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Akanksha Khatri

A food enthusiast and an aspiring culinary artist, chef Smit Sagar gives an ode to the great Indian street food with his show 'Taste Ki Gully' on Zee Zest.

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Smit Sagar

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Rakesh Raghunathan

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Kunal Kapur

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Pankaj Bhadouria

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Harpal Singh Sokhi

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Tejasvi Chandela

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Tasty And Healthy Miyeok Guk Seaweed Soup Recipe | ZeeZest

Miyeok Guk (Seaweed Soup)

Tear the dried seaweed sheets and soak them in water for 5 - 10 mins. 

Cut the chicken into thin strips. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and add salt and black pepper and mix.

Chop the garlic, spring onion and set aside. 

 Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, chicken, seaweed, soy sauce, water and mix well.

Cover and cook the soup until done. 

Transfer the soup to a serving bowl and garnish with spring onion greens. 

Miyeok Guk or seaweed soup is made on birthday in Korea.

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Miyeok Guk

Seaweed Soup

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Mango Cream Chaat is an incredibly amazing sweet treat. It is truly an amazingly creative recipe that uses mango juice and mango ice cream in totally inventive way.The main ingredients of this recipe are mango candy ice cream, condensed milk and bread pieces soaked in sugar syrup. Chopped dry fruits, sweet boondi and rose syup add more taste and flavour to this dish.The creamy and luxurious Mango Cream Chaat is a dream come true for mango lovers.

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Mango Cream Chaat

Soak the pav pieces in saffron sugar syrup for some time.

Transfer these pieces into a plate and top them with grated cheese curd, condensed milk, mango juice, sweet boondi, crushed mixed dry fruits, and cardamom powder.

Now add some mango juice, mixed dry fruits powder, tutti frutti, rose syrup, crushed mixed dry fruits and chopped mango candy ice cream.

Chef Smit Sagar shares the recipe for Mango Cream Chaat, a delightful treat.

Taste Ki Gully

Mango Cream Chaat 

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Singhada, also known as water chestnut, is rich in antioxidants, dense in nutrients and is also replete with potassium. It is one of the most often used ingredients during festivals when a large number of people fast and forgo non-vegetarian food. Kheer is made with water chestnut flour and milk mixture. It is creamy and delicious. Chef makes Malpua with singhada flour. This sweet pancake drenched in ghee and sugar syrup is packed with flavours.

Singhade ki kheer and Malpua is a decadent combination of two desserts. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria makes these yummy and tasty sweet dishes as a special treat for the Navratri festival.

Singhade ki kheer and Malpua is a decadent combination of two desserts. 

Watch Singhade ki kheer and Malpua recipe by Chef Pankaj Bhadouria

Singhade Ki Kheer & Malpua

Boil 1 ltr milk in a pan and add 3 tbsp water chestnut flour to it and mix well.

Add ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup raisins to the kheer and cook.

Switch off the flame and add 1 tsp cardamom powder. Singhade Ki Kheer is ready to serve. 

For the chashni, heat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in the pan and bring the mixture to a boil. 

Blend ½ cup water chestnut flour, ¾ cup whole dry milk, 1 cup milk in a mixer to get a smooth paste. Transfer the batter to a bowl and rest it for 15 minutes.

Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and add spread 1 tbsp batter in the ghee. Fry from both sides until done.

Dip the malpua in the chashni for some time and serve.

Indian Food Classics

Singhade Ki Kheer And Malpua

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As the name suggests, Banana Bread is made with mashed bananas, all-purpose flour and other regular baking ingredients. Chef Tejasvi’s banana bread recipe is easy too and can be made anytime and anywhere.The chef sprinkles crushed honeycomb on the baked banana bread. She garnishes it with whipped cream.This banana bread is full of ground cinnamon’s aroma, is moist and rich from the inside and crunchy from the outside.

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Chef Tejasvi Chandela shares the recipe for Banana Bread, a perfect tea-time snack.

Watch Banana Bread recipe by Tejasvi Chandela

Banana Bread

Mash the bananas in a bowl. 

Add melted butter, castor sugar and whisk. 

Add the eggs and whisk again.

Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon powder and mix well. 

Pour the bread batter into a bread tin and tap it twice. 

Bake in a preheated oven at 180 Celsius for 60 minutes. 

Caramelise castor sugar and honey in a pan on a high flame. 

Add baking soda and mix well.

Pour it into a baking tray and let it sit at room temperature.

Break the honeycomb into small pieces. 

Garnish the bread with whipped cream, honey and honeycomb. 

The Baker’s Table

The Baker's Table

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Tea Cake is a soft and fluffy tea time snack that is much loved by the people of Puducherry. Pondicherry or Puducherry was once a Frenchy colony, and the love for Tea Cakes is a legacy of the era.Chef Rakesh Raghunathan’s recipe is simple and incredibly easy to make. This vanilla flavoured tea cake is soft, moist and delectable.

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Bake And Relish Chef Rakesh Raghunathan's Soft Tea Cake Recipe From Zeezest, A Delightful, Fluffy Treat Perfect For Savoring During Your Cherished Tea-Time Moments.

Soft Tea Cake Recipe by Chef Rakesh Raghunathan | ZeeZest

Soft Tea Cake

Whisk 2 eggs in a large mixing bowl, add 1 ¼ cup oil, 1 ¼ cup milk, vanilla essence and mix again.

Sieve 1 cup sugar, 1 cup refined powder in the bowl. 

Add ½ cup chopped almonds and mix it well.

Pour the soft tea cake dough into a greased bowl and microwave it for 25-30 minutes.

Soft tea cake is ready to serve now.

Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe for soft tea cake.

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