Mawa Gujiya Recipe Gujiya is a deep fried pastry with a stuffing of khoya/ mawa. You can add dry fruits, semolina/ suji, coconut to the stuffing to give it a different taste. Adding suji to Gujiya also helps in reducing the moisture of khoya. Gujiya are very popular in North India and especially made during the festival of Holi and Diwali. If you are looking for other Diwali … [Read more...]
How to make Katachi Amti, Maharashtrian Dal Recipe
Katachi Amti Recipe Katachi Amti is a Maharashtrian spicy dal with a watery consistency. It is usually prepared as a part of Puran Poli thali along with Batata Bhaji. This dal is prepared with the leftover water of after cooking chana dal for Puran Poli. Keep aside some cooked chana dal while making Puran Poli for making Katachi Amti. I just love this amti the way my mom makes … [Read more...]
Batata Bhaji, Maharashtrian Aloo Subzi recipe
Batata Bhaji/ Maharashtrian Aloo Subzi recipe Batata Bhaji as the Aloo Subzi is known in Marathi language is a very easy and tasty subzi. It is usually made as a part of Puran Poli thali. This subji also goes very well along with Poori/ Puri. Batata Bhaji is specially prepared during festivals such as Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi. If you are looking for some more Maharashtrian … [Read more...]
Puran Poli Recipe, How to make Puran Poli
Puran Poli Recipe Puran Poli is a flat bread made with a stuffing of cooked bengal gram/ chana dal and jaggery. The sweet stuffing is called Puran and Poli is the word for roti/ flat bread in Marathi language. Puran Poli is one of the most popular traditional recipes of Maharashtra. It is prepared on almost all major festivals like Holi, Gudi Padwa, Pola, Ganesh Chaturthi and … [Read more...]
Wheat Flour Mathri Recipe, Aate ki Mathri
Mathri Recipe Mathri is a very popular snack in North India especially prepared during Diwali and Karva Chauth. It is usually made of white flour/ maida along with a few spices like Cumin seeds (Jeera), Carom seeds (Ajwain) and Black pepper (Kaali mirch). I have used whole wheat flour and suji (rava) in this Mathri recipe instead of maida thus making it more nutritious. Also I … [Read more...]