Raw or Unripe Banana Stir Fried

Unripe or green bananas are inedible raw and can only be cooked and eaten. With a starchy texture they are a healthy substitute to potatoes. Include them in curries or simply stir fry for a powerpacked meal with some boiled eggs. So here's a quick raw or unripe banana stir fried recipe for you to…

Manipuri Styled Moong Hawai Thongba With Meitei Bori-A Pure Vegetarian Yellow Lentil Delight

A no onion garlic yellow lentil recipe for you all Manipuri styled Moong Hawai Thongba with Manipuri Bori, which I had to dig out from my draft folder, all thanks to my dear friend Alka Jena, who had been pushing me to share a Bengali 5 spice or accurately Panch Phoron recipe post. Since it's…

Vegetarian Kedgeree-A Tweaked Recipe of the Classic Victorian Breakfast Dish

Kedgeree, a classic Indo-European fusion dish that became a favourite Victorian breakfast staple. With a hint of aromatic Indian spices, poached smoked fish, hard-boiled eggs and butter, the humble Indian lentil and rice mixed Khichri, khichdi or khichuri got a new flavour to become an indispensable part of the 19th century breakfast table. If one tries digging in…

Makar Sankranti Delicacies- Urad Khichdi (By Kriti Singhal)

  Khichdi Daan, a unique tradition of offering Rice, Pulses, Jaggery, Ginger, Til ke laddoo, Papad etc made to the Almighty, and offered to the needy and poor on the auspicious occasion of Sakranti or Makar Sankranti is followed by  many communities in India. Urad Khichdi, an inherited traditional recipe share by Kriti Singhal of Krispy…

Makar Sankranti Delicacies-Mavinakayi Chitranna or Raw Mango Rice (By Preethi Prasad)

Sankranti or Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in many parts of India. Each place and community has their own way of celebrating it. Pongal/Sankranti is celebrated down in the Southern part of the country too. Today's Guest post by a dear friend and a talented Food Blogger, Preethi Prasad is a special dish, Mavinakayi…

Salsa Flavoured Veg Fingers

Hello friends! Monday again and a new week starts. Back again with a yummy and healthy salted savoury recipe, Salsa Flavoured Veg Fingers. Enjoy them with your afternoon tea or pack them as a healthy lunchbox idea for your kids. Add the desired spices and ingredients for your own unique flavour which will be enjoyed…

Manggan-Ushoi-Theibong-Maru Ooti-A Monsoon Special Delicacy

Ooti and monsoon is synonymous back in my hometown. As a young child I fondly remember the flavourful memories of eating this Manggan Ushoi Theibong Maru Ooti which is like a signature ooti preparation in our house during the rainy season as well as cold winters. Pair it with some piping hot traditional Manipuri khecheri/khichdi, singju and…

Hawai Musori Ga Soya Thongba

Lentils and pulses form an essential part of Manipuri cuisine. Be it daily consumption or ceremonial meals, there has to be atleast 1-2 varieties of lentil delicacies. Soya chunks are equally relished and included in many of the Manipuri vegetarian delicacies. A curry or fried vegetarian preparation with soya chunks is enjoyed with piping hot…

Ngauthong or Mayan Mayan Thongba

Recently we had celebrated Sajibu Cheiraoba or Manipuri New Year on the 14th of April (Solar New Year as per the Solar Calendar). A sect of Manipuris follow the Lunar calendar and another sect follows the Solar calendar. Thus Manipuri New Year or Sajibu (Sajibu being the first month followed by Kalen, Inga, Ingen,Thawan, Langban, Mere, Hiyang-gei,…

Vegetable Chop (Bengali Style)

As a young girl, street or roadside food was my favourite. right from egg rolls, chicken chops/cutlets, phuchkas/paani pooris to the spicy purplish red beetroot chops or cutlets tempt me much till date. Unfortunately street food was strictly no no for us, since Ima never liked the idea of both I and my brother binging…