Aloo Poha- An easy and delicious breakfast made with beaten rice,potato and peanuts Aloo Poha or Batata Poha is a very popular breakfast specialty from Maharashtra and Gujarat but now equally popular all over India. Poha is flattened rice/beaten rice/Pressed rice/flattened rice /chura /chivda or pohe and batata means potato . There are so many…
Kala Vatana Amti Recipe ,Black Pea Curry
Dried black peas curry in tangy coconut and tomato sauce – A Malwani speciality kala vatana or dried black peas is a speciality from the Malvan region of Maharashtra.The curry is made mainly with coconut and tomatoes ,The popular Maharashtrian Goda masala is the key ingredient of this kala vatana amti ,But If you don’t have goda masala then can…
Khamang Kakdi Recipe
Khamang Kakdi -A summer salad of cucumber,coconut and peanuts. Khamang kakdi- Koshimbir is Maharashtrian term for salad, many different combinations of vegetables are used to make different variety of koshimbirs . This cucumber salad or kakadi chi koshimber is very popular as it is very refreshing and cooling and can be made very quick and…
How to make vada pav /Vada pav recipe
An Indian version of burger – very popular street food of Mumbai Vada pav is the popular street food of Maharashtra. As it is very reasonable priced and a quite filling snack so is is also a brunch or lunch of many Mumbaikars. It is quite easy to make and you will also get all…
Dry Coconut Chutney – for Vada Pav
A savoury dry masala powder made with peanut and spices Vada pav is a popular street food of Maharashtra.It is Known as an Indianized burgar.A spicy fried potato dumpling is stuffed between a pav and few chutneys are applied on the bun slices and then a generous amount of dry coconut powder is sprinkled over…
Batata Vada Recipe, How to Make Batata Vada
Batata vada- Spiced potato dumpling coated with gram flour batter and fried-very popular street food of Mumbai Batata vada is the most popular street food of Maharashtra,It is a very popular snack of Mumbai. As it is very reasonable priced and a quite filling snack so is is also a brunch or lunch of many…
Kolhapuri Misal Pav (Spicy Tomato Stew with Sprouts)
Spicy tomato stew with moth sprouts and topped with Indian croutonsMisal Pav is a very popular street food/breakfast from Maharashtra. Healthy and spicy, there are a few different versions of making this, depending on the region. Misal is a medley of sprouts, a spicy broth and a crispy topping, served with fresh sweet buns (pavs)….
Stuffed Mawa Modak
Stuffed Mawa Modak Stuffed sweet dumpling made with milk and dry fruits Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi is a very popular festival in India. Different varieties of stuffed mawa modaks ,sweets and Naivaidhyams are made during Ganapati utsav. Sweet Modaks of different varieties are made and offered to Lord Ganesh. There are many versions, flavours and variety of making modaks. Most…
Coconut Rose Modak
Stuffed sweet Dumplings made with coconut and condensed milk Coconut modak is specially made on Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi which is a very popular festival in India. Different varieties of sweets and Naivaidhyams are made during Ganapati Pooja. Sweet Modaks of different varieties are made and offered to Lord Ganesh. There are many versions, flavours and variety of…
Cabbage and Chana Daal Subzi
Cabbage and chana daal sabzi- Simple and flavorful Cabbage and lentil stir fry Cabbage is a very simple vegetable but gives a strong flavor while cooking so not a favorite vegetable to cook. This is very easily available and an inexpensive vegetable .It also have numerous health benefits so widely used all over the world…