A PINCH OF HING

Rohu fish biryani Ingredients: Fish fry 1 Rohu fish Curry Cut Marinated with ½ tsp Termeric 1 tsp Curry masala powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Red chilly powder 1 tsp GG Pastes And salt Marinade and keep in refrigerator for 1 hour.  Remove and fry till crispy. For Fish Curry.... 1 onion Sliced 1 Tomato paste 1 tsp GG paste 1 tsp Curry powder 1 tsp Red chilly powder ½ tsp Termeric powder 1 tbsp chopped Mint Fried Fish 1 Cup hot water Salt Oil Heat kadhai along with oil add onions saute ,add tomato paste fry till half in quantity ,add GG paste, curry powder,red chilly powder, termeric powder fry till loosen the oil and leaves fragrance. Add 1 Cup hot water bring to nice  boil,add fish cook for just few minutes. Remove from flame sprinkle chopped Mint over it and cover the lid. For Rice ...... Use your regular rice cooking pot wash and soak with 4 Cup water ½ of lemon juice 2 Cup long grain basmati 2 Cardamom crushed 4 Seed of...

Besara Pani Pariba Besara pani Ingredients : Cut vegetables into length wise Potato into 4 piece Brinjal 4 piece Cauliflower 4 piece Drumstick 4 piece Tomato 4 piece Dry mango 4 soaked in water For  Pastes : 2 tbsp mustard seeds 1 tbsp Cumin seeds 1 tbsp fennel seeds 2 Red Chilly 10 to 15 Garlic pods Half of tender coconut For seasonings: 1 tsp of Panch phoran ½ tsp of hing 2 Red Chilly 1 Onion sliced Few curry leaves 2 tbsp mustard oil Salt Preparations : Make a fine paste of above Pastes ingredients and keep aside. Heat kadhai, add oil,hing stir well,add Panch phoran , curry leaves,sliced onions fry till light brown. Add mustard paste fry for a while add 2 cups of water stir ,bring it to nice boil. Now add vegetables ,salt ,stir well again and cook in medium flame. When vegetables half cooked add dry mango with its water , stir well cover and cook till done . Enjoy the hot besara Pani with steamed rice. Besara pani ...

Drumstick leaves Kanji1 "KANJI" the most famous and an authentic well-known odia cuisine. This recipe has been serving by Odia people since ages. Mostly villagers were store Pakhala (Fermented rice) for at least one week by exchanging it's water again and again to  preparing kanji, jaau, chala or drinking clear Torani with adding few green masalas. My grandma always used to cook kanji in earthen pot . It tastes like heavenly food. I truly enjoyed  to cook kanji for my family because we all love to eat twice a day. I cook with drumstick leaves which is known as various names like Munika Saaga,Sajana saaga,Sehajan ki patiyan. So the recipe is here......... Kanji Ingredients : 2 Bowl Drumstick leaves 1 Bowl Pakhala Rice (mashed) 2 Bowl Clear Torani ( If you don't have Torani then use half cup of vinegar  or 1 tbsp of citric acid (lemon salt for better sourness ). For seasonings : 2 tbsp of Crushed Garlic ½ tsp of Mustard seeds ½ tsp Cumin s...

Saaga Ambila1 Khati Methi Saag Authentic Odia Recipe Ingredients : 1 Bunch Green leaves chopped 1 Large Sized Tomato chopped 1 tbsp Grated Jaggary (Optional) 1 tbsp Curry Leaves Chopped 1 pinch of Hing ½ tsp Mustard seeds ½ tsp Cumin seeds ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp Fennel seeds 1 Cup Tamarind Water 2 Red chillies broken into half 2 Green Chillies Chopped 1 tsp Red Chilly powder 2 tbsp Coconut paste(Optional) 1 tbsp Coconut chunks (Optional) Salt Oil Preparations: In a pressure cooker add chopped green leaves, chopped green chillies, chopped tomatoes, coconut paste, coconut chunks and chopped curry leaves cover the lid and give a nice steam till two whistle. Remove from flame, cool down the heat on room temperature ,now open and stir and keep aside. Heat kadhai along with oil ,add hing, mustard,Cumin, fenugreek, fennel seeds and red chillies fry till leaves nice fragrance. Now add tamarind water jaggary and red chilly powder give a nice boil and t...

Sukhila Ghanta Tarkari Ingredients: 1 Bowl Cauliflower Florets      ( Large size florets) 2 onion sliced 2 Tomato chopped 1 tsp GG Paste 1 tsp Curry masala powder 1 tsp Garam masala powder ½ tsp Termeric powder ½ tsp Red Chilly powder 1 tbsp Cashew Paste Preparations: Take a mixing bowl along with cauliflower florets add ½ tsp Termeric powder and ½ tsp salt toss to combine all ingredients very nicely. Keep this for 10 minutes in a colander to remove excess water but do not waste these water .we use this in curry preparation. Now after 10 minutes deep fry all cauliflower florets till light brown. Remove in a dry plate and keep aside. Heat kadhai along with oil, add onions fry till brown add tomatoes fry for a while ,add GG paste,and all dry spices fry till the fragrance out ,add little water with cashew paste stir and cook till oils seperate . Now chop large cauliflower florets into small chunks add all chunks to the curry stir well and remove f...

Badhi Baigana Rai Vadi,brinjal with mustard paste This unique authentic recipe is from Odisha villages . A huge size of pumpkin Vadi is cooked with mustard paste but vegetables may change depending on availability. Though brinjal is not seasonable we use often . This is a side dish with plain rice or pakhala bhat. 1 Cup Pumpkin Vadi 1 Cup Brinjal cut into half 1 Tomato cut into 4 pieces 1 Onion sliced 1 Cup Mustard Pastes 1 tsp Termeric powder ½ tsp Chilly powder ½ tsp Mustard and Cumin seeds A pinch of Hing Salt Oil Ingredients: Heat a kadhai along with oil , add Vadi fry till brown . Remove in a plate. On the same kadhai ,pour oil , add seasonings with a pinch of hing. Add onions fry till transulate,add mustard paste fry for a second, add Vadi, brinjal and tomato stir add salt and two cup of water stir well,cover and cook until the liquid change to thick gravy. Serve as a side dish with plain rice. Badhi Baigana Rai 2

Sweet Boondi Boondi name comes from a Hindi word boond. Boond means water droplets. And these are Gram flour droplets dipped in sugar syrup.  Sweet Boondi is a very popular recipe prepared in Indian homes and is offer as a Prashad to Deities. Sweet Boondi loved by adults and kids alike. I may love to adapting a recipe by adding out a few ingredients makes it totally NEW flavour. Now on to the recipe....... Ingredients : 1½ Cup Gram flour 3 Cups Sugar for making syrup 1 pinch Baking soda Desi Ghee 5 drops Pistachio essence 4 drops Almond essence 4 drops Pineapple essence 4 drops Vanilla essence Few Cardamom Few Cashews Few Raisins Recipe : Take a large mixing bowl combine gram flour ,soda and a pinch of salt. Mix all together on dry foam then mix by using water. Batter should be dropping consistency . If batter is thick it will not cook as fast as possible. Heat a deep vessel add water and sugar to make sugar syrup. Syrup should be one st...