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Dhokla needs no introduction. The super easy recipe makes a great snack, loved by young and old and kids.I never loved dhokla until I prepared this delicious Gujarati snack myself. I had to try it since hubby loves dhokla. dhokla Recipe 1 cup besan (gram flour) 1 tbsp - lemon juice a pinch of haldi little water 1 tsp -Ginger Paste  2 tsp - Eno Fruit Salt Salt to taste Add turmeric and water to gram flour. The batter should not be flowy. Keep aside for 20 minutes. Add 1 tsp of lemon juice, ginger paste, salt . Mix well. Grease a mould for steaming the dhokla. Add eno just before steaming. Pour the batter in the steamer. Keep it for steaming for 20 mins. (Keep an eye on the batter) Tempering: Oil - 1 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp Green Chilli - 1 tsp Salt - as per taste Sugar - 1 tsp Lime Juice - 1 tsp Few Curry Leaves 1 cup of water Coriander Leaves for garnishing Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters, add curry leaves. Add wate

Dahi vada is a favorite with everyone. More often than not, vadas are deep fried, I have come up with a steamed version just like idlis. Yes, these steamed dumplings taste equally good and are a healthier alternative to their fried counterparts! A soul-pleasing dish for health freaks with the goodness of curd and mint leaves. Who says health food cannot be tasty? Dahi vada is a popular delicacy all across India. It is one dish that serves as an accompaniment to meal times. Besides, dahi vada is savored as a snack. Here's presenting steamed dahi vada recipe. Does that disappoint? Of course, not! Enjoy these vadas guilt free! Ingredients 1/2 cup urad dal 1/2 cup roasted Bengal gram/ chickpea flour (chana dal) 2 pinches- baking soda/eno Little salt Procedure Soak both dals for 3-4 hours. Grind them with very little water. Add eno/baking soda before steaming in idli steamer. That's it. If you have the time for fermenting the batter, then le

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imli ladoos Time to take a trip down the memory lane...time to travel to childhood days again with this tangy, sweet & addictive imli bombs!!! Taste awesome, though turned a little hard! Nevertheless I am in love with these imli ladoos again! These were my favorite munching sweet 'n savory treats as a child. What about you? I am sure kids love them as much as we love these even today. So if you buy them for yourself or kids, why not try these delicacies at home? After all, home stuff is still better than the market junk? What do you think? imli ladoo tamarind balls Imli ladoos recipe: Jaggery (gur) - 250 gm  Tamarind (fresh imli) -250 gm  Rosted cumin powder:-1/2 tsp Black salt:- 1/2 tsp ghee:-1/2 tsp Process  De-seed imli and then grind it. The purpose is to make it soft so that it easily gets dissolved in jaggery. Take a thick, heavy bottomed pan and add jaggery. Heat on a low flame. When jaggery melts, immediately

oil free snack/toast Any guesses? This is for all the health conscious people out there who refrain from using too much oil in their snacks. This was an experiment, but I tell you, it turned out really well! Feeling amazed and of course happy! Another oil-free recipe. Yes, this looks more like bread pakoda and tastes the same as well. But this recipe does not use bread, nor does it use oil. It is a simple combination of rice flour & besan prepared in a sandwich maker. For a change, works great as a snack when kids want something urgently and you do not have something special to treat them. They will happily enjoy this kinda snacks! Ingredients:  1/2 cup rice flour, 1/2 cup besan (gram flour) a pinch of baking soda a tablespoon of oil (if you wish; I used it) a tbs of sesame seeds (you can increase or reduce the quantity) salt - as per taste Mix all the ingredients, and then add water. It should be viscous - not to thick nor too runny.  Grease the four plates

Looking for a healthy sweet recipe with almonds? Perhaps you want an instant ladoo recipe for kids. Well, this milk badam ladoo recipe is instant, sugarfree, gluten-free, and oh so so yummy that you cannot stop at just one cute little badam balls. I am sure your tiny tots would relish these melt-in-the-mouth moments as much as you! 5-minute milk badam ladoo sugarless kid-friendly recipe: gluten free almond balls Then these c ute little almond balls are sure going to appeal to you. No, this is not the first time that I have tried  these melt-in-the-mouth delicacies. Tried these on a previous occasion when I had just started doing kitchen experiments, and they exceeded my expectations. But then that wasn't an instant badam ladoo recipe. It was the traditional churning method. smile emoticon The milk badam ladoo recipe is different-  it's instant it's fudgy it's yummy it's kid-friendly it's paleo it's gluten-free it's not diabetes

sambar masala Sambar Masala Powder 1 cup- coriander seeds 1/4cup- Bengal gram (chana dal) 1/4 cup- Split black gram (urad dal - you may skip this, but I added) 1 tsp- methi dana 2 sprigs- curry leaves 1tsp-mustard seeds 2tsp- cumin seeds (jeera) 2tsp- black pepper corns 3 - cinnamon sticks (dalchini) 1/2-1 cup- dry red chilli ( I added 1/2cup) 1 tsp- turmeric (haldi) sambar powder Roast coriander seeds.  Then roast dals separately.  Roast curry leaves.  Roast all the remaining spices (except haldi).  Let the roasted spices cool down.  Grind all spices together.  Add haldi.  Some sambar recipes use dry coconut as well.  If you want, you can add 4 tsp dry coconut powder to the sambar masala. I did not add coconut. The authentic sambar masala recipes use coconut. I prefer to add fresh coconut along with sambar powder to the recipe. Sambar is a delectable blend of vegetables and lentils. It is a health food, since it uses little oil and is a blend

Home made garam masala of north India is different from that of south and east India. I have shared the recipe of Odiya garam masala , which is my MIL's unique recipe. It tastes different and much better than the one bought from market!! North Indian Garam Masala Ingredients 1/2 cup coriander seeds (sabut dhaniya) 1/4 cup fennel seeds (saunf) 3 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera) 3 Tbsp green cardamom (hari elaichi) 5-6 black cardamom (badi elaichi) 2 inch cinnamon stick (dalchini) 1 tsp cloves (laung) 1/2 tsp black peppercorn (sabut kali mirch) 2 red chilies (lal mirch/kashmiri mirch) 1/2 star anise (chakri phhol ) 1 nutmeg (jaiphal) 1 javitri phal 1 bay leaf (tej patta) How to make garam masala north Indian style Roast all the ingredients on a low flame one by one. Let them cool down and then grind. Keep in an airtight container and enjoy the real taste of food cooked in home-made garam masala! Yumminess in a bowl!