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   Aloo Gobi is a simple recipe that everyone will like. This recipe has been with me from my childhood. Aloo translates to potato and gobi translates to cauliflower in English. This spicy aloo gobi stir fry is one of the most famous dish in India.  This dish can be made in just 15 minutes and can serve upto 4 . Lets see how to make aloo gobi sabzi. Ingredients for Aloo Gobi  Potatoes - 2 nos. cut in cubes  Cauliflower - 1 cup  Oil - 3 to 4 tbsp  Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp  Red chilly - 2 nos.  Onion - 1 nos. finely chopped  Ginger Garlic paste - 3/4 tbsp  Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp  Chilly powder - 1 tsp  Coriander powder - 1 1/4 tbsp  Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp  Chopped Green chilly - 2 nos.  Tomato - 2 nos. medium sized and finely chopped  Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp  Chat masala - 1/2 tsp  Chopped Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup Salt - to taste Preparation Method Take a pan / fry pan and heat some oil. You ...

  A brief insight to the History of Phulka Chapati What is a Phulka chappatti or what is the difference between normal chapathi and Phulka chapati? Many people may have pondered about this question. In this blog I will try my best to alleviate all the lingering doubts you have. So lets see what a Phulka chapati is. According to renowned food historian K T Acharya in his book "A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food', Chapati is a "thin 20 cm circlet of wheat dough, rolled out after thorough kneading and resting, and then dry-roasted on a slightly concave iron griddle, the thava. It can then be puffed out by brief contact with live coals to yield a phulka. Both are major ways in which wheat is consumed in India." But to us a Phulka chapathi is a dish which is very nice and tasty, puffs up due to accumulation of steam inside and very delicious when eaten immediately with sabzis or curry. The major difference between phulka and normal is that one puffs up and tastes ve...

  There are  3 main ingredients to a Complete Vada Pav . One is  Vada  which includes both stuffing and its batter. The next one is a  Pav / bread . You can either buy it or make at home. The last one is  Red chutney  which completes the dish. It is spicy flavoured and can be made easily in just 5 minutes. With all these ingredients you can eat an  authentic Mumbai style Vada Pav , Mumbai’s favourite dish. Ingredients for Vada’s Stuffing Potato - 2 nos. Big sized Onion - 1 medium sized finely chopped Garlic - 7 to 8 cloves Ginger - 1/2 inch Curry leaves - to taste Green chilly - 5 to 6 salt - to taste Chilly power - 1/2 tsp Chat masala - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Ingredients for Vada Batter Gram flour - 1 cup Salt - to taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Chilly powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 1/8 tsp Water - A little for medium thick conistency Red Chutney Ingredients Garlic - 6 to 7 cloves Chilly...