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Paal Kozhukattai / Rice Dumplings in sweetened Milk
Due to Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, this month was filled with kozhukattais everywhere. From the magazines, to TV, to next house aunt, everyone were talking about new kozhukattai...
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Poondu Sadham / Garlic Rice
This is a good recipe to make use of leftover rice. I love the yummy flavor of this rice so much, I make fresh rice just to make this dish. It is a very simple recipe that will come...
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Pineapple Poli / Pineapple stuffed sweet chapathi
I was advised not to take even a bit of pineapple when I was carrying and finally I can have as much as I want now, after almost a year and a half. So I went crazy and ate a whole pineapple for dinner...
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Restaurant Style Vegetable Kurma - Pressure cooker Method
I like the kurma served in restaurants alongwith chapathi/parotta. Tried making the same at home and the trial was a success. I made this in pressure cooker and it saved a lot of...
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Thayir Nellikkai / Gooseberries pickled in spicy curd
Last week, I landed on this recipe while browsing for something else. The sight of the gooseberries steeped in thick curd was so very tempting that it sent me for berry shopping the same...
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Easy Tomato Chutney
This is a quick and easy chutney. Goes well with idli, dosa, chapathi and pongal. Ingredients:Tomato – 2 (Big)Shallots – 6 to 7Garlic Pods – 5 to 6Green Chilly – 1Curry leaves – a fewGinger - a small...
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Rava Ladoo / Semolina Balls
My mom makes these ladoos for all the festivals and happy occasions at home. When I was a kid, I used to scoop out spoon after spoon even before the ladoos are rolled. After all, some has to check the...
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Paneer Rajma Masala
The first time I bought rajma, I didn’t have any idea about it and I got it just for the looks. It really LOOKED delicious J. After coming home, I searched the web and got some recipes. After cooking...
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Mini Rasgullas - with natural colouring
I was reading an article on natural food colors just before making these mini rasgullas for diwali. The following natural ingredients were mentioned in that.Yellow – Saffron, TurmericPink...
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Badam Katli / Almond Fudge
My friend Sara, who lives around 9000 miles away from me, sent these yummy treats for diwali via watsapp J. The very sight of the neatly cut katlis made me drool. Tried it out asap...
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Churma Ladoo / Chapathi Ladoo
I made these ladoos for karthigai deepam. This is a famous dish in Gujarat / Rajasthan where it is offered as Prasad during prayers. The original recipe is sinfully gheeful J. The wheat flour dough is...
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Gulkand flavoured Paneer Coconut ladoos
Am having this homemade paneer in the fridge for more than 3 days. It was almost midnight when I made the paneer and was too sleepy to set it as a block. Ended up having...
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Pasiparuppu Payasam / Moongdal kheer
Wishing you a new year filled with happiness and joy. Let’s welcome the new year with this easy yet yummy and healthy sweet. Ingredients :Moong dal – 1 cupAchu vellam / Block jaggery – 7Raw rice – ¼...
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Wheat Rava Pulao
This recipe is from a regional magazine which I read regularly. It was a welcome change from the normal wheat rava upma. Even the upma haters of my family enjoyed this simple and healthy...
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Egg Omlette Pepper Curry
One Sunday, chinnu was busy reading the newspaper supplement. Alright…a 10 month old won’t READ newspapers…she was busy tearing it. I saw this simple recipe while trying to save the paper...
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Minced Soya Curry
Soya chunks brim with many positives like high protein, rich calcium and high concentration of iron. But one negative that keeps me away from this wonder food is its raw smell. I...
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Vendaikai milagu piratal / Ladiesfinger pepper stir fry
This is a long pending post. It is in my draft for more than a month. I wanted to try this recipe the moment I saw it, as am a big fan of pepper and pepper flavoured ladies...
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Methi Matar Masala Rice
This is a very easy one pot meal. It is wholesome and healthy. I got this recipe from my sister’s MIL. She is a great cook and just chatting with her for 10 minutes will give us...
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Badam Halwa
What better can you make for a sweetaholic’s birthday than the king of desserts. Yup. I made badam halwa for Vj’s birthday and he just loved. Ofcourse he would like anything that is...
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Mochaikottai puli kuzhambu
Winter is the season when you get fresh field beans here. My mom prepares field beans gravy in a different style using freshly ground masala. The recipe I have shared here is...
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Coriander Biryani
Coriander leaves are a great source dietary fibre, iron and magnesium. They are rich in phytonutrients and flavonoids. This biryani is a delicious way of adding this leaves to...
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