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Veggie Breakfast Scramble, Healthy zero oil recipe
This healthy veggie breakfast scramble is so easy to make and can be put together in just 15 minutes. It makes for a very healthy and hearty breakfast. We do not use any oil in this recipe. This is a...
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Turkish Red Lentil Soup Recipe, Veg Lentil Soup Recipe
About a month back, after dropping our son in a class, Vinodh and I, decided to settle in for sometime in a nearby restaurant to kill time and also catch up with my ramblings. It was a small cozy...
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Garlic Bread, Easy Pan fried Garlic Bread Recipe
Jacques Pepin was once asked about his last meal that he would like to have with family. His answer was good bread and butter. Bread and butter is something that’s hard to beat. There are so many...
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Poondu Kari, Garlic Curry, Postpartum Food Recipe
My mom always used to say that the digestive system is very delicate during the first few weeks after delivery. I realized it more once I gave birth to my baby. This is one recipe that is given to new...
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Aloo Paneer Tikki, Potato Paneer Tikki Recipe
Paneer has to be the all time favorite versatile ingredient of mine. Its meaty, and takes on the flavours very well. This recipe for aloo paneer tikki can be put together easily in minutes. I make...
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Matta Rice, How to cook Kerala Matta Rice – Pressure Cooker Method
My husband loves Kerala Rice. Its also called as the palakkadan matta rice. There is a red hue on the rice which is nothing but the pericarp. Its highly nutritious and rich in fibre. The traditional...
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Carrot Orange Ginger Soup, Carrot Soup recipe
Carrot Orange Ginger Soup is simply divine. Its a very light soup with its aromas wafting through the air when you serve it. I never intended to sound poetic. Its one of the most easiest soups to...
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Ragi Idiyappam, Finger Millet Idiyappam, Idiyappam with Ragi Flour
I have already shared the recipe for plain Idiyappam here. I used the same technique for doing Idiyappam using ragi flour. The texture was amazing with the ragi flour. This technique for making...
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Moong Dal Vadai, How to make vadai with moong dal, pasi paruppu vadai
My mother in law has an younger brother. The brother’s mother in law had visited my mil at the village when my husband was around 3 years old. Her name is Rajamani Ammal. So when she was leaving, she...
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paruppu payasam, moong dal payasam, lentil payasam recipe
Paruppu Payasam is a house favorite. This is my husbands favorite payasam. Coconut milk, lentils and the very mild flavor of cardamom and ghee makes the payasam sublime. Its a very traditional recipe...
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Sodhi Recipe, Tirunelveli Sodhi Kuzhambu for appam, idiyappam
Sodhi is the Tirunelveli version of a vegetable stew.The addition of lentils and drumstick makes this sodhi a sublime side dish. Its served with rice at weddings. Its also called as Maapillai Sodhi....
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Baby Corn Pepper Fry, Baby Corn Milagu Varuval, Tamil style Recipe
We experienced our first typhoon #Nida today in Hong Kong. It was intense. The rains, the strong wind hitting my balcony french window is something that will stay with me for a long time. I was a...
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Kara Kozhukattai, Recipe for easy Kara Kozhukattai
Kara Kozhukattai is made in the Kongunad region using par boiled rice and not the regularly used rice flour. This is a very light and super tasty kozhukattai. This is a childhood favorite for...
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Akkaravadisal Recipe, Tamilnadu Akkaravadisal, Akkara Adisil
The Story behind the divine prasadam Akkaravadisal. Panguni Uthiram is a very important day for Hindus. In Srirangam, when the star Uthiram is in ascension, Divya Thampadhigal (the divine couple),...
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Quiz 1 – HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR DIPS AND SAUCES?
How well do you know your dips and sauces? Are you a real foodie? Take this quiz to know how well you know about dips, sauces and relish! Start Quiz Question Your answer: Correct answer: Next You got...
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Thai Banana Fritters, Kluay Kaek, Thai Street food
We discovered this gem during our recent trip to Thailand. Every afternoon, our driver Chaiwat Busantia would pick up a pack of Kluay Kaek from the street vendor. He insisted that we have a bite and...
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Tom Kha Veggie Soup, Thai Coconut Soup with veggies
I am a soup girl for dinner and you all know that. I love, love, love Thai soups as they are so comforting. The aromas and the fragrance of the soup makes it perfect for winding up after a long day....
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Kaima Idli, Tamilnadu Style fried Idli
Kaima Idli was made famous by Saravana Bhavan in Chennai. They took the left over idlies and did a make over by frying the idlies and tossing the fried idlies in a tangy sauce. Its such a hit. The...
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Vegan Beet Sliders Recipe, Beetroot Sliders
I was inspired by this recipe when I saw this in Guy’s DDD show of Gatsby’s diner in Sacramento, California a long long time back. I have very minimally adapted the recipe. The beets are very meaty...
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Meen Pollichathu – Fish cooked in banana leaves
Meen Pollichathu – Kerala style Meen Pollichathu cooked in coconut oil covered with banana leaves – vazhayila. Traditionally done with karimeen – pearl spot fish. Anthony Bourdain during his trip to...
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