Karela or Bittergourd is known for two things: its bitter taste, and its health benefits. Most people we know, agree that it is one of the healthiest food items : low in calories, and rich in iron, calcium, minerals and vitamins. Bitter gourd is recommended to diabetics for its health benefits due to two compounds , charatin and momordicin. These are known…
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Lauki Chilka Delight – Lauki Ke Chilke Ki Bhaji
Lauki Ke Chilke Ki Bhaji The humble lauki (Ghiya or dudhi , English: Bottlegourd) is very generous in terms of nutrition. High in fiber, low in calories and rich in vitamins and minerals. So you decided to make a lauki dish ( lauki ki sabji perhaps?) . As a first step, you peel the lauki…
Pumpkin Flower Fritters or Kaddu ke phool ka Pakora
This is in series of our pakora (English: Fritters) recipes like Onion Pakora . Pakoras are fried snacks made from two major parts: One, the main ingredient, and other the batter. Main ingredient could be anything from Onion, Potato, Paneer, to chicken and the batter is usually based on Gram flour (Besan) Rice flour or Wheat Flour. Pakoras are a great…
