Desi Tadka

Daal Maash/ Bhuni Urad Dal

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Daal Maash is white skinless urad dal  cooked in aromatic  spices. A delicious side dish which goes well with some butter naan, roti or parathas.

Daal Maash

Whenever ammi cooked urad daal, and all of our faces used to be not again. Though we all four were fan of her cooking but there were some dishes  , which we didn’t like at all. Daal Maash was one of them.  At home this daal was only cooked when the option in the pantry were limited to daal or when papa specially requested her to make it. He loved this Bhuni Daal. Continue reading →

Palak Pulao / Spinach Pulao

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Palak Pulao / Spinach Pulao is a one pot meal. Served with plain buttermilk  Palak Pulao is packed with nutrients and serves as delicious meal in a hurry.

Palak pulao
Using the spinach as a main ingredient, I share with all my readers  the  recipe of Palak Pulao. This nutrition packed pulao is for kiddies to biggies. Specially for people who hate green leafy vegetables. 

Keema Gobi Ka Salan / Cauliflower with Mutton Keema

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Keema Gobi ka Salan is a meddly of Mutton/ Gosht kheema with vegetables. Served as a main dish this delicious semi gravy dish is top list on  a week menu.

Keema Gobhi Ka Salan3

Keema Gobi ka salan is  the recipe from my inlaws side .According to K , his nana prepared on one his stays at their place.  I have always been impressed by K’s  Nanajan. He was very kind soul with knowledge of any topic in discussion.   Continue reading →

Red Plum Sharbat / Alu Bukhare Ka Sharbat

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Red Plum Sharbat aka  Alu Bukhare Ka Sharbat  is a delicious non alcoholic beverage made from red juicy plum with a little touch of fennel seedsRed Plum Sharbat

When wrapping the things at my Ammi’s place in January , I came across  pages and notes along with real old urdu recipe book. With torn pages & ink marks were the reminders of the time it had been written.  Ammi had a habit of writing different recipes. It may be her own or  from Radio, TV and also from  friends with little notes of her additions. I don’t know what is the source of her recipes but now it has become a precious thing for me to keep in my diary. These are the memoirs for me to keep. I have her old letters written to me when I came to Dubai. They are simply papers and things written for anyone, but for me these are my valued possessions. Continue reading →