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Israeli Shakshuka Recipe
I love eggs for breakfast. This is an Israeli breakfast dish with eggs poached in a tangy tomato sauce. Everyone loves Shakshuka at home. The name of this dish is very magical. Abracadabra. Shakshuka....
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Asian Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup
We love soups at home. My son keeps asking for soup dinners. Whenever he misses school due to illness, he looks forward to cooking soup with me. He would sit on the counter top and cut veggies. These...
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Eggless Custard Cookies
These cookies are melt in your mouth eggless cookies. This is another bakery favorite just like Indian Tea shop Butter Biscuits. People who love cookies are the best people. Cookies are the best bite...
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Alleppey Fish Curry
This Kerala style Alleppey fish curry inspired from Karavalli Restaurant in Bangalore is a delicious keeper. I like curries that are bright orange in colour. I some how fall heavily for the color of...
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Paneer Stuffed Curry Bun
This recipe came into being during a contest conducted for Julia Child’s 100th birthday. And you all know who won. I did these buns for the contest and topped with Julia Child’s name printed in dough....
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Coimbatore Annapoorna Hotel Style Sambar Recipe
I get at least a couple of mails a month asking for Annapoorna sambar recipe as I am from Coimbatore. Everyone in Coimbatore loves the food from this iconic Annapoorna hotel. I am no different. Their...
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Tamilnadu Style Paruppu Vadai
My moms family is big. Super big. She has 6 sisters and 4 brothers. The last of the lot is my aunt Prema Sithi. She was the one who would take all the children for shopping in her Fiat car and would...
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Corn Cutlet
I am an appetizer girl at parties. I get full with appetizers that I skip main course. Appetizers are comfort food. This recipe for corn cutlets makes it perfect for parties. It can be made ahead and...
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Homemade Coconut Milk From Scratch
Coconut milk is one of the basic ingredients used in a lot of South Indian curries. Canned coconut milk is gaining popularity in the south Indian kitchens, but the flavour of the fresh pressed coconut...
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Perur Athama’s Coimbatore Style Mutton Kuzhambu (Curry)
Kandasamy Abba is my Paati’s (dad’s mom) elder brother’s son. Kandasamy Abba and my Thaatha (mom’s dad) were the best of friends and he was the one instrumental in getting my mom and dad married. He...
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Chettinad Urulai Pattani Roast – Potato Peas Curry
Its holiday time here in Bangalore for Dussehra. I still remember the sundal hopping that me and my mom used to do when I was young in Coimbatore for Navarathri. I would just sit next to all the dolls...
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Kori Gassi – Mangalorean Chicken Curry
I have spent a good time of my life in Bangalore but cannot talk for 2 minutes in Kannada. I really want to be able to talk the language but I am so so bad at it. My maid Rani is from here and talks...
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Chettinad Style Spicy Mushroom Biryani – Pressure Cooker Method
This happened when we lived in San Jose, CA. Every time we went to an Asian or Indian restaurant, they would ask us to rate our comfortable spice level as a number from 1 to 10 while placing the...
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Pomfret Fish Fry or Vavval Meen Varuval Recipe
White Pomfret Fish Fry or Vavval Meen Varuval Recipe – How to make South Indian Tamilnadu style Pomfret Fish Fry or Vavval Meen Varuval. Fish fry is my ultimate comfort food. A simple Rasam and fish...
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Easy Coconut Burfi or Thenga Burfi, Soft and Fudgy Burfi Recipe
Beginners Recipe! Easy to do 4 ingredient Coconut Burfi recipe. Coconut Barfi made with milk. Indian desserts can be daunting and difficult. But this one is such a winner. I had this Coconut Burfi...
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Healthy Ulundu Murukku, Airfryer Murukku Recipe
I have already posted an easy Deepavali murukku recipe here. I have adapted the recipe to be made in an air fryer. With a little adjustment, the murukkus turn out crispy and crunchy. Its healthy too...
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Easy Ulundu Murukku, Urad Dal Murukku Recipe
Easy Ulundu Murukku, Urad Dal Murukku Recipe, Deepavali Murukku Recipe. Easy beginners recipe. Click here for ulundu murukku made in air fryer. I learnt this easy Ulundu Murukku Recipe from Perur...
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Avarakkai Kuzhambu, Avarakkai Paruppu Curry, Broad Beans Curry
My husband Vinodh is a fan of country vegetables. Avarakkai / broad beans is one of his favorites. This Avarakkai Kuzhambu (pronounced Ku-lam-boo) is very hearty and comforting. Vinodh also likes red...
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Cajun Chicken Alfredo – Spaghetti in Cajun spiced Alfredo Sauce
I am a fan of the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. I used to DVR it and watch the same episode several times and take notes during our years in California. This recipe for Cajun Chicken Alfredo was...
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Spicy Fish Fry – Masala Fish Fry Country Style
I love seafood. We never cooked seafood at home when I was young as both my parents are vegetarians. My parents used to cook chicken for us but never fish. The smell of fish is something they cannot...
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