Dec 21, 2023
Mangoes, an Indian obsession, feature in diverse dishes from salads to pickles. The beloved aam ka achaar (mango pickle) remains a go-to, even off-season, pairing flawlessly with parathas or dal-chawal. Unsurprisingly, it topped India's 2023 recipe searches.
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Sex on the Beach, a visually appealing cocktail, blends vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice, originating from a challenge at Confetti’s Bar in Florida in 1987. Its fruity allure targeted holiday-goers, securing the second spot in Google's 2023 search trends.
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Panchamrit, a revered Indian drink for ceremonies, blends milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar. It's offered to deities before serving as prasad, believed to energize during fasting and promote overall health.
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Hakusai, a pickled cabbage dish, complements rice or serves as a tasty side. It includes Napa cabbage, carrots, kombu, dried japones, and kosher salt, stemming from East Asian cuisine, often used in kimchi, a traditional Korean dish.
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Karanji, like gujiya, is a festive treat for Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, and Holi. It's made with flour, semolina, and ghee, filled with roasted coconut, mawa, nuts, sugar or jaggery, typically deep-fried but also baked nowadays.
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A delightful sweet and a popular bhog offered to God Thiruvathirai, it's made with coarsely ground rice, moong dal, jaggery, cardamom, nuts, and coconut.
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Ugadi Pachadi, adored during Southern festivals, represents six tastes on Ugadi: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, and astringent. The recipe combines neem flowers, raw mango, jaggery, pepper powder, coconut, and salt.
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During Vinayaka Chaturthi, Kozhukattai is a beloved sweet in South India, akin to Maharashtra's modak. These steamed rice flour dumplings are filled with a sweet blend of coconut and jaggery, commonly found in Tamil Nadu and Kerala kitchens.
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A simple yet festive treat made with semolina, ghee, sugar, and flavored with cardamom. Shaped into round laddoos, rava ladoo is enjoyed during festive and auspicious occasions.
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