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This is a okra (bhindi) recipe that I learnt from an aunty in Nashik... I am no expert.. But I think.. the typical marathi food has some groundnuts in it.. So here goes the recipe for bhindi dry fry with groundnuts..  What we need: 20 -25 small okras {Bhendi} cut into slices. I cut them diagonally (see the picture below) 1/2 cup of groundnuts.. crushed into a coarse form 1/2 white onions sliced 1 tea spoon jeera powder 1 tea spoon turmeric powder Salt and Turmeric powder Oil to fry okra and then make the "subjee" Process Dry roast the groundnuts and crush them to a coarse form using mortar-pestle. Chopper might also help, but its too much for 1/2 cup of groundnuts. Heat oil in an open pan and when hot, add the okras and fry them until they are soft. Do not let them to burn. When done, remove from fire and set aside. Now heat some more oil and splutter jeera in it. When done, add onions, salt + turmeric powder Fry till the onions are soft and nearl...

When it's fish.. there is no story to be told..  Truth of an Odiya's life.. We LIVE for fish.. We LOVE fish.. and We'd DIE without fish !! :) {Not true for vegetarians of course} Here goes the simples fish recipe (for me).. with Golden Pompano from the Asian market.. White onion + Green chillies..Lovely mix of colors and flavors are simple and I am sure you'll enjoy it.. What we need: 2 golden pompano fishes.. cleaned & cut into medium steak pieces One large white onion sliced into long slices 5-6 green chillies slit in the middle-length-wise 2 tea spoons whole cumin seeds {Jeera} Salt + turmeric powder + little bit of fish seasoning powder (skip if you don't have) Oil for frying {I used olive oil.. Not sure how it'll taste with any other.. May be mustard oil will also work good..} Process: Marinate fish pieces in salt + turmeric + fish seasoning powder for 30 - 40 mins. Heat oil in a open pan till real hot. Add the fish pieces ...

Don't you just LOVE simple recipes which taste great and are super healthy !!! Really Simple... Greatly Healthy.. Enjoy this simple Cabbage Stir Fry - " Bandha Kobi Bhaja " What we need: One small cabbage - chopped into thin slices and washed properly 1 cup green peas - I used frozen, put them into warm water till they were ready to be added to the fry 1.5 tea spoon Turmeric powder Salt to taste 1 tea spoon garam masala powder {or only home made cinnamon powder is good too} 2 table spoons (or less) olive oil to make the fry Process: Heat oil in a shallow pan/kadai When oil is smoky hot, add the chopped cabbage, salt and turmeric powder.. Stir When cabbage is half cooked (like probably 12 mins or so).. add the green peas.. This will be a sight for sore eyes.. beautiful yellow and green combo.. :) Mix well and let the cabbage & peas cook well together. Finally add the garam masala powder, give one quick stir.. and server hot with roti/paratha/pu...

Inspired by my Bada Dada {Father's younger brother}, this Chena Poda (Literally means Burnt Chena/Paneer) recipe is a quick fix for the Odisha famous chena poda sold on pretty much every corner of Cuttack (I am sure its available in BBSR, Puri etc too}.  In USA ( Saat Samandar Paar - Seven Seas Away...), a tub of creamy ricotta cheese does the trick. This recipe is a family favorite & this recipe is so easy that you can literally whip it up in a few minutes if you have all the ingredients in your pantry/refrigerator. This serves as a perfect fix for dessert blues during tough week days.  Things that I used A tub of ricotta cheese - 16Oz 2 table spoons of Sooji/Fine Semolina 2 - 3 tbsp Jaggery 1/2 cup raisins powder of 4-5 pods of green cardamon 1 table spoon ghee Process Mix with hand - Ricotta + jaggery + cardamom powder + raisins + sooji. Please do not use electric mixer or stand mixer. Its much better with hands. :) Spread ghee ...

Inspired from Edible Garden's Roasted Baby Potatoes recipe. Check it out  here . What we need 15 - 20 baby potatoes - boiled & peeled 2 table spoons sambar powder 1 medium onion chopped fine 4-5 garlic pods chopped fine 8-10 curry leaves 2 tea spoons urad dal for tempering 1 tea spoon mustard seeds for tempering Salt and turmeric to taste Oil to fry Process: Marinate the boiled & peeled baby potatoes in salt, turmeric and sambar powder for 30 mins. Heat oil in a open pan and splutter mustard seeds and urad dal Add onions + garlic into that Fry for 5-6 mins until onions starts to brown rapidly Now add the potatoes + curry leaves Sprinkle some water so that the masala coats the potatoes nicely Roast on medium heat for about 10mins. Do not let it burn. Keep stirring continuously. Enjoy !!!