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We Oriyas love our fish. There are so many different fishes available in market and so many different ways to cook them. Here is one which is very common in our household, rohi (Rohu) macha tarkari. Ingredients: Rohi Macha: 1 whole fish cut into thin slices Potato: 1 large cut into 8 pieces Ginger-Garlic Paste: 2 tsp Tomato: 1 large finely chopped Onion: 1 medium finely chopped Cumin Powder: 1 tsp Coriander Powder: 1tsp Chilli Powder: 1-2 tsp Turmeric Powder: 2 tsp Salt : as per taste Oil: 3tsp Coriander Leaves: 1 tsp chopped for garnish. Procedure: Wash and clean the fish pieces add 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of turmeric powder and mix well and marinade for 10-15 mins. In a pan heat 1 tsp of oil and fry the fish pieces a couple at a time till cooked through. It should take 10 mins to finish all the fish and potatoes In a bigger pan heat rest of the oil and add finely chopped onion and a pinch of salt. Cook the onion till they turn transparent. Add red...

Chilli Chiken is one of my favorite chinese dishes. We enjoy the indo-chinese way better than real chinese. So here is how I approach the yummy dish. Ingredients:  Bonless chicken :1/4 inch pieces (1/2 pound) Onion: 2 large cut into large chunks and peeled Garlic: 3-4 (Crushed) Green Pepper: 1 large cut into chunks Carrot: 2 medium or 1 large cut into thin long slices Green chilli: 2-3 slit Egg: 1 whole Cornflour: 1/2 tsp Red chilli Powder: 1 tsp Tomato Sauce: 1/4 cup Chilli Sauce: 2 tsp Soya Sauce: 1/ tsp Salt: as per taste Oil : 2 tsp Spring Onion: 2 tsp finely chopped for garnish. Procedure: Mix the egg, 1tsp of salt, cornflour, red chill powder, crushed garlic.  Marinate the chicken in the above mix for 30 mins. In a pan heat 1 tsp of oil and fry the chicken pieces few at a time till they are cooked through, tender and slightly brown all around. In the same pan add rest of the oil and add the peeled chunks of onion, and c...

As I have mentioned in my previous post there are many ways to prepare prawn. The one I mentioned earlier goes great with steamed rice. Here is one more that is great with naan, roti and parathas. Ingredients: Shrimp with head and scale:  1 pound Onion: 1 medium finrly chopped Tomato: 1 medium finely chopped Ginger: 1/2 inch grated Garlic: 4 finely chopped Green Chili: 2-3 finely chopped Turmeric Powder:2 tsp Red chili Powder: 1 tsp Coriander Powder: 1 tsp Garam Masala: 1 tsp Oil: 2 tsp Salt to taste Water: 4 cups Procedure: Wash the shrimp add 1 tsp of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp of salt and let it marinate for 10-15 mins. In a pan heat 1 tsp of oil and cook the shrimp till the shrimp turns slight pink. Remove from the heat. Once its cold remove the head and scale of the shrimp and cook it in 4 cups of water, till the water is reduced to 1/4th. Strain the shrimp stock. In a deep pan heat rest of the oil and add finely chopped and add a pinch of salt. Coo...

Maggie now thats something everybody loves and know how to prepare one. Then why to post something everybody knows.  My friends at my institute really appreciate the maggie that BTW I take for lunch almost everyday, so I thought why not post the recipe that I follow. It really doesn't take 2mins like the add says, so if you are ready to spend more than 2mins preparing this dish, I bet your kids are gone start eating some vegetables :) Ingredients: Maggie : 1 pack Magggie Masala: 1 (included in the pack) Onion: 1 medium thinly sliced Green Chilli: 1-2 finely chopped (you can skip this if preparing for kids) Tomato: 1 medium finely chopped Mixed vegetable:1 cup (carrot, pea, brocoli, cauliflower, beans, basically its your choice.) Egg: 1whole (optional) Turmeric powder: 1/2tsp Red Chilli Powder: 1/2tsp Oil: 1tsp Salt: 1/2 tsp Hot Water: 1 cup Procedure: In a pan heat half of the oil.  Beat egg along with little salt and pepper. Pour the beaten egg into ...

Gujia is a rajasthani sweet dish. It is a stuffed sweet dumpling made with maida(all purpose flour). Even though its a Rajasthani dish it is pretty famous in almost all parts of India. It is generally prepared during festivals like Diwali and Holi. As it is a dry dish it can be stored in air tight containers for couple of weeks. When I was in hostel every time I would go home mom would pack a bunch of these for me to take back. Me and my friends loved these. So I  prepared these for this Holi and they turned out to be pretty good. Here is how!! Ingredients: Crust Maida: 1 cup Oil: 2 tsp 1/3 cup luke warm water. Filling: Shredded Coconut : 1/2 cup Sugar: 1/2 cup (adjust as per taste) Almond: 10-12 finely chopped Cardamon: 2-3 Crushed Garnish: Sugar: 1/2cup Water: 1/4cup Procedure: Crust: Add the oil to the maida and mix nicely. Knead the flour without water till the oil is nicely absorbed into it. To know that the flour is ready take  a handfu...

Egg is such a versatile ingredient. Boil it, fry it, pouch it or mix it with something else to make something really delicious. Here is one more recipe that will let you add more taste, calcium and protein to your diet :) Ingredients: for omelet Egg: 4 Slat: as per taste Green Chilli: 2 finely chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 tsp finely chopped Red Chilli Powder: 1/2 tsp Corn Flour: 1/2 tsp Oil: 1 tsp For the Curry: Onion: 1 medium finely chopped Garlic: 4 cloves Ginger: 1/2 inch Green Chilli: 1-2 (adjust as per taste) Tomato : 1 medium Finely Chopped Coriander POwder: 1 tsp Turmeric: 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder: 1/2 tsp (adjust as per taste) Salt: as per taste Oil : 2 tsp Procedure: In a bowl beat the eggs properly. Add all the ingredients for the omelet and mix well. Heat a omelet pan add half of the oil and let it warm up. Once the oil is hot add the half of the beaten egg mix. To get the omelet pieces please follow the steps in the video I was not sure how to...

As a kid me and my brother were bribed by my Dad with kiss-me bar chocolates during our exams. I guess it was my Dad's way of making us forget about the exam jitters and rather be excited about it. As we grew the kiss-me bar chocolates were replaced with different kind of favors, for my brother they used to be new pens, bubble gums and for me it used to be street food mostly samosa, vegetables cutlets or egg pakoda.  Till date if I have an exam or interview to attend I try to treat my self with something or other. The only drawback now-a-days is I have to prepare it myself rather than dad getting it in paper packs. So I had a mid term this week so I prepared egg pakoda to treat myself and give a taste of my childhood to Tanmaya. Ingredients: Egg: 2 boiled Potato: 1 medium boiled Egg: 1 ( for egg wash) Salt : as per taste Red chilli: 2-3 Cumin seeds: 1 tsp Bread crumbs: 1/2 cup (I used italian flavored bread crumbs) Oil: to deep fry Procedure: Dry fry the red ...

There is never enough chocolate recipe in the world. So here is one more. I got the recipe from Better Homes and Garden magazine. Its gooey, warm, chocolaty, easy to make and fun to eat.  Ingredients: Bisquick Pancake mix : 1/2 cup Sugar: 3/4 cup milk: 1/3 cup Oil: 1tsp Chocolate hazelnut spread(Nutella): 1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder: 1/4 cup Boiling Water: 3/4 cup Ice cream of your choice (I used vanilla) Fresh fruit or berry of your choice. Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl combine pancake flour, the 1/4 cup sugar. Add milk and oil. Whisk until smooth. Stir in chocolate-hazelnut spread. Divide batter evenly among six 5- to 8-oz. oven-safe bowls or ramekins. Place in a baking pan. Set aside.  I n the same bowl for the batter, stir together 1/2 cup sugar and cocoa. Gradually stir in boiling water. Pour evenly over batter in dishes. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into cake por...