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North Indian Recipes

Whole Wheat Ladoo(Atta ladoo)

DESCRIPTION:      Laddu or laddoo are ball-shaped sweets popular in the Indian Subcontinent. Laddus are made of flour, minced dough and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. They are often served at festive or religious occasions.      Common flours used for laddu include gram flour (chickpea flour), wheat semolina and ground coconut. These are combined with sugar and other flavorings, cooked in ghee and molded into a ball shape. Some laddu recipes are prepared using Ayurvedic medicinal ingredients, including methi laddu, multigrain and resin laddu. Nuts such as pistachios and almonds are commonly stuffed into laddus.      Whole wheat ladoo as the name suggests are made from whole wheat ( Atta ).       PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 5 mins   Cooking time: 10 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -2 cups atta / whole wheat flour   -¾ to 1 cup sugar    -¼ cup solid ghee    -½ cup desiccated coconut    -¼ tsp cardamom powder or 3 elaichi   -½ cup raisins​   -½ cup cashews       STEPS:      1. Heat ¼ cup…
Score: 1.82

Vegetable Pakora

DESCRIPTION:      Pakora, also called pakoda, pakodi, or ponako, is a fried snack (fritter). It is found across the Indian subcontinent, especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Pakoras are usually served as a snack or appetiser. In Great Britain, pakoras are popular as a fast food snack, available in Indian and Pakistani restaurants. They are also often served with chai to guests arriving to attend Indian wedding ceremonies, and are usually complemented with tamarind chutney, brown sauce, or ketchup.      PREPERATION      Preperation time: 15 mins   Cooking time: 15 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -1 medium carrot cup julienned   -¼ cup capsicum julienned   -1 cup shredded cabbage   -1 medium onion thinly sliced   -5 to 6 french beans( slit and cut into 2     cm pieces )   -½ cup besan    -¼ cup rice flour    -salt as needed   -¼ to ½ tsp ajwain / carom seeds   -2 to 3 green chilies chopped    -handful of pudina or mint leaves   -1 tsp ginger garlic paste    -¼ to ½ tsp garam masala powder   -oil for…
Score: 1.8

Malpua

DESCRIPTION:      Malpua is a pancake served as a dessert or a snack, popular in India and Bangladesh. It is a very popular dish of Odisha and is also served to Lord Jagannath of Puri in his Sakala Dhupa (morning food served to the lord). Apart from other dishes like Pheni, Rabidi, Kheera sara and other cheese or chhena based items malpua is one of the most popular buyouts in the streets of Puri in Odisha. Malpuas are also prepared in Odia homes during Raja sankranti.      HISTORY:      Barley was the most prolific grain eaten by the arya of the Vedic period. One preparation was a sweet cake called apūpa, where barley flour was either fried in ghee or boiled in water, and then dipped in honey. Malpua preserves both the name and the essentials of this preparation.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 25 mins   Cooking time: 25 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -1 ¼ cup maida / plain flour    -2 green cardamoms   -1 tsp fennel/ saunf crushed   -½ cup milk   -¼ cup water + more water if needed   -Ghee or oil…
Score: 1.72

Ras malai

Ras malai or rossomalai is a dessert originating from the Indian subcontinent. The name ras malai comes from two words in Hindi: ras, meaning "juice", and malai, meaning "cream". It has been described as "a rich cheesecake without a crust". The sweet is of Bengali origin; according to K.C. Das Grandsons, it was invented by K.C. Das.      Ras malai consists of sugary white cream, or yellow-coloured (flattened) balls of chhana soaked in malai (clotted cream) flavoured with cardamom. It is cooked in sugar syrup and milk with saffron, pistachios and kheer as stuffing. Homemade ras malai is usually made from powdered milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder and oil, which are kneaded to form a dough, moulded into balls, and dropped into simmering milk cream.      PREPERATION      Preperation time: 2 mins   Cooking time: 10 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -12 rasgullas   -1 tin milk maid condensed milk    -2 cups milk   -⅛ Tsp. Green cardamom powder /     elaichi   -Few saffron strands   -Chopped Pistachios and…
Score: 1.65

Samosa

DESCRIPTION:      A samosa, samoosa, sambusa, or samboksa is a fried or baked dish with a savoury filling, such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils, macaroni, noodles, cheese, minced lamb or minced beef. Pine nuts can also be added. Its size and consistency may vary, but typically it is distinctly triangular or tetrahedral in shape. Indian samosas are usually vegetarian, and often accompanied by a mint chutney. Samosas are a popular entrée, appetizer or snack in the local cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Southwest Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa. Due to cultural diffusion and emigration from these areas, samosas in today's world are also prepared in other regions.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 15 mins   Cooking time: 25 mins      INGREDIENTS:      FOR THE DOUGH   -2 cups maida / plain flour   -¼ cup oil   -¼ cup + 2 tbsp water   -1 tsp ajwain / carom seeds   -¾ tsp salt      FOR THE…
Score: 1.63

Bread pakora

DESCRIPTION:      Bread pakora is an Indian fried snack (fritter). It is also known as bread bhaji . A common street food, it is made from bread slices, gram flour, and spices among other ingredients.      The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in spicy gram flour batter and frying them. It can also including a stuffing such as mashed potatoes. It can be deep-fried or pan-fried, and is served with chutneys or ketchup.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 15 mins   Cooking time: 15 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -6 slices of bread      FOR THE STUFFING      -1 ½ cups cubed potatoes    -Handful of green peas    -1 tbsp oil   -1 sprig curry leaves   -½ tsp mustard   -Pinch of hing   -2 green chilies chopped   -½ tsp ginger paste   -Few coriander leaves   -½ tsp red chili powder   -½ tsp garam masala   -Generous pinch of turmeric   -Salt as needed      FOR THE PAKORA BATTER      -¾ cup besan    -2 to 3 tbsps rice flour   -½ tsp red chili powder   -pinch of turmeric/ haldi   -Salt as needed   -½ to ¾ tsp…
Score: 1.54

Rajma

Rajma or Razma is a popular South Asian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with many Indian whole spices and usually served with rice. Although the kidney bean is not of South Asian origin, it is a part of regular diet in Northern India and Nepal. The dish developed after the red kidney bean was brought to South Asia from Mexico. Being a popular dish, it is prepared on important occasions. Rajma chawal, i.e. Rajma served with boiled rice, is a popular dish throughout northern India and Nepal.      The combination of Rajma and rice generally lists as a top favorite of North Indians and Nepalis. Rajma is prepared with onion, garlic and many spices in India, and it is one of the staple foods in Nepal. This dish is popular throughout the Indian subcontinent.      PREPERATION      Preperation time: 6 hrs   Cooking time: 40 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -1.5 tbsp ghee or oil   -½ tsp cumin   -1 tsp ginger garlic paste   -1 large onions chopped    -2 medium tomato chopped    -½ cup…
Score: 1.52

Suji Halva

DESCRIPTION:        Halva is any of various dense, sweet confections served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish diaspora.      Suji halva is slightly gelatinous and made from grain flour, typically semolina (suji- India). The primary ingredients are clarified butter (ghee), flour, and sugar.      Halva can be kept at room temperature with little risk of spoilage. However, during hot summer months, it is better kept refrigerated, as it can turn runny after several days.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 2 mins   Cooking time: 15 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -½ cup suji / rava / semolina   -½ cup sugar    -3 to 4 tbsp ghee   -1 ¼ cup water   -2 generous pinches of green cardamom -powder / elaichi   -8 to 10 cashew nuts   -8 to 10 raisins      STEPS:      1. Add half cup sugar to a pot.   2. Add 1 ¼ cup water to the pot. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Heat it up.   3. While…
Score: 1.48

Gajar ka halwa

DESCRIPTION:      Gajar ka halwa also known as gajrela or gajorer halwa, is a sweet dessert pudding originating from the Indian subcontinent, associated mainly with North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is made by placing grated carrot in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk and sugar and then cooking while stirring regularly. It is often served with a garnish of almonds and pistachios. The nuts and other items used are first sautéed in ghee, a South Asian clarified butter.      The dessert is a favourite all over Northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It is traditionally eaten during all of the festivals in India, mainly on the occasion of Diwali, Holi, Eid al-Fitr and Raksha Bandhan. It is served hot during the winter.      Nowadays, gajar ka halwa is a popular worldwide dessert with many variations such as red velvet halwa, carrot and beetroot halwa, and cheesy carrot halwa.      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 10 mins   Cooking time: 30 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -½ kg…
Score: 1.47

Dum Aloo

DESCRIPTION:      Dum Aloo/Alu Dum is a potato based dish, it is a part of the traditional Kashmiri Pandit cuisine, from the Kashmir Valley, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The potatoes, usually smaller ones, are first deep fried, then cooked slowly at low flame in a gravy with spices. Dum Aloo is a popular recipe cooked throughout India. In Bengal, it is a specialty dish eaten mostly with Luchi and is known as "Aloor dum".      PREPERATION:      Preperation time: 10 mins   Cooking time: 25 mins      INGREDIENTS:      -250 grams potatoes/25 small baby    potatoes   -¼ cup oil for frying   -1 cup cubed onions    -1 ripe medium tomato deseeded   -10 cashew nuts   -1 tbsp oil   -1 very small or half bay leaf   -1 green cardamom / elaichi   -1 slit green chilli   -1 tsp ginger garlic paste   -½ to ¾ tsp garam masala   -½ to ¾ tsp coriander powder   -½ to ¾ tsp kashmiri chilli powder   -salt as needed   -little turmeric powder   -3 tbsps thick curd / plain yogurt    -¼ tsp kasuri methi / dried fenugreek     l…
Score: 1.46