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Green Garlic Chutney

Last fall we had planted garlic in our backyard, this spring we were cleaning up our garden to get ready for spring planting. Garlic bulbs were growing really nicely, but they are not ready to harvest yet. So to ensure that our garlic grows we cut some garlic greens. Instantly I thought of making this fresh garlic chutney. The garlic greens itself has immense garlicky flavor but I also added couple small garlic cloves to enhance more of that garlic flavor.  Have it on a side with any Indian meal, we loved it especially with bhakri and pithla(Maharashtrian comfort food)! We also tried it on sandwiches, Indian style scrambled eggs(also called as bhurjee), Quesadillas.  Ingredients                                                           15-20 sprigs of green garlic 1/3 cup cilantro 3 green chili's 2 small garlic cloves 1/2 inch ginger  2 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts(skin removed) Salt as per taste Juice from 1/2 lemon  Little water as required Method Wash garlic greens, cilantro, g

Homemade Yogurt

Yogurt is a staple in any Indian Kitchen. It is used to make raitas, kadhi, chutneys, or eaten plain with any rice preparation, but it's not just limited to Indian cooking. Yogurt is also used in smoothies, parfaits, cakes etc. Plain yogurt is all time favorite at my house. Me and my younger son hog on yogurt like there's never tomorrow 😁. Homemade plain yogurt tastes so much better than store bought that once you know the knack of making it you would never go back to the store bought one. It is simple and easy to make, just boil the milk, use culture and dissolve it in the milk and cover and let it sit in warm place, it's that simple.  Growing up in India I have always eaten homemade yogurt, never have I tasted store bought yogurt until I came to US and I missed my yogurt so much that I started making it at home. Now, ocassionally I do buy store bought yogurt when needed in large quantity but I always keep a batch of fresh homemade yogurt in my refrigerator! Let's see