Mamaskitchen

Bhindi sabzi or okra recipe, is a popular recipe. It is easy, quick, simple recipe followed with few ingredients that are easily available in kitchen. It can be served with chapati or as a side dish along with hot steam rice and dal. Bhindi or Okra is a high- fiber food, it contains vitamin B6 and folic acid. Step By Step Method Wash the Bhindi or Okra under running water, wipe dry with kitchen towel, cut the head and tail of the bhindi and discard it, then slit and chop it in round circle.     2. Add oil in a pan, add mustard seed and let it splutter.                                                                              3. Add chopped onion and saute till translucent.  4. Add chopped green chillies and tomato.                                                                                               5. Add turmeric powder and salt.                                                                                                              

Modak is a sweet dumpling popular in Maharashtra and all over India. It is prepared by Maharashtrains, Gujarati, Coastal and Konkans also famous towards the south known as modhaka or kadubu or kudumu. It is prepared by sweet filling stuffing inside made of fresh grated coconut, jaggery, dry fruits and flavoured adding cardamon powder. And the soft covered shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour or refine flour (maida). The dumpling can be fried or steamed. The steam version is called Ukdiche modak served along with ghee which I have prepared in the following recipe. Hindus prepare modak recipe during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, this Ukdiche modak is offered and served as 'naivedya'. This sweet steam dumpling is also called momos and can be served as sweet desert. Step By Step Method 1. Take a pan, add ghee to it.                                                                                                                      2. Add jaggary to it.

Medu vada recipe is the famous recipe from south, but it is recognise all over India. It is also known as Ulundhu vadai. Vadas is savoury fried snacks from India. We find different types of vada recipe like fritters, doughnuts, dumplings, there are also vadas prepared from legumes, potatoes. Vadas are accompained with various dips, chutney or sauces. It is served as breakfast or snacks. Medu vada is prepared with urad dal (black gram). Ingredients added to this recipe are chopped onion, green chillies, ginger, sliced fresh coconut, curry leaves, shaped like doughnuts and deep fried. I have added one more ingredients in this recipe that is raw rice, it makes the vada more crisp and soft and served with coconut chutney. Step By Step Method 1. Soak rice and urad dal separately for four hours. Then make paste adding very little water. Remove the better in a bowl and add chopped onion, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, sliced coconut and salt as per taste m

Patoli recipe is a sweet and fresh turmeric leaves flavoured sweet dish. Patoli's are prepared in Catholic families as well as Hindu families.  Catholic prepare this recipe on 15th August, it is the feast of our Lady called 'The Assumption of our Lady' (a holy day of obligation) and also it is prepared on the day of Sao Jaao (St John) feast and Konsachem fest (harvest festival). The Hindus prepare patoli during Shravan, also they offer naivedya during Ganpati festival. Patoli is also known as Patoleo. Patoli recipe is prepared in the fresh turmeric leaves, which gives an aroma and flavor. Rice flour is kneaded to soft dough then, spread on turmeric leaves and stuffed with grated coconut, jaggery and poha, then steamed and serve. Step By Step Method 1. Wash the turmeric leaves under running water.                                                                                     2. Wipe   it with kitchen towel and keep aside. 3. Take a bowl add poha to i