Chivda Recipe

Chivda is most famous tea time snack in India in fact more famous in Maharashtra. It is prepared in large quantity by my mum during the festival season like Diwali/Dasara. When I was small and used to stay in hostel for studies, I remember my mom used to prepare laddoo and chivda and pack for me. Even now she gives whenever I return from my native :). I used to think preparing it  is a very big task since the quantity she would prepare would be large! but don't think so that its too difficult. We can prepare in small quantities with easily available set of ingredients. There are different forms of Murmure (flattened rice in marathi) available in the market like kanda pohe type, or the typical Maharashtrian ones which are little puffy. I am using the thin flattened rice that is usually used for preparing Kanda Pohe. We will see below steps on how it can be prepared.

Dates & Nuts Laddoo

Dates & Nuts laddoo, you can also call it dry fruits laddoo with lots of dry fruits and essential energy in it. I make this usually for my little son who is 2 years old. Its quick and easy to prepare with whatever raisins you have in your house. Since my son does not eat dates I make use of it in this form so that he has it :) A slight variation of this laddoo with lots of dry roasted dried coconut and few more raisins usually my mom prepares and this is usually preferred to give to women after the child birth to get all the strength back :) If you have roasted peanuts at your home then preparing this laddoo should not take much time. We will see the way that I prepare this laddoo.

Instant Mango Pickle

When its summer how can anyone forget about the "Mango Pickle". I know I am already late posting this recipe since the monsoon has already began. I had few raw mangoes given by my mum from our farm. Thought will prepare pickle which is my husband's favourite. Earlier when we were small summer was the season for preparing pickle, papad, homemade semiya(vermicelli). But now everyone prefers ready made store brought things which are prepared with lots of preservatives. This pickle recipe I am posting here needs very minimal number of ingredients, and cannot be stored for long time, but can be prepared instantly in small number and can be preserved for around 5 days when refrigerated. We will see below the steps for preparation:

Rajma Recipe

Rajma is the most famous side dish of North India makes an awesome combination with hot steamed rice generally called "Rajma Chawal". It is made from kidney beans which means "Rajma" in hindi. When cooked properly, adding little chopped garlic and salt to the cooked mashed Rajma makes it more healthy and nutritious. Rajma goes well with any Indian flat bread as well as rice. Rajma is mainly rich in proteins, adding up spices will enhance its taste.