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Doddapatre is a common herb which is generously used in many Indian households for cooking and home medications. This plant won't need much care and can be easily grown in a pot. We use this herb mainly to get rid of cold and cough. Having access to herbs like Ajawain, tulsi, ginger, etc. will definitely cut down frequent visits to the doctor for some common sickness. Apart from its medicinal values, Ajwain leaves are equally good for preparation of a few yummy dishes. Here is one such side dish, Doddapatre / Ajwain leaves Gojju.. Preparation time:15 minutes Difficulty leves: Medium Serves: 4 - 5 Ingredients: Doddapatre / Ajwain leaves - 7 or 8 Split bengal gram - 2 tbsp Dry red chillies - 2 Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing / asafoetida - a pinch Coriander seeds - 3/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Till seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Tamarind - 1 1/2 tbsp or to taste Jaggery / sugar -  3 tbsp or to taste Grated co...

As you all know, Corona virus is spreading quickly everywhere and its at all recommended to go out in most of the places. Curfew, home isolation these are the situation everywhere. This virus is spreading in our area also. Kids are homeschooling, husband is working from these days due to safety reasons. We are completely restricting ourselves from going out except fortnight grocery shopping. Hope some solution will be found out soon and I wish for everyone's safety and good health. Coming back to the recipe part, here is and easy Chutney recipe which I learnt from my sister. This goes well with rice and Idlis. This Chutney can be made with commonly available ingredients from the kitchen pantry and hence, I thought this might be of help especially when you can't go out for much grocery shopping. Below is the recipe of Kadlebele Chutney or Kadle Kaalina Gojju.. Preparation time: 10 - 12 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves - 4 Ingredients: Kadlebele (Sp...

Genasale is an authentic South Indian dumpling. This sweet dish is prepared using jaggery and coconut as main stuffing, covered with a layer of dough and is put inside the half folded bay leaf for cooking. They taste awesome with the unique flavour of bay leaves.  One of our neighbours had offered us plenty of fresh bay leaves a few days back. I thought to make Genasale, as we rarely get the fresh bay leaves here. They turned out delicious and we enjoyed eating them. Kiddos told me to make them again coz they're so tasty! Do try these sweet dumplings when you get some fresh bay leaves next time. Here is the recipe of Genasale (Indian sweet dumplings) for you. Preparation time: 45 minutes Difficulty level: Difficult Serves: 4 people Ingredients: medium sized bay leaves - 15 to 20 - For covering: Sooji rava (semolina) - 3/4 cup Salt - 1/3 tsp Jaggery - 1 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Water - as required - For stuffing: Fresh (or fr...

Honeydew melon is a variety of melon, which belongs to the family of musk melon. Its a family favourite fruit at our place because of its sweet taste. We normally would cut the fruit and eat it as it is. But there will be times the half finished fruit sits in the fridge for a few days and nobody wants to eat it. Something innovative has to be prepared during such times to make it interesting. Here is one such recipe..Muskmelon Cooler! It can be served as a refreshing drink or as a dessert.  Time required: 15 - 20 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves - 3 Ingredients: Honeydew Melon - 1/4th of a whole fruit (or even less) Milk (preferably full fat) - 1 cup  For sweetness - jaggery, sugar or maple syrup - according to taste (I have added 6 tbsp of jaggery) Salt - a pinch Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Method: Cut the melon into big pieces and separate the seed part. Grate the flesh using a grater and discard the rind part.  1.5 cups of grate...

I rarely prepare deep fried items at home. Dishes like Poori, Bajji, Bonda are always tempting. But as far as possible, we want to avoid eating food thats too oily. But I can't avoid making Chaklis when there's huge demand from my daughter! Months back, I had eaten Chakli at one of my Aunt's home. They were so tasty and I was surprised to hear that she had used Curd for making those Chaklis! Then one fine day, again on daughter's demand, I tried Chaklis using my own selection of ingredients along with curd. They turned out so crunchy and yum! This recipe looks very handy and easy for me now. Here is my easy peasy Chakli recipe for you all..  Preparation time: 2 hours Difficulty level: Medium Yield: 60 challis (varies depending on the size) Ingredients: Rice flour - 4 cups Roasted bengal gram dal / Pottu Kadalai - 1/2 cup Butter - lemon size Salt - for taste Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 2 tsp or to taste Carom seeds / Ajwain - 1 tsp...