Major Mitali Madhumita of the Indian Army’s Education Corps became the first woman officer to be awarded the gallantry medal for her brave action overseas. Madhumita was leading the army’s English Language Training Team in Kabul when the...
The last of the mangoes – with mango season on its way out here is a delectable mangoey dish that leaves a lingering taste of the golden fruit: PURI ~ AAMRAS: 6 ripe mangoes. 3 tbsps. sugar 2 pinches of salt 1/2 cup water Put all the...
MANGO LASSI – simplest to make and heavenly taste. Ingredients. 2 large sweet mangoes, chopped. Plain curd – 500 gms. Sugar – 2 tbsps. Milkmaid – 1/4 tin Crushed ice – 2 cups Water – 1 cup or as per preferred...
WATERMELON CRUSH: for everyone who’s on a liquid diet tomorrow and for everyone who isn’t! Ingredients: Watermelon (cut and sliced) – 2 cups Ginger (peeled and sliced) – 1 tsp Sugar – 2 tsp a few drops of lime juice a...
Ingredients: 8 slices of Bread (sides cut off) 3 Eggs 1 cup Milk 1/2 teaspoon ground Cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 tsp. Sugar Salt to taste ( about 1/2 tsp) Oil for frying (about 100 ml) Procedure: Beat the eggs...
JHATPAT SHAHI TUKDA: For the ‘Shahenshahs’ of the day … our precious brothers … Ingredients *For the base: 4 pcs of bread with their sides cut ( you can cut them into triangles too) 2 tbsps. ghee Fry the bread pieces in ghee...
Terms: PEJA – the water in which rice is cooked. This water is to be collected in a vessel and stored in a fridge until it is cooked. TORANI – cooked rice is kept in a bowl of water for about 8 hours or overnight. In summer it should be...
Ingredients: – Medium crabs: 4 nos. – Onion: 2 large (grated) – Garlic paste – 1 tbsp. – Ginger paste – 1 tbsp. – Tomato puree – 2 tbsp. – Red chilli paste – 1/2 tsp. – Coconut milk...
Ingredients for Kachori: Green peas: 2 cups Refined Flour (Maida): 3 cups Green Chilies: 2 Ginger: 1″ piece Coriander leaves (chopped): 2 tbsp Asafoetida: a pinch Cumin seeds (coarsely ground): 1 tsp Peppercorns (freshly ground): 1 tsp Salt to taste...
Ingredients: Chhena or home-made paneer: 300 gm Maida : 1 tbsp Kishmish : a handful Shredded processed cheese: 1 tbsp Onion paste : 1 tbsp Ginger paste : 1 tbsp Garam masala powder: 1 tsp Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Cumin...
