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Mom special Alu Gajar Matar

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Ingredients Carrots Potato Green peas (fresh) Mustard oil Jeera (cumin seeds) Green chillies Salt Turmeric Mix of Coriander powder, Cumin powder and black pepper powder Recipe Put 2 tablespoons of mustard oil in a pan. Put one pinch Cumin seeds. Put the cut vegetables (potato, carrots and peas) in the mix. Then put salt, turmeric, green chillies and the mix of the powders in it and stir. Cover it for 15 mins and stir it in between and check once the potato is cooked. Yummy winter food ready. Serve it with tadka dal and rice and enjoy.

Feathers and my artist side..

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Feathers are epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds, other extinct species of dinosaurs, and possibly pterosaurs. They are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty. They are among the characteristics that distinguish the extant birds from other living groups. Although feathers cover most parts of the body of birds, they arise only from certain well-defined tracts on the skin. They aid in flight, thermal insulation, and waterproofing. In addition, coloration helps in communication and protection. Plumology (or plumage science) is the name for the science that is associated with the study of feathers. That's what the wikipedia says..  More styles of feather art which I put on paper today... It took me two sessions to complete this one.. a YouTube tutorial and sketch pens, pencil colors and white watercolor and a nice thin brush to give t...

Mum in law special Kosha Mangsho (Easy recipe)

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Ingredients: 1.      Ginger (optional) 2.      Garlic 3.      Green Chilly 4.      Red dry Chilly 5.      Cumin Seeds 6.      Bay leaf 7.      Salt 8.      Turmeric 9.      Garam Masala (Home ground will be better) 10. Mustard oil/ Refined oil (according to preference) 11. Chicken - Half kg 12. Potato- 2 (Medium size) 13. Onion 14. Tomato- (2 Medium sized Finely chopped) Recipe: 1. Ground the Onion, Garlic, green chilly and ginger in mix. (Masala mix) 2. Cut the potato in 4 pieces. 3. Fry the potato and keep it aside (shallow fry). 4. Marinade the chicken in turmeric, salt and one tablespoon of mustard oil for 15 mins. 5. Fry the chicken in around 50- 60 ml mustard oil and keep it aside (~20-25 mins).  6. Put cumin seeds, bay leaves and dry red Chi...

Kushal Special Prawn Thai Curry (Especially for people who don't like Lemon-grass)

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Ingredients: 1.      Half Kg Prawns 2.      Green chilly 4 3.      Ginger 4 Inches 4.      Garlic 6-7 cloves 5.      Lemon zest 6.      Salt 7.      Home Made Coconut milk 2 tetra pack 8.      Refined Oil Recipe: 1.      Marinade the prawns with salt and a pinch of lemon zest. 2.      Make a paste of ginger, garlic and green chili. 3.      Add a pinch of lemon zest in the mix. 4.      Heat a nonstick pan for a minute and 3 tablespoon refined oil/rice bran oil. 5.      Heat the oil for a minute and put the paste in it. 6.      Cook for 10 minutes so that it is cooked properly. 7.      Add the coconut milk to it and stir it for 30 seconds. 8.  ...

Mum special Deem Chholar Dal

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Ingredients: 1.      Bay leaf (2 small leaves) 2.      Dry red chilly 1 3.      Cumin seeds 4.      Cinnamon 1 inch stick 5.      Cardamom 2 6.      1 Sliced green chilly (slight reddish chilly gives more flavor) 7.      Onion (1 medium) and ginger (1 inch) paste 8.      Ginger 9.      Cumin powder 10. Mustard oil 11. Ghee 12. Turmeric powder 13. Salt 14. Sugar 15. Garam Masala 16. Chholar Dal (Soaked overnight then boiled with salt and turmeric and strained) 1 cup 17. 4 eggs (boiled and shallow fried) 18. Coconut chopped (30 grams) Recipe: 1.      Heat a kadhai and put 3 teaspoon mustard oil. 2.      Put one teaspoon of ghee in it. 3.      Add bay leaf, Cumin seeds and Dry red chilly into th...

Malai Paneer/Cream of Cheese

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Ingredients: 1.      Cottage Cheese 1 packet (Amul Paneer) 2.      Amul fresh cream (100 ml) 3.      Tomato (5 medium size) 4.      Onion (1 big) 5.      Ginger (1 inch) 6.      Green Chillies (5 big) 7.      Refined Oil 8.      Salt 9.      Turmeric Powder 10. Chicken masala 11. Sugar 12. Red chilly powder 13. Coriander powder 14. Cumin powder Recipe: 1.      Put onion, tomato, ginger and chillies in a mixer and make a paste (runny and liquid). 2.      Put 4 table spoons of refined oil in a flat non stick pan. 3.      Add the paste and stir it for 10 minutes. 4.      Add a pinch of sugar and a pinch of red chilly powder and mix it. 5.      Add salt to taste an...

Prachi special Sabu Dana (Pearl Sago) Khichdi

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Ingredients: 1.      Pearl Sago (Sabu Dana- Soaked overnight) 2.      Green Chilly 3.      Cumin Seeds 4.      Sugar 5.      Salt 6.      Ghee 7.      Potato (boiled and cut into 1 inch pieces) 8.      Ground Nut powder 9.      Coriander leaves Recipe: 1.      Soak the Sabu dana overnight in water exactly to the brim of the Sabu dana. 2.      Put 2 Tablespoon Ghee in a pan. 3.      Heat the Ghee and put cumin seeds and green chillies in it. 4.      After about 20 seconds put the potato in it and fry for a minute. 5.      Then put the Sabu dana in it and stir for a 5 minutes. 6.      Sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar and add salt to taste. 7.  ...