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Semolina – called sooji or rava in Hindi – is a coarse flour usually made from dried durum wheat. Semolina is what goes into making sooji halwa, upma or rava dosa.

Vegetable Pancakes with Soy Dipping Sauce

19 May

Vegetable Pancake

Till not too long ago, pancakes for me meant cheela. The flour/batter of the pancake would vary: if not besan then moong or sooji, but the template of ‘thick batter + a dash of seasoning’ was a constant.

A chance viewing of Maangchi’s vegetable pancake recipe brought about a paradigm shift* in this template.

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Pua: Dessert from Bihar

14 Oct

Pua: Dessert from Bihar

Each festival in Bihar has a signature sweet linked with it: thekua for chhatth, pidukiya for teej, tilkut for Makar Sankranti – and pua for Holi. But when the goodies are this good, why wait for an occasion to cook? Build your own reason for sweet celebration.

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Sooji Cheela: Savory Semolina Pancakes

6 Mar

Sooji Cheela: Savory Semolina Pancakes

Sooji or semolina, as Wikipedia tells us, is

the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta, breakfast cereals, puddings, and couscous.

That description covers wide ground, taking in its span popular Indian dishes like  halwa and upma – versions of pudding/breakfast cereal made of semolina.

Cooking sooji as a cheela (pancake) is a relatively unusual way of using the flour, but once you try it, you’ll definitely want to do frequent repeats.

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Upma with Moong Sprouts

4 Jan

From my mom’s kitchen, a wholesome upma fortified with beans, carrots, sprouted moong and amla. My only contribution has been in clicking pictures and wolfing it down for breakfast.

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