marathi lahsun ki chutney (the one you get with vada pav)
seriously, there can't be a simpler recipe for anything!grind together roasted peanuts (200 grams), garlic cloves (10-15), chilli powder (1-2 tablespoon based on how hot you want it), salt (1.5 teaspoon)

rajma recipe
coming soon...

mango pickle / aam ka achaar (achar)
Hey,Sydney it all set to witness warmer temperatures of around 28 degrees and the weather's perfect to set mango pickle. I have set chilli, garlic, and lime pickles before but always heard that mango pickles are tricky so never tried them ... until now :)went to the markets are 06:00 only to find that fridays are wholesale days. so i couldn't pick up a couple of kgs of raw mangoes. So my brain is going "that's it, quit!" but despite all my instincts asking me to drive back home quitely, I go to this HUGE wholesaler and query, "what's the minimum amount i can buy?". "10 kgs", comes the stern and dismissive reply. ok, then, 10 kgs it is...

lauki ke kofte
holy moly, i was writing the title of this post and as usual, i was about to write its english translation when i realized it is "balls of long guard". LMAO! But I hope that it doesn't put you off your appetite since this is a healthy version of one truly delicious dish. "Healthy" because instead of frying the balls (ahm...), you can steam them followed by pan frying to hold the shape when put in the gravy. Ingredients:For the Koftas:Long Guard/ Lauki - 1.5 kgsAjwain - 1/2 teaspoonSalt - 1/2 teaspoonFinely Chopped Chilli - 6-10Finely Chopped Garlic - 3-4 clovesFinely Chopped Ginger - Finger-sizeLemon Juice - 2 tablespoon

bairagi baadal bairagi (this post might only be of interest for hindi speakers)
i was frantically searching the depths of Internet for this one song from the album "Boodhe Pahadon Par", titled "Bairagi Baadal Bairagi". The album is a work from Vishal (music), Gulzar (lyrics), and Suresh Wadker (singer). The song in discussion is a particularly beautiful poem and the music is fantastic. It touches classical music in a way (though I am by no means, a student of classical music, I enjoy it nevertheless).Ultimately when I found the song, I started thinking about all the other nice songs that are unfortunately not popular and hence not available readily and wouldn't it be a great idea to have a platform that contains a repository of these gems.Few of