
Malpua is a popular North Indian delicacy relished with much joy and excitement in states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan on the occasion of Holi.
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Celebrating Passion for Food

Malpua is a popular North Indian delicacy relished with much joy and excitement in states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan on the occasion of Holi.
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Gud Ki Chai or Jaggery Tea is a hot beverage that is consumed with great excitement in Uttar Pradesh and is a Winter treat in true sense.
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Bedmi Puri is an interesting twist given to the conventional Pooris. Having made Pooris and Urad Dal ki Kachori, I find Bedmi Puri as an interesting mix of the two.
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Aloo Kachaloo is a popular household Winter dish made in every Uttar Pradesh home. Like Matar Ki Ghugni, it is savored in breakfast or snacks in the UP belt. The dish may be popularly known by different names based on which part of UP you come from. “Dhaniya Aloo”,” Chatni wale Aloo “or even “Hare Bhare Aloo” are some of the common names. While the dish may bear fancy names but the underlying recipe remains the same-one which has originated in a UP household.
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Matar ki Ghugni or more widely known as Hare Matar ki Ghugri is a dish that celebrates the fresh produce of Green Peas (Hare Matar). Like Nimona and Matar Ki Poori this recipe is also a common Uttar-Pradesh household recipe.
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Chana Dal Ki Khichdi is a popular winter recipes that is relished throughout Uttar Pradesh with much excitement. It’s my favorite Comfort Food that I often prepare for my weekend lunches when I am in no mood of an elaborate preparation.
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Chicken Do Pyaza is a much liked Chicken recipe at my home and is one recipe that has never let me down. I have made and served Chicken Do Pyaza for my guests and my husband’s office colleagues and each time this recipe has attracted rave reviews from them. My journey with this dish is quite fascinating and needs to be mentioned and this is exactly what I intend to do in this post before we go through the recipe.
Dear readers, Chicken has always been a common factor in our food habits or I must say it has been the building block of our relationship. Being brought up in a Konkani household meant that seafood was a natural choice in a non-vegetarian meal for me.
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If one has to describe India, in few words, it can be stated as a land of festivals and food. So if you get an opportunity to have a look at a Hindu Calendar, don’t be surprised if you see a majority of dates highlighted in Bold and red color (That’s how a date bearing any sort of significance is highlighted).
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Dear readers, we plan out for the recipes that we intend to shoot for a month in advance. This helps us in better planning, execution of ideas, making appropriate arrangements and sometimes tweaking our schedule to sneak in some recipes that would act as a prequel to our future recipes.
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I toiled hard the past weekend, the whole of 2 days have gone through cooking and shooting of the recipes for the next week. While my day was how a typical weekend looks like for me- jostling behind and front of camera, but the Saturday evening I managed some time to unwind.
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