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ghee

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a healthier fat option.

sweet

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness.

curd

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is a healthier dairy option.

puri

🥗Healthier: baked whole wheat bread

💰Cheaper: store-bought tortillas

Baked bread is lower in fat.

Introduce the festival and the importance of rangoli decorations.

Use stencil plates to create rangoli patterns easily.

Discuss the significance of wearing saris during festivals and choose a sari for the occasion.

Select bangles that match the sari and prepare them for wearing later.

Prepare new plates for serving by removing stickers using low flame heat to melt the glue.

Wash and soak half a cup of tur dal overnight, then drain.

Pressure cook the tur dal with garlic cloves and shallot onions.

Make tomato pickle by finely chopping 2 large tomatoes and sautéing them in 1 tablespoon mustard oil with a sprinkle of salt.

Cover the tomatoes to soften them, then add spices including 1/2 teaspoon Kashmir red chili powder and 1/8 teaspoon each of dry roasted cumin seeds and mustard seeds powder.

Finish the pickle with a tablespoon of mustard oil and 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds, allowing them to splutter, and add a pinch of hing.

Peel and chop 3 small tender sweet potatoes, then air fry them at 190°C for 20 minutes with oil spray.

Prepare pallet papu by heating 1 tablespoon oil and adding 1 chopped medium-sized tomato until soft.

Add 2 handfuls of palak leaves and cover until soft, then mix in the cooked tur dal and adjust water consistency.

Add 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon green chili paste, salt to taste, and 1 teaspoon homemade garam masala, along with tamarind pulp.

Make a tka with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, and 4 chopped garlic cloves until golden and aromatic, then add shallot onions.

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