crispy stuff to spice up plain dal-roti here is a traditional recipe: Print Kachalu(Arbi)And An Award For Authentic Recipe…
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Sultry summers are gone here in Mumbai and monsoon showers have knocked the parched earth, giving a sigh of relief, from dusty, sweaty, nasty heat of summer. However, I’ll miss some of my favorite summer things, like making falooda icecream, chilled mangoshakes, jaljeera and of course chilled masala chaach (buttermilk). One more food that associates me with summer afternoons is Dhodho, which is a type of flatbread, made from rice flour.It’s bit sticky, light, not too much spicy yet it serves as a delicious accompaniment with any veggie or Dal and I just love to wash it down with…
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Half of the visitors arriving here would run away, for sure, after reading the name of this post…..Coz; that’s a normal reaction I expect from people who just can’t stand the bitterness of karela (bittergourd). But this post is for those other half, who will stay and would actually read the recipe…Kudos for them(bravo !). This is the simplest, basic recipe for making bittergourds and a bit of modification, like adding sliced potatoes, would actually save you from making additional dish for those fussy eaters who refuse to even have a look at these” bitter wonders”. They can enjoy potatoes…
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Caution:This is a really loooong post, so visitors who are not interested in my Blah blah can directly scroll down to reach the recipe of jaljeera. Well month of June started with a good note, so here I am rewarded with two more awards, again from Medha of cook with love (hey medha people will surely blame you for being partial to me) But sincerely thanks a ton for all the awards, they surely pep up my mood and make me feel really good The two awards are Rocking Girl Award Well I am not sure how much I…
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Methi or fenugreek leaves, is one of my personal favourite and I always like to relish it with some really hot khichdi, or plain rice.Though bitter, Ilike the flavour it imparts to any dish, be it methi patata (potatoes) or methi paneer (cottage cheese).Even the dried methi leaves called kasuri methi holds a special position in my kitchen, since I use it in all various curries and gravy based preparations Here is a simple recipe to convince fussy eaters ,who throw tantrums when served green veggies, since it is made along with potatoes .And I am yet to come across…
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This post is about a recipe of feel good factors in my life,and it’s ingredients are: Two new friends Two sweet awards A tag Lots of nice comments The method is very simple, just cherish some of good things in your life and forget about the worries and woes. Life as usual, goes through roller coaster rides, taking you to the heights of worries, stress, backlogs, anxieties etc and then just bring you back to the state of relaxation, where sweet little things make you forget about the cycle of life, which is soon gonna take you back again to…










