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Assalamo alykum and hope the ibadat is in full swing for this last Ashra.   Tomorrow I am traveling back to  India  for  Eid. But I wanted to leave you all with the dishes you can prepare for Eid. Here is my round up of delicious Eid recipes.

For us Indians Eid  is never complete without Sheer Khurma .Another dish prepared along with Sheer Khurma is Sevaiyon ka Muzzafar. These two dishes are the highlight of Eid. The other desserts can also be a delicious addition to the eid party menu

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Chilkewali Mung Dal ke Vade- Split Mung bean Fritters are delicious fried snack. It’s crunchy , spicy and tasty snack and one of the favorites item to make for Iftar.

During Ramadan,  different types of pakora or bade are must have for iftar. I have been asked many times what is the difference between pakora and vada. Now the major difference is that pakora is prepared from a powdered form of chana dal. Called besan or gram flour. While vade is prepared from dal itself. Soaked and later grounded coarsely. The recipe to prepare pakora and vade is also quite different. Continue reading →

Badshah Pasand – Double ka Meetha  is a most simpler version of Shahi tukda you will come across. Prepared in under 10  minutes this recipe is a keeper for hasty days.

In my initial days of marriage K used to tease me by asking if you know how to make this and that. He would often give regional names to the dishes I knew to confuse me.  Being from Gujarat with influence of northern indian indian cuisine, there was loads of language differences. And dishes including various things had different names from what we use. This Badshah Pasand had become a huge headache , I would say  for me. Until I decided to unravel it’s mystery by calling my ma in law.

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