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I love kadhi    Kadhis (yogurt curry) is made in numerous ways all over India.Some make kadhi thin, some make it thick. Some add pakoras(fritters) and some add vegetables to it. Whichever type it is I simply love kadhi with rice, parathas or rotlis. Years back when we discovered that my husband developed an allergy to chana (chickpeas), he was disappointed as he was unable to have a variety of foods. Its amazing how many things are made of chickpea flour. Initially whenever we made kadhi at home, we would make some dal for him. But obviously he missed his kadhi. One day my father in law remembered that when he was growing up in the village in India, his mum would make kadhi using millet flour (bajri) as most villagers could not afford to buy besan or chana(chickpea). Chickpea flour was used only for special days and during the festival. So Nunu made kadhi with millet flour. After a lot of trial and error we got it right. Now, whenever I make kadhi, I use either millet or moong...

Happy Father's Day Dad                     I wanted to blog the recipe for fresh tuvar (lilva)kachori yesterday, but could not do so because of internet problems. Yesterday was Father's day and I made some yummy fresh tuvar (pigeon peas) kachori as my dad simply loves farsan (indian hot snacks). Tuvar is very much in season and though my dad is not in Mombasa, I still made them with him in mind. He gets the virtual ones and we get to eat the real ones. Father's day was a bit emotional for Ajay and me. We miss dada a lot, my dad is so far away, and our kids wished Ajay, but they too are far away. Its at times like this we tend to miss our family so much. Skyping, calling and emails have made communication so much easier but we still  miss the hugs and kisses and blessings. So definitely the hot, hot kachoris was like comfort food for us. And watching Jab tak hai Jaan on dvd was even more comforting.  updated:2/06/2016 ...