Baked Pakodas

बेक्ड पकोडे

Ingredients:

• Maida: 3/4 Cup
• Besan : 1/4 Cup
• Wheat Flour: 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Capsicum: 1/3 Cup
• Finely Chopped Red Capsicum: 1/3 Cup
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1/3 Cup
• Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp
• Oil: 2 tsp
• Baking Soda: 1 and Half tsp
• Baking Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Yogurt: 1/3 Cup
• Milk: 1/3 Cup
• Finely Chopped Coriander: 1/4 Cup
• Salt and Red Chili Powder As Per Taste

Procedure:

• Preheat oven at 400 F. Keep parchment paper on baking sheet.
• Heat oil in one kadhai. Then add chopped onion, capsicum, garam masala and salt. Cook it for 4-5 minutes. Let it cool.
• Then add all flours, baking soda, baking powder, red chili powder and salt in a mixing bowl. 
• Add cooked capsicum in flour bowl. Mix it very well.
• Then add yogurt and milk slowly to form a sticky dough.
• With the help of spoon drop dough on to baking sheet.
• Spray cooking oil on uncooked pakodas.
• Place it in oven and reduce the heat to 350 F. Cook these pakodas till they become golden brown. 
• Serve these warm pakodas with any chutney or sauce or ketchup. 

Adapted From: Madhuram

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Eggless Scones

स्कोनस
Ingredients:

• Self Rising Flour: 2 Cups
• Soften Butter: 3/4 Cup
• Sugar: 1 Cup (Depending on your taste)
• Ground Almonds: 1/2 Cup
• Raisins: 1/4 Cup
• Warm Milk: 3/4 Cup
• Dahi / Curd / Yogurt: 2 tbsp
• Pinch of Salt

Procedure: 

• Preheat oven for 350 F.
• Mix flour and butter in a large mixing bowl.
• Then add sugar, almonds and raisins and mix well.
• In another bowl mix milk and yogurt.
• Then add milk - yogurt mixture in flour slowly and mix well to form a soft dough.
• Shape this dough as you wish and place these scones in a baking tray. 
• Bake these scones for 20 - 25 min until they become golden.
• Serve these warm scones with any Jam or Jelly.

Source - Monsoon Spices

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Broccoli Upama

 ब्रोकोली उपमा 

Ingredients:

• Finely Chopped Broccoli in Food Processor :  2 Cups
• Boiled Eggs: 2
• Dalia (Broken Wheat): 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies: As Per Taste
• Finely Grated Ginger: 1 tsp
• Cumin and Mustard Seeds: 1 tsp
• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Cumin, Coriander Powder and Salt : As Per Taste

Procedure:

• First of all in one pot keep broken wheat to cook.
• Remove yellow bulk of egg and cut white part into small pieces.
• Heat oil in one kadhai and  give tadaka of cumin seeds, mustard seeds and green chillies. 
• Then add onion and fry until brown.
• Then add ginger and fry for a minute. 
• Add food processed broccoli and small amount of salt. Mix well, cover it and cook it for 4-5 minutes. 
• Then add broken wheat, eggs, cumin - coriander powder and salt. Mix it very well and cook it for another 4-5 minutes.
• Your upama is ready to eat. You can eat this upama as other upama. If you want you can eat this upama in boiled eggs. Cut boiled eggs into half. Remove yellow bulk and put upama into white egg and top with ketchup. You can serve broccoli upama like this in party too.

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Hummus (Chickpea Spread) For T & T

I wanted to try hummus at home from long time but I didn't get time but today for Tried and Tasted I tried it and it came out yummy. Thanks Wandering Chopsticks for sharing this easy and delicious recipe. Thanks Zlamushka of Zlamushka's Spicy Kitchen for starting this wonderful event.

Ingredients:

• Chickpeas: 1 15 oz Can or 1 Cup soaked overnight and cooked
• Cumin Seeds: 1/2 tsp
• Sesame Seeds: 1 tbsp
• Garlic Cloves: 2
• Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp
• Mint Leaves: 2-3 (Optional)
• Salt to Taste
• Olive Oil : 1 tbsp
• Red Pepper Powder For Garnishing

Procedure:

• In a food processor mix all ingredients and process till fine paste. Make a fine paste of all ingredients in the food processor.
• Serve this hummus in a dipping bowl or spread on crackers, pita bread. You can use this spread in different sandwiches or you can make just hummus sandwich. This hummus is perfect for kids for a snack time with crackers, raw vegetables.

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Methi Pakoda (Methi Fritters)

Ingredients:

• Finely Chopped Methi Leaves: 2 Cups
• Besan Flour (Chickpea Flour): 2 Cups
• Butter Milk: 1 Cup
• Roasted Sesame Seeds: 2 tbsp
• Roasted Dry Shredded Coconut: 1 tbsp
• Roasted Crushed Peanuts: 2 tbsp
• Crushed Black pepper As Per Taste
• Red Chili Powder, Salt, Sugar To Taste
• Hing (Asafoetida) : 2 Pinches
• Baking Soda: 3 Pinches
• Oil For Frying

Procedure:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together very well.
• Then add buttermilk small amount at a time in this mixture. Mix everything well.
• The batter should not be very thick or very watery.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and add 2 tsp of hot oil in a batter and mix this batter very well.
• Slowly add 1 tbsp of batter in a oil. You can make 4-5 pakodas at a time depending upon size of kadai.
• Fry these pakodas till golden brown.
• Serve these hot pakodas with any kind or chutney or sauce.

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Eggless Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients: For 12 Muffins

• All Purpose Flour: 2 Cups
• Baking Soda: 1 & 1/2 tsp
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
• Sugar: 1 Cup
• Milk: 1 Cup
• Oil: 1/3 Cup
• Vinegar: 1 tbsp
• Fresh Bluberries: 1 & 1/2 Cups

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a muffin pan with liners.
2. Mix flour, salt and baking soda very well.
3. In a bowl mix sugar, milk, oil, vinegar very well.
4. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
5. Add blueberries and gently mix them in batter.
6. Fill muffin pan 3/4 and bake it for 20 to 25 min. until golden brown.
7. Let sit in pan for 5 mins before removing to cooling rack.
8. Enjoy these muffins anytime of the day.

Source - Madhuram

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Varai Batata Vada (Swang Rice & Potato Vada)

Ingredients:

• Cooked Varai/ Sauri/ Swang Rice: 2 Cups
• Boiled Mashed Potatoes: 2 Cups
• Coarse Powder of Roasted Peanuts: 1 Cup
• Coarsely Crushed Cumin Seeds: 2 tbsp
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies: As per Taste
• Lemon Juice: 2 tbsp
• Salt To Taste
• Oil for Frying

Procedure:

• Mix all ingredients (except oil) very well and make a nice dough.
• Divide this dough into lemon size balls and press each ball in between palms.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry these balls into oil till they become golden brown.
• Serve these vadas with any kind of chutney or sambar or ketchup.

Source: My Friend SBK

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Eggless Savory Cookies

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour: 1 Cup
• Softened Butter: 1/4 th Cup
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chilli: 7-8
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 Cup
• Cumin Seeds: 2 tsp
• Ajwain Seeds: 2 tsp
• Baking Soda: 2 Pinches
• Salt and Chilli Powder To Taste

Procedure:

1. Mix all ingredients very well and make a smooth dough by adding small amount of water at a time.
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degree F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into walnut sized balls or drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
4. Enjoy these cookies when ever you want.

Source: Ashwini

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Fruit Custard

Ingredients:

• Milk: 3 Cups
• Custard Powder: 2tbsp
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup (or More)
• Grapes: 1 Cup
• Diced Apples: 1 Cup
• Diced Mango: 1 Cup
• Diced Banana: 1 Cup
• Oranges: 1 Cup

Procedure:

1. In small bowl take half cup of milk and add custard powder. Mix it well to form a fine paste.
2. Pour remaining milk in a heavy bottom sauce pan. Boil this milk. Then add sugar.
3. While stirring milk continuously add custard powder paste in milk . Keep cooking and stirring this mixture till it gets semi thick liquid consistency.
4. Let it cool to room temperature.
5. Then add chopped fruits. You can use fruits of your own choice. Mix well.
   
6. Keep this custard in a freeze for at least half hour.
7. Serve this cold fruit custard any time of the day.
   

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Bread Upma

Ingredients:

• Bread Slices: 5-6
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1 Cup
• Coarsely Grated Carrot: 1/2 Cup
• Frozen Peas: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies: 3-4
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1/2 Cup
• Curry Leaves: 4-5
• Mustard Seeds: 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder: 2-3 Pinch
• Lemon Juice to Taste
• Salt to Taste
• Oil: 1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Cut bread slices in to cubes.
2. Heat oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When they stop popping add green chillies. Fry green chillies for 1 minute. Then add onion. Cook onion till they become golden brown.
3. Then add turmeric powder, carrots and green peas. Cook them for 2-3 minutes.
4. Then add bread cubes and salt. Mix everything well. If bread is little bit dry sprinkle some water or milk. Add lemon juice and mix again. Cover this kadhai with lid and cook for 4-5 minutes. Stir it once in between.
5. Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

Tomorrow is last date of 'Comfort Food for Illness' event so hurry up.

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Mango Salsa

I adapted this recipe from Indira of Mahanadi for Neha's MBP: Mango Masti event.

Ingredients:

• Small Cubes of Riped Mangoes: 2 Cup
• Corn Kernels: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Tomato: 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Coriander: 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Jalapeno: To Taste
• Lime Juice: 1 & 1/2 tbsp
• Finely Grated Ginger To Taste
• Salt To Taste

Procedure:

1. Cook corn kernels in the microwave for 2 minutes.
2. Then mix all ingredients very well.
3. If you want you can serve this salsa at room temperature or chilled.
4. Serve this healthy & tasty salsa with tortilla chips or eat with spoon like salad.

This is my entry for Neha's MBP: Mango Masti started by Coffee, Mahima's 15 minutes Cooking, Preeti's Festive Food: Summer Treat events.

Chakolya

Ingredients:

• Wheat Flour: 1 Cup
• Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Ajwain (Carom Seeds): 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder: To Taste
• Coarse Coriander and Cumin Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Finely Chopped Onion: 2 Cups
• Finely Chopped Tomato: 1 Cup
• Coarse Ginger, Garlic & Green Chilli Paste: To Taste
• Coarse Roasted Peanuts Powder: 2 tbsp
• Curry Leaves: 5-6
• Cumin and Mustard Seeds: 1 tsp
• Tamarind Paste or Lemon Juice: 1/2 tbsp
• Finely Chopped Coriander for Garnishing
• Salt to Taste
• Ghee or Oil: 1-2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Mix flour, turmeric powder, ajwain (carom seeds), red chilli powder, coriander - cumin powder, salt very well and knead the dough of this by adding water and some oil. Keep this dough aside for at least 15-20 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add cumin, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When they stop popping add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste. Fry for a minute. Then add chopped onions. Cook them till they become golden brown. Then add tomato and cook them till become soft. Then add cumin - coriander powder, turmeric powder and little bit red chilli powder. Mix well and cook for a minute. Then add tamarind paste, 4-5 cups of water and salt to taste. Bring it to boil.
3. In mean while make small balls of dough and roll them just like chapati / roti. With the help of knife or pizza cutter cut this roti into square or diamond shape.
4. Place these squares carefully into boiling mixture. Add peanut powder, cover the pot with lid. Cook for 10 - 15 mins on low flame. Adjust water according to desire consistency.
5. Garnish with coriander. Serve these hot chakolya with 1/2 tsp of ghee on it.

This is my entry for my Comfort Food for Illness event. 15 days remain to this event so share your favorite comfort food with all.

Colorful Idiyappams

Ingredients:

• Rice Flour
• Raagi Flour
• Tomato Puree
• Spinach Puree
• Turmeric Powder
• Ajwain Seeds (Caraway Seeds)
• Salt to Taste
• Red Chili Powder to Taste

Procedure:

1. For green idiyappams add rice flour, ajwain, salt, red chili powder and spinach puree. Mix it well and make a dough of it. If required add some water.
2. For pink idiyappams follow the same step just instead of spinach puree use tomato puree.
3. For yellow idiyappams follow the same step just instead of any puree add turmeric powder.
4. For brown idiyappams add raagi flour, ajwain, salt, red chili powder and make a dough.
5. Take a part of the dough and put it into the idiyappam presser or chakali press and press it into previously greased idli plates or any plate with moist cloth on it.
6. Steam them in idli maker or any steamer for 10 minutes.
7. Serve these colorful idiyappams with any sauce, chutney or any curry. I am sure your kids will love this colorful treat.

This is my entry for my CFK:Rice event brainchild of Sharmi of Neivedyam.

Kothimbir Wadi (Steamed and Fried Coriander Squares)

Ingredients:

• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves and Young Stems : 2 Cups
• Besan or Chickpea Flour: 1 Cup
• Rice Flour: 1 Cup
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies: To Taste
• Red Chilli Powder: To Taste
• Coarse Powder of Almonds & Cashews: 2 tbsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste: 2 tsp
• Garam Masala: 2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Roasted Sesame Seeds: 1 tbsp
• Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp
• Salt to Taste
• Oil for Frying

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients except oil and both flours very well and keep aside for 10 minutes.
2. Then add both flours, mix well. Add little water at a time and mix everything to form a nice dough just like chapati dough.
3. Make 3 balls of this dough. Roll each ball into cylindrical shape of 1 inch width.
4. Grease steamer plate with oil or place wet cloth on rice cooker steamer. Place dough on this plate and cook them for 20 to 25 minutes. Insert toothpick in the dough, it should come clean.
5. Let it cool for a while. Cut cylindrical dough in half inch discs. You can eat these like this or if you want you can shallow fry or deep fry them.
6. Heat some oil in pan and shallow fry wadis till they become golden brown. Once they start becoming brown sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds.
7. Serve these hot with any kind of chutney or sauce or you can eat just like that.
   

This is my entry for Cilantro's JFI-Cilantro event started by Indira of Mahanandi.

Idli (Steamed Rice and Lentil Cakes)

Ingredients:

• Idli Rice or Any Rice: 2 Cups
• Urad Daal (Black Gram Daal): 1 Cup
• Fenugreek seeds: 1 tsp
• Salt To Taste
• Oil
  

Procedure:

• Wash rice couple of times and soak in sufficient amount of water for at least 7 hrs.
• Wash daal couple of times and soak in sufficient amount of water for at least 7 hrs. Also soak fenugreek seeds in some water or you can soak them with rice or daal.
• Grind daal until smooth and fluffy, adding just the required amount of water to grind into a smooth paste.
• Grind the rice and fenugreek seeds into a smooth paste, adding just the required amount of water to grind into a smooth paste.
• Combine both batters in a large container as batter will increase in volume after fermentation. Add salt to taste and set aside for at least 12 hours or until the batter ferments.
• Grease idli mold with oil. Pour batter in molds and place these molds in idli cooker or steamer or in pressure cooker. If you are using pressure cooker don't put weight.
• Cook these idlis for about 15 minutes. When you insert a tooth pick/clean knife into the steamed idlis it should come out clean.
• Allow them to cool for 5 minutes. Then remove idlis from molds.
• Serve hot with chutney or sambar.
  

Notes:

• Instead of rice you can use idli rava.
• Best way to ferment this batter in winter is in oven. Preheat oven on low temperature for 5 minutes and place batter container in the oven and start the light of oven and close the door.
• If you don't have oven place container in a warm place and cover container with warm blanket.
  

This is my entry for my CFK:Rice event brainchild of Sharmi of Neivedyam

Eggless Apple Muffins

Makes: 12 Muffins

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour: 2 Cups
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup or little bit more
• Baking Powder: 2 & 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon Powder: 1 tsp
• Medium Apples: 2
• Vegetable Oil: 1/2 Cup
• Sour Cream: 1/2 Cup
• Apple Sauce: 1/2 Cup
• Black Raisins: 2 tbsp
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
  

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with liners.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon powder very well.
3. Peel, core and cut apples in small pieces. If you want you can coarsely grate apples.
4. In medium bowl combine oil, sour cream and apple sauce.
5. Add dry ingredients, raisins and apples and stir to combine. Mix well everything.
6. Fill the muffin pan 3/4 and bake it for 20-25 mins until golden brown.
7. Let sit in pans for 2 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Enjoy these muffins anytime.

Recipe Source: Baking Bits

Badam Pedas (Almond Pedas)

Ingredients:

• Almonds: 1 Cup
• Splenda Sugar: 1/2 Cup (Regular Powder Sugar: 1 Cup)
• Milk Powder: 1/2 Cup
• Ghee (Clarified Butter): 2 tbsp
• Milk: 3/4 Cup
• Cardamom Powder: Pinch
• Pink Color: 2 Drops

Procedure:

1. Soak almonds in a hot water for at least half an hour.
2. Peel the skin of almonds. Using milk blend almonds into fine paste. Use more milk if needed.
3. Add sugar, milk powder and blend the paste again.
4. Heat ghee in a non stick pan. Add almond paste and cook on medium heat. Don't forget to stir in between.
5. Cook this mixture till mixture starts leaving sides of pan.
6. Add cardamom powder, color and mix well. Remove pan from the heat.
7. Whip the batter using a spatula in a circular motion for about 2-3 minutes.
8. Allow it to cool.
9. Shape the mixture into small balls. Decorate pedas with toothpick.
   

With these sweet pedas I would like to wish everybody Happy Gudi Padwa !! Happy Ugadi !! May this new year will bring you all success.

This is my entry for Priya's FIC: Pink event started by Harini and JZ's Let's Go Nuts: Almonds event started by Aquadaze of Served with Love

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Cucumber Wheat Dosa

काकडीचा डोसा

Ingredients:

• Wheat Flour: 1 Cup
• Rice Flour: 1/4 Cup
• Fine Rava / Sooji : 1/4 Cup
• Cucumber Cubes with Skin: 2 Cups
• Green Chillies: 2
• Salt to Taste
• Oil

Procedure:

1. Make a smooth paste of cucumber and green chillies in a grinder.
2. Then add all flours, rava, salt to cucumber paste. Mix everything very well with spoon or you can blend it with blender. If needed add some water.
3. Heat one non stick griddle. Pour a small ladle of batter in the center, and spread out in circular motion till you get a thin layer. Drizzle some oil on and around the dosa.
4. Cook these till it starts become brown then remove from griddle.
5. Serve these lovely dosas with any chutney or sauce or potato sabji.

This is my entry to

1. Neha's AFAM: Cucumber event started by Maheshwari of Beyond The Ususal.
2. Roma's JFI: Wheat event started by Indira of Mahanandi.

Eggless Banana Muffins

I adopted this recipe from Suganya of Tasty Palettes. for Curry Leaf's Tried and Tasted event. I made these muffins eggless and added almonds instead of walnuts.

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour (Maida): 1 Cup
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup
• Baking Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Baking Soda: 1 tsp
• Salt: Pinch
• Oil: 1/4 Cup
• Low Fat Milk: 1/4 Cup
• Mashed Banana: 1
• Chopped Almonds: 1/4 Cup

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a muffin pan with liners.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar,baking soda very well.
3. In a separate bowl mix milk, oil.
4. Now add milk mixture into dry mixture and mix well till all ingredients get well combined.
5. Add almonds, banana and mix well again.
6. Fill the muffin pan 3/4 and bake it for 12-15 mins until golden brown.

This is my entry for

1. Curry leaf's Tried & T asted - Tasty Palettes event started by Zlamushka.
2. My Recipes For Rest of Us: Picnic Eats event started by Ramki of One Page Cookbooks.
3. PJ's Tasty Bites for Toddlers event.
4. Lakshmi's SWE: Meals on Wheels event.
5. Ashwini's MBP: Snacks & Savouries event started by Coffee of spice cafe.
6. JZ's Let's Go Nuts: Almonds event started by Aquadaze of Served with Love.

Now it's award time. JZ of Tasty Treats gave me 7 different awards - Triple Award, The Adorable Blog Award, The Amazing Blog, Good Chat Blog award,One Lovely Blog Award, You are a Sweetheart, Friends. I am very honoured by getting all these awards from you JZ. Thank you very much for all these awards.

Rice Dhokla

I adapted this recipe from Anupama. This Dhokla little bit tastes like Idli but little bit sour than idli. As I did not make any changes I am giving recipe as it is.

Ingredients:

• Rice: 1 Cup
• Urad Dal: 1/4 Cup
• Sour Curd: 1 Cup
• Coarsely Ground Paper: As per Taste
• Salt To Taste
• Sugar To Taste
• Eno Fruit Salt : 1 tsp

For Tempering:

• Oil: 3 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds: 2 tsp
• Fresh Curry Leaves: 7-8
• Small Pinch of Turmeric Powder

Procedure:

1. Soak the rice and dal together for atleast 4-5 hours. After 4-5 hours grind the rice and dal to a fine paste. Leave this mixture for another 4-5 hours in a warm place. It does not need to ferment like the idli batter.
2. After 4-5 hours add curd, salt, sugar and pepper to the batter, and mix well. Add just enough water to get a smooth batter .
3. Oil a thali or dhokla stand . Add Eno Fruit salt to the batter . Mix well and immediately pour the batter into the Thali or Dhokla Mold.
4. Steam for 8 to 10 mins. Then let it cool for a while.
5. Prepare a tempering by adding mustard seeds and curry leaves to hot oil and spoon this over each piece of dhokla .
6. You can eat this dhokla with mint chutney or tamarind chutney anytime of the day.

I am sending this entry to MBP: Kids Food , MBP: Snacks & Savouries . Three cheers for Coffee who started this wonderful event.

With this nice snack I am wishing all my readers Happy Women's Day !! Enjoy your day.

Sweet Suparna of Food Fascination and Varunavi of My Kitchen's Aroma gave me this wonderful 'Friends' award. Thank you very much Suparan and Varunavi for this wonderful award. You both made my day.

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I would like to present this award to 8 fellow-bloggers who have always encouraged me through their comments and suggestions and request them to forward the chain.
Priya, Asha , vidhas, Uma , Usha , Neha , Vanamala , Vidhya

Enjoy these awards & Women's Day !!