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This is very Famous Recipe in Gujarat where I live. Its made of leaves of Colocasia called Arbi in Hindi. The main ingredient of recipe Arbi k patte is found in abundance in Kumaon so it will be available easily in the market everywhere. Lets begun to cook.   Ingredients:  6 Colocasia leaves (Arbi k patte) 60 gms Bengal gram flour (Besan) 4 Green chillies 2 tsp Chopped ginger (Adrak) 2 tsp jaggery (Gud) 1 tsp sesame seeds (Til) 3 tsp Tamarind (Imli/Lemon for Tangy Taste) 1 tsp crushed Coriander (Dhania) seeds 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds ( Rai / Sarson) 2 tbsp Oil Salt to taste  Method: Remove the Stems of Arbi leaves to get a smooth surface wash & keep aside. Combine the green chilies and ginger and blend in a mixer till smooth and keep aside. Sieve the besan and set aside. Mix tamarind/Lemon and the jaggery and keep aside. Combine the besan, and the tamarind pulp and mix well and add water to make a smooth thick batter. Add the salt, spices an...

Ingredients: Chu (Rajgira) 100 gms   Jaggery 50 gms A bowl of water 1.) Roast or pop the Rajgira seeds well in a wok  & keep it aside Chu ke Laddoo 2.) In other nonstick wok add the Jaggery & stir it well so that it do not burn until the colour is brown. 3.) Add Rajgira to Jaggery & keep stirring until it mixes well with it. 4.) Remove it from stove & take some water in a bowl & soak hands in it  and make laddoo’s of the mixture as fast as you can as Jaggery can be moulded well when hot. Make rest ladoos similarly. Laddoo’s are ready to serve. If you can not make laddoo's don't worry there's a trick u can just grease a thali with a little bit of ghee/oil & spread the mixture very evenly & make a markes on it when hot and let it cool properly. Then demould it and here they are ready to eat. So easy & simple.  You can add the other ingredients in it to change the falvour ...

Ingredients: 1 kg Wheat Flour 500 gms  Jaggery Fennel Seeds as per taste Oil to fry Method: 1.) Melt  Jaggery  in 500 ml of water. 2.) Roast fennel seeds & add it into Wheat Flour add 250 ml of oil (to make it crispy) & mix it well in the flour. 3.) Now add the  Jaggery  water in flour & kned it into hard & well dough as we have for parathas  if required add  more water. Kumaoni Ghughuti 4.)  Now the most important step is to take a little amount of dough in your hands & roll a thick string out of it & twist is according to your wish like 8 number or like a Jalebi. You can make any shape as per your wish as to interest childrens. But mainly these two are the signature shapes to make in our Kumaoni culture. Beside these two u an make utensils like thali, katori, glass or any animal or birds & the very famous Huduka (A musical instrument looking as Damru of Lor...

Hello All!!! I M Back !!! With my Recipe!!! Today I am going to share a very Traditional Dish of Kumaon.... yes u Got it Right!!!Thats Bhat Ki Chudkani!!! I hope you will like it!!! So what are we waiting for here we go....!!! Ingredients: Black or white soya bean or bhatt-1 cup Mustard oil-4 tablespoon Besan-2 tablespoon  Onion-1 Garlic and Ginger (as per taste) Tomato-1(Optional) Cumin seeds-1/2 tablespoon Turmeric powder-1/2 tablespoon Garam Masala (Optional) Red chilly powder  Salt to taste Method : 1.) First heat teaspoonful mustard oil in pan and roast Bhatt till it starts crackling or you would see the outer layer of beans being cracked (In Black bhatt take precaution that it did not over fry) Put it aside. Cut Onion and tomatoes separately and Keep aside. 2.) Then take some more oil in Pressure Cooker and crackle Cumin seeds, add Onion, ginger, garlic and fry it well then add the tomatoes and besan in it. 3.) After that ...

International Men's Day (IMD)  is an annual international event celebrated on November 19. Inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago, the day and its events find support from a variety of individuals and groups in Australia, the Caribbean, North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the United Nations. Speaking on behalf of UNESCO, Director of Women and Culture of Peace Ingeborg Breines said of IMD, “This is an excellent idea and would give some gender balance.” She added that UNESCO was looking forward to cooperating with the organizers. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day include focusing on men's and boys' health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models.[2][3][4][5] It is an occasion to highlight discrimination against men and boys and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to commu...

During Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi is believed to visit homes that are well lit, so families decorate their homes. People wear their best clothes or buy new ones, children are given presents and new year greetings are exchanged through visits or Diwali cards. Thus, a Rangoli design is created on doorsteps to welcome everybody. Rangoli exudes a pattern in color that are specific for each region. During Diwali, in the art of floor painting, the central rangoli design is the symbolic one denoting the deity or the theme. Motifs generally created are lotus, fish, birds, snakes etc. which reflects the unity of man and beast. Most of the rangoli designs are circular exuding a sense of endlessness of time. Celestial symbols such as the sun, moon and other zodiac signs are also common themes for rangoli. Layered with symbolism is the lotus denoting  Goddess Lakshmi, the unfolding of life, the heart or the wheel . During Diwali, two interfaced triangles are created that indicates th...

1 of my most favourite Kumaoni dish prepared from Boiled Potatoes. Ingredients Potato - 1Kg Cumin powder - ½ Tea Spoon Tumeric powder - 1 Tea Spoon Coriander powder - 2 Tea Spoon Red Chilli powder - 1 Tea Spoon Oil - 50 gms Salt to taste Green Coriander - 2 Bunches Method : Boil and peel the potatoes Cut the potatoes into small or medium sized diagonal pieces Fry cumin seeds till it crakes then add tumeric powder Add boil potatoes pieces with Coriander powder, chilly powder and Salt. Cook on slow fire. Garnish with chopped green Coriander. It is really easy to make & tasety dish !!! This is one normal kitchen type recipe for aloo ke gutke but real taste of all the spices as village can't be obtained from the market grated packet spices !!!  असली  स्वाद तो  उसी सिलबट्टे से पिसे हुए मसाले से आता है जिसमे नमक, हल्दी, मिर्ची, जीरा, धनिया  सब साथ में पिसा जाता है!!! तो जरूर इस दिवाली अपने घर में बनाकर कमेंट्स दीजियेगा !!! Thanks!...