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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Mausambi/sweet lime pudding - a healthy and tasty sweet dish

Mausambi • milk • Sugar • Corn flour • Turmeric powder • Sunflower seeds and raisins for garnish
- 45 min
- 5 people
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Vrat wala instant sabudana and samak rice dosa

Sabudana ( soaked in water for 4 hour • Samak rice (soaked in water for 1/2 an hour) • Curd • Sendha namak for filling - • Big boiled potato • Sendha namak • Black pepper powder • .Curry leaves • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Oil
- 20min
- 7-8.dosa
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Masala Thattai -Crispy and spicy evening snack from Tamilnadu

rice flour • Roasted chana • Chana dal(soaked in water for an hour) • Salt • Cumin • Red chilli powder • Black pepper corn • Garlic pods • Roasted chana • hot oil for moin • Mustard oil for frying
- 30 min
- 4 people
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Independence day special - Tricolour appe with natural vegetable colour

Idli batter • small Carrot (grated) • Capsicum (cut into small pieces) • Curry leaves • Coriander leaves • Salt • Eno fruit salt
- 30 min
- 4 people
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Krishna Janmashtami special -Makhan mishri Bhog for Laddu gopal

Unsalted Amul butter • Ice cubes • Dhage wali mishri
- 10 min
- 3 people
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Soya chura and sattu protein rich tikki for breakfast

Soya granules/ chura • Chana sattu • Onion (finely chopped) • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Garlic cloves (grated) • Ginger(grated) • small Carrot (grated) • Salt • Red chilli powder • Garam masala • Dry mango powder • Coriander leaves (finely chopped) •
- 40 min
- 3 people
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Rakhi special savoury bites- Dry khasta kachori

dhuli urad dal( soaked in water for an hour • dhuli moong dal(soaked in water for an hour) • Gram flour • oil + for frying • Salt • Asafoetida • Fennel seeds coarse powder • coriander powder • Chilli flakes • Garam masala • Ginger (grated) • Dry mango powder •
- 2 hours
- 60 pieces
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Oil free falafel balls made in Airfryer,starter from Middle East

soaked chickpeas (soak 1 cup chickpeas overnight) • salt • garlic • medium Onion(cut into small pieces) • black pepper • Cumin powder • Coriander leaves • All-purpose flour • Baking soda
- 25 min
- 3 people
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Healthy breakfast - Moringa powder paratha with lahsuni raita

Moringa powder • Whole wheat flour • Chickpea flour • Salt • Red chilli powder • cumin,ajwain,garam masala, turmeric powder each • Sesame seeds • Curd • oil • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Mint leaves (finely chopped) • desi ghee
- 20 min
- 4 people
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Andhra style stuffed karela

Karela(peeled and slit lengthwise)Keep the peels aside • Salt • Mustard oil • Asafoetida • big Onion(finely chopped) • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Fenugreek seeds • Fennel seeds • Red chilli powder • Coriander powder • Raw mango(peeled and grated) • Gram flour •
- 50 min
- 4 people
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Heart healthy Beetroot and fibre and fatty acid rich Chia seeds water - A morning detox drink

Small Beetroot (peeled and cut into small pieces) • Chia seeds • ml.water
- 5 min
- 1 serving
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Set dosa

Rice • Urad dal (dhuli) • Poha • Fenugreek seeds • fresh coconut (cut into slices) • Roasted Peanut • Green chilli • garlic • Sugar • big Onion(sliced) • tomato (roughly chopped) • Whole red chilli •
- 40 min
- 4 people
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Punjabi thali (chole with rice, creamy Palak paneer, spicy onion lachcha and refreshing lassi)

Kabuli chana (soaked in water for 7-8 hours or overnight) • Basmati rice • Spinach(blanched) • Paneer(cut into square pieces) • Mustard oil • Salt • Asafoetida • cumin • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Coriander powder • Ginger (grated) • Tomato (pureed) •
- 50 min
- 3 people
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Homemade Jamun flavour Boba pearls tea

Tapioca flour • Jamun jam • Milk • Sugar • tea bags • Water
- 30 min
- 2 servings
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Brown top millet onion uttapam

Brown top millet • Curd • Rice flour • Salt • Green chilli • Fenugreek seeds • big Onion(finely chopped) • Butter for shallow frying
- 20 min
- 2 people
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A Malabari dish Mutta surka/ Muttappam(eggless)

Raw rice (soaked in water for 4-5 hours or overnight) • Cooked rice • Water • Salt • Cumin • Oil for frying
- 20 min
- 2 servings
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Healthy jamun jam

Jamun • Sugar • Salt • lemon juice
- 30 min
- 4-5 people
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Awadhi biryani layered with soya chaap

Basmati rice (soaked in water for 30 min) • Salt • Soya chaap(cut into 1 inch pieces) • Kashmiri red chilli powder • Bay leaf • Clove • Green cardamom • Cinnamon stick • Star anise • Whole black pepper • Ginger garlic paste1 Green chilli • Green chilli (finely chopped) •
- 50 min
- 3 people
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Finger millet/Ragi flour paratha stuffed with beetroot,paneer and potato

Ragi flour • Desi ghee(for the dough) • Salt • Water • small Beetroot (peeled and grated) • Boiled potato (grated) • cottage cheese/paneer(grated) • Green chilli (finely chopped) • Oregano • Chilli flakes • Desi ghee
- 30 min
- 4 pieces
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Gud chana patti

Bhuna chana/. roasted chana • Jaggery powder • Desi ghee
- 30 min
- 4-5 people

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