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FROM HEAT IN THE KITCHEN BLOG- January 23rd 2012: Lots of Cooking, Food, Recipes in The Kitchen
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- January 9th, 2012: Mung Beans and Soup
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- December 4th, 2011. Time for Summery Tomato Soup. And Parsi Sev.
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- November 15th, 2011. Mangoes Rule.
- November 14th, 2011. Mangoes are King
Urad Dal Garlic Rice
Dal Makhani Nilgiri
Masoor Dal Sprouts Sundal
Diwali
Spiced Quinces
Daikon and Pumpkin Curry
Autumn Cooking: Spicy Baked Apples
Autumn Cooking: Crispy Baked Chickpea Snack
Autumn Cooking: Creamy Pearl Hummus Salad
Autum Cooking: Making Creme Fraiche / Khatta Malai
Spring Cooking: Beetroot Curry
Spring Cooking: Channa Chaat with Chaat Masala
Spring Cooking: Quick Hummus
Spring Cooking: Drying Capsicums
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Navaratri – 9 Nights for the Goddess
It’s Navratri!
Millions of Hindus consider Navaratri one of the year’s central festival, the one they most deeply connect to. These nine days dedicated to Shakti, the Goddess, in her incarnations as Durga, Lakshmi and Saravati, provide an opportunity to seek blessings and commune with their own divinity. It is a time for sacred gatherings, austerities, selfless acts and intimate prayers. It also includes joyous worship, festivities, plays, feasting and dance—all venerating God as the loving Mother Spirit that gives life to everything.
What food is cooked for Navaratri? Continue reading
Posted in Hindu, Indian, Lentils, Grains, Rice and Nuts, Vegetarian
Tagged Festival, Hindu, Navaratri
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