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Gujarati Gathiya  Holi Special - Tea Time snack Gujarati Cuisine Recipe MY RATING - 8/10 Source - www.indianfoodforever.com tastefood.info Ingredients: 1/2 kg gramflour (Besan) Salt to taste Pinch of soda bicarbonate Oil for frying Method: Seive the besan, soda bicarbonate and add salt to it. Now add enough oil to the besan and salt mixture that it start forming rough balls. With water knead a tight dough and then cover it with a wet cloth piece and keep it aside for 1/2 hour. Now heat oil in a kadai. With the help of a gathiya maker drop gathiya in the heated oil. Fry till golden crisp. Drain excess oil and soak them on tissue paper. Let them dry in open air. When cool store them in a airtight container.

GUJARATI KADHI Gujarati Recipe (West Indian Cuisine) MY RATING - 9.1/10 Source - http://www.indianfoodforever.com/gujarati/gujarati-kadhi.html Reflections - One of the most delightful of Indian cuisines is Kadhi, which is prepared in a different form in every part of India, ranging from the Spicy version from Punjab to Gujarat's soulful one and the coconutty version from Kerala called Kaallan. This is perhaps the healthiest among all curries since it is prepared from boiled Curd. Ingredients: 2 Cups Sour Curd 4 tsp Besan 1/2 inch Ginger, chopped 2 Green chillies, chopped Salt To Taste Handful Corainder leaves 2 tsp Oil 1 Pinch Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder Seasonings: 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds Few Curry leaves 1 Pinch Asafoetida Preparation: * Beat the curd and add two cups of water. Add the besan, salt, turmeric powder and mix well. * Make a paste of ginger, chillies, cinnamon and corainder leaves. * Boil the curd mixtur