Bajre ki Khichidi Aur Lassi In Haryana food is simple especially in the rural areas. The first meal of the day is lunch which is roti made from either bajra, wheat or gram with salt and green chillies. In the evening it’s the simple meal of khichri of bajra or rice and moong. In urban areas, however, breakfast is a common feature again roti from bajra and bejhar (gram and barley mixture)
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Corn Upit is my memory of childhood where my mom made it as a filling but healthy snack. As a child, I have stayed in rented places always. Pappa used to be transferred after every 3 years and we used to shift bases. I love that life too. It was new friends, new beginnings and
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I am happy to make chaat since all of us love chaats FIL included. When early in the morning I have to pack the kids tiffin she will be happy if I give her some chaat item. But then that is her breakfast and I want something reasonably healthy in her. Now the kid will
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With my FIL having problems with Diabetics we are more careful of his diet. More specifically he is much more acceptable to the changes we are making in his diet. He is no longer allowed the biscuits that he loves or the farsan and sev that he adores. There are more fruits  and vegetables in
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Since one-word Diabetics has caught up with me I plan to make Jowar Rava Upit/Upma for the Diabetics Awareness Campaign. Some 25 years ago it was something that my father-in law’s brother suffered from. He had a very controlled diet. Beyond that, it did not exist in my dictionary. Then in one health check-up my Father in
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For Ashadi Ekadashi, (For those who do not know on Ekdashi there is a fast observed.  Ekadashi comes every month so this is maintained every month. Ashadi Ekadashi comes in the Hindu month of Ashad and is considered very auspicious and a lot of people fast. Interested check here.) my father was home. He had
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Like I said my ideas for this edition of BM were zero.  Then thankfully I rang up Vaishali this is one of her suggestions. I must say that I have made this dal for the first time and I am tasting this dal after ages.. Now I have this dal written down somewhere I know
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School has re-opened and now there is one single tiffin to be packed. Thanks God it’s just one tiffin, but the little devil keeps changing her mind every minute. To get over this problem we have a timetable as to what I am to pack every day. So far so good, this once things have
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One of my non-blogger friends, Vidya Chitre, sorry Dr. Vidya Chitre had served us this lovely salad that goes well with a spicy pulao. She had made Prawns Khichidi her mom’s signature dish and what a yummy complement this salad is. I was so mesmerised by the tastes and memories that the khichidi  evoked that
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The moment I announce the making of fruit salad the girls disappear. The reason being they do not like a mixture of fruits in the custard or ice cream. Give them plain fruits and plain custard or ice cream and jelly separate they are willing to eat it. In fact they relish it! Not surprising
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