Short Cut Pav Bhaji Recipe

Since my hubby dear Mrinal reaches home pretty late (being in advertising industry, it's pretty natural), I make it a point to cook the dinner post 10 pm. But at times, the laziness takes over and by the time its past nine pm, I do not feel like cooking a full course meal.

So this evening I bought some fresh pavs and decided to cook our favourite Pav Bhaji. However, Mrinal told me that he will not be able to reach home until midnight. So I kept postponing the cooking program and by 11 pm I was too bored to cook. Hence the shortcut pav bhaji recipe!

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Methi Gajar Green Pulao Recipe

Methi Gajar Green Pulao recipe - Quantity ideal for 2 people:

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp pure ghee
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2-3 cloves
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 
• 1 medium tomato, chopped

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Rava Jaggery Laddu with Dry Fruits for Diabetics

My mom is diabetic and I don't like the idea of us all eating sweets during Diwali while shemanages with some snacks. Not that she loves sweets and will take any opportunity to indulge, she is very particular about not having sweets.

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Moong Dal Samosa Recipe - Authentic Diwali Mini Samosa Recipe

Diwali is the occasion when we consume too many sweets. And then, we look out to munch some salty, spicy snacks. The snack that best complements laddoos and karanji is Moong Dal Samosa. Stuffed with moong dal filling, these samosas are amazingly delicious. Here is the recipe for moong dal mini samosa we have been preparing all these years.

Moong Dal Samosa Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup moong dal
2-3 cups refined flour (maida) for dough
1 tbsp of pure ghee

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Besan Laddoo Authentic Recipe

As promised, here's the authentic besan laddoo (sweet made of gram flour) recipe on the occasion of Diwali.
Besan Laddu Recipe Ingredients:
4 Cups Besan (gram flour)
Few Cashewnuts and Almonds (if you prefer)
1 Cup Pure / Vansapati Ghee
Elaichi (cardamom) powder
2 Cups sugar powder

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Diwali shopping list for kitchen to avoid last minute rush

Diwali is on 26th October in 2011 and if you are planning to prepare sweets and snacks for the festival, this is the time to stock up the ingredients for two reasons:

1. You don't want to rush for ingredients at the last hour.
2. You can peacefully shop at this time, supermarkets and shops will be pretty crowded as Diwali approaches. 

 So here's a handy list of things to buy for Diwali to make delightful sweets and snacks:

1. Maida / refined flour
2. Besan / gram flour
3. Wheat flour
4. Rava
5. Raisins
6. Kaju / Cashew nuts
7. Almonds
8. Pistachios
9. Saffron
10. Jaggery
11. Sugar Read more

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Baby Corn Broccoli Potato Stir-Fry Recipe

Baby Corn Broccoli Potato Recipe can be prepared pretty fast and accompanied with fried rice. It is a variation of the authentic Baby Corn Broccoli Recipe:

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Quick Punjabi Kadhi recipe - Dahi Besan Kadhi

There are plenty of ways to cook Besan Kadhi (gram flour curry). And no matter whichever way you prepare it tastes just delicious. My all-time favorite.

Now if you are in a hurry and want to prepare a kadhi really fast, here's the perfect recipe for Dahi Kadhi:

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Gits Kalakand (Malai Burfi) recipe with a twist

I tried making Kalakand (Malai Burfi) using Gits instant mix. Since my folks are not very fond of dairy sweets, I added fresh grated coconut and cardamom powder to the mix and it turned out to be really delicious! Oh yes, and I also added some orange colour to the preparation so that it doesn't look too much of a dairy product. Not that I recommend using food colours, but once in a while I think it's fine.

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Fried Modak Recipe for Ganeshotsav

Here’s a simple and fast fried Modak recipe especially for Ganeshotsav. If you wish, you can replace wheat flour with maida (refined flour). There are three parts to the preparation of Modak – FILLING, DOUGH and FRYING.

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