Odisha Mo Odisha

 It's going VIRAL.... everywhere you see, you will find people making these... the catch phrase is that, it is a NO-KNEAD paratha.. meaning, you don't have to knead the dough (which is tough if you are a beginner or don't have a kitchen-aid stand mixer) and you don't have to roll the dough into the perfect paratha shape too. I stumbled across this recipe on one of the youtube channels that I regularly watch & follow and she made it look like it was easy to make. I am telling you YouTube influencers do not show the real hardship that goes into their channels & they make everything look so easy & inspire us all to try out new things. It's truly commendable.  Anyways, I saw the recipe & it seemed pretty straight forward so I set out to give it a go.  Half way through making the parathas my legs started to hurt & then my hands & then my back. This recipe TAKES TIME.  So spoiler alert... If you want to make this recipe, just make for yourself. Do ...

There is no story for this recipe. This recipe is what I call a "CRY FOR GREEN FOOD IN YOUR DIET". Yes, I have been trying to get as much greens into our diets since many months now. Especially because they are nutrition dense & when it comes to baby spinach, they are really tasty too. I am not a huge fan of the regular spinach and they can be bitter but the baby spinach is not.  But then, what can you make with baby spinach? I tried them in Soup & Pasta and then in Khichdi and everywhere they lost their authority & face. While their taste lingered, their color was gone.  So I thought if instead of pureeing them, I just chopped them fine & added them to the Flour and made a paratha dough, then it'd look nice & surely it did.  Here's what I used 2 cups of roughly chopped baby spinach 2 tbsp dried fenugreek (aka Kasuri Methi) 1 cup of whole wheat flour Salt + Turmeric + Red chilli powder + Garam masala powder (all to taste) 1/4 cup yoghurt 2 tbsp Bes...

As of right now, I have two most favorite Beets recipes. One is the Odiya style - always made during new Year get-togethers - Veg Pulao Second is this "Beets Paratha" What can I say about this recipe... It came to us during the 2020 Pandemic.. so Thanks Corona Virus It had a bright red color.. Winner with the kids.. It had an amazing India Garam Masala taste.. Winner with everyone else.. Making the dough itself was so much fun to watch...  Here's what we used.. 2 small beets Peeled --> Chopped super fine using a chopper 2 cups whole wheat flour Salt to taste Garam masala - 2 tsp Cumin + Coriander powder - 2-3 tsp Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup (For making the dough) Wee bit chat masala Process To make the dough, mix all the ingredients & mix using your fingers.  Do not add water at the beginning because beets have water.  Wait until you are have a mixed up flour Add small amounts of water to make a soft dough Knead the dough ...