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This is the last post for the Indian Food Odyssey and I wanted to finish this journey with a sweet recipe.West Bengal is in the eastern region and its the 4th most populous state. Bengali cuisine is famous for its sweet and the first thing come in my mind is rasagullas and rasamalai.I am an ardent fan of Bengali sweets. Though I make rasmlai and rasgulla often somehow I couldn't post it for.,so I planned to post  for this BM. As soon as I got mawa/khoya to make gulab jamuns for my son's class party,I changed my mind to make this Lavanga latika which I wanted to try since a long time. I slighly tweaked the original recipe and made according to my family taste.Here goes the recipe............................. Basic Information Recipe Source   Sanolirecipes Preparation Time 20-25 minutes Cooking Time 30 minutes Makes 10-12 Ingredients For the dough/outer covering Ingredient Quantity All puropse flour/maida 1 cup Melted butter/vennai 3...

After a visit to UP,our next visit is to a pilgrimage state Uttarakhand,formerly Uttranchal.This state is referred as 'Land of Gods' and this is the 27 th state carved out of Himalayan and adjoining northwestern districts of UttarPradesh. The state is divided into two divisions Gharwal and Kumaon and the Hindu pilgrimage such as Kedarinath,Badrinath,Rishikesh are the most important places of this state. The cuisine of Uttranchal is simple yet healthy and nutritious,mostof the Uttranchal residents prefer vegetarian meal. Coming to the recipe,the aloo tamatar ka jhol is a simple potato curry tastes awesome with the mandua ki roti,a flat bread with finger millet flour. As finger millet is a gluten free grain ,its bit difficult to roll into a thin roti,this roti tastes great when it is served right from the pan.Now off to the recipes......................... Aloo Tamatar Ka Jhol Basic Information Recipe Source   Eutaranchal Preparation Time 15 minu...

After a journey to northeastern state Tripura,we are in Uttarpradesh located in northern India.The state is bordered by Rajasthan,Haryana and Delhi.Lucknow is the capital and Kanpur is the commercial city and largest city of UP. Awadhi and Mughalai cuisine are the two major cuisines of the state which has both veg and non-veg.UP cuisine has Mughalai influence and Lucknow is famous for its Nawabi dishes such as meat kebabs and biriyani. Banaras is a city popular for saree and kachoris,chaats.Coming to the recipe the banarasi kachori resembles poori and the potato curry is a simple and flavorful,tangy dish.Off to the recipe................................... Basic Information Recipe Source   Banaraskakhana Preparation Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Makes 8-10 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Wheat flour/gothumai maavu 1 cup Urad dhalflour/ulutham maavu 1/3 cup Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2 tsp Carom seeds/omam 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Oil for fry...

Tiripura is one of the north eastern state,third smallest state in the country,bordered by Bangaladesh,Assam and Mizoram. Like other NE states Tiripura cuisine is predominantly non-vegetarian and hard to find vegetarian recipes.They use lot of dried and fermented fish in their cooking. Coming to the recipe its a chutneymade with berma(dried fish),but I skipped adding the berma and made this one.Its a regular chutney what we make in South Indian Cuisine but in a slightly different way. The chutney came out super spicy and I accompanied with idlys.Off to the recipe....................... Basic Information Recipe Source   Tirupura society Preparation Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 25 minutes Serves 3 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Onion(chopped) 2 (medium size) Garlic/poondu(chopped) 6-7 cloves Tomato(chopped) 2 (medium size) Redchilly/varamilagai 7-8 Salt 1 tsp Oil 2 tbs Coriander leaves 2 tbs(chopped) Method Soak the red chillies in h...

In our food odyssey journey we are stopping at Tamilnadu,my native state.The Tamilnadu cuisine is famous for its distinct flavors and each district and community has its own signature recipes. The food culture varies from district to district and Thalavaalaillai Sappadu/virundhu is famous all over Tamilandu and food is served in an order with so many delicacies. As my grandparents are from different districts,(kongunadu,chettinadu,tiruvarur)the food in my house is a mixed of all the districts. Today's spread is one what we make it Tamil New Year and the specialty of this spread is,it has all the six tastes served along with mukkani(three fruits-Mango,banana,jack fruits). The six tastes are 1.Innipu - sweet -Jaggery 2.Pulipu - sour -Mango,Tamarind 3.Kasappu - bitter-Bittergourd 4.Uvarpu - salty-Salt 5.Thuvarpu-tart/astringent- Raw banana 6.Kaarpu/karam-spicy-Red and green chilly As I made this on new year day which was a weekday here I couldn't take the st...