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Odia cuisine

Methi Murgh-chicken in fresh fenugreek leaves

November 29, 2018

Methi Murgh/ Methi Chicken is a mildly spicy chicken recipe with a subtle flavour of fresh methi/fenugreek leaves. This is a very creamy and tasty chicken gravy recipe to serve and enjoy. Fenugreek leaves or Methi leaves offers a very strong and distinctive flavor to any recipe. The fenugreek seeds and the fresh leaves are usually…

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Jalebi
Odia cuisine

Instant Jalebi with Anjou pears

November 6, 2018

Happy Diwali Friends. With Diwali being just a day away, I wanted to share a traditional homemade and instant crispy jalebi recipe with you all. Jalebi can be made in a number of ways. The traditional way in which the batter is fermented to get a sourness, which is a distinct characteristic of this Indian…

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Odia cuisine

Upside down apple Chenapoda

October 31, 2018

With winter around the corner and the falling leaves of the autumn, I am enjoying this pleasant weather and the aroma of the warm fall spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamoms . These spices really bring out the warmth and gives an edge to the food we cook. One spice, which is not…

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Odia cuisine

Ghuguni -Yellow Peas curry

September 5, 2018

Ghuguni/Yellow Peas curry is one of the most common side dish in odia cuisine served along with Bara, Piaji, Aloo Chop , idli and Chakuli Pitha. Ghuguni is nothing but a curry made of whole yellow peas called matar in Odia. This spicy and yey delicious dish is a  popular street food in Odisha .…

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Lau
Odia cuisine

Bottle gourd with shrimps- Lau Chingudi

August 19, 2018

Lau otherwise known as Bottle gourd/ Dudhi/Lauki is one of those mild tasting vegetables which is mostly used in North India as a dessert . However in Eastern States like Odisha and WestBengal  it is used both as a sweet and savory dish. We cook au with moong dal known as Lau muga dalma,   …

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