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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

Dal Tadka Dhabewali (Punjabi Dal Fry / Punjabi Lentil Curry) Indian Cuisine Recipe North Indian Cuisine (Punjabi Recipe) MY RATING - 9/10 Source - www.indianfoodforever.com   cuisineindia.wordpress.com Ingredients 2 - 3 green chillies 1/4 cup coriander leaves 1/4 cup bengal gram divide (chana dal) 8 - 10 garlic flakes 4 tblsp oil 3 medium sized tomatoes 1/2 tblsp cumin powder 1/4 cup red kidney beans (rajma) 1 tblsp red chilli powder 2 medium size onions 1 tblsp kasoori methi 3 tblsp butter 1/2 cup black gram divide (urad dal) salt to taste Method Clean, wash and soak urad dal, chana dal and kidney beans in sufficient water for at least six hours. Take off and finely cut onion and garlic. Wash, take off stem and finely cut green chillies. Wash and finely cut tomatoes. Wash and cut coriander leaves. Remove soaked dals, mix in six cup water and pressure-stir fry for half an ho

Kuttu Ki Puri (Navratri/Ekadashi Special) Indian Cuisine Recipe North Indian Cuisine MY RATING - 9/10 Source - www.indobase.com Ingredients • 1 cup Kuttu Ka Atta (Buckwheat Flour)   • 1/4 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped)   • 1 Potato (boiled and mashed) • 2 Green Chilies (chopped)   • 1 tbsp Oil • Salt to taste • Water for kneading   • Oil for deep frying Method • Take kuttu, coriander leaves, potato, green chilies, 1tbsp oil and salt in a flat-bottomed vessel. Add water gradually to knead a little firm dough. • Make small round balls of the dough and roll out each ball to form a puri / poori. • Heat oil in a frying pan and fry till the puri turns dark brown. • Make all puris like this from the remaining dough, repeating the above-mentioned step. • Kuttu ki puri is ready to eat. Serve with aloo ki sabzi or green chutney.

Gujiya Holi Special Recipe Indian Sweet (North Indian) MY RATING - 9/10 Source - www.indianfoodforever.com     Ingredients desipad.com Ghee / Oil to fry For the Cover : 500 gms Maida (All purpose flour) 6 tblsp Oil / Ghee (melted) For the Filling : 500-600 gms Khoya 1/2 tsp green Cardamom Powder 25 gms chopped Almonda 25 gms Raisins (Kishmish) 25 gms dried Coconut (shredded) 350 gms Sugar (Cheeni) or to taste (powdered) Method Sieve the flour. Mix the six tablespoons of oil with the maida. Using fingers, mix well so that the mixture takes the form of breadcrumbs and binds to a certain extent. Now add some water and knead lightly. Keep adding water as required and knead into a soft but tight dough. Set aside and cover with a damp cloth. Now mash the khoya and fry it in a kadhai / deep pan till light brown in color. Add sugar and cardamom powder into the khoya and mix well. Add almonds, cash