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Kalpana Rai

I'm a passionate and experimental cook with extensive cooking exposure. Most of my recipes are inherited from my mother and have a twist of my cooking exposure.

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Dahi rice Pakhala

Cooked rice • fresh curd • Salt • onion(finely chopped) • Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • oil • Mustard seeds • whole red chilli • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Curry leaves
- 5 min
- 2 people
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Creamy Kesar Pista Shrikhand

Hung curd • Desi khand • Saffron threads soaked in 2 tbsp milk • Pistachio (cut into small pieces)
- 10 min.
- 2 people
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Fruity Gol Gappe

Gol gappe • Apple(peeled and cut into small pieces) • grapes (cut into small pieces) • Chiku (cut into small pieces) • Orange(discard seeds) pulp • pomegranate • Jal jeera powder • mint leaves • coriander leaves • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Salt • Black salt •
- 10 min
- 2 people
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Chilkewali moong dal khichdi

Rice(parmal,soaked in water for 6-7 min) • Chilkei wali moong dal(soaked in water for 6-7 min,) • Salt • Cumin • Asafoetida • Turmeric powder • water • Desi ghee/ clarified butter
- 15min
- 3 people
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Chutney filled potato bites

Baby potato • Mint chutney • Salt • Butter • Processed cheese • Sweet curd • Saunth
- 45 min
- 3 people
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Sandwich dhokla

Semolina • .cup Curd • Salt • Eno fruit salt • Spinach puree • Onion(finely chopped) • Green chilli (finely chopped) • small Carrot (grated) • small Capsicum • Yellow Bell pepper(cut into small pieces) • Garlic clove • Tomato ketchup •
- 45 min
- 4 people
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Bathua ki kachori

Bathua saag(cleaned and washed) • Asafoetida • Cumin • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Ginger,(grated) • Wheat flour • oil for moin • Salt • Coriander powder • Red chilli powder • Oil for frying
- 30 min
- 3 people
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Stuffed paratha made with leftover gobhi aloo ki sabzi

Gobhi aloo ki sabzi(mashed) • Salt • Wheat dough • Desi ghee/clarified butter
- 10 min
- 2 servings
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Sweet potato Brownie

sweet potato (cut into small pieces) • Peanut butter • Jaggery powder • water • Cocoa powder • Walnut pieces • Chocolate chunks
- 30 min
- 4-5 servings
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Traditional Goan eggless Kormolas

All-purpose flour • Semolina • Desi ghee • powdered sugar • Salt • Coconut milk • Oil for frying
- 1 hour
- 4 people
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Gajar matar sabzi (no onion and garlic)

Gajar(peeled and cut into small pieces) • Green peas • Mustard oil • Asafoetida • Cumin • Coriander powder • Turmeric powder • Salt • Red chilli powder • Amchoor powder • Garam masala • Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- 30 min
- 4 people
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Eggless plum cake without alcohol (no all-purpose flour and sugar)

Orange juice • each almonds, cashew nut, walnut, tutti fruitti,dates)Soaked in orange juice for 5-6 days,keep it in the fridge • Whole wheat flour • Jaggery powder • refined oil • cocoa powder • Cinnamon powder • dry ginger powder • Clove(powdered) • Baking powder • Baking soda • Dry fruits for garnish •
- 1 hr
- 5-6 people
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Delhi style Shakarkandi(roasted in pressure cooker)chaat

Shakarkandi (washed) • Salt • Water • chaat masala • Kashmiri red chilli • Black salt • Red chilli powder • Chaat masala • Black pepper powder • Coriander leaves (finely chopped) • Lemon(extract the juice) • Green chutney
- 35 min
- 2 people
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Raw turmeric amla ginger and green chilli pickle

Raw turmeric (peeled and grated) • Amla/ gooseberry (grated) • Ginger( peeled and cut into small pieces • Green chilli (I have used Bhavnagri mirch) • Fennel seeds • Cumin • Fenugreek seeds • Raee • Salt • Turmeric powder • Kashmiri red chilli • Mustard oil
- 30 min
- 8-9 people
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Walnut and chocolate brownie(no maida,no sugar)

big Sweet potato (cut into small pieces) • Walnuts(cut into pieces) • Peanut butter • Jaggery powder boiled in1/4 cup water for 3-4 min) • Chocolate compound (cut into small pieces)
- 40 min
- 5 people
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Super healthy Amla juice

Amla/ gooseberry • Dhage wali Mishri (make powder) • Salt • Black pepper powder • Black salt • Dry mint powder • Roasted cumin powder
- 15 min
- 5-6 servings
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Sagpaita- Bathua saag with chilka urad dal

Chilke wali urad dal • Bathua (washed and cut into small pieces) • Salt • Desi ghee • Asafoetida • Cumin • Turmeric • Onion(finely chopped) • Garlic (grated) • Green chilli • Ginger (grated) • Turmeric powder •
- 30 min.
- 3 people
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Creamy Carrot and Ginger soup

big Carrots(peeled and cut into small pieces) • Ginger(cut into slices) • Garlic pods(peeled and cut into pieces) • small Onion(cut into small pieces) • Cumin • Salt • Black pepper powder • Cashew nut • Coriander for garnish • oil
- 20 min
- 3 people
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Detox water shot made with basil leaves

big Carrot(peeled and cut into small pieces) • piece Ginger(cut into small pieces) • Basil leaves • Lemon(squeeze it) • water • salt
- 5 min
- 1 serving
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Mix vegetable Thoran

Carrot (peeled and grated) • French beans (cut into small pieces) • Onion (finely chopped) • Red bell pepper (cut into small pieces) • Yellow bell pepper (. finely chopped) • Capsicum (finely chopped) • Florets Cauliflower (cut into small pieces) • Green chilli (cut length wise) • Curry leaves • Fresh coconut (grated) • Salt • Whole red chilli •
- 15 min
- 2 people