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Murmura Ladoo
Dessert, Festival, Sides, Snack, vegetarian

Murmura Ladoo

Murmura Ladoo or Kurmure Laddo are a crunchy, light delicious ladoo made with puffed rice or murmura or Kurmure. This recipe with minimal ingredients gets ready in minutes. I always get hungry when I am back from work. It is that time in between your dinner and it is clearly very late for snack. It […]

alu vadi
Main course, Sides, vegetarian

Alu Vadi

Alu Vadi a quintessential dish in Marathi Cuisine. A delightful combination of colocasia leaves and spiced gram flour, packed with flavours ranging from sweet to spicy to tangy which perfectly captures the true essence of Maharashtrian cuisine. It is steamed and pan fried snack made with chickpea flour or besan, this is a must try […]

Shengdana Chutney (Peanut Chutney)
Appetizers, Main course, Sides, vegetarian

Shengdana Chutney

Shengdana chutney aka peanut chutney– a classic Maharashtrian style chutney is spicy, piquant and nutty accompaniment to your every day menu. Make this no fuss and easy chutney that I am sure will tantalize your taste buds for sure. What is Shengdana Chutney? Shengdana is Peanut in Marathi. Made from roasted peanuts primarily, and a […]

Metkut
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Metkut

Metkut is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe. A perfect side dish and is consumed with garma garam bhaat ani sajuk tup (hot piping rice and ghee). If you are sick, recovering from fever or have an upset stomach and tired of eating the same dal rice then, you have to try Metkut. Of course, you can […]

Sides, Snack, vegetarian

Mokali Dal

Mokali dal is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe. It is very commonly distributed as ‘prasad’ on the day of Ganapati Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi. The word Mokali (Marathi word) means separated. In this recipe, soaked chana dal (split chickpeas) is grounded with green chillies, and later sauteed with tadka (tempering) and garnished. It is sauteed until all […]

Lasun - Khobra Chutney (Garlic- Dry coconut Chutney)
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Dry Coconut Garlic Chutney

The Dry Coconut Garlic Chutney(Lasun – Khobra chutney) is a staple in a Maharashtrian household. Lasun is garlic and khobra is coconut in Marathi Lasanchi chutney is a spicy and piquant chutney made in minutes and with just few ingredients. Whenever I am too tired to make veggie, this chutney has always come to my […]