Category: Traditional Recipes

A bunch of traditional recipes compiled in one place.

Ingredients, Healthy Recipes, Traditional Recipes, Vegetables

Jowar Kothimbir Wadi: A millet twist to a classic recipe

millet

Kothimbir Wadi is a Maharashtrian delicacy made from fresh coriander and besan (gram flour).It is consumed in steamed, shallow-fried, baked, or deep-fried form with food and even as a snack.

Ingredients, Breakfast recipes, Gluten Free, Healthy Recipes, Recipes, Traditional Recipes

Poha/Rice Flakes: Types, availability, and recipe.

red poha

Ask a Maharashtrian what’s for breakfast and you will usually get to hear its-Pohe ( Pohe is a traditional breakfast recipe made with poha/Flattened rice).

Ingredients, Breakfast recipes, Traditional Recipes

Why and How is Foxtail millet a great addition to your daily diet?

foxtail

 Foxtail millets have been used from ancient times in India but I hadn’t heard of it until a while back. A couple of months back while discussing food and food ingredients the topic had suddenly turned to millets. But the one millet that caught my attention was the foxtail millet. Yes, it was the name …

Traditional Recipes

Tangy and Spicy Kairi- A quick raw mango delicacy.

As a kid when it was summer a long visit to my grandma’s house was a must. She prepared fabulous dishes ( I loved her food so I don’t mind calling myself biased ). One of my favourite dishes during summer was the tangy and spicy Kairi/raw mango gravy.

Traditional Recipes

Shirvale- The healthy Steamed Noodles from Maharashtra

shirvale

Shirvale is a traditional recipe made in the Kokan villages (Maharastra, India) with Rice / Ragi or  Nachni(finger millet) flour and served with sweetened coconut milk. It is one tedious recipe. Mainly made for special occasions.