Category Archives: Ginger

Kathal ki sabzi

Difficulty — Easy Time taken – 1 hour Serves – 4 Ingredients : 2 Cans of green tender Jack fruit (kathal) 16 oz can I large onion – finely chopped 1 large tomato – finely chopped 6 – 8 cloves … Continue reading

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Chicken Pickle

      Total time: 1 hr. Prep time: 1/2 hr. Cook time: 1/2 hr Ingredients: 1 lb boneless chicken thighs cut into 1 inch(5cm) cubes. 2 bulbs of garlic peeled 1 1/2 inch piece of ginger peeled and cut … Continue reading

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Kadhai Chicken

Serves : 4                               Total Time : 2 hrs prep time. 30 min cook time   Ingredients : 1 Kg Chicken – cut into 5 cm … Continue reading

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Cauliflower,carrot and turnip pickle (gobi,gajar,shalgum ajar)

In North India, one looks forward to making and eating this special vegetable pickle! I learnt this particular pickle from my cousin’s mother-in-law Sushila Aunty. She passed away a few years ago. While going through my recipe file I came … Continue reading

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Prawn Balachau

Serving : 12                      Time : 1 hr 10 min                        Difficulty : Easy Ingredients: 2.2 lbs(1 kg) small prawns – shelled & deveined Grind to a fine paste – 6 red chillies, 1 inch piece ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 … Continue reading

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Watermelon Rind Doddak

I come from a community known as Bhanaps or Saraswat Brahmin from the Chitrapur Math. We use a lot of fresh coconut- either freshly grated or as coconut milk, in our curries, dals, dosas, chutneys  and for garnishing salads and … Continue reading

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Ginger Scallion Sauce

This is a very versatile sauce. The origins are Chinese, but this sauce can be adapted to any cuisine! It is mainly used as a condiment along with Chinese style Roast Duck or Roast Pork. This sauce also tastes fantastic … Continue reading

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