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The craving for fresh cold watermelon never ends in Summer due to the scorching heat! It is one of the tastiest fruits we get in summer, therefore we always find different ways in which we can consume this delicious fruit. Watermelon with chat masala or some rock salt, watermelon juice, watermelon flavoured yogurt etc., there are many things you can do with watermelon. But have you heard of Watermelon Pizza? Serve Watermelon Pizza for your evening snacks or tea parties along with some other snacks such as Iyengar Style Masala Toast and Salted Caramel Popcorn.  If you like this recipe, you...

Hummus is a dip or a spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is popular in the Middle Eastern cuisine. It can be served with pita bread, carrots, nachos, or salted biscuits as well. It is a healthy snack which you can also have during your tea time break. This hummus can also be used as a spread for your sandwiches, rolls and shawarmas. Serve Hummus Flavoured With Garlic along with Pita Bread and Baba Ganoush for your tea time break. If you like this recipe, you can also...

If you are a Goan, and love shellfish, then you will definitely like this seafood recipe. Tisreo or tisrya means clams. The recipe is very simple and it just tastes amazing. You can make this as a side dish with your meal.  For cleaning the clams, you have to open the clams using sharp knife, remove the flesh from one shell and placing it in the other and discarding the other shell and then rinse them well. This is called tisreachi ekshipi (clams in one shell). Serve Tisrayanche Suke along with Goan Fish Curry and Steamed Rice for a weekday...

Gujarati Undhiyu is a very popular and important vegetable that is made during auspicious family occasions, festivals and more importantly during the kite festival in Gujarat known as Uttarayan. The name of the dish Undhiyu means upside down in Gujarati and it is originally cooked in an earthen pot that is sealed and buried upside down in the ground and fired from above. However, with modern cooking techniques, we cook this dish using saucepans and pressure cookers. Undhiyu on a festive occasion can be served along with Methi Thepla, Khandvi, Puran Poli, Kadhi, Masala Chora Pulav, Paka Kela Raita and Mohanthal. Have a look at more of...

Puran Poli is also called as Vedhmi in Gujarat; Puran Poli is one of the favorites with my family. Come every special occasion or a festival Puran Poli features in the menu along another family favorite Undhiyu. Though puran poli is sweet dish; many Gujarati families have them along with the vegetables as an alternative to other flat breads. Puran poli is also popularly made in other parts of the country. Similar in concept but with a regional twist it is known as Obbattu in the south. You can make Puran poli along with a traditional Gujarati meal for the festival of holi or gujarati...