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Pressure Cooker Alu Matar
I cannot imagine my life without the pressure cooker. To me, it is the most valuable cooking tool one can have to become a cooking ninja. And I am not just talking about just Indian recipes! I swear by the pressure cooker because it makes cooking fast, easy, healthy and delicious at the same time.…
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Street Style Chicken Cutlet | With Video
October is here and so is my favorite time of the year. What is going to follow is a season of festivities, holidays, colorful streets, lots of food and family time. Just the thought of it is so exciting! Since Durga Puja is just around the corner, I wanted to share some recipes that remind…
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4 Hard-to-Ignore Benefits of Cooking Your Own Food
Let’s face it. We are a generation that is super distracted (thank you internet and social media), always busy, supremely ambitious, and of course, hard pressed for time. We are also blessed with a plethora of food options, with zillions of apps wooing us into trying their services every single hour. We are definitely spoilt…
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Penne with Pesto Sauce
The first time I ever made pesto pasta was at a friend’s place a few years ago. He had fresh Italian basil leaves growing in his campus, all green, healthy and beautiful. That was the first time I also realized it is possible to grow Italian basil in Indian soil as well. So we grabbed…
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Assamese Fish Curry with Bottle Gourd & Potatoes
I hail from Assam, which is a state in the north-eastern part of India. Like every Indian state, Assamese cuisine is also vast and very unique. We rely on local produce and since we have a lot of rivers (the Brahmaputra being the main) and ponds, we consume a lot of freshwater fish in our…
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Eggless Double Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe | Slurrp
Have you ever discovered something beautiful when you were not even looking for it in particular? Feels good, right? This eggless double chocolate chip banana bread was such a discovery for me. It all happened a few years ago when I had some really ripe bananas withering away in my pantry. And the best way…
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Nasi Goreng at Home (Indonesian Fried Rice) | Slurrp
Nasi Goreng literally translates to fried rice in Indonesia. I have had several versions of this delicious dish in India and Thailand. But the one you get in its place of origin, i.e. Indonesia is at a different level. My recent trip to Bali consisted of eating Nasi Goreng for almost every meal. I just…
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Pumpkin fry with potatoes | Veg recipes
I remember being a fussy child when it came to food. I didn’t like most vegetables and gave my parents a hard time when it came to eating healthy food. I would say no to most veg recipes. My father used to be very worried about me. He would always come up with creative ways…
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Chicken With Poppy Seeds and Cashew | Chicken Recipes
Poppy seeds or khus khus is an oilseed obtained from poppy. It is used extensively in Bengali and Assamese cuisine, and I have been quite familiar with it since my childhood. It is what we also call posto in Bengali cuisine. While I love alu posto and potol posto, I also like the usage of poppy…
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Dahi Kala Chana Curry | Veg Recipes
Time is such a thing. Things which you thought would never change or you could alter about yourself end up being history. If I have to substantiate this with an example, I would use one which is food related. As a child or even during my teenage years, I had always detested certain kinds of…
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Indian Papad Curry | Veg Recipes
If you follow my recipes, you must have seen this trend where I often post recipes that trigger nostalgia, mostly from my childhood. Today’s recipe is no different. Indian food is so vast, but some basics are the same in every state. A papad or a pappadum is a thin, crisp snack from the Indian…
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Assamese Style Chicken Curry With Chunky Potatoes
How many times do you take a bite of a dish that immediately transports you to a beautiful memory of times gone by? I love food that reminds me of my childhood or makes me nostalgic about events. This Assamese style chicken curry does this the best! An Assamese chicken curry is simple, earthy and…
