Paalakayalu | Gokulashtami Recipe

With Krishna Janmashtami coming closer, I thought of posting recipes apt for this festival.The first one that I made is the Paalakayalu which looks like our Cheedai but this is an Andra version, I guess.This is one of the recipes that I had bookmarked from Harini’s blog. She had made her MIL’s traditional version for…

Pariba Khechudi and Dahi Bainga – Odisha

Odisha or Orrisa is the next state that we are travelling to in this Indian Food Odyssey series.In the ancient times, this was the Kalinga kingdom and was also known as Utkala as mentioned in India’s national anthem. This is the 9th largest state by population and 11th largest by population. Since the per-historic times,…

Dal Panchmel & Mujj Chatin | Dal Medley and Stir Fried Radish Chutney – Jammu and Kashmir

It is like just yesterday we started this Indian Food Odyssey but here I am posting the recipe for day 11!This week surely did fly!!!Today, we are moving on to Jammu and Kashmir… Jammu and Kashmir is mostly located in the Himalayan Region and shares the border with Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and shares international border with China.…

Bajre Ki Kichdi and Besan Pinni – Haryana

From Gujarat, we are now going the the state of Haryana. This state came into existence on November 1st 1966.It was earlier apart of Punjab. There are several theories on how this state got the name. One is that it could me – The Lord’s abode [Hari – Lord Vishnu, Ayana – abode].The other one…