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1.        Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food that most likely originated in Egypt and a form of street food . 2.        It is a deep-fried ball, doughnut, or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. 3.        It is commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as taboon; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way.  Ingredients: 1.        ½ Cup chickpea (soaked and water drained) 2.        1 Small size onion (roughly chopped) 3.         Few coriander leaves (chopped) 4.        3-4 Garlic pods 5.        1 tbsp  rice flour 6.        ¼  tsp cumin 7.    ...

Tip 1: Excess salt in biryani:  Suppose you find salt to be excess in biryani just add lemon juice to it and give a gentle mix. This mild sour taste will balance the excess salt. Ratio approx 1.5tsp of lemon juice for 1 ½ cup of rice. Tip 2: Less salt in biryani: Suppose you find salt to be less in biryani just mix required amount of salt in lemon juice and add it to the biryani and give a gentle mix. So that salt will evenly get added.   Ratio approx 1.5tsp of lemon juice for 1 ½ cup of rice. Tip 3: Soak chickpeas in hot water if you forget to soak it ahead of time. In this way, only 3 hours of soaking is needed. Tip 4: Do not wash the mushrooms with water as it will absorb the water . Clean it with a damp cloth instead. This way the preparations will not be soggy. Tip 5:   Remove oil residue from nonstick dosa tawa: Using a tissue clean the nonstick dosa tawa or paniyaram pan immediately after removing it from the stove th...

Ingredients: 1.       1 ¾  Cup of chickpeas/ chana (pressured cooked) 2.       2 Medium size onions (Finely chopped) 3.       2 Medium size tomatoes (Blanched & chopped) 4.       ½ tsp fennel seeds 5.       1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 6.       ½ tsp coriander powder 7.       ½ tsp turmeric powder 8.       1 tsp chilli powder 9.       ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder 10.   ½  tsp garam masala 11.   1 tbsp chana masala powder 12.   Salt to taste 13.   2 tbsp oil To know about the blanching process, please visit the below link. https://supriyalakshminarayanan.blogspot.com/2018/08/home-style-pav-bhaji.html For Making Chana Masala   1.       Heat a kadai ...

Ingredients: 1.    2 Cups wheat flour 2.    Some mint leaves, coriander leaves &1 green chilli (made as coarse paste) 3.    ¼ tsp turmeric 4.    ¼ tsp kashmiri chilli powder 5.    ½ tsp ajwain(palm-crushed) 6.    A pinch of garam masala 7.    Salt to taste 8.    Water as Required 9.     O il to fry & to roll poori For Making Masala Poori Dough   1. In a mixing bowl add   ·          2 Cups wheat flour ·          Some mint leaves, coriander leaves &1 green chilli (made as coarse paste) ·          ¼ tsp turmeric ·          ¼ tsp kashmiri chili powder ·          ½ tsp ajwain( hand-crushed ) ·        ...

Ingredients: 1.    2 cups of dosa batter 2.    1 Medium size tomato (finely chopped) 3.    10 nos. small onion (shallots) 4.    1 inch-sized ginger 5.    4 – 5 garlic pods 6.    3 red chillies 7.    ¼ tsp pepper 8.    ¼ tsp cumin seeds 9.    Salt to taste For Making Tomato Dosa Batter: 1. In a mixer jar, add ·    1 medium-size tomato (finely chopped) ·    10 nos.small onion (shallots) ·    1 inch ginger ·    4 – 5 garlic pods ·    3 red chillies ·    ¼ tsp pepper ·    ¼ cumin seeds                                   Grind it into fine paste. 2.    Add this paste to the dosa batter and mix it well...