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Examples
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Yep, comfort!! one actually feels the warmth all over after eating kaali daal and rice! add a generous amount of 'makhan' and u have daal makhani!
Comfort in a bowl: Kaali Daal and Jeera Chawal Cardamom 2009
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Serve hot, smearing white butter/makhan on the roti with sarson da saag, dahi/curds and pickle.
Makki di roti and sarson da saag Jyothsna 2007
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The vegetable shortening nankatai seemed much lighter and finer in texture than it's makhan counterpart.
Archive 2007-11-01 TheCooker 2007
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The vegetable shortening nankatai seemed much lighter and finer in texture than it's makhan counterpart.
Nankatai TheCooker 2007
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Serve hot, smearing white butter/makhan on the roti with sarson da saag, dahi/curds and pickle.
Archive 2007-07-01 Jyothsna 2007
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His childhood antics endear him to his friends and later devotees, even earning him the epithet of makhan chor - stealer of butter!
Arun Shanbhag 2010
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Like the many words before this, 'Makhna' is yet another term of endearment, and means someone who is like 'makhan' or butter.
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Over here in television, it has brought the same joy of hope in our shows too, with lots of twist and turns in the lives of our protagonists this Janmashtami; you can be sure the goodness of little makhan chor is rubbing off on everyone.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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5. Serve with homemade white butter/loNi or makhan.
Archive 2009-05-01 Meera 2009
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5. Serve with homemade white butter/loNi or makhan.
Dhapate Meera 2009
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