Celebrating Passion for Food
The comfort food for me is something that shares a deep emotional connect with my remembered childhood memories, and one of the dish that features on this list is “Kadhi“! While some of you dear readers, are drooling at the mere mention of Kadhi, allow me a moment to gather myself, as I find myself at the brink of tears reminiscing my late Grandmother (Nani).
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Many a times, we are too lazy to cook a complete meal and seek refuge in the comforts of what is known as “one dish meal”. We all should have handful of such recipes ready in our repertoire, because you may never know when you are too tired after your office work and may not want to spend next couple of hours toiling in kitchen. My go to comfort food, on such busier days would be kadhi-chawal.
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Veg Kolhapuri is a popular Indian veg preparation that is pre-dominantly present on restaurant menus.
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I grew up in the era of 90s in a middle- class family and dining out was an luxury for a family like ours. It was restricted to being an annual or biannual occasion that had a significance akin to any festivities celebrated in the family. The celebratory mood was palpable on such days.
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Mooli Ki Sabzi is a simple veg preparation that combines radishes (Mooli) with its green. I am making it the way it is made in a typical Konkani household which means a generous amount of coconut gets added when we finish the dish. This stir fried unfussy dish is best to have when you are on diet-conscious regime and can eat it with Phulkas or Bhakris.
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Vangyache Bharit is a popular Maharashtrian Veg Preparation that is prepared with roasted eggplants or Aubergine, mashed and cooked with few basic ingredients like Onions, Tomato, Green Chilies, Ginger and Garlic. This spicy and flavorful preparation is best enjoyed with some Jowar or Bajra Bhakri or some plain phulkas.
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Ghevda ki Sabzi or as it is known in Marathi- Ghevdyachi Bhaji is a stir fry, veg preparation made with one of the commonly found green vegetable- Ghevda or flat beans. This simple yet delicious veg recipe is a perfect lunchbox menu and goes very well with some hot Phulkas/Chapatis.
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Suran Masala also known as Bhuna Jimikand is a thick gravy preparation of one of favorite tuber Vegetables-Yam , a veggie that finds prominence in my kitchen during those months when abstinence from Non-veg food is observed at my home (due to religious compulsions).
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Bharli Vangi is a traditional Maharashtrian dish that you will gleefully find on a menu of every restaurant serving Maharashtrian food or in a buffet counter of a Maharashtrian wedding. It goes without saying that a Maharashtrian thali is incomplete without these stuffed baby eggplants.
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Kootu Curry is a delectable veg preparation made as a mix of different vegetables and legume and traditionally served on Onam Sadhya. It’s a semi-dry side dish that pairs up nicely with rice, dal.
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