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Kheer / Payasam - Rice & Milk Based Pudding of India

Kheer, the creamy, milky and the most delicious rice pudding prepared all over in India. It is believed to be in existence for more than 2000 years. The pudding is prepared by boiling rice with milk and sugar, flavored with cardamom and saffron. With time came in different variations and with some small changes came in various recipes. Traditionally it was made with rice but today it is also prepared with other ingredients like vermicelli (seviyan / sevai), which are actually very thin noodles. Because of these variations in the ingredients, the dish got different names in India. Like in So...

Delicious Indian Paneer Recipes - A Vegetarian's Del...

Paneer / Cottage cheese / often compared to Tofu because of its texture and usage in cooking. Both i.e. tofu and paneer can substitute for one another. In India Paneer is the most popular ingredient used in vegan cooking. It is the most common and popular food item available under the vegetarian category on the menu card in every restaurant regardless of state or region. And there are some common and delicious paneer dishes that tops the "must-have" Indian dishes list and are a vegetarian's delight.

Summer Drinks of India - Lassi, Thandai and Panha

India is seen as, the land of diversities, the land of rich historic sagas, beautiful country and a country with exotic food. Indian food or Indian cuisine is famous all across the world for its exquisite recipes, use of spices, the textures of the dishes and the delicious taste. India is very hot country during summers. The people here quench their thirst with some of the yummy, cool and refreshing summer drinks like Thandai, Lassi and Panha. They do use artificial flavor drinks like, rasna (very famous in India), or any other diluted drink like mango slush, orange squash, strawberry c...

Kairi Panha - Raw Mango Drink of India

Kairi (raw mango) Panha, is another summer drink of India. The summers in India are very hot and you need of some cool, refreshing and energetic drink at any point of time. The home made drinks (natural) are anytime better than the artificial sugar filled drinks. The natural drinks act as energy boosters and very easy to make. You can store these for about a month as well. Kairi Panha is believed to be originated in the western region of India in the state of Maharshtra. Kairi in marathi means ?raw mango?? and in Hindi the drink is known as "Aam Panna". The drink is prepared by boiling th...