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Makki Paneer Pakora (Maize Cottage Cheese Dumplings) North Indian Cuisine MY RATING : 9/10 Tasty treats from Jaipur.co Ingredients: 1/2 tsp cumin powder 2 tblsp coriander leaves chopped oil for deep frying 6 tblsp bengal gram flour besan salt to taste 2 tsp ginger chopped 2 tsp garlic chopped 2 green chilli chopped 1 cup milk 1 3/4 tsp dry mango powder amchur 1 onion chopped 100 gms cottage cheese (paneer) 200 gm corn fresh (makki) Recipe: Crush the corn in a blender. Grate the cottage cheese. Heat up oil in a pan, mix in cut ginger and garlic and stir fry till pink. Mix in crushed corn and stir fry. Mix in salt and mix. Mix in milk and stir fry to get a creamy texture. When the corn is cooked, transfer to a round dish and cool. Mix in grated paneer, cut onion, cut green chillies, cumin powder, amchur powder

Chana Madra Himachali Cuisine Recipe MY RATING - 8/10 Source - http://www.surfindia.com/recipes/channa-madra.html Ingredients 500 gm: Yogurt 250 gm: Kabuli chana-boiled 3 tsp: Raisins 4: Cardamoms 5-6: Cloves 1/3 tsp: Black cardamom-powder 1/3 tsp: Clove-powdered 1/2 tsp: Turmeric 3/4 tsp: Cumin powder 1/2 tsp: Salt 250 gm: Ghee Method Heat the ghee in a pan. Add cardamoms, cloves, black cardamom, clove powder, turmeric, cumin and kabuli channas and mix well. Then add the salt, raisins and yogurt and cook on low flame for 20 minutes. Serve hot with rotis.

Lohri coincidentally falls on the same day as that of Pongal in Tamil Nadu and a day before Makara Villakku in Kerala. What is more surprising is that all these festivals have a common path of social enticement. Today's Lohri and this is what the fiirst result on google had to show - Reflections from http://www.lohrifestival.org Lohri, is celebrated every year on 13th of January. It is a festival to worship fire. Lohri Festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India. At this time Earth starts moving towards the sun marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. First Lohri is very important for the newly wed and the new born babies as it marks fertility. At night, people gather around the bonfire and throw til, puffed rice & popcorns into the flames of the bonfire. Prayers are offered to the bonfire seeking abundance & prosperity. People make merry by dancing & singing traditional folk songs. Though Lohri f

Masala Karela is a Punjabi (North Indian) delicacy in which Karela or Bitter Gourd is stuffed with onion/mashed Potato stuffings. Makes up for spicy dinner meal with you and your loved ones. Careful...it's healthy and great on taste too! Ingredients: Coriander powder :- 2 tsp Red chilli powder :- 1 tsp Turmeric powder :-1tsp Oil to fry Bitter gourd :- 5-6 Salt to taste Onions :- 2 (medium) Dry mango powder :- 1 tsp Mashed Potato Method of Preparation: 1. The scrapings of the karelas should be taken off and reserved. 2. Making a slit on one side of the karelas, the seeds should be removed. 3. The karelas should be cut into thin slices. 4. Two spoons of salt should be rubbed over the karelas and its scrapings. 5. It should be kept aside for about 3-4 hours. 6. They should be washed again and dried totally. 7. Oil should be heated in a pan and the karelas should be deep fried till they become crisp and brown. 8. Onions sh