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Hi guys,

Here is a simple recipe for all potato lovers! Baby potatoes with curry leaves add a special flavourful twist in your regular dal-rice combo.

Like all my recipes, this can be prepared within 15 minutes and tastes equally goof with dal-rice and parathas.

Things Required: [Serves : 2 | Preparation Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 15 minutes ]

Baby potatoes : 8-10 small boiled and peeled.

Turmeric Powder/ Haldi : 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander Powder/ Dhaniya Powder: 1 teaspoon

Salt : As per taste

Curry Leaves : 4-5 leaves

Rai/ Mustard Seeds : 1/4 teaspoon

Jeera/ Cumin Seeds : 1/4 teaspoon

Onion: 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped

Ginger-Garlic paste : 1 teaspoon

Oil : 2 tablespoon

Steps:

In a pan, roast the boiled baby potatoes slightly and take them out when they slightly brown. you can optionally ad a pinch of haldi in this process.

Roast Baby Potatoes

In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of oil and crackle mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

Now, add curry leaves and stir for few seconds.

Now add chopped onions and saute for a while. Don’t let the onions turn brown, they just need to be translucent.

Add ginger -garlic paste and saute again.

Add dry spices; turmeric, coriander and garam masala

Add Dry spices

Now add the roasted potatoes and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.

Serve hot with dal-rice or parathas

Baby Potatoes with curry leaves! Hi guys, Here is a simple recipe for all potato lovers! Baby potatoes with curry leaves add a special flavourful twist in your regular dal-rice combo.

Hi Guys,

Hoping all of you are safe in your homes!

Today, I am going to share a Mexican rice recipe which is a one-pot quick and easy meal for your lazy/ busy days. You can prepare it easily with a little bit of meal planning and enjoy it at lunch or dinner. It good change of taste for our taste buds who might have been bored by varieties of fried rice.

Things Required: [Makes for 2 ] [Preparation Time: 10 hours] [Cooking Time : 10 mins]

Rice : 1 cup cooked and cooled down rice

1 onion : Finely chopped

1 capsicum : Finely chopped

1 carrot : Finely chopped

1 cup Kidney Beans/Rajma: Soaked and Boiled

Oregano

Salt

Pepper

Oil : 1 tablespoon

Veggies and Boiled Rajma

Steps:

Take a wok or kadai and heat it and add 1-2 tablespoon of oil

Add chopped onions and stir fry for 2-4 minutes till they turn translucent.

Now add chopped carrots and cook for 3-5 minutes.

Add capsicum and stir fry for 2 minutes.

When the vegetables are cooked, add soaked and boiled rajma.

Cook Boiled Rajma and Veggies

Add rice in the kadhai. Add Oregano, salt and pepper and mix well

Add Pepper, Oregano and Salt

Serve hot. I like mine with ketchup but feel free to explore other sauces.

Mexican Rice

Vegetarian Mexican Rice for busy or lazy days Hi Guys, Hoping all of you are safe in your homes! Today, I am going to share a Mexican rice recipe which is a one-pot quick and easy meal for your lazy/ busy days.

Perfect Pancakes for Weekend Brunch!

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Weekends are only days we get to be lazy and chill around. But then again, we want some special meals to commemorate the day off. Most of us get up late and have a brunch. Pancakes are perfect for brunch as you can easily prepare them and indulge in their softness with your family.

My recipe is that of an eggless pancake which is soft and super delicious. It’s easy to prepare and keeps…

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Summer's Special Mango Lassi with Lemon Zist

Summer’s Special Mango Lassi with Lemon Zist

Hi guys,

With summers come mangoes! It’s mango season so i tried to make a simple recipe more exciting by adding a lemony kick to it. This 4 ingredients drink will perk up your summers!

Mango is undoubtedly one one of the most loved fruits across the country. While we have mango shakes and lassi every now and then in summers, i feel trying a new recipe will give your taste buds a zingy feeling.

T…

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Hi guys,

A lot of restaurants are still not open but that doesn’t resist our cravings to stop. Does it? In situations like these, we have but one option to make all things we are craving for, ourselves. I know i have been craving of proper north Indian food, especially choley and roomali roti. So I decided to try out roomali roti using only the ingredients i had at home.

Important Tip: 1. Kneed the dough for at least 20 mins to ensure that dough is smooth 2. Serve immediately once prepared with a gravy/ curry. 3. I made relatively smaller roomali rotis since my hands are pretty small and couldn’t manager larger rotis 😛

Things required:

[Makes 6 Rulami Rotis] [Preparation Time: 40 mins] [Cooking Time : 20 mins]

Ingredients for Dough:

2 cups maida / all-purpose flour / plain flour

2 tsp oil

Warm milk, add as required to knead dough [I took almost 1 teacup]

All-purpose flour to dust [2-3 tablespoon should be sufficient]

Salt to taste. [1 teaspoon was enough for me]

Salt Water:

1 cup water

1 tsp salt

Steps:

Preparing the dough and rolling it

In a bowl, take 2 cups of maida and add pinch salt and a teaspoon of oil.

Maida, salt, oil and warm milk

Keep adding warm milk little by little and start to knead. Keep kneading for atleast 20 minutes til the dough becomes smooth.

Apply oil on the dough with a tsp of oil to prevent from drying.

Smooth dough

Cover with moist cloth and rest for 20 minutes

Now, take a small sized ball dough, roll and flatten it using your palms. Then dust with some plain flour.

Start rolling it into a thin circle. It should be so thin that it almost becomes transparent.

Roll as thin as possible

Take kadai or chapathi tawa and heat for 2 minutes and then revert it as shown in picture below [I have used a kadhai] Now sprinkle some salt water over kadai.

Pick it up and stretch little so that it become thin and then put it on the already heated inverted kadhai or tawa

Roomali Roti on inverted Kadhai

After 20 seconds you can see bubbles forming over roti and so flip it cook from other side.

Keep pressing the roti with a help of towel.

Gently press with towel to cook

Once the golden brown spots start appearing, the roomali roti is done

12. Serve with curry for your choice

Try out the recipe and follow my Instagram account @stir.up.sunday for daily dose food, lifestyle and travel!

Roomali Roti using a Kadhai/ Thin handkerchief flatbread using a wok Hi guys, A lot of restaurants are still not open but that doesn't resist our cravings to stop.

5 tips to manage your finances during a global pandemic!

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The times that we are living in are not only unfortunate but also pretty uncertain. We do not know by when will the world will be able to overcome COVID-19. Amidst the pandemic, almost every country is also suffering a financial setback which is believed to be bring about a recession(greater than 2009). In sectors like aviation, hospitality, automobiles, we are already witnessing a huge…

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Bread Pakora: Mother's Day Special

Bread Pakora: Mother’s Day Special

Hi guys,

A very happy mother’s day to all super woman!

Sharing a simple and quick recipe for husbands and kids to make this mother’s day special by surprising her with a nice evening snack.

This is a perfect evening snack with tea but also makes for a filling morning breakfast. I could personally have it anytime of the day (or night).

Things required:

[Makes 4 Bread Pakoras] [Preparation Time: 30…

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Dhaba Style Missi Roti made on Tawa

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With the extension of lockdown it’s only fair to say that it will be long before we can visit our favourite restaurants. One such thing i really like is Missi Roti and have been craving for it for quite sometime now. Decided to give it a shot at home without a tabdoor and simply a tawa.

The recipe is healthy since it’s key ingredient is chickpea flour (besan) and doesn’t take take much…

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Homemade Ice-cream using Peanut Butter, Coffee & Banana!

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Here is a super healthy and easy recipe for your sweet cravings. This is easy so doesn’t require any pre knowledge of any sorts of cooking and is healthy so will not lead to addition of bad calories when you eat this ice cream.

Another important aspect is that with summers here, you dont need to step out and buy an ice cream outside. You can simply make it at home without worrying about…

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Financial Planning: Critical with the Recession Talks

Hi guys,

So i am writing a blog after 3 weeks today and there are multiple reasons for that

a) I was over whelmed with the amount of work juggling both office and home. It made me realise that I am lucky enough to have a house and a job given the unfortunate conditions across the world owing to COVID-19.

b) I was giving myself some time to recuperate from the huge pile of information thrown at me…

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How To Stay Focused When You're Working From Home: 5 tips that actually work!

How To Stay Focused When You’re Working From Home: 5 tips that actually work!

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Given the unfortunate outbreak of COVID:19 (corona virus), many of us have been asked to stay inside and work from our respective houses. It is definitely an emergency situation and the only way to come out of this is, by self quarantining. We can break the chain and contain the spread of the virus further by being inside out houses.

Not stepping out and working from home comes with it’s…

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Hi guys,

Veg tahiri or veg tehri is an aromatic, spiced one pot rice & vegetable based dish from the Uttar Pradesh cuisine. It is a medley of mixed veggies, rice and spices from the Awadhi cuisine.

An easy recipe to prepare which serves as perfect dinner recipes for days you are tired and not willing to eat out. It takes about 20 minutes to prepare this and tastes best when eaten with Raita or curd.

Things required:

1 cup rice: soaked for 20 minutes at max. [If you have 1 cup rice, you will need 2 cups of water from the same cup]

1 potato : peeled and chopped into 1 inch squares

1 cup of cauliflower florets

1 Green Chilly : cut into small pieces

1 tablespoon Ginger/Adrak: Grated

1 tea spoon Jeera/ Cumins

1 cup peas: boiled

1 teaspoon Haldi

1 tablespoon Dhaniya powder

1 tomato: Chopped into pieces

1 teaspoon Garam Masala

Ghee : 2 tablespoon

Steps:

Add oil/ ghee in a pressure cook and add cumin seeds/jeera. Wait till the seeds splutter.

Now add chopped potatoes and saute them for 2-3 minutes

Now, add cauliflower florets and saute again for 3-4 minutes

Jeera & Potatoes

Cauliflower

In the cooked, add green chillies and grated ginger and saute till the raw aroma of ginger goes away. Then add peas to this

Put Haldi and Dhianiya powder in the cooker and mix well for 2-3 minutes

Add tomatoes and let them cook till they turn soft and mushy

Take the soaked rice along with water and put it in the cooked. Mix well taking care that you do not smush the vegetables.

Now add Garam Masala and put the lid.

Let it cook only for 1 whistle on medium flame and then turn off the gas.

Serve hot with curd/ raita

One Pot Awadhi Cuisine: Vegetable Tehari Hi guys, Veg tahiri or veg tehri is an aromatic, spiced one pot rice & vegetable based dish from the Uttar Pradesh cuisine.

Emergency Funds: Your financial cushion

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Many of you voted yes for a post on emergency funds post on my Instagram handle (stir.up.sunday) so I am covering the basics of having an emergency funds at your disposal.

In this economy, I cannot express how important it is to have an emergency fund which covers any emergency that life throws at your and also add to your mental peace.

Although I am no expert at financial decisions but…

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Hi guys,

With Valentine’s day around the corner, so many us would be thinking of options to gift something to our loved ones. Here is a DIY wall hanging for your house, which can have your best memories woven into it.

It’s a simple DIY project which will require not more than an hour and basic craft material available at your local stationary shop. It doesn’t cost more than 200 rupees and needless to say, the charm of the handmade gift is something that cannot be tarnished.

Things required:

A wooden stick: 1/2 metre long

Jute Twine Rope: 3-4 metres . Available at a local hardware store or Amazon.in

Kite Paper or any other coloured paper

Few pictures printed on a paper.

Glue

Scissors

Any other decorative items like paper flowers, etc you want,

Steps:

Wrap the jute around the wooden stick to give it stability and a smooth texture as shown in the picture. Use the glue to keep the jute rope in place

Now, at around 5 centimetres apart, hang the ropes.

Cut our heart shapes from the coloured paper /kite paper. Cut out the hearts in combination of twos, to be stuck on either side of the jute rope for stability.

Stick the hearts in any fashion you like leaving space for your pictures.

Now stick the pictures in between the hearts.

Wrap it up and gift it someone you want to surprise!

Wall hanging of memories for Valentine’s Day! Hi guys, With Valentine's day around the corner, so many us would be thinking of options to gift something to our loved ones.

Here is a perfect recipe, of *Spring Onions & Gram Flour*, to include *green veggies and protein* in our everyday diet for winters. This easy to cook recipe blends in the _mild flavour of spring onions with gram flour_ (Besan). It is nutrient dense while being low in calorie. Recipe Link of my blog _Stir Up Sunday : Link in bio and comment #stirupsunday #stirupsundaycookbook #food #foodblogger #foodblog #recipes #indianrecipes #healthyfood #healthyrecipes #springonion #besan #gramflour #protienveggies #vegetarian #vegetarianprotein https://www.instagram.com/p/B7f8OizhKx6/?igshid=3b0fsin9pvpk

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Protein Rich Curry of Spring Onions & Gram Flour

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We all struggle to include a right balance of protein and green vegetables in our diet. While protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood, green vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre and also low in calorie.

Green onions have a combination of the benefits of onions and greens. They are an excellent source of vitamin K and vitamin…

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Two truly heavenly islands in Seychelle: Praslin and La Digue which are famous for their fringed beaches, rugged lush greenery and dotted with granite boulders. You can also find Aldabra tortoises living in enclosures and you can feed as well. Read more about these islands on my blog Stir Up Sunday: https://stirupsunday.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/exploring-the-gems-in-seychelles-praslin-la-digue/. #seychelles🇸🇨 #seychellesisland #praslin #praslinisland #anselazio #valleedemainaturereserve #ladigueisland #ladigue #azurebeach #cocodemer #travel #travelgram #stirupsunday (at Seychelles - La Digue) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OBgF5Fcqi/?igshid=1vzlfi3tngz3j

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