Raita is a condiment in Indian cuisine made of dahi (yogurt, often referred to as curd) together with raw or cooked vegetables, more seldom fruit, or in the case of boondi raita, with fried droplets of batter made from besan.The yogurt may be seasoned with coriander roasted cumin seeds, mint, red chilli Powder, chaat masala and other herbs and spices.Raw ginger and garlic paste, green chilli paste, and sometimes mustard pasteContinue reading “Gastronomical Lauki Raita”
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Banana Cake
Cake is a form of sweet food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custard and pies. Cake is often served asContinue reading “Banana Cake”
Tahri
Tahri (also tehri, tehari or tayari) is a yellow rice dish in Awadhi cuisine. Spices are added to plain cooked rice for flavor and colour. In one version of Tehri, potatoes are added to the rice. This dish is most popular in Hyderabad Tehri and tehari are variants on the name given to the vegetarian version of biryani. Tehri became more popular during the Second World War when meatContinue reading “Tahri”