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Kosambari Recipe, Koshambari Salad Recipe, Moong Daal Kosambari

2020-04-23 by Anjana Chaturvedi 2 Comments

carrot cucumber kosambari

Kosambari -A very simple ,healthy and easy to make soaked lentil and fresh vegetable salad. Kosambari is a healthy and easy to make salad and then main ingredients is soaked lentil/ daal. Kosambari is a traditional recipe from South India and made on all festival and wedding there. It is also made on the occasion…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Daals /lentils, Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Sabzi and Curries, Salads, South Indian Food, Summer special Tagged With: 10 minutes recipe, Bachelor's cooking, carrot koshambir, cucumber kosambari, kosambari, koshambari, koshambir, lentil recipe, lentil salad, no onion and garlic recipe, salad recipe, South Indian recipes, vegan recipe, without onion and garlic

Aloo Poha Recipe, How To make Batata Poha-Video Recipe

2019-02-06 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

aloo poha

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…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Gujarati Recipes, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Rice, Pulao,Khichdi, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Aloo, batata, Breakfast, Chivda, chura, no onion and garlic recipe, peanuts, poha, pohe, potato, recipe, Rice, Tiffin, video

Kala Vatana Amti Recipe ,Black Pea Curry

2016-09-27 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

kala vatana chi usal

Kala Vatana Amti- Dried black peas curry  in tangy coconut and tomato sauce – A Malwani speciality kala vatana Amti- kala vatana or dried black peas is a specialty 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…

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Filed Under: Festival recipes, Gravy dishes, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: black peas, dried peas, festival, ganapati, Ganesh Chaturthi, Indian recipes, kala vatana amti, maharastrian, mumbai, naivedhya, peas, satvik food, usal, vatana

Khamang Kakdi Recipe

2016-09-11 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

khamang kakdi

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…

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Filed Under: Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Salads, Summer special, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: cucumber, Ganapati pooja, Indian.10 minute recipe, kachumbar, kakdi, kheera, koshimbir, maharashtrian food, maharastrian, no onion and garlic recipe, salad

How to Make Vada Pav ,Mumbai Special Vada pav recipe

2014-12-04 by Anjana Chaturvedi 2 Comments

Vada Pav- 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…

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Filed Under: Maharashtrian Cuisine, Starter/snacks, Street Food Tagged With: batata vada, Indian, Indian snacks, Maharashtra, pav, potato, snacks, Street food, Vegan, wada pav

Dry Coconut Chutney for Vada Pav

2014-11-13 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

Dry Coconut chutney- savoury dry masala powder made with peanut and spices Dry coconut chutney- 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…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, Just Home made, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Street Food Tagged With: chutney, coconut, home made, peanut, Spices and Masalas, vada pav, Vegan

Batata Vada Recipe, How to Make Batata Vada

2014-10-30 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Maharashtrian Cuisine, Starter/snacks, Street Food Tagged With: Appetizers, Bachelor's cooking, batata, batata vada, fried, Indian, Maharashtra, mumbai, No onion garlic recipe, potato, snacks, starter, Street food, vada, vada pav, vatata, Vegan

Kolhapuri Misal Pav Recipe ,Spicy Tomato Stew with Sprouts

2014-09-18 by Anjana Chaturvedi 19 Comments

Kolhapuri Misal Pav-Spicy tomato stew with moth sprouts and topped with Indian croutons Misal 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…

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Filed Under: Maharashtrian Cuisine, Starter/snacks, Street Food Tagged With: Indian snacks, Jain food, Main course, No onion garlic recipe, snacks, sprouts, Street food

Stuffed Mawa Modak Recipe

2014-09-05 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

Stuffed Mawa Modak- Stuffed sweet dumpling made with milk and dry fruits Stuffed mawa modak- 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…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Maharashtrian Cuisine Tagged With: Desserts, festival, ganpati, Indian, Milk, Modak, nuts, sweet, vegetarian

Coconut Rose Modak

2014-08-29 by Anjana Chaturvedi 11 Comments

Coconut Rose Modak- Stuffed sweet Dumplings made with coconut and condensed milk Coconut rose 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…

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Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: coconut, Desserts, festival recipe, Ganesh Chaturthi, ladoo, Modak, Prashad

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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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