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Diamond Biscuit | Khara Biscuit (Savory) – Dassana’s Veg Recipes

Diamond Biscuit | Khara Biscuit (Savory) – Dassana’s Veg Recipes

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Diamond Biscuits also called Diamond Cuts or Khara Biscuit are crisp and savory fried snacks made with flour, semolina and spices. These crunchy bites are flavored with carom seeds, cumin, crushed black pepper and salt. This khara biscuit recipe is made with whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and fine semolina for a crispy texture, and can also be made spicy with red chilli powder. About Diamond Cuts Diamond Biscuit is a popular tea-time and festive snack made in many Indian homes. These savory bites are shaped into small diamonds or squares and deep fried until golden and crisp. Depending on the region, they are also known as Maida Biscuit, Thukkada or Kalakala. The word “khara” means savory or salty in many Indian languages. Unlike sweet Shankarpali, these khara biscuits do not include sugar and have a lightly spiced and salted taste from carom seeds, cumin, crushed black pepper and salt. Both these Shankarpali and Diamond Cuts recipes are from my Mom, and she would often make them during festivals like Diwali and Krishna Jayanthi. For …

What links Matthew Hayden to khara sing, roasted peanuts of Gujarat

What links Matthew Hayden to khara sing, roasted peanuts of Gujarat

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3 min readMay 10, 2026 03:22 PM IST Parthiv Patel introduces Indian street chaat to the Gujarat Titans batting coach in a franchise video, by joking about the Gujarati travel habit of packing one suitcase for clothes, and one for food. The second-place Titans onboarded the big, beefy World champ Australian opener earlier this season to bring muscle to their batters. But something else besides the coach’s salary drew Hayden to India’s western state. “One thing I like about Gujarat — because my father was a peanut farmer — is the quality of peanuts (sengdana) here,” Hayden told Parthiv. The extreme western state is known for its tasty Khara Sing from Bharuch, as well as Jumbo and Kadak roasted peanuts, which are Godzilla-sized nuts. But on the main course, when Patel invited Haydos was street chaat, that grew on Mumbai’s chowpatys. Hayden would do his finest hat tips to Messrs Mehigan, Calombaris and Preston, the OG MasterChef judges. For Sev Puri, he would say, “I don’t need any kind of invitation for chaat. It’s crunchy, …

Swini Khara ties the knot with Urvish Desai: Varmala was a memorable moment

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Cheeni Kum child actor Swini Khara embraced the wedding bliss with engineer Urvish Desai on December 26 and her dreamy destination wedding in Jaipur was nothing short of “perfect”. “I just met the perfect person who I thought would be the best person to spend my life with. We met through a common friend and took our time to get to know each other. It was more or less arranged by our families but we did have a good amount of time before we got married, it just felt right. We got a good vibe from each other and even our families. If it fits right, works right and you have a good feeling about it, then you should not wait and go get married,” Khara enthusiastically says. Swini Khara wedding The couple, both proud Gujaratis and Jains, meticulously adhered to cultural and personal traditions. “We followed every single traditional ceremony, even the muharats. In destination weddings, people tend to forget the values and essence of traditions, but we were very fully involved in it …

Cheeni Kum Actress Swini Khara Marries Urvish Desai. See Wedding Pics

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Image shared on Instagram. (courtesy: swinikhara) Amitabh Bachchan‘s Cheeni Kum co-star Swini Khara got married to Urvish Desai, an engineer by profession, on December 26. The couple hosted a big fat wedding in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Sharing the happy news with the world, Swini wrote, “Found love and a soulmate in mirroring personalities. Blessed to be surrounded by our friends and family on our most special day.” She also posted pictures from her lavish wedding. In the photos, Swini is seen wearing a heavily embroidered red lehenga. She looks magnificent. Urvish, in a white sherwani, complemented his bride. In another post, Swini Khara, who is an actress-turned-lawyer,  shared a video from their wedding day. From Swini walking down the aisle to the mandap scene, the clip screamed love. “Blessings and lots of love,” wrote Swini in the side note. Next, we get a glimpse of the grand varmala ceremony of Swini Khara and Urvish Desai. The text at the top of the video read, “This is how our dreamy varmala mandap looks like in Rajasthan.” Swini …

Cheeni Kum’s Swini Khara marries Urvish, shares pics: Found love, soulmate | Bollywood

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Swini Khara, who played the role of Sexy in Cheeni Kum, has tied the knot with Urvish Desai. Taking to her Instagram on Wednesday, Swini posted photos from her wedding and also a video. The wedding took place in Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Also Read | EXCLUSIVE| Amitabh Bachchan’s Cheeni Kum co-star Swini Khara on getting engaged: It’s an arranged match) Swini Khara tied the knot with Urvish Desai. Swini shares video, glimpse of her wedding look In the video, moments from the wedding were captured. Swini and Urvish shared conversations, danced, and laughed as they celebrated the special occasion with their family and friends. Urvish was also seen applying sindoor (vermilion). Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The video was captioned, “Blessings and lots of love. #swinigothervish #wedding #jaipur #royalwedding.” For her special day, Swini wore a pink and golden lehenga with heavy jewellery. Urvish opted for a white sherwani and matching turban. Swini posts pics Swini also posted photos. In the first picture, the duo was …

Amitabh Bachchan`s `Cheeni Kum` co-star Swini Khara marries Urvish Desai

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Swini Khara was a popular child actor who was well-known for her role as `sexy` in Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu and Paresh Rawal-starrer 2007 film `Cheeni Kum`. All grown up now, Swini has tied the knot with Urvish Desai and dropped her wedding video on social media. The former actress who is now a lawyer took to her social media handle to share a video from her special day. Amitabh Bachchan`s `Cheeni Kum` co-star Swini and Urvish tied the knot on December 26 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In a collaborative post, she and her husband shared a well-edited wedding video giving the highlights from their special day. The video sees Swini walking down the aisle in a beautiful pink lehenga. After the marriage ceremony, the couple walked together towards the mandap while looking at each other. There were fireworks surrounding the aisle as they walked together.            View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Urvish & Swini (@swinigothervish) Swini and …

Exclusive! Sukhbir: I put my foot down, met Karan Johar for `Sauda Khara Khara`

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Singer Sukhbir who has been topping the music charts with `Billi Billi` from `Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan` got into conversation with mid-day.com. Sukhbir performed his hit numbers `Ishq Tera Tadpave` and `Billi Billi` for viewers of mid-day. Among other things the singer revealed he initially wasn`t part of the video of the new version of `Sauda Khara Khara` from the Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh starrer `Good Newwz` but convinced the makers later and much more. Sukhbir revealed, “Akshay and I had been trying to work together for a long time. I had been sending him songs and he had been asking as well but nothing worked out. Akshay is a friend and we have done live shows together but never happened to collaborate. Finally DJ Chetas and Lijo made the new version and they immediately liked it for the situation in the film but me being in the video was not part of the equation. I put my foot down that I had to be part of …

EXCLUSIVE| Amitabh Bachchan’s Cheeni Kum co-star Swini Khara on getting engaged: It’s an arranged match | Bollywood

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Prepare to feel really old. Remember that cute child actor who starred in Cheeni Kum with Amitabh Bachchan? That kid in the show Baa, Bahu Aur Baby? Yes, that little girl, Swini Khara, is all of 24 now, and engaged to be married! Her pictures went viral on social media on Wednesday. Talking to us, she says it is an arranged match. “I met Urvish (Desai) a few months ago, my parents had been searching. When I met him, everything was great, we clicked as we are very similar in nature. We spoke for a few months, but it wasn’t a very typical arranged marriage process. We decided to take the leap only after we got to know each other well. He is a gem of a person and been absolutely amazing,” she gushes. The wedding is set for later this year. “We want a winter wedding, but the dates aren’t finalised yet,” she adds. Khara was last seen in the 2016 film MS Dhoni- The Untold Story, and had taken a big break from …

Swini Khara gets kiss from fiance, fans think she looks like Aaradhya Bachchan | Bollywood

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Swini Khara, who played the role of Sexy in Cheeni Kum, has shared more photos from her engagement ceremony with her fiance Urvish Desai. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Swini posted the unseen pictures. For the occasion, Swini opted for a pink lehenga while Urvish wore an all-black ensemble. (Also Read | Cheeni Kum child actor Swini Khara gets engaged, shares pictures from lavish ceremony) In the first photo, Swini smiled as she got a kiss on her cheek from Urvish. The next picture featured the couple looking at each other at sunset. In one of the photos, Urvish looked fondly at Swini who stood in front of her. The duo looked at each other in another photo. Swini and Urvish laughed as they both went down on their knees while exchanging rings. The couple smiled at each other as they danced. Taking lines from Taylor Swift’s song Fearless, Swini captioned the post, “With you I’d dance. In a storm. In my best dress. Fearless (sparkles emoji).” Reacting to the picture, a fan said, “Suddenly …

Cheeni Kum Actress Swini Khara Is Now Engaged. See Pics

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Swini Khara shared this picture. (courtesy: swinikhara) New Delhi: Remember Amitabh Bachchan‘s 9-year-old neighbour Sexy in Cheeni Kum? The actress Swini Khara announced her engagement with dreamy pictures on her Instagram handle. On Wednesday, she shared photos from the lavish ceremony and captioned it as “I’d marry you with paper rings #SwiniGotHerVish.” In the images, Swini looks beautiful in a lavender lehenga set, while her fiance Urvish Desai looks handsome in a black ensemble. Soon after she shared the post, Avika Gor was quick to drop a comment. She wrote, “Congratulations,” followed by a heart eyes emoticon. To this, Swini replied, “Thank you,” followed by a heart emoticon.  Filmmaker Jyoti Kapur Das also commented, “Omg wowwwww God bless!” while actress Navika Kotia wrote, “Congrats.” Swini’s fans also flooded the comment section. A fan wrote, “Chetali ki shaadi ho gyi (Chetali got married),” followed by a sad emoticon, while another wrote, “My heart is so fullll. Congratulations.” Check out Swini-Urvish’s engagement post below:  Now, check out Avika Gor’s comment below:  Swini Khara is best known for her …