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Macha chechada In combination, some foods not only taste great, but they help you absorb nutrients more effectively. Fish Chechada is an Unique Odia curry made of green leafy vegetables (saaga),fish head ,fish tails and mixed up vegetables. A Non veg version of mixed vegetables curry. Ingredients: Fish head 4 PC Fish tail 2 pc Pumpkin Potatoes Brinjal Colocasia All vegetables cut into cubes Amaranth leaves chopped 2 cups roughly chopped Tomato chopped Onions chopped Ginger-Garlic Paste Turmeric powder ½ tsp Curry masala ½ tsp Garaam masala 1 tsp Cumin seeds ¼ tsp Mustard seeds ¼ tsp Bay leaves 2 Dry red chilies 2 oil Salt to taste Preparations.... Add a tsp of salt and turmeric to the fish pieces. Keep it aside. Heat enough oil in a pan to saute the fish pieces. And remove in a plate on same oil add cumin ,mustard seeds, bay leaf and dry chilies to crackle. Add onions till light brown ,add ginger-garlic paste . Fry till oil st...

Aloo chop Ingredients : Potatoes 6 nos Besan 3 cups Hing 1 pinch Jeera ¼ tsp Mustard ¼ tsp Saunf ¼tsp Onions 2 chopped Turmeric powder ½ tsp Red chili powder ½ tsp Garam masala ½ tsp GG roughly pastes Green chilies chopped Preparations : Boil the potatoes with salt and mash it properly. Heat kadai add oil along with hing ,add jeera,mustard and saunf when start crackling add chopped onions fry till brown ,add turmeric powder , red chili powder, garam masala, GG pastes and chopped green chilies fry till spices leaves oil from the sides of pan. Add mashed potatoes mix nicely. Remove from flame cool it and Make round balls of mashed aloo mixture. And keep this in refrigerator for little harder texture. Add water to besan and make a batter of medium consistency. Now add turmeric powder and salt to the batter. Dip each ball in the batter. Fry it till it turns light brown. Serve hot with or without any sauce or with fried green chilies.

Janhi Alu posta Ingredients: 2 long Ridge Gourd into cubes 2 Boiled Potatoes into cubes 2 Onion sliced 2 tbsp Poppy Seed ¼ tsp termeric powder (optional) ¼ tsp red chilli powder ( optional) 1 Bay leaf 2 Red Whole Chilli 4 Green Chilli's 1 tbsp GG paste 1 pinch of sugar Salt Mustard Oil Preparations : Soak the poppy seeds in luke warm water for 10 minutes.  Grind soaked poppy seeds adding a whole rgreen chillis with water into a thick paste. Heat oil. Add pinch of sugar ,Add onion ,red chillis Bay leaf and fry them till they turn brown. Add GG paste , posta paste, termeric powder,chilli powder and salt fry until it begin to leave oil on sides. Add  potato and fry for a second Add ridge gourd. Mix properly cover and cook on low flame. Ridge gourd releases moisture. The curry will be cooked in the same juice, you need not to add any water. Cover and cook till the ridge gourd is almost done. Open the lid stir well if liquid is there c...

Marchawahang Marchwangan Korma Marchwa hang korma An extremely spicy hot mutton preparation of Kashmir region.  Kashmiri Pandits do not eat onions and garlic they prefer lamb as their primary meat source (beef of course is strictly prohibited). They also use dry ginger and asafetida as a substitute for adding that extra layer of flavor to their non-vegetarian dishes . Kashmiris have used high-calorie foods to get the extra energy needed to boost the bone chilling cold of the winter months. Ingredients Mutton cut into bite size pc 1kg Tamarind paste 1 tsp Asafoetida ½ tsp Desi Ghee 5 tbsp Green cardamoms 2 nos Black cardamoms 1 nos Cinnamon powder ½tsp Cinnamon stick one 1" Cloves 4 Kashmiri chili paste ½ cup Whole Kashmiri chilli's 4  Dry chilli powder 1 full tsp Turmeric powder ½ tsp Garam masala ½ tsp Saunth ½ tsp Fried fennel powder 1½ tsp Preparations: Before preparation...... In a bowl mix the Kashmiri chili paste in 3 ...

Janhi posta Ingredients: 2 long Ridge Gourd into cubes 2 Boiled Potato into cubes 2 Onion sliced 2 tbsp Poppy Seed ¼ tsp termeric powder (optional) Red Chilli Powder – (Optional) 1 Bay leaf 2 Red Whole Chilli 4 Green Chilli's 1 tbsp GG paste 1 pinch of sugar Salt Mustard Oil Preparations : Soak the poppy seeds in luke warm water for 10 minutes. Grind soaked poppy seeds adding a whole red chilli with water into a thick paste. Heat oil. Add pinch of sugar ,Add onion , Bay leaf and fry them till they turn brown. Add GG paste , posta paste, termeric powder,chilli powder and salt fry until it begin to leave oil on sides. Add  potato and fry for a second Add ridge gourd. Mix properly cover and cook on low flame. Ridge gourd releases moisture. The curry will be cooked in the same juice, you need not to add any water. Cover and cook till the ridge gourd is almost done. Open the lid stir well if liquid is there cook until the gravy is thick enou...

Thupka Thukpa is actually a Tibetan soup that consists of boiled noodles and vegetables. You can also add boiled chicken to it. It's a healthy alternative of our regular soup. Very healthy and tasty dish with lots of veggies Ingredients: 1.Boiled noodles 2. 1/2 cup Chopped lengthwise vegetables (peas, capsicum, spring onion, cabbage, carrots) 3. Sliced button mushrooms 1 cup 4. Salt per taste 5. Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp 6. Chopped coriander leaves. 7. Oil 1 tsp ( you can add 1 or 2 tbsp as per your requirement) Make wet paste: Tomato 1/2 cup Onion 1/2 cup Chopped Ginger 1 tsp Chopped garlic 1 tsp Chopped coriander leaves Green chillies 2 no. Preparations : 1. Heat oil in a wok, add wet paste and fry till raw smell goes. It will take around 4-5 mins. 2. Now add chopped vegetables and fry for about 3 mins. Then add chopped mushrooms, salt, pepper powder and fry for another 5 mins. 3. Now add water and let it boil for about 6-7 mins in s...

Corn curry Ingredients : One Corn Two Tomato cubed cut Two Onion into slices GGpaste ½ tsp Curry masala ½ tsp Garam masala ½ tsp Mutton masala ½ tsp Termeric powder ½ tsp Handful of Chopped Coriander leaves Salt as per taste Mustard oil 1 tbsp Presentations : Properly boil the corn along with salt water , remove strain salt water and cut into eight slices. Keep aside. In pressure cooker heat oil saute onions for two minutes, add GGpaste, and all above spices fry add spoon of water to avoid burning then add tomatoes fry for a while ,add corn slices and half of coriander leaves, stir well ,add 1 Cup of water stir it again close the lid and cook for two whistles on midium high flame. After Cool down the pressure ,remove the lid and add leftover coriander leaves stir well and serve with rice as a side dish. Corn curry