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  Edible Culture - Popati Hello, Today we are going to see another dish which is Popati Hearing the name felt a little different, didn't it? Popati is a part of the food culture of Raigad district. When the season of sweet pods and winter coincide, the tradition of throwing such parties has been going on for generations. Just like the hurda party is done in the country, this Popati party is done in North Konkan. This process continues till the end of winter i.e. till the end of March. Let us see how Popati is made. Materials: Two kilos of fresh pods of Vala 1 kg chicken (big pieces) A dozen eggs Half a kilo of potatoes A bowl of ginger + garlic + chilli + coriander paste 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chilli powder Coarse salt/ Fine salt Add to taste A medium-sized clay pot Bhamburdi's Pala wood or cows. Action: 1) First of all, wash gram, pod and bhambudi leaves thoroughly and filter them. 2) Apply the green paste on the chicken and marinate it for 1/2 hour. Cut the potato also and...

    Edible Culture - Sesame Ladoo Hello, Today let's see sesame lado Take tilgul and speak sweetly!! Materials: 1/2 kg sesame seeds (polished/ plain) 1/2 kg chick jaggery 1 to 1/2 cup coarsely ground peanuts 1 cup grated and roasted dry coconuts 1/2 cup chickpeas 1 tsp cardamom powder 1 to 2 tbsp ghee Action: 1) Roast 1/2 kg sesame seeds properly. Take chick jaggery in a pan. Add some ghee. Jaggery should be cooked. Stir continuously, the jaggery will become frothy after a while when it becomes completely thin. To see whether the jaggery has been pelleted or not, the jaggery paste should be frothed or the gas should be ground. Take cold water in a bowl. Add a drop of Pak to it. Take the pak in your hand with your finger and drop it in the bowl of water like a pebble. If the bowl makes a "squeak" sound, then the pak is ready . 2) When the mixture is cooked, add roasted coconut, roasted coconut, gram, cardamom powder and mix well, and heat the pan until it is still hot. W...

    Edible Culture - Spinach Wadi Hello, Today let's see Palak Wadi. Materials: A pair of parents 1 bowl gram flour 1/2 cup rice flour 1/2 cup coconut 7 to 8 cloves of garlic 5 to 6 green chillies A little came Coriander 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric Red Chilli Powder 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds Oil salt Action: 1) Wash the spinach and chop finely. Prepare a portion of coconut, garlic, green chillies, ginger and coriander. 2) Add 3 to 4 teaspoons of prepared beetroot, turmeric, red chilli powder, some sesame seeds and some oil to the chopped spinach. Then add enough chickpea flour, a little rice flour and salt to taste and mix well. 3)Make it into long balls like dough. 4) Oil the inside of a steel sieve and keep the balls in it. 5) Heat water in a pan and steam these balls for 10-15 minutes by placing a sieve on it. 6) After that take it off the heat and after it cools, cut it into a round shape and fry it in oil or fry it. Add some sesame seeds on top. Website:  https://postb...

   Edible culture - Sesame Wadi   Hello, Today let's look at sesame seeds Materials: 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup grated and roasted dry coconut 1/2 cup sesame seeds ½ cup grated jaggery 1/2 tsp ghee 1/2 tsp cardamom powder Action: 1) Dry roast sesame on medium flame. And swirl it in the mixer for just a few seconds. Sesame seeds should not be powdered, sesame seeds should be broken in half. 2) Before making vadas, two steel plates should be greased with ghee. Heat ghee in a pan. Add grated jaggery to it. Switch off the gas when jaggery melts. Immediately add groundnut paste, roasted dry coconut, and roasted sesame seeds and mix thoroughly. Immediately add cardamom powder. And knead this thick mixture on a plate greased with ghee and pat it. As the mixture is hot, he should apply ghee to the bottom of a bowl to pat it. 3) After the mixture cools down, the vadas should be made. Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox I...

  Food Culture - Special Gulpoli Hello,   Today let's see Makar Sankranti Special Gulpoli Materials: ★Saran : 1/2 kg jaggery 1 bowl gram flour 2 bowls of desiccated coconut 3/4 cup sesame seeds 1/2 cup peanuts 1/2 cup poppy seeds 1/2 cup oil ★ Cover : 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup dough 2 tbsp oil 2 tablespoons gram flour salt Action: 1) Grate dry coconut flakes. Dry roast until golden. Crush it by hand. We need 1/2 to 3/4 cup of this batter. If it is less, roast some more coconut and grind it. 2) Dry roast sesame and poppy seeds separately. Make fine powder 3) Roast the peanuts remove their skins and grind them very finely. 4) Heat 1/2 cup oil in a medium but heavy-bottomed pan. Roast 1 bowl of gram flour in it. 5) Grate jaggery on a fine grater. Add all the roasted gins (sesame seeds, poppy seeds, groundnuts, gram flour, dry coconut) to the jaggery and knead it tightly. 6) Mix flour, dough, salt and gram flour. Heat 2 tbsp of oil and add it to the batter. Add water and make ...

   Edible Culture - Biscuit Cake hello    Today let's look at Biscuit Cake Materials:- 4 packets Parleji Biscuits 1 tsp baking powder Leave 1/2 tsp 1 to 1/2 cup milk, 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence Almond pieces Action:- 1) Grind the biscuits in a mixer and grind them to a fine powder, then add all the ingredients except milk and mix the mixture well. 2) Prepare the cake mixture by adding a little milk as required. 3) Add essence to it and mix the mixture well again. Then oil the cooker pot put some almond pieces at the bottom put the mixture in it and tap the pot 2 to 3 times. 4) After adding salt to the bottom of the cooker, place the container with the cake mixture on it and cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Bake it Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox Instagram:  http://www.Instagram.com/indiapostbox LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/postboxindia Tumbler :  https://po...

    Edible Culture - Chocolate Magic Ball Hello, Happy New Year from me to all foodies Today let's make an instant chocolate recipe Today let's look at Chocolate Magic Ball Materials:- Cake 2-3 tablespoons of desiccated coconut 2-3 tsp almond flakes 1 tsp jam Melted chocolate Paper cup Action:- 1) Take the cake pieces in a bowl and crush them, add desiccated coconut, almond pieces, and jam and mix it all and make small balls. 2) Place a paper cup in a dish 3) Dip the cake balls in melted chocolate and take one ball out in a paper cup Keep it in the fridge for 10-15 minutes. Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox Instagram:  http://www.Instagram.com/indiapostbox LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/postboxindia Tumbler :  https://postboxindia.tumblr.com/ Twitter : h ttps://twitter.com/IndiaPostbox Telegram:  t.me/postboxindia Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/postboxlive/ #subscribers and be a part ...

   Food Culture - Chicken Tandoori Hello,    Today I am going to tell you a special recipe for chicken whose name will make your mouth water Let's see Chicken Tandoori today Materials: 400 grams of chicken with bones 2 teaspoons of ginger-garlic paste 2 to 3 tablespoons of thick curd 2 tsp tandoori masala 1 1/2 tsp red chillies (begin) 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric 2 tbsp lemon juice Red Food Color (Optional) Like the taste of salt 1 tsp oil 2 tbsp butter 1 tsp chaat masala to add on top For the salad- 1 onion, sliced vertically 1 cup cabbage, peeled and thinly sliced Chilli, salt, and lemon to add to the salad Action: 1) Strain the curd and keep it in a bowl for 5-10 minutes. This means that excess water will evaporate and you will get thick curd. 2) To make marinating masala, add ginger-garlic paste, tandoor masala, red chillies, turmeric, coriander-cumin seeds, salt, 1 tsp oil and lemon juice to thick curd. Beat well with a...

   Edible Culture - Cream Biscuit Blast Hello,  Today let's look at the Cream Biscuit Blast Materials:- 5 Any Chocolate Biscuits (I used Bourbon Biscuits) 1 teaspoon of instant coffee 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup cold milk 2 spoons of sugar Whip cream Chocolate Vermicelli/ Chocolate Chips 1 coarsely crumbled chocolate biscuit Action:- 1) Keep the biscuits broken in a bowl 2) Take 1 teaspoon of coffee in another bowl, add 1/4 cup of warm water and dissolve the biscuits in that water. 3) Mix this mixture and 1 cup of cold milk, and sugar in a mixer or blender for 2-3 minutes 4) Take it out in a glass, don't fill the glass completely, add some whipped cream to it, crumble the biscuit thickly and again decorate it with whipped cream, putting chocolate vermicelli on top. Note:- 1) Any cream biscuit can be made but the chocolate flavour is best. Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox Instagram:  http://www.Instagram.com/in...

  Food Culture - Banana Cupcakes hello Today let's look at banana cupcakes Materials:- 120 grams of flour A teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 45 grams of refined oil 120 grams of castor sugar A teaspoon of cinnamon powder 2 mashed bananas For decoration:- 200 grams of dark chocolate 100 grams of fresh cream Action:- 1) Sift flour, baking powder and soda together 2) Beat the oil, caster sugar, cinnamon powder, and mashed banana with a blender for 2-3 minutes, add the flour mixture and combine. 3) Line the cupcake moulds with the mixture, filling them just over halfway. Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. 4)After the cake is cooked, let it cool down a bit. 5) Break the dark chocolate into pieces in a bowl. In a heavy-bottomed vessel, heat the cream on low flame till it boils. Pour hot cream over chocolate pieces and cover for 2-3 minutes. 6) Mix all the mixture and keep it in the fridge for half an hour 7) When the mixture has cooled, fill it...

   Edible Culture - Oreo Biscuit Cake Hello,   Today let's make an Oreo Biscuit Cake Material:- 20 Oreo Biscuits 4 spoons of powdered sugar A litre of milk 2 pinches of baking powder 2 tbsp flour Oil / Butter For decoration:- 2 cups whipped cream A thick crumble of 5-6 Oreo biscuits or 1/2 cup chocolate flakes Action:- 1) Grind Oreo biscuits in a mixer 2) Add 4 spoons of flour and mix it again through the mixer 3) Take the fine mixture in a bowl, slowly mix milk in it, add 2 pinches of baking powder and knead the whole mixture. 4) Grease the cake tin first with oil or butter and then flour it 5) Take out all the mixture into three cakes. Tap the cake tin lightly 2-3 times to remove excess air bubbles. 6) Preheat the oven for 5 minutes Bake the cake at 180℃ for 15 minutes 7) Put the nozzle in a nozzle bag and cut the bottom of the bag so that the design of the cream comes out Design the cake according to your choice Garnish with chocolate and Oreo biscuits Website:...

   Edible Culture - Cooker Cake hello Today let's see the pressure cooker cake Materials: 3/4 cup flour 250 to 300 grams of condensed milk (1/2 to 3/4 cup) 1/4 cup butter (unsalted) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1/2 cup of baking soda (soda water) 2-3 cups of salt Action: 1) Remove the ring and whistle from the pressure cooker. Put a layer of salt on the bottom of the cooker cover the pressure cooker and keep it on high flame. Heat for about 8 to 10 minutes. Do not add water to the cooker. 2) Then sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together. If there are small balls of baking powder, break them. Coat the inside of the cake with butter. 3) Combine softened butter and condensed milk in a deep medium bowl. Beat well with a hand mixer. Once the batter is combined, add 1/2 part flour and 1/2 part soda water to it and beat it with a hand mixer. Do not leave lumps of flour. 4) Then add the remaining flour soda water and vanilla essence ...

   Edible Culture - Plum Cake Hello, Christmas is almost here, let's see how to make plum cake Content- 1 1/2 cups plum slices 1 cup flour 3 beaten eggs 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp lemon zest 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 pinch of baking powder Action:- 1) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. 2) Grease the cake pan with butter 3) Mix sugar and butter in a bowl. Mix eggs and lemon zest in a separate bowl and then mix it back into the sugar and butter mixture. 4) Add flour, vanilla essence and baking powder to the butter mixture and mix well 5) Take the prepared mixture in a cake pan and place plum slices on it 6) Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Note:- 1) Use all the ingredients for the cake at room temperature. Even if it is the same in the fridge, it should be used after it gets cold. Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox Instagram:  http://www.Instagram.com/indiapostbox LinkedIn:  https://www.li...

    Edible Culture - Bun Puri or Banana Puri hello Many times bananas get spoiled if there are too many or what to do with them, today let's look at a different recipe like Ban Puri or Banana Puri. Material:- 4 cups wheat flour 2-3 ripe bananas 1/2 cup sugar or jaggery Leave a pinch A grain of salt oil water Action:- 1) Take wheat flour, sugar, soda, salt in a bowl and mash banana in it 2) Take enough water knead all the flour and apply a little oil 3) This flour should be kept aside for about 8-10 hours If you want to do it in the morning, it should be kneaded the night before 4) After 8-10 hours, make small balls of the dough (keep it a bit thick), roll it and fry it. Your bun puri is ready Note:- 1) I have used whole wheat flour here, flour can also be used for these puris 2) The amount of sweetness is up to you, use sugar or jaggery as you want more or less sweetness 3) Bananas will work even if they are overripe Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  http...

   Edible Culture - Banana Shikran  Hello Babies get tired of eating fruits or bananas. Banana Shikaran is quick to make and can be served immediately with chapatis when kids are hungry. Ripe plantain is sweet in taste, cool, and appetizing. Milk and banana are a complete food for babies. Banana learning is great for weak children. Materials: 6 bananas (yellow ripe) 1/2 litre of milk 1/4 tsp cardamom powder or vanilla essence 1/4 cup sugar or more if desired Action: 1) Take a ripe yellow banana, peel it and cut it into small pieces. 2) Take a medium-sized bowl and add chopped banana, milk, sugar, and cardamom powder or vanilla essence and mix well. Banana lesson ready Note:- 1) If you want to make shikarana more different then add coconut milk instead of milk, jaggery instead of sugar and cardamom powder also makes shikarana better. Website:  https://postboxindia.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/indiapostbox Instagram:  http://www.Instagram.com/india...

   Edible Culture - Wheat Pudding hello    Today let's see the nutritious wheat pudding Material:- A pound of wheat semolina A pound of jaggery A litre of milk A piece of nutmeg 2 tablespoons of poppy seeds 4 Veldode 4-5 sticks of saffron 2 tablespoons chopped almonds and pistachios Half a bowl of desiccated coconut 2-3 tbsp ghee Action: 1) Cook wheat semolina in a cooker till 3 whistles by adding half a liter of water. 2) After it cools, add jaggery, coconut, cardamom powder, poppy seed powder, saffron sticks, nutmeg powder, and almond pistachio pieces and cook it on low flame. After cooking until the jaggery is mixed with semolina i.e. after about 5 to 7 minutes, take the mixture down and add milk to it. 3) Spread dry fruit slices and ghee on top for decoration. This kheer is delicious and nutritious. Tip:- 1) Preferably make this kheer in jaggery Black jaggery is best 2) If you like poppy seeds, roast them a little 3) This pudding is very nutritious and can be giv...