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More about less known food ingredients and their uses

Lesser known, spiky, zesty Indian Sichuan pepper

Most of us must have tasted the Chinese Szechuan sauce. The spice which flavours this is Sichuan pepper or Szechuan pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum) also known as Chinese prickly ash or…Read more

Bhutte ke pakore
Fresh corn fritters
Chahou Kheer
Rice cooked in excess milk along with nuts
Til ki burfi
Sweet fudge made with evaporated milk and sesame seeds
Chena mezhukkupuratti
Spiced, sauteed elephant yam cooked with spices from Kerala
Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti
Stir fried long beans
Khotto / Hittu / Kadabu
Idli batter steamed in jackfruit leaves during festive occassions
Takira
Wheat flour cooked with ghee and sugar
Kele Teppal Ambat
Raw Banana Sichuan Pepper Curry
Dharwad Peda
Milk sweet from Dharwad
Kola Khar
Alkali water
Avarekalu Gojju
Spicy Hyacinth beans curry
Vazhaipoo Bajra Adai
Crepe made with Banana Florets, Pearl Millet and lentils
Sweet Tomatoes with Yogurt
Deep fried tomatoes served with yogurt
Sojne Datar Chorchori
Drumstick cooked in mustard paste in Bengali way.
Patande
Himachali pancakes