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Dhokla is a traditional gujrati snack, spongy and fluffy in texture. Dhokla makes a great appetizer
Makes about 20 pieces.dhokla
Ingredients:
1 cup sooji (semolina flour)available in Indian grocery store
1 cup yogurt
1/4 cup water as needed
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon lemon juice
Pinch of turmeric (haldi)
1 green chili finely chopped
2 tablespoon cilantro (hara dhania) finely chopped
1 teaspoon Eno’s fruit salt (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid, available in Indian grocery stores))
For seasoning:
2 tablespoons of oil
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed
2 green peppers chopped into about 1/4 inch pieces
Utensils to steam Dhokla:
Dhokla maker – or, if you don’t have that, use all three of the following:
Covered pan large enough to hold your cake rack
Round cake-cooling rack
Round 9” cake pan
Method:
Mix the sooji, yogurt, salt, lemon juice, green chili, and cilantro together and make a smooth batter of a pouring consistency. Add water if needed.
Allow batter to rest 15 to 20 minutes.
Grease the cake pan and set aside.
Set the cake rack in the pan. Add one cup of water, just enough to touch the cake rack, and bring to a boil. This will be used to steam the dhokla.
When the water boils, turn down the heat to medium.
Add fruit salt (Eno) to the batter just before baking. The batter will foam up.
Quickly pour batter into a greased cake pan. Place the cake pan into the saucepan over the cake rack. Cover the pan. Steam for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
Check Dhokla with a knife. If the knife comes out clean, dhokla is ready. Turn off the heat and remove the cake pan from the saucepan.
Let it cool to room temperature, then cut into triangle or square shapes.
Prepare the seasoning:
Heat oil in a small pan over medium heat. Test the heat by adding few mustard seeds to the oil; if the seeds crack right away, the oil is ready.
Add mustard seeds after seeds cracke add green chili stir for few seconds.
Drizzle the seasoning over the dhokla. Serve with Hari cilantro chutney.
Suggestion
Dhokla can be refrigerated for a few days. Before serving, heat Dhokla in a microwave or heat over steam.

This is a bright, colorful, and refreshing fruit chaat (snack) that can also be used as a fruit salad. My siblings and I looked forward to the fruit chaat, served regularly as part of our lunch. It was a delicious way of eating a great variety of fresh, seasonal fruit. This by itself will brighten up any meal, and it tastes great at any time of day.
Recipe will serve 4.
Ingredients
2 oranges skin removed and sliced in ½ inch each segment
1 apple peeled and cubed into ½ inch pieces
1 firm banana sliced into approximately ¼ inch rounds
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup English or Asian cucumber cubed into ¼ inch pieces
1 green chili finely chopped (optional)
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Dressing
Approximately 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Approximately 1 tablespoon ginger juice
1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black salt (optional) available in Indian grocery store
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Method
In a large bowl, combine the fruit and cucumber with the green chili and cilantro. Toss and set asidea .
Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl, making sure the sugar is completely dissolved. Pour the dressing over the fruit when ready to serve.
Tips
I have used many different varieties of fruits in this chaat dish; however, I always keep the oranges and bananas, as they add a lot of color and texture to the dish

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Indian Cooking derives from a 4000 year old timeline, during which culture has changed, geographical boundaries have changed significantly leading to confusing terms such as sub-continental cuisine while other parts of a region want a separate culinary identity. Unfortunately since India's root cuisine precedes the subsequent subdivisions trying to distinguish between modern India’s cuisine and that of its neighbors, is not really feasible.
Indian Cooking has however evolved significantly over time and the varying influences brought into the country by the various rulers and travelers, it has not lost its original identity, rather become richer with the assimilation of the myriad influences. This is very apparent in some of the unique regional cuisines, which we will discuss later. The following historical timeline is from a culinary perspective rather than a complete historical guide.
2000 BC and earlier: Most people believe that the origins of Indian history and therefore the cuisine are as old as mankind itself. The earlier formal civilization is the Mohenjedaro and Harrapan Civilization, which is at about 2000 BC. Most people believe that the Ayurvedic tradition of cooking which is a complete holistic approach to cooking, evolved at this point in time. This lays the foundation of the concept that everything we eat affects both our body and mind, therefore food should be pure, from nature, and balanced. The core balance consists of balancing the six tastes – Sweet. Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, and Astringent. These tastes relate to the attributes of Essence and Effect.
1000 BC: At this point we see the first movement of outsiders into the country, this forms the origins of the Indus Valley Civilizations. The Mohenjodaro people are believed to have been pushed to the Southern Part of the country and the cuisine there is still largely vegetarian. The roots of Hinduism are shaped at this point, the Vedas or the religious texts are developed at this point as is the Mahabharatha. The caste system is developed at this point in time, dividing food habits of people broadly by caste, for example the Brahmins for the most part were vegetarians while the Khatriyas were non-vegetarian.
600 BC: We see the emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, the later has a marked influence on the cuisine in some parts of the countries. Jains were strong believers in non-violence, traditional Jain cuisine apart from being cooked without meat was also cooked without onion and garlic.
400 BC: Parts of India were ruled by Alexander the Great, in the 326 BC period, but generally this period was the period of the Mauryan Dynasty.
The Mauryan dynasty especially King Ashok was responsible for the further development of Buddhism, this period also saw the development of Buddhism outside India, which would lead people to people there must have been some cross-pollination with food. There are references to the development and production of several varieties of natural liquor that were consumed for recreation. The Mauryan economy was also agriculture driven which resulted in the base of all the grain cuisine in India.
AD –1200: This period was the period of several North Indian dynasties, including the Gupta Dynasty which was noted for its love of the arts and there were several visiting travelers during this time. This was also known as the Golden Age of India Art, there were several travelers who visited India and carried with them knowledge and products like tea and spices. In the South of India notable dynasties were the Hoysala Dynasty. But from a culinary perspective there are still no significant external influences brought into the country.
1200-1500AD: This period is the period of Muslim Invasions and the first entry of several foreign invaders into the country. Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498 to explore opportunities for trade which later resulted in colonization of parts of India by the Portuguese, the most notable example of this influence is seen in the cuisine of Goa, in Western India. The Khilji Dynasty ruled in Northern India during a significant period of time, an interesting travelogue of this period is provided by Ibn Batuta a Moroccan traveler in the court of Mohamed Bin Tughluk. In one instance he describes a meal served to him where is outlines the use of ghee, yogurt, pickles, and that it comprised of several courses including a milk-based dessert.
1500-1800 AD: This is the period of the Moghul empire and the emergence of the Moglai cuisine that people now associate with India. It includes the addition of several seasonings like saffron, the addition of nuts and cooking in the “Dum” or sealed pot method of cooking. In the South of India, you have the Sultan dynasty in Hyderabad where the similar influences are permeated into the region. There is a continuation of other European influences in parts of South India such as Kerala where you see the beginning of the Syrian Christian cuisine.
1800 – 1947 AD: This was the period of the British rule in India and the love affair of the English with Indian food. This generally was hardly a glorified period in Indian history, but the British loved the general elaborate way of eating and adapted several of the food choices to their taste and developed the “curry” as a simple spice to help them cook Indian spice. This period resulted in the emergence of the Anglo-Indian cuisine and the emergence of certain “Raj” traditions like that of “high-tea” an elaborate late afternoon meal served with tea.
1947 AD: This is the post-independence period which changed Indian cuisine to sub-continental cuisine since the Indian land mass was divided into several countries most notably Pakistan and Bangladesh, that inherited the following ancient history that has developed into today’s culinary tradition.

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Indian food has more to offer than curries and tandoori chicken, said an Australian culinary writer who has broken Western myths and re-introduced culinary secrets from different states in a history-cum-food guide.
Writer, historian and educator, Charmaine O'Brien's latest offering - "The Penguin Food Guide to India" - features well-researched insights about Indian food and was released here Wednesday.
The 390-page food guide is a comprehensive amalgamation of regional food from all Indian states. Each time, the author has given a brief history of a region and correlated that with the culture and environment, followed by their food consumption habits.
"Westerners have no idea about different kinds of Indian food. There is a rich street food culture in India and it surely has a lot more to offer than hot curries and tandoori chicken, something we (Westerners) are well-acquainted with because of the presence of Indian restaurants in the West," O'Brien told IANS.
When the author first visited India in 1995, she had assumed her palate would have nothing left to discover in the "land of curry and tandoori chicken", as she was a regular at Indian restaurants in Australia.
But once she had a taste of street food, she realised there was much to discover.
Hence came two books on Indian cuisines, "Flavours of Delhi: A Food Lover's Guide", and "Recipes from an Urban Village", but it wasn't enough to cover the large spectrum of Indian offerings.
"It took me four years to complete the book, and it involved a lot of travelling, engagement with people of different communities, getting to know their culture and food habits," she said.
"This is more meant for a modern traveller who wants to experiment and explore culture of this country, and the best way to do that is eat local food, especially if you get a local to cook for you in their distinctive style," she added.
Also O'Brian was lucky enough to interact with locals on a personal level and enter their personal space, "kitchen".
This wasn't an easy job, according to her. As she pointed out how mammoth research on the history of a region helped her to gain "trust" of the locals.
"The book might have taken four years, but I have been researching and reading ever since I wrote my two books. When I met these people, from the amount of knowledge I had about their food and culture, they were surprised," she said.
"This helped me to make a way into their kitchen because they knew I wasn't there for fun, but seriously interested in knowing about food," she added.
And it does show from the book that it is a repository covering 28 states, and brings out in detail delicacies to a global traveller.
While mentioning cuisines of Jammu and Kashmir, the author has just not mentioned popular dishes like "roganzosh", "dumaloo" or "yakhni", but also highlighted local cheese "kalari" native to Jammu region.
Similarly, Uttrakhand people use ground hemp (bhang) seeds in one of their chutneys, and contrary to popular belief 'bhang' is an intoxicating substance, but in contrary, its seeds don't have such an effect.
After taking ayurvedic products commercially, worldwide, the Delhi-based Burman family, which owns Dabur India, is set to be among the first to start a restaurant chain that would serve Indian cuisine globally.
At a time when Dabur is focusing on rural India after witnessing a growth rate double that in the urban market over the past few quarters, its vice-chairman Amit Burman is eyeing a market outside India to boost revenues for Lite Bite Foods, his restaurant business. (Dabur does not hold any stake in Lite Bite Foods).
Burman is planning to open outlets of restaurant chain Punjab Grill — the flagship brand that accounts for 40 per cent of Lite Bite’s total revenue — in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Abu Dhabi besides some other West Asian countries over next year.
“We are talking to potential partners for joint ventures (JVs) and franchising. Having a local partner reduces operational hazards,” Burman, who is the chairman of Lite Bite Foods, said. The company has not engaged any consultant to find partners. “In fact, people came to us with JV proposals from all these countries; we have not approached anybody so far,” he said, adding Lite Bite Foods would only explore cities with Indian migrants where Punjab Grill could easily get acceptance.
He did not give investment details, but said the company would open an outlet in each of the countries mentioned to start with. Further expansion would depend on success. Lite Bite aims to cross the Rs 500-crore mark by 2014, with more than 300 outlets in India and outside.
It currently operates 65 outlets under three verticals — quick service, casual dining and fine dining restaurant concepts. It also operates under brands like Zambar, Asia Seven, FrescCo, Pinos, Baker Street, Pollo Campero and Street Foods of India, besides about 10 Subway outlets in the national capital region.
To expand presence in India, Burman has decided to extend the franchise model to all restaurant brands. “So far, we offered franchise for the flagship Punjab Grill. We recently signed five-seven franchise agreements for other brands,” he said.
By September 2013, the company will open 14 outlets at the Mumbai airport — and 16 more by September 2014. So far, it has been operating seven outlets at the Delhi airport.
Depending on the company’s performance over next year, Burman said, the company might plan an initial public offering in three years.
Restaurant magazine’s list of the world’s 50 best restaurants comes as close to being the definitive listing as you could get, with a panel of judges drawn from all sections of the industry.
The 2011 list will be discussed for months to come — Noma, Rene Redzepi’s incandescent reworking of Nordic food in a converted Copenhagen warehouse, tops the list, as expected; the omission of Ferran Adria’s El Bulli (on the grounds that Adria will be closing the restaurant this year) caused much comment. Peru (Astrid Y Gaston) and Russia (Varvary) make the list for the first time; Europe scores over 30 restaurants, more than any other continent; Canada is left out in the cold, and old favourites — The Fat Duck, Alinea, Per Se, Daniel — are joined by Hong Kong’s Amber and Mexico’s Pujol.
Notice the absence of Indian restaurants on the list? This may be in part because of the dominance of European cuisine; it’s not easy for chefs or food critics steeped in the mores of classic French or Italian cuisine to understand the intricacies of Asian cuisine — and yet, some 20 years after they were dismissed as noodle bars and sushi chefs were derided for merely slicing raw fish, Asian restaurants from Nobu to Momofuko have made their mark. Many more — Hakkasan, Tetsuya’s — have made it into the top 100, just missing the top 50. But Indian cuisine hasn’t made it, and only one restaurant located in India is represented—Wasabi, Morimoto’s attempt to bring his signature, classic cuisine to first the Taj in Mumbai and then Delhi.
Wasabi more than deserves its spot; the quiet, stark décor belies the richness of the sashimi, and the gorgeous teppenyaki counter are always consistent, both in the Delhi and the flagship Mumbai restaurants. The fish is still, as far as I know, flown in from Tokyo’s legendary Tsukiji fish market; the service has always been friendly and knowledgeable. But why aren’t there more Indian restaurants in either this list, or in, say, the Michelin guide?
Suvir Saran’s Devi, which reinvented Indian food in New York by introducing lightly fried strips of okra (now a staple fusion Indian garnish), or salmon in a delicate fennel-infused sauce, won and lost its Michelin star after a brilliant first year gave way to a few wobbly ones. Benares and Tamarind have their Michelin stars, as does Amaya, but at the risk of being decapitated by a cleaver-wielding chef, much of the new Indian fusion cuisine is beginning to seem almost tediously familiar, and very little of it has been startlingly original.
The best thing chefs have accomplished is to make the traditional classics less heavy, to strip away the varnish of excessive, competing masalas in order to highlight just one or two complex notes. But much of the new Indian cuisine seems to have generated its own set of clichés — the chaat tokri, miniature idlis, foie gras Awadh-style, the trios of kulfis mimicking sorbet trios. This is not to diminish the kind of intelligence and innovation pioneering chefs like Tamarind’s Alfred Prasad or Varq’s Hemant Oberoi display; Tamarind was perhaps one of the first London restaurants to work so hard on creating and polishing great fish recipes and Varq’s playfulness is always refreshing.
But for all the brilliance and majesty of traditional Indian cooking, and the versatility of the new fusion techniques, there hasn’t yet been an Indian version of Noma or The Fat Duck, or even a French Laundry. In the next column, we’ll look at why there hasn’t been an Indian Adria or Boulud yet, and what it would take to get there.

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Dal Makhani is a popular dish from state of Punjab. Rich and hearty, dal makhani is a combination of whole urad (an Indian lentil)and red kidney beans. It goes well with naan (oven-baked flat bread) or tandoori roti (oven-baked whole wheat flat bread).
Serves 2 to3.Dal Makhani
Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole urad dal (available in Indian grocery stores)
1/8 cup red kidney beans (Rajma)
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 minced green pepper or adjust to taste (Hari Mirch)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric (Haldi)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mango powder (Amchoor)
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
1/4 cup cream
2 tablespoons ghee or clarified butter
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (Jeera)
Pinch of asafetida (Hing)
3 to 4 whole red chilies (Sabut Lal Mirch)
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder optional (Lal Mirch)
For garnish:
1/2 tablespoon shredded ginger

Method:
Wash urad dal and kidney beans well. Soak the dal in six cups of water at least for eight hours. After soaking, dal will be about two and a half times the volume of the original.
Place the dal in a pressure cooker with four cups of water. Add the salt, turmeric, ginger, and green chili.
Set to cook over medium high heat. When it begins to steam, turn the heat down to medium. Cook 25 minutes.
Turn off the heat. Wait until steam has stopped
before opening the pressure cooker. The dal and kidney beans should be soft and tender.
Lightly mash the kidney beans and dal. Cook for another five minutes on low-to-medium heat.
Add cream, garam masala, and amchoor powder. Cook for ten minutes on low heat.
Heat the ghee in a small
saucepan. Test the heat by
adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away, the oil is ready. Add cumin seeds. When they crack, add the asafetida, red chilies, and red chili powder. Stir for a few seconds.
Add cumin seeds, and as the cumin seeds crack add asafetida, red chilies and red chili powder and stir for a few seconds.
Add one teaspoon of water to keep the spices from burning. Pour the spiced ghee over the dal.
Garnish with shredded ginger.

Steamed gram-flour dumplings cooked in spicy gravy is a popular dish from the Indian state of Rajasthan. This mouth-watering dish will
complement any meal.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
For theGattes
1 1/4 cup besan (gram flour) (available in Indian grocery stores)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder adjust to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
3 tablespoons yogurt (dahi)
3 tablespoons oil
For the kadhi
1 cup yogurt (dahi)
1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 teaspoon chili powder adjust to taste
1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing)
4 whole red chilies
1 bay leaf (tejpat)
1 black cardamom optional
1/2 teaspoon paprika (dagi mirch)
For Garnish
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Method
For Gattes
Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and gather into a soft dough, adding a little water if needed. At this point the dough will be a bit sticky; wetting your fingers with oil or water will help.
Divide the dough into four or five parts. Roll each one between your palms into a long, smooth log, approx. five” in length and ¾” in
diameter. You will need to oil your palms to prevent the dough from sticking.
Bring three cups of water to a boil in a pot. Gently drop the gatte logs into the boiling water and cook four to five minutes, or until they begin to float up to the surface.
Remove the cooked Gatte logs from the water and let them cool.
Slice the logs into approx. ¾ inch pieces. Set the Gatte aside.
For The Kadhi
Mix yogurt and gram flour into a smooth paste. Add turmeric, chili powder, and coriander powder to the yogurt paste.
Pour the oil into a saucepan over medium heat. Test
the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed crack immediately, the oil is ready. Add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and asafetida.
When seeds crack add the whole red chilies, bay leaf, cardamom, and paprika. Stir for a few seconds.
Pour in the yogurt paste and stir for two minutes. Add three cups of water and stir until the gravy comes to a boil. Add salt to taste.
Add the gatte to the gravy. Cover and cook over low-to-medium heat for 20 minutes or longer. Turn off the heat.
Add cilantro and cover the pot for a few more minutes.
Now you are ready to serve!