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Vegetarian Curries
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Dum Munj Or Dum Monji is a spicy flavorful veg curry that comes from Kashmiri Cuisine. Munj here means Knol Khol also commonly known as Ganth Gobhi or Kadam is cur into cubes and cooked with it’s greens along with some yogurt. The recipe though is quick but requires skillful hands to play with Kashmiri spices which particularly are fennel powder, asafoetida, sonth or ginger powder etc. Kashmiri food is rich in texture and aroma as there is a wide usage of Mustard oil which itself provides a beautful aroma and kashmiri red chili powder also known as deghi mirch…
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Knol Khol also known as Ganth Gobhi is most widely used vegetable in Kashmiri cuisine after Lotus Stem. Munj Haak is a popular Kashmiri vegetarian dish made with knol khol and greens and typically flavored with asafoetida. The recipe just needs handful of ingredients and can be made in a jiffy. The soupy texture of the curry is an ideal side dish to your meal specially to your rice. This particular recipe is adapted from Shehjar – A Gateway To Kashmir If you liked this traditional recipe, then don’t forget to share your views and feedback with me in comments…
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Raw Tomato Curry aka Hare Tamatar ki Sabzi is a spicy tangy, delicious side dish that comes from North Indian Cuisines. The recipe has passed on through various regions with different variations done, hence it doesn’t belong to any particular regional cuisine. A very popular dish in North Indian states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar etc, that goes well with roti/chapati/rice etc. Tomato is harvested in it’s green form or you can say when it is raw, chopped into pieces and then seasoned with Indian Spices. This particular recipe is made without Onion and Garlic hence making it close to…
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The festivals are arriving and this is the time when some particular religious communities quit eating Onion and Garlic. As India is a multi cultural country, hence their are certain casts who never intake onion garlic, such as Jainism. In Jain community the intake of Onion and Garlic is strictly prohibited, or anything that grows beneath the soil is not acceptable to eat. I have been to Rajasthan a couple of times and as my ancestors belong to Jaipur and Ajmer, i have closely observed food that i cooked without onion and garlic. Being a Muslim it was a challenge…
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Kurma in Kerala is a typical curry made with different vegetables, yellowish in color with slightly mashed veggies and a vibrant flavor of coconut milk. Cauliflower Kurma is one such kind of curry that is teemed up with small chopped carrots and green peas and is particularly served with Idiyappam or Rice. Cauliflower Kurma also goes well with Kerala Parotha aka Malabar Parotha. The curry is mainly made with two extracts of coconut milk. The vegetables are cooked i second extract of coconut milk that is thin and later thickened with the first thick coconut milk. Believe me it’s one…
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Chaman Qaliya is a creamy cottage cheese curry scented with fennel and cardamom that belongs to Kashmiri Cuisine. An aromatic curry that is cooked in milk and flavored with Kashmiri spices is a perfect vegetarian side dish commonly served on special occasions in the valley. The Kashmiris mostly rely on non vegetarian food other , expect the pandits. The vegetarians have a very few options left. They mostly eat Lotus stem, Potatoes or Paneer. Hence the Kashmiri cuisine carries a variety of Paneer dishes out of which one most exotic curry is Chaman Qaliya. The lemon yellow colored gravy is…
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I often keep Makhana/ Fox Nuts in store for my little hunger cramps. It’s healthy and good for those who are looking for some weight loss. In my family makhana is used is various forms, we often use it in making kheer and curries etc. One such super delicious makhana curry is with cashews. It’s rich and exotic, and the creamy gravy leaves you craving for more. Makhana is porous in texture hence it has a tendency to soak. So while cooking anything with makhana, one has to be very particular as in when to add and how much to…
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Have you ever sat wondering why restaurant food tastes different from home food. In fact i would say that most of the restaurants serve same curry for most of their dishes hence they all taste the same with little halka fulka difference. Its only the paneer butter masala that tastes different from the other curries. My friend Anisa Arif once shared her amazing Mother Base Gravy recipe with me. As the name calls for itself, the gravy is the mother of seven different recipes. Yes, you heard me right, one mother gravy makes 7 different types of gravies for various…
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Dried green peas Ghugni is another version of the very famous yellow pea ghugni from Bengal. The green pea ghugni is commonly made in parts of Bihar and is also known as Bihari Ghugni. Though this version is a bit dry as compared to the yellow ones. So if you are looking out for some wholesome filling breakfast or a side dish for your meal that is easy to prepare and require few basic ingredients that are easily available in your pantry, then this green pea ghugni is the best option. You can have it whole as a chat by…
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Well i am an extremely moody person specially when it comes to cooking .tongue emoticon There are times when i don’t even feel like stepping into the kitchen whereas some days pass inside kitchen only. Yesterday was one such day when day i was the biggest enthu cutlet in my kitchen. Made hell lot of things for dinner and now enjoying the lazy day o my couch. Among many good things prepared one was PANEER KOFTA. Fried paneer balls in a creamy makhni gravy served with naan or zeera rice is sheer bliss! Paneer kofta falls in the same family…