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Sun Dried Potato Chips , How To Make Aloo Chips

2019-04-03 by Anjana Chaturvedi 13 Comments

Sun dried Potato Chips- Homemade and delicious! Sun dried Potato Chips- In my maternal home arrival of summer starts with making sun dried items and pickles. I have so many fond memories of my childhood summer afternoons spent helping my grandmother and mother in making different types of frymes, papad and vadis. They both are…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, North Indian Food, Starter/snacks, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Aloo, chips, fried, homemade, Indian, potato, snack, Sun dried, wafers

How To Make Moringa Leaves Powder and How To Use

2018-09-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi 9 Comments

moringa leaves powder

Moringa leaves powder/ Drumstick leaves powder Moringa leaves powder. The Moringa tree is often referred to as a miracle tree because the leaves are packed with so many nutrients, antioxidants and they are rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals. The Moringa tree or drumstick tree grows all over India in abundance. It is a tall…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: ayurveda, drumstick powder, health, health food, healthy, herbal, homemade, just home made, leaf, moringa, moringa leaves, powder, suoer food

Pachak Ajwain with Aloe vera , Digestive Carom seeds

2018-04-29 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

aloe vera ajwain

Pachak Ajwain with Aloe vera- a very good home made digestive made with carom seeds, aloe vera and lemon juice Pachak Ajwain- Aloe vera is a very useful medicinal plant which is used in cosmetics,medicines and in many food items. The leaves of aloe vera are flashy and the gel is used as the main…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Post Natal Food Recipes Tagged With: Ajwain, aloe vera, carom, churan, digestion, hajma, health tips, home remedy, pachak, pachan

How To Make Alsi Mukhwas, Flax Seed Mouth Freshener Recipe

2018-04-02 by Anjana Chaturvedi 1 Comment

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Alsi Mukhwas — A very healthy, nutritious and easy to make Flax seed Mouth freshener Alsi Mukhwas- / Flax seeds /Teesi / Javasu is the new wonder food in the market though these seeds are cultivated and consumed for more then 4000 years. It was used to make alsi ke ladoo and pinni during winter…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: alsi, easy recipe, flax seeds, just home made, masala, mouth freshener, mukhwaas

How To Make Sooji Papad, Easy Sooji Papad Recipe

2018-03-26 by Anjana Chaturvedi 2 Comments

sooji ke papad recipe

Sooji Papad- Easy to make and super crisp and delicious semolina popadums recipe Sooji Papad- This is the perfect season to make different types of sun dried food items which can be preserved for the whole year. In fact In India we start making papad and chips before the Holi festival and continue making before…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Starter/snacks, Summer special Tagged With: fried, homemade, khichiya, khichu, papad, popadum, snack, sooji

Thandai Masala Powder Recipe, How To Make Thandai Masala

2018-02-22 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

thandai masala powder

Thandai Masala Powder- A very healthy and refreshing powder mix to make Thandai Thandai masala powder- In India we prefer to make so many healthy and delicious coolers during summer. They are homemade and made with cooling herbs,fruits and vegetable juices . You can consume them when ever you want without worrying about the side…

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Filed Under: Beverage/ Drinks, Festival recipes, Just Home made, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: badam, beverage, cooler, drink, fennekl, herbal, homemade, Indian, masala, pista, summer, Thandai, traditional

Curry Leaves Podi Recipe, How To make Curry Leaves Podi

2017-11-01 by Anjana Chaturvedi 1 Comment

curry patta podi

Curry Leaves Podi- A healthy spice mix made with curry leaves ,lentils and few spices Curry leaves podi or Karuveppilai podi / karivepaku podi is a very popular spice mix  from Southern India. It is a dry spice mix which can be served with so many food varieties like rice, idli, dosa, upma,pongal,khichdi, chapathi and…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: curry leaves, curry patta, podi, powder, side

Instant Khichdi Mix, Ready to Cook Khichdi Mix

2017-07-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 12 Comments

instant ready to cook khichdi

Instant Khichdi mix- a ready to cook mix of rice, lentil, spices and tempering-just add water and cook Instant khichdi mix- Khichdi is a comfort food of Indian cuisine,its healthy and easy to cook.It don’t take much time to cook and is fuss free.. Khichdi can be made with almost all the Indian lentils,every one…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Rice, Pulao,Khichdi Tagged With: bachelor cooking, daal, Easy cooking, instant mix, khichdi, khichdi recipe, no onion and garlic recipe, ready to cook food, ready to cook pongal, ready to eat, Rice

Mango Kulfi Recipe, Easy No Cook Mango Kulfi Recipe

2017-06-30 by Anjana Chaturvedi 19 Comments

Mango Kulfi- Indian style ice cream /dessert made with thickened milk and mangoes pulp Mango Kulfi- Mangoes and summer are welcomed together. We start making many types of dishes,pickles and different preserves from mangoes. Mango kulfi is the best summer dessert made with mangoes as the best relief from the hot summers is to have…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Just Home made, Summer special Tagged With: Desserts, home made, ice cream, Indian, Indian desserts, kulfi, Mango, navratri recipes, summer treat, sweet

Instant Poha Mix, Ready To Eat Poha Mix

2017-05-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 10 Comments

Instant Poha Mix  -just add Hot water in the ready poha mix and your soft and fluffy Poha is ready in few minutes. Instant poha mix- Poha is a very popular snack or breakfast item in India.It is made with flattened rice,which is washed and soaked for few minutes before preparation.Then a tempering is made…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Just Home made, Travel food Tagged With: bachelor cooking, easy to cook, easy to cook poha, instant mix, instant poha mix, no cook poha, no onion and garlic, poha recipe, ready to eat food, ready to eat poha, Travel food

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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