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Banjara literally means Gypsy. Banjara Murgh is cooking the chicken in gypsy style where the spices are not ground into a smooth powder but pounded coarsely using a pestle. This dish is heavily influenced by the Nomadic way of lifestyle . The freshly pounded spices gave it a real authentic flavor. The dish is simple, easy to make, has a nice thick gravy, and really tasty. I have made a lot of changes in the recipe and made it very simpler for anyone to adopt. The specialty of this dish is that you donot have to stand and cook. This…

The millennium city of Cuttack is famous for various reasons – silver filigree work, Historical Barabati fort, Famous Barabati stadium among others. Besides this, Cuttack is famous for one more thing and that is the ‘Dahibara-aloodum’.The name itself conjures up thousands of memories and for anyone who’s everbeen to Cuttack or hails from the same, needs no intro to this legendary street food – Dahi Bara Aloo Dum and Guguni, mostly known as “Dahi Bara Aloo Dum”. “Aloo dum Dahi bara”, A wholesome meal in itself is said to be the staple food of Cutkis, a name synonymous with the…

“Yaa Kundendu tushaara haara-dhavalaa, Yaa shubhra-vastra’avritaa Yaa veena-vara-danda-manditakara, Yaa shweta padma’asana Yaa brahma’achyuta shankara prabhritibhir, Devai-sadaa vandita Saa Maam Paatu Saraswati Bhagavatee Nihshesha jaadya’apahaa”

“AA KA MA BOI, PANA GUA THOI PANA GUA TORA, MASAKA DHARAMA MORA” Known to be the holiest month according to Hindu calendar, Kartik Purnima is celebrated across the world irrespective of religious inclinations. During this month all the pious Hindus refrain themselves from eating fish, meat and egg. All of them take pre-dawn bath and visit temples as a matter of routine habit.