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Cholaayy - Plain & Simple

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I can try any and every recipe without thinking twice about the implications & the number of servings that I'll have to finish if no one likes the dish... but "Chole" is a whole different story altogether... I make it very rarely... mostly because I could never figure out how the typical north-y restaurants get the exact taste out of the same ingredients that I use, while I sit in a puddle of red colored gravy with gravy & whole barely touching each other... Yes this has happened to me.. and I don't want to go into the gory details.. :) But here's a recipe that I learnt from my son's care-taker.. we all call her Aunty.. me, my hubby and my son .. she's the universal aunty... She's a lovely person who's warm and strict at the same time..& her north-y dishes.. are YUMMMM.... Her chole recipe is here... the one thing worth noting is that.. I followed her instructions step by step.. while she played with my son in the living room.. a

Vegetarian Tortilla Noodles

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Story? What story? I had tortillas.. lots of them...I didn't want to make enchiladas.. or rolls.. and they were too big for tacos too.. so what I did was... got inspiration from an old recipe.. which called out to cut "rotis" into thin strips... and make noodles... yummy.. soft...off-white noodles...short & simple.. Please note that I used white tortillas.. so this recipe may not taste or look the same with wheat tortillas.. also I didn't add eggs (I don't know why.. I should have).. so try it with different combinations.. and let me know how it turns out to be... Here goes the ingredients.. 6 white tortillas... cut into thin strips (Place two tortillas on top of each other.. roll them into a roll.. cut thin strips starting from one end..) 1 green belle pepper 2 medium sized carrots 1 small onion 4 - 5 garlic pods Salt + Pepper 1 table spoons soya sauce Small amount of sweet chili sauce Little tomato ketchup Olive oil And then the pr

Mixed Veg Bhaja/Santula

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I have decided, whenever I made non-veg, I'll make something with veggies too. That way, we eat a balanced diet. But when I am making non-veg, the whole process is so time consuming that there's hardly anytime for a vegetable preparation. So, here's a recipe which is fool-proof & works wonders when paired with rice + dal + any non-veg curry or with roti alone (at least in my household). Enjoy !! What I used 3-4 small florets of cauliflower - cut into smaller florets 1 small egg plant - cubed 1 small potato - cubed 1 small piece of red pumpkin - cubed 1 carrot - cubed 5 or 6 posts of garlic - crushed 2 tablespoons fo mustard oil (must use mustard oil) 1 teaspoon panch phutana (Five dry spiced medley) Salt + Tumeric + Any masala powder (I used store bought curry powder) Process Heat the mustard oil & when hot enough add the panch phutana After the spices have danced all over the place, add the crushed garlic Next goes all the vegetables ex

Spiced Apple Cake for Christmas

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I know I am like "way too late" for posting this cake's recipe... But here it is.... This cake has dry fruits... spices.. fresh apples.. all the ingredients for a lovely holiday fruit cake... we loved it and I am sure you'll love it too. Initially inspired by Alton Brown's spiced apple cake, this cake has adjustments according to ingredients that I got on a short notice from the nearby grocery store.. and turned out very well liked.. Here is the ingredients list For the cake A bundt pan (buttered & floured) 1.5 cups butter, at room temperature, plus extra for the pan 3.5 Cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for the pan 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (I used freshly grated ginger...awesome flavor and aroma) 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (I dry roasted green cardamom pods & ground them in a dry grinder along with skin & pods together) 1/4 teaspoo