वदनी कवळ घेता ... (Vegetarian Recipes)

Palak Bhaji (Maharashtrian Style Spinach Bhaji)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:47:43 PDT

पालकाची पळीवाढी भाजी Everyone has their own way of cooking and I enjoy learning from my friends their way of making certain recipes. I used to make this same bhaji in a very different way and Renuka, my friend, came to stay with me and this is one of the recipes I learned from her. Here is the...

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Click 07-09: Bi-Colour

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:26:14 PDT

मुळ्याची कोशिंबीर Ashwini's 'Three Mice Radish Raita' came to my mind as soon as I read about Click: Bi-Colour on Jugalbandi. I have been using these with tomato flowers and carrot flowers to decorate my salad and koshimbeer. Mice on Dinner Plate The recipe is pretty simple - 1 cup Grated...

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Green Beans and Mataki Bhaji

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:52:40 PDT

I was totally surprised when I heard about this combination. Mataki (or moth beans) are my favorite beans and can have it anytime of the day. It was only thing I ate when I was in hostel without hesitation. But green beans is not something I liked when I was in India mainly because we never used to...

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वांग्याची रस्सा भाजी (Eggplant Rassa Bhaji)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:48:55 PDT

कृष्णाकाठाला राहिल्यामुळे वांग्याचे बरेच प्रकार घरी केले जायचे. साधारण मार्चनंतर मंडईमधे खुप भाज्या मिळत नसत. वांगी मात्र मुबलक मिळत. प्रत्येकवेळी भरलेली वांगीच केली जात असे नाही ती कारण खुप मसालेदार होतात. डाळवांगे, वांग्याची रस्सा भाजी कधीतरी भरित. वांगीभात असे प्रकार बरेचदा अलटुन पालटुन करावे...

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Orange Coconut Barfi

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:11:00 PDT

Priya, had this amazing orange barfi on her recent visit to India and told me all about it. The combination was really interesting. I have heard about Haldiram's Santrabarfi but I am sure it has Khoya/Mava but I did not ask her. Then I remember seeing Nupur's version of Orange Basundee by...

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अडाई (Adai)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:09 PDT

मी अडाई पहिल्यांदा खाल्ली त्याला बरीच वर्षे झाली. मग अचानक विसरून गेले. मग अचानक एका मैत्रिणीकडे खिसलेले गाजर आणि कोबी घातलेले अडाई खाल्ले टोमॅटोच्या चटणीबरोबर आणि मला ते खूपच आवडले. हे तिला सांगितल्यावर अमचे एकदम साटेलोटे ठरले, मी तिला पालक डाळ करुन द्यायची आणि तिने मला अडाई पीठ करुन द्यायचे. हे...

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Visit to farmers market and three pepper salad

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:09 PDT

Farmers markets give me a feeling of going to Mandai/Sabji Mandi in India. I went to mandai with my mom since I was baby. My mom remembers couple of times I just disappeared in the market while she was paying the vendor. We both laugh at the memories now but, although I do not remember much, I can...

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पडवळाची भाजी (Snakegourd Bhaji)

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:09 PDT

पडवळाची भाजी मम्मी श्रावणातल्या शुक्रवारी करत असे. पुरणाच्या दिवे, पुरणपोळी, भात, वरण, टोमॅटोची कोशिंबीर आणि पडवळाची भाजी असा दर शुक्रवारचा मेनु असे. पुरणाचे दिवे लावुन मम्मी मला आणि सुबोधला ओवाळत असे. ते दिवे रात्री खायला मिळत. तो तुपाचा, पुरणचा जळका वास मला अत्यंत आवडायचा. गेले कित्येक वर्षे...

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Oh Summer!

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:09 PDT

Weather is really hot these days here. Temperatures are consistently in 80+ and no signs of cooling down in the evening either. Its getting impossible to eat any kind of spicy-hot food. We tend to eat salads, fresh rolls, different kinds of fruit drinks weekend lunches/dinner whenever we are home....

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Kacchi Dabeli Sandwich

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:50:42 PDT

'Dabeli' was something that I ate very late in life but I am glad that I did. It is very different than any other quick meals that you get. Its not deep fried and does not have tons of butter, or may be it does and I did not notice. I still remember I had it first near 'HongKong Lane' Pune. Those...

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Awards!

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:27:21 PDT

Here is a fruit bouquet to celebrate the lovely award by Jaya and Vaishali. Thank you both for sharing the award with me. Fruit Bouquet For Celebration Here are some (non)interesting things about me - 1. As a child I was extremely slow and would take at least an hour to finish my lunch or...

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Three Versions Of Banana Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:31:11 PDT

Banana is one of my least favorite fruit. I can still eat a small bananas that we get in India but the one we get here are so huge that I can't even finish half of it. Then again it has to be ripe just enough, not too soft or not too raw. I do not even touch the brown ones. Recently we bought five...

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Ragada Patties

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:49:39 PDT

'Ragada Patties' is one of my favorite fast food. We used to go to this road side vendor near Mahalaxmi Temple (precisely near Vidyapeeth Highschool) when I was studying in Kolhapur. Ragada Pattice, Aloo tikki, Samosa Chat were few items that I remember eating there. He had a very small cart with a...

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Indian cooking Challenge - Ganesh Chaturthi Special

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:37:22 PDT

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated bit differently in Maharashtra. Its celebrated at home as well as as community. Lokamanya Tilak transformed that into a community based event. Most of the time a group of people come together and form a committee and decide on the agenda, decoration and programs...

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Patal Pohyancha Chivada

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:01:56 PDT

Diwali is just around the corner and it brings back lots and lots of memories from the past. This will be my 10th Diwali celebration away from 'home'. After every India trip I decide to go to India to celebrate the next Diwali and it has not happened yet, may be next year! Chrysanthemum I loved...

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Tomato, Bell Pepper and Garlic Chutney

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:42:59 PDT

I recently got few heirloom tomatoes, couple of Fresno chilies, few tiny bell peppers. I was hoping for well growing healthy plants which would yield giant bell peppers and tons of fresnos when I planted my vegetable garden this spring. Creatures that own 'our' backyard had some other plans!...

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Quick and Healthy Date Rolls

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:51:06 PDT

(Khajoor Laadoo in Marathi) It was about 5 years ago I had started eating only raw food. I got bored eating just fruits as dessert and needed something that was bit sweeter and not 'fruity'. I always stocked different varieties of nuts and dates at the time. This was something I came up in a jiffy...

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दिन दिन दिवाळी

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:52:39 PDT

Mom's Karanjis 'दिनदिन दिवाळी गाई म्हशी ओवाळी' असे गाणे आम्ही पूर्वी दिवाळीत म्हणत असू. आता ते गाणे आठवत नाही पण त्यावेळची दिवाळी पण मनातून जात नाही. करंजी हा दिवाळीतला महत्वाचा पदार्थ जो इतरवेळी क्वचीतच केला जातो. एका वेगळ्याप्रकारच्या करंजीची रेसिपी मी मायबोलीच्या १० व्या दिवाळी अंकासाठी दिली....

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Methi Mutter Malai

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:25:28 PDT

(Methi-Mutter-Malai in Marathi) I am not a huge fan of restaurant kind of Punjabi food. I usually try to avoid going to these so called 'Indian' restaurants as the gravies of all the dishes tastes the same. There is hardly any indication if the dish is vegan or not. The whole staff is so careless...

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7 cup barfi

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:14:41 PST

(7 cup barfi in Marathi) This barfi is extremely rich in taste and makes a perfect sweet for Diwali. Recently a friend made it to distribute as a diwali treat for her colleagues. One of her colleague liked it so much that she wanted the recipe. So here is the recipe with some changes I made along...

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Chane Pindiwale

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:15:27 PST

It was about 10+ years ago when I tasted this. I was visiting my aunt in Mumbai and her neighbor who usually used to send almost everything that cooked at her place for taste. Very simple and tasty food. I was told that was Pindiwale Chane. I always thought pindiwale chane was a special dish from...

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Versatile Apple

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:52:33 PST

Fall is all about falling leaves, crisp weather and fruits like pears, persimmons and apples. While I can practically live on fruits, apples is something I used to avoid as much as I could. I stopped buying apples after seeing GIANT supermarket fruits. I eventually found out about the farmers...

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Vegan Crepes with Persimmon Filling

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:45:51 PST

Its been unusually cold weather these days here and one feels like having something warm all the time even for the breakfast, cold cereals just don't cut it. We have this beautiful persimmon tree in the backyard with orange bulbs weighing down the branches and and when you cut open one, you can...

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Indian Cooking Challenge - Chegodilu

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:50:16 PST

I was extremely busy when this month's challenge got announced and was not sure if I will get time to even try this once. I wanted to start on this project again as it will give another opportunity to learn a new recipe. We Maharashtrians have similar deep fried delight called 'Kadaboli' but made...

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Comfort food - Daal Tadka and Jeera Saffron rice

noreply@blogger.com (Mints!) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:50:16 PST

Vacation is a time when you enjoy visiting new places, eating new food. Once you are back, you feel like eating simple homemade food. Simple daal-rice is my choice when it comes to quick simple food. Each household has a favorite recipe to make daal as I have mine. But I try to make daals in...

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