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How To Make Sun-Dried Curd Chilies, Mor Milagai Recipe

2019-06-18 by Anjana Chaturvedi 4 Comments

Sun dried Curd Chilies- a delicious crisp chili preserve marinated in yogurt for few days and then sun dried Sun-dried Curd Chilies/ Mor Milagai/ Sandige Menasu/Mirapakaya/ Dahi Mirchi is an easy green chili preserve . It is specially made during summer as it need hot sun to dry properly. Though these curd chilies are easily…

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Filed Under: Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Just Home made, Pickles, South Indian Food, Summer special Tagged With: chili, crisp, curd, Dahi, dried, fried, hari mirch, menasu, milagai, mirchi, mor, preserve, sandige, special, summer, sun

Gujarati Chana Methi Keri Pickle Recipe, How To Make Chana Methi Athanu

2019-06-11 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

Gujarati Chana Methi Keri Pickle/Athanu-This is a very popular pickle from The state of Gujarat. Gujarati Chana Methi Pickle-This tangy delicious pickle is made with soaked chickpeas, methi dana and finely chopped raw mangoes.This is quite an easy pickle to make because usually ready made pickle masala is used to make this pickle but in…

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Filed Under: Gujarati Recipes, Pickles Tagged With: aami, achar, amiya, athana, athanu, chana, chick peas, Gujarati, Indian, kabuli chana, kairi, methidana, Pickle, preserve, raw mango

How to Make Sun-dried Tomatoes and Tomato Powder

2019-05-28 by Anjana Chaturvedi 9 Comments

Home made sun-dried tomatoes- A very easy way to make sun-dried tomatoes Sun-dried Tomatoes- Ready made sun dried tomatoes are easily available but are quite expensive and if you make them at home, they don’t really cost much. You can easily make them when tomatoes are in season and are low priced – so buy…

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Filed Under: Just Home made, Spice mix and podis, Summer special Tagged With: home made, Italian, powder, preserve, Sun dried, tomato

How to make Thandai Concentrate , Thandai Syrup Recipe

2019-03-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 37 Comments

thandai concentrate syrup

Thandai concentrate -A very healthy and nourishing summer cooler concentrate from North India,specially made on Holi Festival Thandai concentrate – Thandai is a very famous drink of North India ,It is widely consumed in Western Uttar Pradesh,Gujarat and Rajasthan.Thandai is made with almonds,pistachio,melon seeds,poppy seeds,fennel and many other cooling spices. Thandai has a very unique…

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Filed Under: Beverage/ Drinks, Festival recipes, Summer special, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Almonds, Badam thandai, Beverages, Health Drink, Indian drinks, Indian food, Indian recipes, Jain food, preserve, summer cooler, Thandai, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian, vrat ka khana

Aam Ki Launji Recipe+Video , Sweet and Spicy Raw Mango Chutney

2017-05-29 by Anjana Chaturvedi 26 Comments

AAM KI LAUNJI

Aam ki launji -A sweet and sour preserve/jam of  raw mangoes with mild Indian spices Aam ki launji is a summer special preparation,which is very popular in North India .Its i a sweet and tangy pickle or chutney . Launji is made with peeled and sliced  raw mangoes .Sliced mangoes are tempered in pickle spices…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, Pickles, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: aam, chutney, Indian food, Indian pickle and chutney, jam, Kairi ki Launji, LAUNJI, Mango, mango chutney, Pickles and Chutneys, preserve, Rajasthani Cuisine, raw, raw mango, satvik, Travel food, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian, video

Hing ka Achar Recipe, How To Make Aam Ka Hing Wala Achar

2016-05-25 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

aam ka hing wala achar

Hing ka achar- An very popular,delicious ,oil free raw mango pickle with a strong taste of asafoetida and red chilies Hing Ka Achar- Summer season is incomplete with out making few batches of our favourite pickles and preserves.Mango pickle tops the list as it is every ones favourite and easily available and reasonably priced during…

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Filed Under: Pickles, Travel food, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: aaam, aam, achar, chatpata, hing, hing ka achar, Indian, Mango, No onion garlic recipe, oil, Pickle, preserve, raw, raw mango, spicy, summer, zero

Apple Chutney,How To Make Apple Chutney

2016-03-21 by Anjana Chaturvedi 10 Comments

apple chutney

Apple Chutney-A tangy and delicious apple and Ginger chutney Apple Chutney- Indian food is incomplete without pickles and chutneys. their are variety of chutneys can be made with fresh herbs,fruits and vegetables,some are consumed fresh and some we can make in big batches and store for a long time .Kids often refuse to eat fruits…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: apple, chutney, no onion and garlic, Pickles and Chutneys, preserve, relish, seb, Vegan

Homemade Strawberry Jam Recipe , How To Make Strawberry Jam

2015-08-06 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

how to make strawberry jam

Strawberry jam- Home made fresh chunky strawberry jam Strawberry Jam- During my food preservation classes in school I learned to make different types of pickles, jams and jellies .I used to try making jam and squashes before my marriage and my siblings loved all my trials sometimes even the failed attempts:D , they loved the…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, Chutnies /Dips, Just Home made Tagged With: Breakfast, homemade, jam, kids friendly, preserve, strawberry, vegetarian

Aam Ki Achari , Aam Ki Launji- U.P Style

2015-05-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 7 Comments

Aam ki Achari Launji-  Sweet and spicy grated mango pickle- Specialty from Uttar Pradesh Aam ki Achari- Every year during summer months housewives starts making different types of pickles,with the routine pickles we also want to try some different recipes to give a twist in  the taste,so always in search of new recipes to experiment…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, Pickles, Travel food Tagged With: aam, Indian pickle and chutney, Kairi ki Launji, Mango, pickles, pickles and chutnies, preserve, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine

Pickle Masala Recipe , Gujarati Pickle Masala Recipe

2012-05-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 28 Comments

Pickle masala-The popular Gujrati spice mix for making pickles. Pickle Masala- This is the very popular pickle masala from the state of Gujarat In Gujarat they call this sambhaar masala/methiya No masala .This is very handy for making any type of  pickle(instant or yearly). Normally when we make pickle then first we have to measure…

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Filed Under: Gujarati Recipes, Just Home made, Pickles, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: achar, achar ka masala, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Indian Pickles, Indian recipes, Indian spices, masala, methia no masalo, pickle masala, pickles, Pickles and Chutneys, preserve, Spices and Masalas

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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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