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Sweet and Tangy Plantain Curry

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Normally  South Indian homes prefer Tamarind based curries, chutnies, Rasam,Samabr in their meal. Today's my recipe also tamarind based curry most popular in my native state Andhra Pradesh.   Telugu name - Aratikata Pulusu bellam kura. Sweet and Tangy Plantain curry Ingredients: Plantain               1 big Water                  2  cups approximately Tamarind             small lemon size  Jaggery               2 table spoons grated jaggery) Vegetable oil       2 table spoons  Bengal gram        1 tea spoon Black gram          1 tea spoon Cumin seeds        1 tea spoon Fenugreek seeds 1/2 tea spoon Mustard seeds    1 tea spoon    Asafoteda           1/4 tea spoo...

Phirni

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  Phirni Ramadan or Ramzan is afestival for Muslims it is Eid-ul-Fitr, popularly known as the "Festival of Breaking of the Fast", occurs as soon as the new moon is sighted at the end of the month of fasting, namely Ramadan also known as Ramzan. This festival celebrates the end of Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting. It is an occasion of feasting and rejoicing. On the occasion of this festival today"s my post is Lovely and delicious Popular Desert Phirni. Ingredients for Phirni: Basmathi rice                     3 spoons (clean and wash with tap water)(soak for 1hour) Sweet Condensed milk       2 cups Milk                                   3 cups  milk(here I used 2% fat milk,usually full cream milk used in Phirni) Green cardamom                2 or 3 Pound it in mo...