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How To Make Aloe Vera ke Namak Pare, Namk Pare Recipe

2018-05-25 by Anjana Chaturvedi 2 Comments

aloevera ke namakpare

Aloe Vera Ke namak pare- Deep fried crispy snack made with aloe vera pulp,flour and few spices. Aloevera ke Namak pare are very popular deep fried snack which are best served with a  hot cup of tea. In Most of the Indian houses a jar of namak pare is  always present in the snack shelf….

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Filed Under: Starter/snacks, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: aloe vera, aloe vera recipe, deep fried, diwali snack, festival recipe, Holi snack, Indian snack, kids friendly, MATHRI, namak pare, snack

Aloo Moong Daal Bhajiya, Daal ke Pakodey

2017-06-09 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

Aloo Moong Daal Bhajiya- Crisp and delicious Potato and yellow lentil fritters Aloo Moong Daal Bhajiya- Pakoda /bhajiya or fritters are among the most favourite Indian snacks.They are easy to make and so versatile .You can make bhajiya or pakoda with any vegetable of your choice or can make with just gramflour or refined flour…

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Filed Under: Starter/snacks Tagged With: Aloo, bhajiya, daal pakoda, fried food, fritters, Indian snack, monsoon recipe, moong daal, no onion and garlic recipe, pakoda, potato, snacks, vegetarian recipe

Moong Daal Kachori , How To Make Khasta Kachori ,How To Make Kachori,

2013-06-10 by Anjana Chaturvedi 19 Comments

Moong Daal Kachori Recipe- -Fried flaky puff pastries stuffed with moong daal paste and spices mixture Moong Daal Kachori is the favorite snack or street food of North India ,specially popular in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Kachoris are Indian style Fried flaky puff pastries which are stuffed with different type of savory or sweet stuffings….

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Chats, Starter/snacks, Street Food, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Appetizers, Brunch, daal, Indian snack, Kachori, khasta, khasta kachori, moond, moong, No onion garlic recipe, satvik food, snacks, Street food

Aloo Kachori Recipe / Potato Puffs

2013-03-21 by Anjana Chaturvedi 17 Comments

Aloo kachori -Crisp homemade pastry shells stuffed with  mint and potato mixture Aloo kachori is a popular snack in North India, with a few different versions to suit regional tastes. When I came to Dubai, I tasted this delicious crisp kachori which is an specialty of the Bhatia community. Since then this is one of my favourite recipes, and every…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Starter/snacks, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Appetizers, deep fried, Indian snack, Kachori, mint, No onion garlic recipe, potato, Rotis and Breads, satvik food, snacks

Semiya Upma Recipe, Vermicelli Upma, Sevai Upma +Video

2013-02-12 by Anjana Chaturvedi 18 Comments

Semiya Upma/Vermicelli upma/sevai upma- Tangy tomato vermicelli pilaf tempered in South Indian spices. Semiya Upma-Vermicelli/Sevai Upma is a traditional and popular South Indian breakfast. It is easy to make, delicious , and filling. In North India, vermicelli is usually made only as a dessert but the day I tasted the South Indian version, I was hooked…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, South Indian Food, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Breakfast, Brunch, Indian snack, Indian snacks, Namkeen, No onion garlic recipe, pulao, Quick recipes, semiya, sevai, sevai pulao, sevai upma, upma, vermicelli, vermicelli pulao, vermicelli upma

Khatta Dhokla Recipe, How To Make Khatta Dhokla

2012-08-12 by Anjana Chaturvedi 24 Comments

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Khatta dhokla -A popular steamed and savoury snack made from rice and lentils -a specialty from Gujarat(India) Khatta dhokla is a traditional and very healthy farsan(snack) of Gujarat but now popular around the world.It is one of the healthy and nutritional dish from Gujarat. Among the long list of their snacks/farsans –  dhokla tops the…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Gujarati Recipes, Starter/snacks, Street Food, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, Breakfast, Dhokla, Gujrati Cuisine, Healthy Recipes, Indian recipes, Indian snack, khatta, steamed food

Cauliflower and Lentil Samosa Recipe, How To Make Gobhi Samosa

2012-07-30 by Anjana Chaturvedi 28 Comments

 Cauliflower and lentil samosa- Indian snack made with homemade pastry shells with savory vegetable and lentil filling Cauliflower samosa Is popular in Bengali cuisine . There this samosa is popular as singhara. I have posting a slight variation of this recipe by adding some moong daal , which make it more healthy and filling Aloo Samosa is a…

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Filed Under: Bengali Cuisine, Chats, Starter/snacks, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, Breakfast, gobhi, Indian food, Indian recipes, Indian snack, moong daal, North Indian Food, Samosa, snacks, Street food, vegetarian

Kabuli Chana Chaat ,Chick Pea and fruit Salad

2012-05-13 by Anjana Chaturvedi 17 Comments

Kabuli chana chat – A healthy and  delicious chick peas and mix fruit chat Kabuli chana chaat is a very healthy ,colorful and delicious mix fruit salad or chaat. It is a very good source of natural fiber,minerals,vitamins  and all the nutrition needed for the body. A diet consist of all the colorful veggies and…

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Filed Under: Chats, Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Salads, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: Appetizers, chaat, chana, chat, chick peas, health food, healthy, healthy food, Healthy Recipes, Indian food, Indian recipes, Indian snack, Jain food, no onion and garlic recipe, salad, snacks, vegetarian, Zero oil recipe

Paneer Pudina Kabab Recipe, How To Make Paneer Pudina Kabab

2012-05-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi 25 Comments

Paneer Pudina  kabab –A very flavourful mint and cottage cheese cutlet. Paneer Pudina kabab- Paneer is the most favourite ingredients to use to make rich curry and sabzi’s. In India we experiment with paneer to make different types of recipes. Curry, stirfry, rice, paratha’s , kabab and cutlets are made with soft creamy paneer. This…

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Filed Under: North Indian Food, Punjabi Cuisine, Starter/snacks Tagged With: Appetizers, cottage cheese, cutlet, cutletS, Indian food, Indian recipes, Indian snack, Jain food, kabab, mint, paneer, pudina, starter, vegetarian

Eggplant Panini Recipe ,Italian Eggplant Sandwich

2012-04-27 by Anjana Chaturvedi 21 Comments

Eggplant Panini- Italian grilled sandwich stuffed with roasted eggplants, tomatoes and bell peppers Eggplant Panini is a Italian style delicious sandwich. It is made with roasted eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. First of all the eggplants are roasted ,peeled and mashed into pulp. Then peppers and tomatoes are stir fried for few minutes and then the…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, International Cuisine Tagged With: Breakfast, eggplant, Indian recipes, Indian snack, Italian, panini, sandwich, sandwiches, snacks, vegetarian

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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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